The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-11
ONE GOOD NAME
MISSING FROM
THE ROLL BOOK

Il do not see on the roll OF callers at the
so-called Republican headquarters as yet
the name OF Gov. Utter, nor have | heard
or Col Colts picture being removed from
the place OF honor Notwithstanding my
old friend and expert hand-grabber Jim
is telling I'm whispers what a good fellow
Senator Wetmore is." remarked Fourth
ward citizen to Il News-Democrat re-
porter today
Now, | figure that Gov. Utter will only
come In when the bell rings He doesn't
care about knowing too much about what
is going on in the nominal headquarters
II is dollars to doughnuts. II he did ar
range 10 keep thoroughly posted. that
there would be some special demands for
deputy sheriffs.
George is a canny lad. He can talk
on the stump and elsewhere about the
glorious record OF the party nationally
and gloss over its ignoring OF the needed
reforms right I'm this state. II Gov Ut
ter would but tell all he knows about
what has been going on at the state house
curing the past two years this would be
the most interesting campaign I'm the his
tory OF the state.
Say, but what a bulging OF the Utter
bank account there may be some day
when the governor quits politics. lectur-
ing and newspaper work and writes his
autobiography A few paragraphs for II
On the DIlllldnt lODDNlSt VINO IL TO repre-
sent Boss ,Brayton as the alleged leader
OF this campaign for special privileges
would be mighty interesting reading just
now. So too, would excerpts from My
Services as a Reformer'
The senatorial toga doesn't seem 10 be
blowing the governors way very largely.
and even that well-known humorist. Judge
Palmer. admits that his joke fell rather
but really Governor Utter's real
opinion OF his Republican associates
would be interesting. 1t would be just
like the story OF the gentleman who
took too literally the ministers query
at a certain marriage. The minister
said. Who gives this woman away? At
this, the gentleman, who was not con-
versant with forms says. I can, but
/ won't
Now / want to tell you that IL the
story Is true that High Sheriff White
is 10 conduct the city campaign. no
man ever entered a fight with less
heart Mr.. White knows that the Re-
publicans have no chance OF carrying
this city. He knows, too. that there
will be a lot OF dirty work done at the
caucuses and that he will have TO
shirk responsibility.
Anything particularly interesting in
the ward fights? Well not that hear
OF. Mr.. Cotton has the same right
a any other good Democrat 10 seek the
done for the party as chairman OF the
city committee.
THE honest Democrats are practi-
cally n unit for Col. Goddard; and Mr..
Cotton. like any other good Democrat,
will abide by the will OF the majority.
II understand the would-be political
Journalist on the Colt-Perry organ has
got things Strengthened out for a fight
in the first caucus in Ward 10, and this,
Notwithstanding several previous eff
forts, failed. A friends OF mine told me
this morning that some OF those who
had promised to assist In this latest
move, had changed their minds.
"O'Neilrs attempt TO steal the Second
ward doesn't promise very we'll In
fact, the O'Neill-Dorney crowd are
badly worried. Alderman Dunn visited
the Second police station the other
night; and more than one patrolman
began 10 pack up his things so he
might be ready TO move.
There is some stifr talk against
Dunn and ONeill still going on by
friends of the present ward committee
O'Neill had a busy time last night on
Randall square; but when asked about
Ward affairs said Dunn had things
all fixed there, so IL was useless to
waste time on the ward. O'Neill can
be a bit sarcastic at times.