The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-24

David III Mccarthy, John T. Degnan,
James A. Dwyer. r. b. Monahan, L. IL
Doyle. Ward committee-Dennis Lucey.
First district; James III. Fleming, Second
district: John f. Turbdy. Third district;
Thomas j. Regan, Fourth district; Tim
othy Mahoney. Fifth district; Thomas f.
Doyle. Sixth district; John j. Shea. at
large. School committee-Sylvester j.
Murphy. Delegates 10 state and congress
sional conventions-John III. Cronen
Charles p. Long. John T. Hayes.
Parker and Davis, regular Democratic
ticket: Ward commtttee-Chailes w.
Burns. Timothy p. bwyer, Hugh j.
O'Neil, Michael J. Sullivan. Owen Rey-
nolds, Daniel j. Sullivan. John w. Fur
long. Delegates 10 state and congression-
al conventions-David J. Barry, James III.
Thurston. Lawrence A. Grace. Delegates
TO city convention to nominate mayor and
general ofricers-Maurice Golding Michael
o'Donnell. Richard Hurley, John III.
Mutry James r. Tormey. Delegates TO
city convention 10 nominate senator and
representatives-John F.. Hurley owen
Reynolds. James j. Swift. John ]. Dig
Hon. Charles Matteson.
SECOND WARD.
There was a double set OF caucus officers
all ready for business in the Second ward
gathering in What Cheer hall. where the
'
ballot box and keys to John McElroy, and
whore claim for them was put in by
James OConnor. who was supported by
| the Conaty faction. perfect pande-
monium resulted In which everybody was
shouting together and when O'Connor
tried TO show his credentials from the
ward committee. Lieutenant Hartnett
! ignored them. asserting that his orders
| came from the board OF canvnssers and
| he ordered the platform cleared
Officers Mathewson and Boss grabbed
| Richard Comstock. who was heatedly
| protesting against such illegal action.
and hustled him into the crowd. and all
| the others were slammed of the stage.
| Mr.. Comstock was permitted to stand on
a corner of the stage and watch the vot-
ing. which proceeded, despite John Cam
ning's reading OF the caucus law from a
| chsir.
The clerks that lined up with Warden
| McElroy were Edward Gribbin, Edward
Seery. James Whalen Thomas Coyle and
James Black. while the discredited assist
| ants OF Warden O'Connor were Clerks
| Thomas Peckham, Thomas Clark, NJ.
Gearin, Frank McCann and John r.
Lyon
When the voting started there was
long line that zigzagged all round the
room, and when the polls were closed
about $50 men were shut out and there
| was howl or protest.
Messrs Comstock. Canning. McOsker
and Holton were permitted by the war
den TO perch themselves on the rail and
| watch the count, which resulted in a
| victory OF y77 to 157 for the Conaty
ticket.
The winning ticket follows: Delegates
| TO the Democratic State convention and
First Congressional District convention,
John J. Gilmartin, Richard r. Comstook
a. 10 ~ war
ton for the nomination of mayor and city
officers Patrick ii. Mulholland, Andrew
Prior John II. Cox, Sr., Peter McCdbe,
John f. Hennessey; delegates TO the
Democratic City convention for nomina-
ton OF senator and representatives,
Thomas Sheridan, Frank NJ. Donnelly,
Robert Fleming, James McGough, John
w. Ffnnell school committed three
years), Bernard ]. Martin; ward commit
tee, james H. Healey. at large Thomas
f. Kelly, First district; John j. Donnely,
Second district Stephen J. Toher, Third
district; Henry G. Thornton, Fourth dis
trict: Thomas Kennedy, Fifth district.
The Holton ticket was: Delegates TO
State convention, Thomas III. Holton.
James f. McEiroy; delegates TO the Con
gressional convention, Thomas H. Hol-
ton, James +. McEroy; member OF school
committee (three years., Bernard j.
Martin: delegates to City convention 10
nominate one senator and u representa-
tives, Thomas A. McGehearty. Patrick ].
Coleman. william ]. Murphy, James
Louis Pyne. Edward J. Dunn; delegates
10 City convention to nominate mayor.
city treasurer. overseer Of the poor and
harbor master. Daniel V. Hart, John
j. Wisdom, James III. Black, John M
Kearns. Daniel y. Fitzpatrick; city COM
mittee, Joseph Fulton. Terrence j. Mar
tin. Daniel Kelly. Francis G. Black. Jo-
seph IT. Moran. Edward V. Caferty.
Afterward John J. 0ilmartin OF the
winning side made a speech saying that
Wen all be good Democrats tomor-
row" and then Mr.. Comstook had his
say and denounced the caucus as an IL
legal one. laying the blame on tho can
vassers. the police commission and the
police force. There we're other speeches
in a similar vein from John III. Canning
and p. III. Mulholland
THIRD WARD.
The evenings excitement over the fsd
tickets In the Third ward resulted In tn
enlightenment OF none Of them as TO tn
winners, for the counting resulted In
miniature riot and the hnal reference o
the matter TO the board OF canvassers. IN
ballot box being carried up. closel
guarded by the police amidst the jeer
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