The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-11

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Observation-Disclosures %ss3-:":%>:%a:s
The convention. after being called 10
order and the roll prepared, held a eau
Gus which lasted upwards Of an hour and
q half In this caucus or executive ses-
sion as Il was termed. the real fight took
place. The strength of the Economic
beague was 10 votes to 81 for the regular
Democracy.
James ]. Nolan. Jr.. was given place
of third representative instead of Thomas
r. Gallagan or John c. Lyon. the candi-
date from the third ward OF Alderman
6heahan. Lyon was named by Mr..
eheahan for representative at large also,
hut he failed 10 secure the support of
the majority.
Thomas p. Haven was the victor In the
eontest with John T. Cannon. for tenth
representative. For senator. Frank II.
jackson defeated George ID. Liddell. the
Economic league having two votes from
1.-The First Ward, FIVE from the third three
from the fifth five from the seventh. two
lfrom the eighth and two from the tenth.
MANY CONTESTS
There was a contest over every nomina-
tion save from the Fifth Ward. David j.
Barry defeated Edward ]. Sullivan. Hen
ny j. Spooner defeated Daniel j. Nc
tOsker. James ]. Nolan, Jr., defeated
Thomas r. Gellagan. Samuel f. Daub-
ney defeated Mr.. Kehoe. Thomas A.
Carroll defeated Mr.. O'Connor. Clarence
A Aldrich defeated Andrew j. McCor-
mack Samuel E. Groves defeated Fred
isrick A. McGilvary. Joseph A. Miller. Jr..
80 - Thomas
Haven defeated John T. Cannon. Addison
p. Munroe. Jr.. defeated John C. Lyons
and Thomas F. Kearney and Albert II.
Olney defeated Thomas f. Gallagan and
Thomas #. kearney.
The battle IN the caucus was a hot one
on the part OF the defeated element and
there was a good deal of feeling ex-
pressed by the representatives OF the
Economic league The ward delegations
which were all OF Economic league men
fell by the wayside the same as did the
less complete delegations.
The convention was attended by n
large number of spectators. and the court
room was filled with the delegates and
Others interested The time for calling
the convention was o'clock but the
delegates and their friends talked over
the situation and so II was S:25 when Col
Thomas II. Donahue chairman OF the
democratic city committee mounted the
platform usually occupied by Judge
f6weetland and then called the delegates
TO the convention to take seats within
the rail.
THE CONVENTION.
The convention was called to order nc
e:H by Col Thomas Fl. Donahue. chair
man Of the Democratic city committee
who called for nominations for Temporal
~ chairman.
Mr.. o'Brien presented the name OF
Thomas J. Dorrey and this was sec
ended.
The name of p. J. Mccarthy was also
presented, but It being shown that Mr.
MCCARTHY was not delegate. no action
was taken on this name. No other no
limitations were made and Mr.. Dorney
was unanimously chosen.
On motion OF Col. Donahue. Stephen F.
Horan was CHOSEN temporary secretary
Mr.. Dorney briefly thanked the convc,,-
Tion and the credentials OF the delegates
were called for. The call for the conven-
tion was read and then the roll was
called and after substitutions the roll or
the convention was made UP as follows:
Elemins, Edward j. sullivan. John j.
Finan. Daniel J. Dwyer.
Ward Thomas IL Donahue. stephen
Barlow. Peter J. McGough.
o,Tsrd Ward svErsnk rS, 4 Leddy. yShn p.
Ward John j, Kane, Martin McGary.
John Z. Bowen. A. j. Evans. Michael p.
Ward t-Bernard McElroy. Michael
Magic James j. Trainor. John 7. John
Ward s--chrisiopher w. o'Brien. Ed
Kelly. joseph :. s0fe Tseiey. ''PA'' Jon" =
Ward 7-rhomas r. Cooney, Andrew ].
McGormick, ,,;. : Frank Connolly. Michael
Ward S-Peter r. Regan. Frank Can
ming, Frederick Il. McGilvary. John T.
Ward e-Thomas ] porney. Alexander
purante, James n Masterson. John Nc
Mann. Robert F. Arnold
Ward io.Thomas Haven, Joseph III.
McCabe. Michael j. Degnan, John Null
leda. Bartholomew Tierney.
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION
When the roll was announced Col. Don
ahue moved that the convention go into
executive session. and Il was so voted.
The room was cleared OF all save the del
egates and the crowd OF spectators sought
the. comforts Afforded by the sidewalks
and there talked over the conditions
which were assumed 10 exist
There was dispute as TO the delegates
ef one time and hurry call was sent
for the list OF delegates which was m
roll was sent 20 the caucus and in the
Viper regions the nght progressed TO
THE NOMINATIONS.
II was just after 10 o'clock when the
was quickly nlled. for the spectators out
side had waited patiently. There was
but little business 10 be done To Mich
he pleasant duty ~ Of ma making W ths Tssnso nomns
Nons. and he arose and stated that the
choice % ths esycy. was az foIlows'
sns'1rrans rs. n SsesSGs p.rrv
Second reprsssntstive-Henry j. spoon