The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-21
MEETING A
DECIDED
SUCCESS
YoungMen's sDemocratic Club En-
loved Feast and Also BO04ed
Matter Of Registration.

In Gelb's parlors, last evening, a re-
| union OF the Young Mems Democratic
club was held and while the gathering
was of a truly fraternal characterd, still
the necessity of prompt registration was
not lost sight OF.
At the business meet which preceded
the banquet, the resignation of the treas
urer. Thomas IL. Valpey, was accepted
and, Frederick Il. Rhodes was elected to
fill the vacancy. Edward Dew. O'Connor
was also chosen to I'LL vacancy in the
executive committee.
Letters OF regret al inability to be pres
ent were read from His Honor Mayor
Granger, Thomas f. Cooney and Angus
tus S. Miller.
URGED REGISTRATION.
President Addison p. Monroe was the
first spaker. He said I'm part: THE
Young Mems Democratic club has al
ways aimed 10 be progressive and edu-
cational organization. bringing Demo
Gratis together for the purpose of discus
sing issues that arise from time to time.
and in which We "a Democrats are inter-
ested. | think these discussions have
been beneficial to ourselves, as individu-
ais. to our club, and 10 the Democracy.
Next November the annual election in
this state takes place, and believe at
that time we shall witness the overthrow
If that machine that has so long held our
state I'm its 'vise-ike grasp. / believe that
the people OF this state. aroused at last
from their ethargy. are preparing to as
sert their right TO govern themselves
Our party as the party of the people.
must use every effort 10 accomplish this
result. Taking the legislation of receni
years into consideration, IL is a self-evi-
dent TACT that any reformation Of oui
state government can be attained only
through the Democratic party.
AT the present time the one subject
for US to devote our attention TO is
registration. II is TO be regretted that
every person having the right of suffrage
does not register without being impor-
tuned 10 do so. But as II is a fact that
many do not. We must face that fact and
see TO IL that as many Democratic regis
Try voters are properly enrolled as pos
sble. before the close of registration.
Every one of the members OF this club
can assist by personally requesting his
friends TO register. and while the result
Of one me mbers work might be insig-
nifcant. our united results would be very
helpful. q
Gentlemen, we have our opportunity
this year let us see that we take advar-
sage Of it,"
TO CARRY THE STATE.
DR. Garvin was the next speaker and
he declared that lack of the initiative was
an anomaly since all deliberative bodies
have II and the body polite, which is a
deliberative body also, is deprived of IT,
James S. McCabe. former United States
marshal, urged union of the labor forces
and the Democratic party. All measures
favoring labor, he said. had originated
with the Democrats. The first thing
TO do, he said, was to secure full regis
tration TO carry the state next fall
Attorney Edward DeV. OConnor dwelt
on the importance of registration and
asserted that IL every man took the mat
ter In his own hands and cxerted his
efforts TO secure. big registration there
would be heavy Democratic vote next
fall.
GOOD WORK BEING DONE.
Colonel Thomas III. Donahue told what
the Democratic city committee, of which
he is chairman. is doing and he quoted
figures very fattering 10 their efforts
The registration to date Is 1894 quite
evenly divided among the ten wards.
At the last presidential election year
5000 was not reached until Dec. IL. More
than 100 a day have been registered since
May l.
Matthew J. Cummings. overseer of the
poor. said that II every man would get
four or FIVE to register great results would
be accomplished. lie urged earnest efforts
In personal exhortations.
Timothy F. Dwyer described the results
already accomplished i'm the First ward
which leads I'm the number of registry
voters on the list. This. he said showed
that the committee was wide awake and
was cooperating to secure a big regis
tration.
John J. Murphy made a very strong
argument for registration. He said II
was only n matter of earnest effort 10
send a Democratic congressman TO Wash.
ington after the next election.
Ex-Harbor Master John III. Mcguire,
Charles NJ. Kelly and John +. Fogarty
also urged strenuous efforts 10 secure
a big registration.
The meeting was n decided success