The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-19
CUMBERLAND
Democrats Held Their Caucus
Last Evening

II was a very large and enthusiastic
sDensocratic caucus which was held last
kever1ng in the town hall at Valley Falls.
Y A fun LIST OF candidates for town Officers
swas selected and the character and stand
hing OF the men named is such as to make
Ct very probable thet the ticket eelected
will he endorssed at the polls.
There were two or three little incidents
of special significance which occurred
during the evening. In the first place II
had been announced that Col Peter j.
Gaslfn was the choice OF the town COM
Gfttee for chairman OF the caucus. But
CoL Gagrin learned that there was an
other candidate for the place and so very
early IN the meeuing ne settled any pos
edible controversy by nominating JOIN Dfl-
ion. chairman OF the Democratic town
,corrmittee- There was no one present
who seemed to care about going up
against ~-.Irunan Dillon and ne wvuE se-
1ected without opposition. II was an ex-
cellsnt chptce, as was proven several
tfmee during the evening, when the
earnestnesS OF the participants threaten
ed 10 make possible dispute. He m
sisted on attending strictly to the bust
NESS OF the caucus and he declined TO
listen to any unnecessary discussion. "A
ruling IN which a. was evident ne had the
cordial support of the great majority OF
olle voters present.
1t was not long after the meeting OPEN
ed that former Governor Carvln got
turned down He had advocated the sclec-
ton OF the ticAet all on one ballot but
Francis H. McGfrr one OF the old war
horses of tho party, took exceptions TO
this plan and declared that II was wholly
undemocratfc. He commended that the
only way was TO talce up eacn office sepa-
rafefy and NE moved TO lay the mot Lon OF
Gov. Garvin ON the table On wd voce
vote the chair was In doubt and Mr.. Nc
Gfrr objected to a hand vote on the
ground Chat in such a meeting a sIccessl
ful count could not be made. The chair
was wiling 10 do what appeared fair and
declining to listen 10 any discussion, a
YES ard no ballot was ordered resulting
IN the overwhelming defeat OF DIR. Gar
wins idea Again during the evening one
or the candidates started a discussion or
Che sub1ect OF unionism, but Chairman
D1alon promptly sat upon this, ,eclarinc
hhat this was not labor convention b,rt
democratic caucus and therefore no
place TO start discussion on such rna,-
ters
Just before the close OF the caucus Col.
Gaskin got another Jolt. He had re-
ceived the endorsement OF the town com.
mittee for three-year term on the
school committee. but To- some reason
presented his name got stage fright and
the name was not even whispered. n
was rather humiiating for Col Gaskin
10 oe The choice of the town committee
ano then not to be even named.
II was close TO $50 o'clock when the
caucus was called TO order and Mt that
time there were about $50 voters I'm the
nan. quite a goodly number of these
had come In from the outlying districts
~
represented. John Dillon. chairman of
me Democratic town committee, raped
for order and very shortly after. on mo-
sion or Col. Gaskfn, Mr. Dillon was made
chairman of the caucus
For clerk OF the caucus. Joseph V.
Broderfck was named and selected with
out opposition.
Dr. L. F. C. Garvfn then moved Ia
proceed 10 nominate list OF town Of
fcials all on one ballot. saying that bv
this method IL would be necessary 10 take
only one ballot and therefore much time
would be saved. He believed II was the
only real Democratic way to secure the
opinions Of the voters
Francis III. McGirr declared that IN his
opinion this method OF voting was en-
tireiy un-Democratic and he moved 10
lay the motion OF Dr. Garvln on the table.
a vive voce vote left the chair in doubt
and as result more than half an hour
was consumed in taking ballot which
resulted In the defeat OF DR. GaryIn's
Idea by vote Of 100 10 70.
Then the ticket was taken IN and
there was no opposition to Joseph V.
Broderick for town clerk and James M
Buckley for town treasurer.
There were three candidates named "a
candidates for FIRST councilman They
were John p. Mclaughlin. Peter McKen-
ma and Andrew r.. Clark There wer.
one or two short nominating speeches and
Mr.. McKenna spoke In his own behalf
lie declared that there had been a story
going around that he was not a union
insn He said he was one OF the oriefna,
members of the first union that was
formed In Pawtucket more than ~ years
ago and while he was not at this time A
member OF any union still ne was a union
man.
James Bishop followed Mr. McKenna
and began 10 talk about unionism. but
Chairman Dillon apparently saw trouble
ahead and promptly ordered Mr. Bishop
90 take his seat and declined TO listen 90
any more talk A ballot was then taken
and u resulted follows: John r. Nc
1Aughiin. 125. Peter McKenna l0e: An
The funeral OF the late Henry Jerauld
drew u. Clark. n. For second councilman
there we're three candidates, Timothy
Shea, James v. Colwen and Martin 7
Heaney and this ballot resulted In a VIC
iory for Mr.. Shea, who had i5s votes with