The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-04
STRENUOUS
PAWTUCKET
POLITICS

The special meeting Of the Board Of Al
dermen of tho city OF Pawtucket calico
for last evening for the purpose OF count
ing the votes cast in the Third Ward
Democratic caucus Monday evening. was
marked bv one OF the most exciting
scenes In the history OF that body IL was
verbal passage az arms that was both
vigorous and vicious. but throughout 1t
all Mayor Higgins maintained his calm,
coolheaded and conservative course thai
has marked his every act as the chief eN-
ecutiye OF the state. on the other Alder
man Briden of the First Ward recklessly
but none the less effectively added an
other blot 20 his already frightfully
blurred political escutcheon.
The board was called 10 order al $50
o'clock by Mayor Higgins. with all the
members In attendance. After the petit
tiou Of Daniel r. HAROLD for the recount
was read the board got down to business.
Judge Riley OF Central Falls appeared
FOR tho petitioner Mr. Harold. and At
torney John J. Fitzgerald 10 represent
the count as Il stood.
The recount showed that In the Third
district there were IS more ballots de-
posted I'm the box than were names
checked on the list In this district
Thomas Sherry. for warden. received 1si
ana Daniel r. Harold ~. In the Second
district Joseph Durgin. who had no op-
position polled S., and I'm the First dis
trict there were l16 for Joseph Kenney
and for Harold
The recount showed that the total NUM-
Der Of names checked were as follows:
First district l5i: Second district. 1871:
1hird district. 302: total. 49, ~ showed
the total number OF ballots 10 be as
follows: First district li7 Second dis
trct S' Third district. 27s a discrepancy
OF four names between the number
checked and the ballots cast
After the board completed the coun,
Joseph kenney who acted az warden for
Inc three districts al tho caucu. wa.
called. lie said that only one ballot box
was used for the three districts and
| there was no way 70 distinguish distric,
ballots. In his opinion ihere was nothirc
mIesulsr ABOUT the caucus, and every.
lhlng was conducted fairly
Attorney Fitzgerald. In summing m ,hs
case referred to the one vote RECEIVED
by MI Harold in the First district ,nt
believed that this showed that manv OF
The supporters OF the Harold ticker vot
ed Third district ballots IL II showed any.
thing. He believed there was no evidenc.
| OF fraud. and that the ballots vero aim.
ply cast by mistake for the reason tha,
mere was no ballot box provided for escn
OF the three districts
IN MS plea. Judge Riley thought 4, was
strange that all tho discrepsncies di.co,.-
cred were I'm Sherry's favor There vrs
no disputing the fact that there were "A
,IoIe baIlots cast in the Third Ward than
mere were names checked on tho lie,
Upon the conclusion Of .Tudso pna,..
plea the board went into executive session
FOR nearly an hour.
pon returning the following resolution,
was read: Voted. that tho record. ana
returns as made by the warden and cIorls
or tho Democratic caucus OF The -r.ird
ward. held oct. , 1905. are erroneous ana
the caucus s hereby declared invalid
Ahd INC certificates and credentials issue1
ny the warden or clerks to delegate. o,.
candidates at said caucuses are deciarc,
10 be null and void
Mayor Higgins was on his fee. and
Opened by saying that tho last occasio,,
ne had 10 address the board was i'm 70
gard 10 radical and vicious action they
were about 10 take and he added. "you
arc evidently going 10 proceed to act
upon T.. resolution as you acted unon
The commission resolutions. several months
ago
You arc here under tho merciless die
tstion OF q boss
Alderman Briden-T rise 10 a point OF
order
The Mayor-Nou take your orders from
Isaac GIL You have no voice OF vour
own. nor is your point OF order vell
taken.
The crowd became very demonStrative.
and tho mayor kept pounding the desk i'm
front Of him TO restore order
In tho meantime Alderman Rrlden wa 3
puttins tho question OF the passage OF the
resolution. the motion having been sec-
onded by Alderman Bennett
Tho resolution is passed" was heard
from the lips OF Alderman Briden. and
then ~ motion 10 adjourn is I'm order. -
Everybody In the room was highly OK
cited by this time. and az the motion 10
adjourn put by Alderman Brilen had
been by him declared carried the member.
of tho board started 10 leave their seats