The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-17
FIGHT IN THE THIRD
WARD IS UNDECIDED.
Two Counts Made and Each Candi-
date Declared NOminated--Gen
orally Quiet Elsewhere.

sides was terrible, about l40 OF Alderman
Sheahan's followers being completely
wiped out OF existence while the loss 10
the Mccarthy forces is not known, as the
strength OF tho former alderman's army
was not disclosed before the battle.
Which side won is not known as the
warden and clerks disagree on the most
vital point. that OF the number of votes
polled by each candidate.
Two announcements were made. the
first one by the clerks that the Mccarthy
ticket had won. and the other by the war
den, after a recount, that Sheahan had
a majority of the votes
Otherwise the democratic caucuses last
evening were quiet and orderly enough
CAUCUS WAS WARM.
In the Third ward factional lights made
the caucus the warmest the ward has
ever known. and just how the tangle re-
sulting from the acts OF all hands Is 10
be unraveled Is left TO the board of can
vassers. Adding the claims of the war
den for his candidate Alderman Sheahan
and those of the clerks for Mccarthy,
and you have a total OF 81 more votes
cast than there were names checked.
III the figures are correct somebody
took liberties with the ballot box.
For two hours the struggle about the
ballot box continued. each side making
strenuous efforts TO land every vote and
II was a lucky man who got 10 the box
with a whole set OF buttons left.
The count was closely watched by ev-
erybody. including the oicials who
erybody, including the officials who
outside the rail who kept both eyes on
the whole business.
The count completed. the result OF the
vote for alderman was announced as be-
ing In McCarthy's favor by six votes.
Warden Stratton doubted the vote and
called for a second count which being
completed was declared by Warden
stratton TO stand 2S6 to 24l in favor of
Mccarthy.
The clerks shouted themselves hoarse
In announcing that the result OF the re-
count showed 236 for sheahan and 237 for
Mccarthy. The clerks announced that the
number of names checked was 430, while
the number OF ballots found in the box
was Az.
Warden station claimed that the
clerks were careless in keeping tho
names checked. and suggested that the
matter be referred to the board OF can
vassers. The vote for councilmen was not
counted
TWO TICKETS PRESENTED.
Two tickets were handed out to the
voters as they entered the ward room.
one was quite small and the printing was
in green Ink IL was headed Labor
and hammer. On this the candidates
Ticket" and bore as an emblem an 49,
were: For alderman-Dennis III. Sheahan.
for counclmen-john G. Dunn. Angus
tine Giblin. John I. Raftery and James J.
McCiovern
The other was printed with black ink
with eagle and Gag ss emblem. IL was
headed: "Reguiax Third Ward Demo-
cratic and Labor Ticket" The candidates
on this ticket were: For alderman-Deh-
mis- r. Mccarthy; for councilmen-John
I. Dcylin. Thomas j. Flynn, Dennis T..
Isonovan and Dr. Robert @. Mccullough.
A trick ticket was circulated during the
evening, with the names Augustine Glib
lin and John r Raftery, candidates for
the council on the shoahaa ticket sup
pis nting the names OF Dennis H. Dono-
van and Dr. Robert g.. Mccullough on
Mccarthy tickets.
A petition for a recount must be made
20 the board OF carvassers before 5
O'Clock this afternoon. or the count can
not be made. and another caucus must be
held. q
IN THE TENTH WARD.
Although the caucus In the Tenth ward