The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-22

LEAGUE
MIDDLE
No Action Taken TO Prevent
Nomination at a Late Hour.
Echoes Of the Recount.

Up to 1 o'clock this afternoon Secretary
OF State Bennett had heard nothing fur
ther OF tho attempt which was threatened
of n petition for writ of mandamus to
compel Secretary OF State Bennett to re-
move from the official ballot the names OF
the candidates nominated for the general
assembly by the Economic league from
Providence.
At that time the printing OF tho official
ballots had progressed 30 far that II
would not seem probable the court would
interfere. for there is but a short time
remaining for the preparation OF the bal
lots, and there would hardly be timo for
the complete readjustment OF the ballot.
which would be necessary II the names be
removed.
The plates have been made for printing
and the ballots are now ready for print
ing, n this work has not now been actu-
ally begun.
This morning the members Of the board
OF canyassers and registration denied that
there was any significance In the result
OF the second checking or revision OF the
names on the nomination papers OF the
Economic league. performed yesterday
afternoon.
The revision was done at the request
OF Colonel Donahue OF the city commit
tee and was In no way official. they say.
Mr.. Smith was not present Mt the Sec
ond count.
Judge southwick said that he couldn't
exactly account for the difference In the
two revisions, other than that names that
were permitted to stand the frst time as
ALI right were thrown out the second
time on some technicality
I nthis respect Judge Southwick said
that IN a number OF cases the question
carne on tho middle letter Of the mans
name In others II was found that there
la ha number
OF the signers' house. These errors. re
said. caused quite a number OF names TO
be thrown out ON the second count.
Mr.. Canning said that Colonel Dona-
hue came 10 the office OF the board with
a copy OF the nomination papers OF the
league as fled with the secretary OF state
and demanded that the list he gone over
again. The court, Mr.. Canning declared,
was not official at all. rather IL was Col
onel Donahuo's count.
In each case ne added. when there
was difference I'm the middle initial the
colonel insisted on It's being checked or,
and when the number OF the street given
was not just right that name was scratch
g. on Colonel Donahue's demand. conse-
quently there was nothing official about
the thing. as doubtless many OF the names
so scratched were all right. The scratch
| ing OF OF these names in this way. he
| added accounted for a great portion OF
Colonel Donahue was seen and said that
/ all the names scratched yesterday but
seven were removed because OF the mid
4 die letter defect. and but very few tor
! errors IN the strCt and number
| because the board finds a name on the
| list az John ESmlth. No. 10 Jones street
| and there is no John Smith az place, but
| one az % Brown street" the colonel said.
| that is no reason why the board shold
| decide that 10 was ono and the same
man. even admitting tho possibilities OF
the man having moved from one street
| TO another.
In speaking Of The revision the colonel
said the board told him that when uo
! let in question was gone over. there was
but little time left and 10 was necessarily
hurried and some errors might have crept
IN In that way
Continuing he said that on tho papers
when filed there were l39 names and tnat
1 this was reduced 20 ll3 on the first re-
! vision. Yesterday t3 names were thrown
I on the list. leaving Ss names. but ~ tho
sevcn thrown on FOR the middle letter
were added then The total number would
be but o3 But from these must bede-
Quoted N forged names. leaving the total
but 7e. or "a short.
The same state OF affairs would ~
found on the league city ticket. Coione
Donahue said. from practically the nanr--
were the same on both sets OF papers. and
many of them were signed by the sam'
hand which r. illegal. he said. "a On,
law demands the man sign In person.