The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
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duce the following resolution;
''To John o'Neil. Chairman. and the
members OF the Democratic City Com
mittee of the city of Providence:
.The undersigned Timothy II. Dwyer
Denis j. Sugrue, Daniel j. Hanley, Ber-
nard McElroy, James T. Lyons, Michael
j. O'Brien and John +. Hurley, were duly
elected members OF the Democratic
ward committee for the First ward OF the
city OF Providence. at the Democrauc
caucuses held in said ward on sept. "a
1906 having received 060 votes each TO
their opponents 234 votes.
THAT no recount was requested nor
their election contested by any OF the op-
posing candidates for said of1ice withlh
the time specified by the caucus law
THAT the warden OF said caucus has
wrongfully failed to furnish the under
signed with their certificates OF election
as required by law.
THAT the undersigned constitute the
only legal Democratic ward committee OF
said First ward.
'sWherefore, the Undersigned hereby pc
tition your honorable body that they be
recognized and seated in the new Demo
cratic city committee OF the city OF Provi-
dence as members OF said committee
from the First ward.
(Slgned)
.'Timothy p. Dwyer, Dennis j. sugrue'
Daniel J. Hanley. Bernard McElroy'
James p Lyons. Michael j. OBrlen'
and John r. Hurley"
IL have 10 rule that out Of order. The
secretary will call the roll said Chair
man ONen
Mr.. o'Brien--"Mr. Chairman
Mr. O'Neil-"The secretary will call the
roll"
Mr. oBrien-''Very WELL" taking his
seat.
The roll call showed 67 delegates pres
ent including the seven holdovers from
the First ward The roll follows:
Ward 1-Dennis Lucey. John T. Deg
nan. John + Turbidy, Daniel j.. Lowney'
Timothy ]. Mahoney. Thomas f. Doyle
John j. Shea.
Ward 2-Thomas H. Donahue, Henry c.
Thornton. stephen j. Toher. Thomas +.
Peckenham. Thomas Kennedy, John ].
Donnelly.
ward s-John j. McAvoy, John +. Con
molly, Joseph Claffey. Frank $. Reavy
william j. Rankin, James e. Glynn'Johh
oNei
Ward 4-Bernard j. Barry, James p.
McKeon. Frank F. RIgney. John j. Cur
ran. stephen Sullivan, James p. Sullivan
John +. Bowen
Ward 5-Daniel A. Cotton. James T.
Killilea, John p. Christie. William +.
Cuddy, william p. Casey, John j.
o'Reiliy, Alfred C. A. Robinson.
teri -Dnnnelly Thomas NJ. O'Hara'
Thomas A. Kelly, Michael f. Bannon,
james f. Carroll, Luke b. Tanning.
Ward 7-Cornelius Duffy Patrick X.
Cosgrove, Michael j. Eagan. John r.
o'Donnell. Anthony A. Kildea, William
A. Faulkner
Ward S--George +. Troy, Roland Perry.
Bernard #. Manning. Ia~'es A. Farrell
James A. Coffey James -drley.
Ward 9-Dr Edward f Carroll, Thomas
Cullen. Roger +. MCGOWAN, John A.
o'Brien. Hugh A. McCabe. Henry j. ,
Cutting.
ward 1o-George II Leonard. Michael
7. Logan. Vincent johnson, William j.
Traynor. James Martin, Thomas j. Gun
ningham. Peter Mellen
For temporary chairman g. VI. Leonard |
OF the Tenth ward nominated John ONeu, |
who. he said had rendered excellent ser
vice
CHRISTOPHER w. OBrien nominated |
Daniel A. Cotton and In part said: Il
shink we all recognize that we are about |
20 have a contest. and that II will pivot
around the chairman OF the Fifth ward
delegation / think II no more than right
and Just that no should be temporary |
chairman Of this gathering
Nominations were closed and Mr.
O'Brien called for a roll-oall vote and
tellers. Mr.. OBrien and Mr.. Mullen be-
ing appointed tellers. The vote resulted:
Cotton. 80: o'Neil. %; four wards voting
for the former chairman and six for
Cotton, Mr.. ONeil not voting.
After announcing the result OF the vote, |
Mr. ONeil appointed two men. one from |
each faction, 10 escort Mr.. Cotton TO the |
chair; and Committeeman Leonard ere
ated a laugh by saying That's nice |
lob TO give me after i had tried TO put |
him down
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Cotton was |
received with a round OF applause and |
spoke earnestly, even eloquently' as fol-
lows
'sThe situation as Il exists today is not |
the situation / contemplated when an
nounced my candidacy for the chairman
ship of this committee. / did not anucl-
nate that Democratic caucuses would be |
Invaded and carried by those In sym |
pathy with the Republican party@i=did |
my part 20 establish a straight Democratic |
organization and / have the support OF |
n delegation from my own ward which |
stands for clean and honest Democracy |
and which puts the interests OF the party |
as a whole above everything else. Gap |
plause)
IL find myself here facing this situa-
tom There are delegations here from |
four wards who are not In sympathy with |
the plans and purposes OF the Democratic |
state organization and as / believe that |
no friction or the party ought 10 set u
self against the whole party organization |
] am for that reason alone ~ for no |
other, in opposition 20 any plan 20 turn |
this Organization over 20 that section OF |
she party. (Applause)
''On the other hand there are delega- |
tions here from Ave wards outside OF my |
own ward which are in sympathy with |
the state organization, but these five |
wards have less than a majority OF the |
membership OF this committee and cannot |
consequently control Il without the as
sistance OF the delegation from my ward. |
'In my examination Of the conditions |
existing ] have found that every delega- |
zion among these five wards would sup |
port my candidacy for the chairmanship |
II they were free TO choose, except the |
delegation from the Second ward. which /
insists that ~ will not accept me for chair |
man
IF should exercise my right 60 do as |
the delegation from the Second ward does |
this committee could not organize and the |
chairman OF last year would hold over. |
because the hve wards have but % votes. |
abe four wards but . votes, while the |