The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-16
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ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Time for Filing Nominations for
State Officers Expired Last Night
and the Fight Is on.

At II o'clock last night the time for
uling nominations for state offices with
the secretary OF state expired and any
ticket not then In. or which was not
mailed before midnight. will have no
place on the official ballot.
The Republicans came 10 time hand
Somely and every city and town In the
state presented nominations.
On the other hand no nominations were
Received from the Democrats OF Bristol.
jamestown. Little Compton. Portsmouth
or Middletown. Exeter was also shy. but
the papers were received this morn
ing properly postmarked.
Each OF the towns which the Demo-
Gratis permitted 20 go by default has a
senator and one representative, thus CIV
Ing the Republicans ten members OF the
assembly without a struggle.
Nomination papers were received from
East Greenwich bearing the name Of
Samuel w. X Allen for representative,
and also from Warren with the name of
John e. Conley for senator.
Up TO a late hour yesterday afternoon
there was considerable doubt expressed
as TO whether the Economic league would
present an assembly ticket and t.. was
nearly closing time at the office OF the
board OF canvassers before the nomina-
tion papers were finally filed.
During a greater portion OF the day the
league leaders were trying 10 arrange a
deal with the regular Democracy where
by in return for four places on the Dem
ocratic ticket the league would pull Its
assembly ticket out OF the field.
THE LEAGUE CANDIDATES.
The league had it's list OF candidates all
made up and the nomination papers prop
eriy made out, and the necessary number
of signatures secured early in the day.
A meeting was held at Labor Temple
soon after o'clock and n committee con-
sisting of President Houston OF the
league. william Mcdonald and Messrs
Barrett and Merewether. was appointed
TO walt on Chairman Donahue OF the
Democratic city committee for con-
ference.
At the conference. which took place at
Democratic city headquarters In the Bani-
gan building there was a great deal OF ar
gument. ending In the demands OF the
league being refused entirely.
The proposition put TO Col Donahue
was that the citv Democracy withdraw
four of It's Legislative candidates. sub
stituting therefor four Of the Economic
league men. The league would then with
draw all it's city and state candidates. Mr..
O'Neil, the candidate for mayor, was 10
be one OF the assembly nominees
The proposition was refused and then
the league asked that IL be given two
places on the ticket. on the same terms.
James ]. Nolan, Jr., candidate for third
representative, and one OF the represent
atives at large being the ones 10 be drop
ped.
Col. Donahue held a short conference
with Mr.. Nolan, In which he was not
asked to withdraw, and the chairman re-
turned 10 the conference and announced
that there could be no withdrawal Of the
regular candidates OF the ticket and the
delegates from the league withdrew.
'If they had been willing TO confer two
weeks ago." said Col. Donahue. some re-
suits could have been obtained. But
when they asked for conference and
three men were appointed 10 meet them
they failed TO show up
PAPERS WERE FILED.
About l30 the nomination papers OF the
league were filed with the board OF can
vassers and the clerks put TO work In
were as follows:
Senator-Frank Jackson.
Representa- tives-Edward J. Sullivan,
Daniel j. McOsker, Thomas r. Gallgan,
Samuel r. Daubney. Patrick j. McCar-
thy, Thomas A. Carroll. Andrew j. Nc
Cormack; r. A. McGilvray. Thomas CUl-
len John T. Cannon; at large, John c.
Lyons, Thomas II. Kearney.
OF the above the candidate for senator,
and fourth. fifth and sixth representatives
are the same on the regular Democratic
ticket The league will also run full
city ticket
The caucuses for members OF the city
council. OF the Democratic party. will be
held this evening. In most OF the wards
there Is little expected In the way OF ex-
element In Wards 3 and TO- however a
hot battle is looked for
In the Third ward the Mccarthy and
Hheahan forces are prlmed for the battle
The Mccarthy ticket Is as follows:
Alderman. Dennis +. Mccarthy; council
men, John /. Devhn. Thomas J. Flynn.
Dennis r.. Donovan. DIR. Robert @. Nc
Culiough.
The sheahan ticket is:
Alderman. Dennis VI. Sheahan: council
men, John G. Dunn, Augustine Giblin
John T. Raftery. James J. McGovern.
The fight IN the Tenth ward Is warm.
the opposing tickets being as follows:
Covell ticket-Alderman. William II.
Covell: councilmen. jeremiah III. Hall.
Joseph J. Cunningham. Timothy j.. Ryan
and Charles Cranshaw.
1ne lliOtn IS Rt0tTIndIis ltItf
c. Cannon; councilmen. Lawrence J. Cof-
fey. Henry NJ. winn. James NJ. Gillrain.
Thomas Armstrong.
COUNCILMAN GRADY DECLINES.
one familiar name will be missed on the
Third ward ticket. that OF Councilman
Grady, who announces his retirement m
the following letter;
Editor OF the News:
Dear Sir-I. Councilman u. r. Grady.
decline 20 be n candidate for alderman
or councilman OF the Tenth ward.
7 think three years long enough.
I thank the Republicans and Democrats
that have supported me for that period.
also thanking sincerely the committee
that have waited on me. Sincerely / re-
main your friend.
COUNCILMAN d. Y. GRADY.
OF the tickets IN the Third ward there
ere four new corners In politics. Messrs.
Flynn. Donovan and Mccullough on the
Mccarthy ticket and Mr. McGovern on
the gheahan ticket The Mccarthy men
have issued n circular setting forth the
qualifications Of the candidates and con-
taining some very entertaining references
- the records Of some Of the opposition.