The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-03


lowns of the state yesterday. viz; Cow
entry. scituate. Narragansett. Glocester
Burrillville, smithneld and North Smith
neld.
In that town which was once the strong
hold of acy-Glocester-the Re-
publicans won out by an overwhelming
majority. nearly three TO one. The vote
for principal officers follows:
Moderator, Edward S Keith; town
clerk Frank s. Davis: town council.
Charles Potter, Roger B knight, Walter
NJ Olney. Edmund c. Walling, job
Steere.
Town treasurer Frank S. Davis, no
opposition. Assessors OF taxes. George
b. Clements. Jr.. Herbert Il. Walling,
Pardon w. Saunders, David Web
ster, Albert A. Smith Overseer OF the
poor, f. H. Steere: town sergeant.
william A. Twitchell.
School committee for three years.
George w. Burlingame.
NORTH sMITHFIELD.
The home OF Congressman Capron
proved true TO its colors. the Republi-
cans sweeping the town by ratio vote
OF nearly Ave to one.
The principo officers chosen are:
Moderator, X. w. Baker, town clerk.
Charles s. Seagrave; first councilman,
Aiphonso f. White; second councilman.
Frederic j. Pitts: third councilman,
John l.. Maroney; fourth councilman.
w. Chester Thayer; NTH council
man, George II. Wheeler.
Town sergeant, John s. Hilton: school
committee for three years. Henry M.
Green; assessors OF taxes. Alfred Nj. Al
drich. Albert f. Todd. Samuel L. Tabor,
z. j. williams and Edward X. Estey.
Moderator Baker declared each man
having a plurality elected.
After the results had been announced
py Moderator Baker, Council President
George w. Hammond. representing Demo-
cratic leaders. handed the following pro-
test to Town Clerk Seagrave:
North smithneld. r. l..
June 2. 1892.
To Charles s. Seagrave, Town Clerk:
We the undersigned, qualified electors
G the town of North smithheld, do pro-
election TO the officers declared elected
test against issueing OF certificates OF
by Roscoe Baker. moderator. until the
validity OF the election held this day may
be determined upon by the supreme court
OF this state
(Signed
George w. Hammond. James ]. Hotch-
kiss John II. Connolly, Herbert l.. Car
pentcr, Thomas II. Kane. George IL.
Helm Edward Maroney, Byron A. An
drews, Joshua wardle.
The newly elected officers say they will
qualify, and the new councilmen will can
yass the voting list for the financial town
meeting tomorrow evening.
Thenew town council. like all the rest
Of the officers chosen yesterday. IL en-
tirely Republican. The retiring council
had four Democrats and one Republican.
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Republicans and one Democrat.
Some OF the Democrats are inclined TO
accept yesterdays proceedings as legal
and final, and there is quite probability
that the matter OF the validity OF the
election may not be taken to the supreme
court.
WEST GREENWICH.
The annual election OF town officers and
the financial town meeting In West
Greenwich were held at Town Treasurer
Willis A. Carr's farm on Nooseneck hill
yesterday. The election was devoid OF
some OF the usual features because OF a
lack OF opposition TO the Republican can
didates. There was only one ticket In
the field and II received all OF the so odd
votes cast, and was elected without op-
position.
At the taxpayers meeting, which fol-
lowed the election OF town officers, the
tax rate for the ensuing year was fixed
at sl.2s on the $780,
sCITUATE.
The annual meeting OF the taxpayers
of the town OF Scituate was held at the
old town house, yesterday morning. The
meeting was attended by less than 40 OF
the freemen .of the town, and less than
three-quarters OF an hour suiiiced for the
reading OF reports. a brief discussion OF
matters pertaining 20 town affairs ana
the transaction OF business.
The following appropriations were
made: For public schools. $500, free text
books and school supplies, 500. or as
much OF that sum as may be needed;
children In other towns and cities. $500.
The tax rate was fixed at 81 on each 800
same as last year. h. y. Owen. George
ii. Bartlett and Elmer O. Card were APP
pointed special committee 10 inquire
into the advisability OF bonding the town
for whole OF part OF its Indebtedness.
sMITHFIELD.
The occasion was not such as 10 call
forth heavy vote. and but about So
ballots were cast, the highest for any
one candidate being the vote for Sayles
A. Williams. who had 81 votes for Fifth
councilman. the council ticket being the
only portion Of the election where any
thing like opposition was evident. unless
the fact that one vote was cast against
jerks Smith for town sergeant
There was really no opposition 10 the
Republican candidates
THREE OTHER TOWNS
The Republicans or Burrlllville elect
ed only the town sergeant the other
offices going 10 the Democrats
The annual town meeting held az Mar
ragansett yesterday was devoid OF I'm
terest. and was one or the most quiet
Affairs ever known there.
When the polls closed AT o'clock but
f31 ballots were cast out az n possible
$40 voters on the general lists, which re-
suited In the election of four Republican
councilmen and other officers with the