The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-01
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party, called another caucus and appoint
ed delegates 10 the convention and later
senator and representative were nomi-
mated
He said another caucus called by a So
| called town committee elected delegates
| and nominated a senator and representa-
tive. Mr.. Quinn stated that he would
| offer a resolution for the purpose OF bring
| Ing the matter before the committee.
SHOULD BE SEATED.
In Il he recommended that the delegates
| elected by the caucus called by the ex-
| ecutive committee OF the state central
| committee should constitute the delegation
entitled to seats. For convenience he re-
| ferred TO them as the men elected at the
meeting presided over by s. Martin Rose.
The resolution also provided that the
town committees delegation so called OF
New Shoreham should not be entitled TO
seats and Mr.. Champlin. whom they
nominated as senator. and Dodge. as rep
resentative. were not properly chosen.
READ THE RECORD.
A j. Rose read the record OF the call
ing and holding of the caucus at which
he claimed his delegation was legally
elected for the convention. and a regular
Democratic assembly ticket was placed in
nomination. the same being that headed
by Christopher K. Champlin for sena-
tor. r
He declared that the Democratic voters
OF New Shoreham knew nothing OF the
other caucus and never saw any of the
notices claimed TO have been posted In
a caucus was held IL must have been In
some back room.
John ]. Fitzgerald supported the views
OF the state central committee with ref
erences to the conduct OF the supposed
representatives OF New Sh8reham at the
last general assembly. whose conduct
was TO be abhorred. Still he thought
| that sometimes the remedy was a great
deal worse than the action The Demo-
cratic party had fought hard for prin-
ciples and above all others. that OF home
rule. He considered IL unwise to inter-
fere with the affairs OF New Shoreham.
in the manner that he had proposed.
IL was better to suffer a while longer.
IL were better to send workers to New
Shoreham and In an open fair contest
fight Champlin and Dodge He volunteer
ed 10 go TO New Shorehani and give
Chris Champlins record to the people
Of that town. But IL would be unwise
to establish precedent to enforce such
a rule as that which the state central
committee proposes TO work under. II
the precedent was established with Block
Island no city, no town, could name It's
own assembly ticket. could select Its
own city committee. To do this would
honest Democrat that OF home rule. He
asked the delegates not to consider per-
sonalities, but to deal with principles.
REPUBLICAN MACHINE.
Edward NJ Sullivan OF Cranston said
he agreed that home rule was a good
| thing but OF the 1893 men who are regis
tered AZ Block Island this year against
% last year
. Where did those other 100 men come
| from. They were gathered together by
| the Republican state machine TO support
| Senator Champlin. only one OF them for
got to tell the town clerk that they
reached the island last spring.
He spoke OF a talk with Senator Cham
plin who stated that ne hoped the dele
| CATION from Block Island would not be
unseated because II would affront stall
wart Democrats who supported II.
He said that OF ali the "stalwart Dem
ocrats" who supported Champlin there
were i42 who voted for the Republican
/ governor and general ticket.
! He said he believed In home rule but
not that kind OF home rule where the
| place is packed with outsiders. Mr. Sui
livan was loudly cheered and when the
applause subsidized several claimed the
| floor. but in spite OF the c lamor ex-Mayor
John J. Fitzgerald was recognized.
FITZGERALD SPEAKS AGAIN.
There Is no choke of here you know
and I think that IL you apply the same
| comparison TO other cities and towns the
| rule OF home rule does apply. ask the
young man from cranston II one OF those
who called that caucus OF voted In II was
| registered there
Go throughout the entire state and
compare the vote with local candidates
and the organization you will ind the
same thing There IL no home rule in
volved. Do not think for a moment that
I would raise my voice In favor OF Dodge
or Champlin OF Block Island. but II you
take this action Il will come back like q
boomerang 10 hit you.
NERVE AND CHEEK.
Louis Brown Of Newport said there was
no question that this is a direct inter-
ference OF the Republicans and he ara
not believe there was ever such a mo-
mental example OF nerve and cheek as
those delegates had shown In coming
here and asking for seats In this con-
vention
Representative william Palmer OF East
Providence, said Mr.. Fitzgerald had
raised a question which had no bearing
on this matter: but when such traitors
as Champlin and Dodge were I'm the
party and they should be driven out lie
said he was sorry 90 diYer from ex-
Mayor Fitzgerald but ne thought the
state central committee should be com
mcnded for its idelity and ability
A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE.
Mayor Greene OF woon~ccket said. as
n memoer OF the executive committee he
voted for the New shoreham caucus and
that he would vote for II again at u gave
the true Democrats of that town a
chance 20 send representative delega-
tion 60 this convention.
~ was n question ~ principle that had
been raised. 10 was question superior
under the existing circumstances. great
er than that OF home rule. Champnn