The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-28
GROSS PETITION
NOW RECEIVED
BY HON. =" P. J.'

The petition framed by non-partisan
friends Of Col. Harold ]. Gross, who de-
sire TO see him re-elected police commits
sioner was presented 20 Mayor elect Pat
rick j. Mccarthy today as the News
Democrat stated yesterday it would be,
with the names OF l79 signers. as follows:
To the Honorable Patrick ! Mccarthy:
William Ames, Gilbert a. Phillips, John
NJ. Burlington. william y. Copeland.
James s. Kenyon, Hsrny W. Harvey,
William ]. Feeley, William p. Chaplin,
Asbury Krom. George II. Bunce. Nathan
iel r. Davis. David +. Moulton. Arthur
a. Fuller. j. Bowers Slade, Arthur II.
Greene, John Heathcote. James a. Pirce
Walter S. Hough. George c. Phillips
Herbert ID. Niekerson. j. William Rice,
b. T. Briggs. Eugene Kingman, John A.
Cross, James II. Sweet. Edwin Barrows.
Joseph T. A. Eddy. Roscoe j.. Coleman,
ID. w. Goodspeed.
Seeber Edwards Henry G. Arnold, Jesse
4. Sweet Albert c. Day, George II. Wall,
J. John II, Barney, Stephen Tourtellott,
f. Winsor. Warren r. Perce, William
Armour, John Shepard, Jr.. Jesse r.
Eddy. Jr, William Gilbane. Thomas F.
&ilbane III ~, E; !: Drowne; H. C. Bsllou, g.
James E. Mcconnell w. N. Mcvickar.
g. McC. FIske, Josiah w. Crooker,
Charles +. Peckham, Walter c. Nye, d.
liam ]. Danieison, Howard r. Hilton
James NJ. Anthony. Charles f. Eddy
Charles u. Eddy, Philip e. EDDY. Charles
ii. Child. Frank c. Church. T.. q. Wind
sor. William j. Halcrow, j, u. Bliss. Fred
Il. Horton. G. r. Weeden, Augustus r.
Peirce. G. w. Hutchinson. T.. A. johnson,
Beverly S. Lake, Walter l.. Preston. Ed
win F. Cary. Albert Horton, James r.
+. y. Bassett Charles Morris Smith,
Walter A. Potter, Frank w. Peabody,
Charles i. Trowbridge. G.. Richmond Par
sons, Albert Babcock, Charles H. Phil
brick, Edward III. Weeks. II. Martin
Brown J. r. Gladding. Arthur z. Sumner,
j. b. Branch, j. w. Danielson, @. W. Car
penter, Johns II. Congdon, John +. Bea-
George f. Peirce, Edwin Draper. Will
liam II. Draper, r. ]. Johnston. Charles
S. Bush, Frank u. Lise w. w Demp-
ster, John Foster, Jeffrey Hazard, Chas.
II. Merriman, George Freeborn, u. +.
Rounds. John NJ. Richm>nd. a, Duncan
Chaplin, G.. II. II. Mercer, Edwin G.
Baker. II. n. Fenner. William II. Thur
her. Thomas f Black. Edward \.
Loomis, a. l.. Kelley. w. A. Walton. John
j. Johnston Joseph Davol, Edward +.
Sanderson, II. ]. Spooner. Walter Callen-
der. Thomas w. Waterman, William Ill.
Perry, o. Lapham, Henry T. Grant, $.
VI, Pitman. James J. Nolan, Jr.. George
r. Lecte. Charles c. Harrington, Robert
l.. Walker. Robert l.. Spencer, Shehadi
a. Shehadi II. Edward Thurston, Fran
cello G.. Jillson, George T.. Martin. Will
liam H. Waite, Lewis A. Waterman,
George III. Holmes. A. r. Cristy, Edwin A.
Herring. Charles VI. Perkins, Jr.. William
II. Herrlck, ~ Curtis Fletcher & Co,
William X. Potter.
Charles w. Bubner, c. w. Aspinwall.
Davis & Davis, william h. Weeden.
James NJ. Nickerson, Tripp & Olsen, f. l..
Morris e. Co, Il. q. Arlington, j. A. SAL
isbury, Cassella Color company. Stewart
Mckay, l.. T. Harrall George Il. Lowell.
a. c. Toplift, j. Russell Robertson, Stand
ard Mil Supply company, r. Alexander &
Co. Ralp A. Sweet. n. Theodore Peterson.
William ID. Bullock. Frank o. Bishop.
Cooper q Sisson. II. L. Barney. Alexander
s Sawyer, Daniel p williams. Henry NJ.
King, r. Y. Bartlett 6. A. Burgess. Rev.
VI. G. Marseglia, G. w. Burnham. G. r.
Burr. William r. Green, J. Stewart. York
a. King.
Royal II Gladding, who presented tho
petition, held a long heart 10 heart confer
ence. in sections with the mayor-elect
talking with him half an hour, going away
and returning a short time afterward lie
70 fused to say how he had been received
OF what he had talked about
Mr. Mccarthy said: II have received
the petition and find that IL contains the
names of many prominent citizens. l shall
give ~ tho consideration 20 which II Il en-
titled