The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-05
CAUCUS DECISION IS
STRONGLY DENOUNCED
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If the decision of the board OF canvas
ers and registration stands, and no deci-
sion II has made has yet been overturned,
there will be little hope for the decent
Democracy OF the city as long as the
present caucus law stands; and this has
caused renewed agitation for reforms in
the caucus law, or for an entirely new
caucus law that will not be an agency
for fraud and the defeat of tho voters
will by the hirelings of Boss Brayton's
machine.
Democratic leaders. however. do not oe-
spair OF ocverturning the boards decision
by appealing 10 the supreme court In the
present case as to all the candidates save
George Il. Brady. Richard b. Comstock
takes pronounced exceptions as follows:
THE decision by the board of canvas
sers, as far as the question was before
them as to whether Mr.. Brady or his op-
ponents were elected, is one that might
be seriously questioned as to the fact.
But their decision could not affect the
question as TO the election of the other
candidates on the ticket, who were not
summoned and who had no part in the
hearing.
I'VE doubt II any lawyer In the state
of Rhode Island who does not want to
lpsI
that the other candidates on the ticket,
whose election was not questioned. were
not entitled to their certificates.
There was only one question before
the board of convassers: Whether Mr..
Brady was elected and whether the eau
Gus was void as between Mr.. Brady and
his opponents
THE question OF the election of Others
was not before the board, as there was
M A. M lN,rs l,.r
candidate on the ticket.
THE decision cannot be binding on men
who were not a party TO the contest"
Lewis A. Waterman backs up Mr.. Com
stock as follows: THE citizens of Provi-
dence should know whether or not every
irregularity is sufficient TO defeat n eau
Gus where there Is no evidence OF fraud
shown. If IL is sufficient the law is act
ually an inducement to commit fraud
rather than a preventive against II.
II do not see what right the board had
TO go beyond the office for which the Pc
titloner was candidate. The candida ties
for that office we're the only ones notified
to be present or given chance 10 be
heard"
Hon Addison r. Munroe declared today
that 1.-The decision appears to me 10 put a
premium upon rascality. ard / do not
think the evidence justified IT,"
tie IhIIty kdilk II Juulluil if-
cause the decision, II not overturned, will
enable the disreputable elements I'm Boss
Braytons employ to control practically
the eDmocratic votes cast In the First,
Third and Tenth wards where tho Demo-
cracy has its greatest strength; end IL
makes the machine Republicans caper
like schoolboys over the outlook for an
easy time for their candidates in these
wards on their state and congressional
tickets
There seems TO be little doubt that the
Democratic city committee will not rec
ognize the ''holdover' members of the
Moran-D -Dorney crowd who are expected
TO present themselves at the meeting OF
the city committee next Monday evening,
Sentiment is strongly in favor of seating
the Dorantes as follows: Timothy +.
Dwyer. Dennie ]. Sughrue. Bernard L..
McElroy. James +. Lyons, Michael j.
O'Brien, John T.. Hurley.
Even the O'Neil-Dorney Brady Moran
crowd admits that the regulars control
the new city committee and can elect
whom they. please.a chairman. Dr. Car
roll OF the Ninth ward Is out OF the race;
and only the names OF Daniel \. Cotton
OF the Fifth and Col. Thomas A. Dona-
hue OF the Second ward are now mention
cd for the position.