The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-26
MIR, O'NE|LL is
TOO SENSITIVE
Leading Democrats See No Reason Why There Should Be Any
Friction DeWGsn State and City Committees OvGr the Mat
ter Of Calling the Caucuses and Feel That No Fear Need
Be Entertained Of Any SUp-Up

~. Barr. Mr.. O'Neills predecessors in the
Office he now holds. ever received any
direct request to call caucuses in the city
! OF Providence.
Colonel Donahue stated today that the
| only notification he ever received from a
secretary OF the state committee was sent
/ TO him, not a. chairman Of the city com
! mlttee, but ais a member OF the state cen
I trar committee.
Mr.. Donahue and Mr. Barr both simply
I followed the published call for a state
convention and call the caucuses.
1 The call for the convention OF Demo
/ Gratis and independents TO be held on
May u contains this sentence: city and
! town committees OF the Democratic party
z hereby are notified 90 call caucuses for
the election OF delegates 20 said conven-
] ton"
Mr. O'Neill, OF course has seen this:
ana as knows that the Democratic organi-
zation has no surplus funds TO waste on
special delivery stamps, it is thought by
ms friends. as well as by his opponents
IN the party ranks, that there is no rea-
son why he should not go ahead and call
the city primaries a,s his SUCCESSORS have
always done. without further formality.
Sdld city Democrat who is familiar
with the situation: '1 don't sec how the
democratic state committee could have
peen more explicit in its call for con-
IN the opinion OF a large majority OF the
CITY Democrats, forced upon the party by
a republican city solicitor backed by as
ulsreputable gang OF political HeTsiany
as ever look part I'm n contest hereabouts
put the fact remains that the Democrats
were forced 10 submit and Mr.. ONelu
called 10 order both the mayoralty con-
ana the convention to nominate
an assembly ticket last fall
Al meetings OF thu Cit,, .,,,,..t.... -,
since then, members from Wards and
~ ahu-o NELL wards were present and
'ooh part In the transaction of business
Nhdt more Mr. ONeill wants A. hard
20 ma out III he goes right ahead and
u nIs duty under this call Just as his
pfleuecessors have done, Democrats of ali
factions VIII go into the caucsses bo caIis
as chairman. and the recognition q, his
ute VIII be absolute.
chairman O'Neil believe IN he oil
ilsnt personally. but in this matter be
seems 10 he too touchy and like n,o.t
sensiuVe men, not as careful I'm dealing
Win others as I'm fairness he should he
Last ran he positively refused 10 nav
any attention TO the request OF the state
=. ".ilil'"e nn 10 lay his claims as chairman
ol the city committee before tho hod,,
winch he now seems disposed IN bel,o,.a
mas not treated him with proper consIaar
auon' What the Democratic marty noo5u
lust now is harmony in it's ranks Tho
men VINO honestly believe they represent
INC great majority OF the party, u1rr, VIM
were cheated by the manipulations ~
nose only Interested in the ruin OF the |
pary, believe II is as we'll to forget
1o''ie on these men are very. warm in |
IN asking the board OF canvassers 10 ,,,s,.
lhe several wards. They want him noa,
20 start lively registration campaign. 70
an the convention, and in fact. 10 vet |
on 10 his Job ~ set
III ne 80 does he win have no opnosi,,or
rom the true Democracy hereafter