The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-25
WILL REGRET
SNUB," SAID
TOM D0RNEY

The Democratic city committea got To-
sether last night at the call OF Chairman
oNeil and discussed plans for the city
campaign, and n feature OF the evening
was Thomas H.. Dorney's evident attempt
TO cause more discussion, because the as
sembly ticket. finding no united CITY COM
mittee, had decided 10 conduct it's own
campaign.
The session was in the Sixth district
court room and Chairman o'Neil said:
Now, gentlemen, II isn't that / want
to be egotistical as the chairman, but II
is that I desire TO have this committee
recognized, and myself as it's head. I feel
that by the ruling OF the board OF a
vassers ] I'm It's head. and I tell you right
now that | intend to bssthe chairman until
some legal authority disposes OF my posi-
ton. ] wish 10 work Tor the interest OF
the party, n want others TO do the
same"
TIME TO ASSERT ITSELF.
Mr.. o'Neil said that when DR.. Carroll
and Mr.. Munroe rendered him the letter
they said that the nominees had thought
the matter over. and discussed it. IT
told him" O'Neil said. that ! was sorry
that the party affairs had got into such
a condition; that ! was willing to do all
In my power TO further the interests OF
the party. and was assured that my asso-
ciates were OF the same mind. But |
told him, any way now, that I don't think
it's m duty to be tied 10 somebody's tail
and so chasing all over town, and / don't
intend to DO Il.
IF the assembly nominees feel tina
they can run their own campaign and do
not want us to help. then I hin that it's
time for the city committee 20 assert it.
self. I don't think that we should stand
by and see these fellows from up tho
country or down the country come into
the city here and run things: these leaders
OF the past should not be allowed 10 die
tate 20 us, and / for one will not be n
party 10 such work or dictation as is evil
dent in the action OF the nominees"
REGRET 1T. DORNEY SAYS.
Mr.. O'Brien said that Clarence A. Al
drich, the mayorslty nominee. was out
OF town, and that was why he had not
taken any action In regard 10 Mr.. O'Neil's
letter.
Thomas ]. Dorney was the next speaker
and said he felt It his duty to bach the
chairman In his stand against tho as
sembly nominees. II think that our chair
man has taken the right and proper
stand" he said. ''and I believe that IN
the face OF the action Of hat body 1t IS
our right TO get together and run a cam
paign.
at has been my experience and that Of
other chairmen 10 do just as Mr.. O'Neil
did, that Is. TO confer with the nominees
over the method OF unning the campaign,
and I think he aid right"
He said that there was no Disgusting
the fact that the assembly candidates de-
sired TO snub the city committee. and
especially Mr.. O'Neil and his friends yet
those same men expect the city commit
tee 10 turn around and in return for
ignoring the committee work for the cleo
tion OF the nominees on election day.
''They were unwise 10 take that action.
and will, in my mind, regret II. Going
back TO the convention that nominated
those men. the faction that controlled and
nominated them saw At 90 snub US then
and not give us our ward representatives.
yet they can't say that we did not keep
still and not find any fault. We took
our medicine
Dorney attacked Or. Carroll and the
rest OF tho assembly delegation. and then
moved that the chairman appoint a COM
mittce OF three 20 conduct the campaign
for the committed
Chairman O'Ncil put the vote and Mr..
O'Neil declared the vote carried.
on motion OF Committeeman Dowdney
OF the Ninth the meeting adjourned about
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