The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-15

nominated city and general Assembly
candidates. II wasn't very lyeig sa'.,
ering In fact there was absolutely no
enthusiasm on one or two OCCASIONS
there was a little applause ana IL was
noticeable fact that every time II was
started among the 25 or 80 people VINO
composed the gallery. =.
This anplause was chiefly given be
cause of the eloquence N IL could be cali-
ed that OF the men who MADE the noihl-
mating speeches. -,
make-up of the ticket. for that had al
been fixed several days ago, at ledsl al
but one name. This one particular naihS
Is supposed TO be the star candldate ol
the entire list. Just why IT Is so, no one
has yet been able 10 say. Mr James =
Potter is the man from whom great re-
suits are expected. he IS pst spruidk dramatic m tic
manner He Is a business man, ana the
Republicans are apparently delighted pc
cause they have at last succeeded IN Sc
curing a man OF that type 10 dCOePt Z"
nomination for office.
m IS no wonder that they are greatly
pleased For quite long time now tney
have been unable to get anyone eAcepl a
professional politician 10 accept oHlce uh-
der their banner. and when one poor IN
offensive business man has been deluded
into allowing his name 10 he used IN TINS
way. there is great JOY I'm the Repuphcah
camp. ..t.
The ticket which was nominated at TINS
convention was made up as follows;
Mayor-Robert A. Kenyon.
Senator-J Milton Payne.
First representative-Jame c. Potter.
Second representatve-Carl wendell
Third representative-Daniel w. Bull
lock. -, ,,.
Fourth epresentative-Giles w Easter
brooks .
Fifth representatives.. u. S. Brazeau.
Sixth representative-Georg i. Gorton.
Seventh representative-Vinton l. Rey-
nolds.
school committee for three years-Les-
tpr-tF Miffrnan, Charles 6. BeaaVais and
Mrs Myra Morse; for the unexpired term
William Il. Thompson
A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.
There were two or three interesting
features In connection with the doings OF
the convention. In the first place II ~
evident that the Republican leaders had
heard something from the friends or VIM
ton l. Reynolds. In the original layout oi
the ticket, Mr.. Reynolds, who ~ nailed
as the sacrifice 10 the cause of labor. was
placed as the candidate for first represen-
tative, where he was 10 have as his DEM
ocratic opponent. Edward L. Butter NOW
everyone I'm the city recognizes the fact
that Mr.. Butler is a remarkably strong
vote getter He showed it year ago.
when he was the one man on the Demo
cratic ticket To receive plurality or the
votes cast for members OF the general as
sembly There is no reason for believing
that he is a bit weaker than he was a
year ago, and even IL all the rest or the
ticket on which he Is candidate was de-
feated, something which no sane person
really believes, Mr. Butler would be
elected.
To put Mr. Reynolds up against Mr..
Butler and 10 thus give a place. as Is
pretended To the labor element was a
most ironical proceeding and IT was so
recognized by that gentleman. SO at the
last minute It was decided to put him at
the tail end OF the ticket and as the ma
chine had selected as the seventh and last
man, James c. Potter who Is also resi-
dent OF the First ward it was decided Ia
put him against Mr.. Butler. 1t is all tn.
same TO Mr.. Butler. Neither he nor his
friends care whether II is Vinton |. Rey-
nolds or James c. Potter who is his op'
ponent. Mr.. Butler is going TO be elected
ANOTHER CHANGE.
There was another change in the ticket
which is worthy of note. A few days age
the Republican delegates held a caucus
and selected as one OF the candidates foI
the school board, Or. J. u. Savoie. Or
savoie has been trying for two years oi
more TO get on the school board. Last
year he was a candidate for the nomna-
tlon and his friends thought he had the
place cinched but when the ticket was
made up IL was found that he had been
obliged TO make way for DIR. j. a. For
= tfer. Some Two months ago, Ffeheh
Republican club. which aspires To run the
Republican politics OF the First and Sec
ond wards. met and selected candidates
for about everything I'm sight. and among
other things Or. Savoie was announced
as the candidate OF his club for a place
on the school committee. ON the night
OF the caucus he was selected for the
fob. but Saturday night he got turned
down and when he fell there was very
hard bump. Instead OF Or. Savoie the
fH xsat q
for the place.
There is Just one other thing I'm con-
nection with the convention, which APP
pears worthy OF special mention. This
was the prominence In the proceedings
which was taken by George II. Bur-
roughs Mr. Burroughs Is member OF
the board OF license commissioners and
he has held the job for quite a little
while. through the grace OF the city coun-
ell. There was a time when Mr. Bur-
roughs was the chairman OF that board,
but some things he did caused a GOODNESS
between him and the Republican machine
and so one day he woke up and found
that he had been displaced. lie hadn't
been told anything about IL and so the
blow was most unexpected. The ex-chair-
man felt pretty sore.
THEN he sULKEo
For time ne sulked and II is stated
that no said some things which were not
exactly pleasing 10 the machine. which
has for its head that good Democrat
Bernard keenan,. There were threats that
when his term expired as n member OF
the board. he would have 90 make way
for someone else. The term of License
Comissioner Burroughs expires next
February and he appeared at tho Repub-
lcan convention Saturday night. ready
TO swallow all he had ever said against
the machine. He made one or two nom.
mating speeches and the manner IN which
he lauded his candidates must have mad,
AZ leas- one Of them blush -II-uaz Mr.
Burroughs who had been selected .,
place the name of the candidate for sena
tor before the convention and he was als'
the man who told OF the wonderful abil
tiles of Lester w. Millman for the posi-
tion OF a member OF the school commit
tee. lie had one Of two other little mo
fiOns 10 make and altogether Mr.. Bur
roughs may be said TO have again come
fato the fold.
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