The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-27
CENTRAL FALLS
DEMOCRATS HAVE
NEW CANDIDATE

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the effect that Mayor McNally would b.
unable TO secure "a denomination thii
year. The mayor himself has frequent
ly declared his candidacy and he has sale
times without number that he would b'
able to get the nomination easily. II ma.
be that the mayor believes this himself
| ana IL quite among the possibilities
| that he Will be again the party standard
bearer, but IL is certainly a fact that q
| number OF the leading Democrats of Cen
! tral Fails have been looking out 10 find
some other candidate To put against him
| The names OF James Il. Murphy and
/ Or. John A. Remington have both beer
| frequently mentioned I'm connection with
| the mayoralty nomination, but both OF
| these gentlemen much prefer to receive
! nominations on the legislative ticket. DIR
! Remington has represented the city in the
state senate for two years, and he would
| Ike TO have another term. Mr.. Murphy
was defeated for the lower house last
year but he wants TO run again this year
| and without a doubt these gentlemen will
J oe accommodated. In fact thelr candida
! cies have been endorsed by the Demo
! cratic city committee and the Democratic
! club and IL Is said that the delegations
| 10 the city convention which were elected
| at the caucuses Tuesday night are unami-
mously In favor OF their nomination on
/ the legislative ticket.
This fact being settled the hunt will
! still be under way for a mayoralty can
/ hludlt blifI lIdu Mayor AtNdlly ana IL
| is claimed that the man has been found
| in the person of Timothy Riley OF the
In the person of a staunch and loyal
Democrat of the First ward
| INVESTIGATION THIS AFTERNOON.
The much-talked about police depart
ment' investigation is TO be started this
afternoon according to the plans of the
| Investigators. and IL Is said that there
have been many witnesses summoned to
| appear and give testimony. Many OF the
persons who have been ordered to present
themselves are wondering what they are
wanted for, and IL seems now that kind
OF drag net has been put out for the pur-
pose of pulling IN anyone who the inquis-
itors appear 10 believe might know some
thing.
According TO the resolution which was
passed by the board OF aldermen, that
board Is TO conduct the investigation, but
everyone knows that IL is really Alderman
Smith who was the figure-head and is the
general belief among the people that be-
hind the alderman from the First ward
his the Republican state machine. which
will be well represented by Deputy Sher-
If Sherman and Attorney billy" Bowen.
The former VIII bring in the witnesses
and the latter will ply the questions and
Alderman Smith and the other four mem
bers of the board will sit round and look
wise-that is provided a quorum OF the
board shows up. II is entirely possible
that some Of the aldermanic chairs will
be vacant when the board Is called to or
der.
on several occasions during the past
few months when important matters were
on the docket for action before this body
II has happened that there was no quo
rum. There are members OF the board
who would like 10 dodge this investigation
and that is just what they may do. IL
would certainly be rather more OF farce
than 1t is now If there should fail TO be
a quorum this afternoon. But perhaps
Alderman Smith and the rest OF the Re-
publican machine Will be able TO inject
enough backbone into the other members
10 secure their attendance.
As for the investigation itself the people
should fully realize that instead of an in
vestigation Of the police department II Is
really an investigation of Mayor McNally
According to the resolution IL Is to be
made from the time when the present
mayor took office. Just why IL should go
back two years and not three years is one
of the things that has not yet been made
plain. The predecessor of Mayor McNally
was Mayor Fales and certainly II is not
claimed that there was nothing which oc-
CURED during the administration OF the
latter that caused any public talk. If IL
is claimed that Mayor Fales is not now
In office and there is no chance to reach
him the same claim technically may be
made about the 1905 term of Mayor Nc
Naly. That has gone by Just as certainly
But the fact OF the matter Is that
Mayor Fales was a Republican and ac-
cording TO the doctrine OF the Republican
party that fact entitled him to do any
thing he saw 1T. on the other hand
Mayor McNally is a Democrat and there
fore fair game for the Republican poll
ticians OF the city and state. especially
when the board Of aldermen is composed
entirely of Republicans. And all of this
time the men who are engineering the
game are declaring that there is no poll
tics in IL and that the whole thing Is be-
ing done i'm the interests of good govern
ment, Just as though they believed II
themselves and expected others TO believe
IT,
IL is claimed now that a way has been
figured out whereby the people who are
giving their time to carry on this inves-
tgaton may be paid for their services
and apparently sufficient influence was
brought to bear on the common council
last evening TO get that body to do its
part Those who. were I'm the game did
not dare 10 come out fair and square and
pass resolution making an appropria-
tion to carry on the investigation. They
were afraid TO do that. but Instead they
made an additional appropriation for the
contingent fund and IL is claimed that out
OF this fund IL is possible for the board Of
aldermen To order the payment OF all The
accounts created by tnlS investigation. III
this Is a fact IL Is difficult TO understand
how Il would ever be necessary for a con
current vote from the council on any res
olution 10 pay money. All that would be
necessary would be TO get a contingent
fund that was large enough and then the
five members OF the board OF aldermen
can use IL TO buy cigars, lay out tennis
court or pay doctors fees. The particular
thing that is proposed now is TO pay law
yers fees and these too OF a political char
acter. The Republican machine wants 70
make political capital against Mayor Nc
Nally and through Alderman Smith they
l/vc figured out a way whereby the city
taxpayers are 20 settle the bills. Accord
ing TO this scheme Mr.. Bowen will get his
and So too will Deputy Sheriff Sherman.
The several witnesses will receive their
pay and the Republican machine Is sing
ing. II don't know where I'm going. but
I'm on the way"
PROBATE COURT MEETS
The regular meeting OF the probate
court was held yesterday and the follow
ing docket was disposed Of:
Estate OF William r Victory; petition
for filings and recordings OF foreign will