The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-28
DECENT DEMOCRACY
DOWNS DORNEYISM
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Smiths hill and First district vote. as
promises OF positions on the fire depart
ment and tho police department made by
Alderman Dunn turned many men and
| their friends, who had promised TO sup
port the anti-Domey ticket. to the sup
port OF the Dorney -O'Neil combination
II was a good-ndtured gathering and
there was no friction at all between the
! leaders or their followers. Warden Cas-
sidy al the close OF the voting named as
the men who were 10 supervise the count
| ing James T.. Mcdonnell. William l.. Dut-
ton and Arthur w. Grandfed for the
anti-O'Neil ticket ard John ]. Bowen
John j.. Connolly and Frank A. Mcguire
for the O'Nel side. The successful ticket
IS as follows:
Ward committee-John j. McAvoy
! John +. Connolly. Joseph Claffey, Frank
s Reavey William j. Rankin, John
o,Nei James f. Glynn; delegates 10 state
| conventon-John G.. Dunn Michael j.
Dacy John j Hickey; delegates TO con-
| gressional convention-James H. McNin,
! Jeremiah II. Hennessey. Patrick j. Burke;
school committee. James w. MacFarand;
delegates 10 city convention-John j.
! Bowen Edward Reilly. Walter Il. Scott,
(
rick: delegates TO representative conven-
tion-John J. DAILY. John j. Gaffney VIII
| liam j Blessing, Richard j. Giblin, John
j. Sheehan.
WARD FOUR.
There was no contest I'm the Fourth
| ward, where the Dorney ticket was elect
| ed The polls closed promptly al 10
| o'clock and 10 minutes later the rsesult
was announced, POI ballots having been
| cast without the scratching OF "A single
| name on the ticket. which was as fol
| lows:
Stephen Sullivan, James +. McKeon
| Frank Z. Rigney, John II. Bowen, James
i. Sullivan aud John j. Curran: dele
| gates 10 state and congressional conven-
| tions. Winfield s. Sanford William $. Ed
wards and Samuel T.. Daubney, school
| committee, William a, Shawcross; mu-
| nicipal convention. Patrick T. Mullen
! John Barry, Arthur Il. Donnelley, Frank
1 A. Mulvaney and John +. Bowen; assem-
bly, convention. Edward j. Cummings,
| William j. Mcdonald. Michael II. Don
ahue. Wallace Dewey and Bernard j.
Mcconnell
WARD FIVE.
In the Fifth ward S71 ballots were cast
and of this number PSI were for the ticket
beaded by Daniel A. Cotton and l12 for
the Dorney ticket. Last year only 30 bal
lots were cast.
The polls were closed at 10 o'clock. Two
watchers for each ticket were admitted
10 the enclosure and the box was turned
toward the crowd and not away from II.
az had been the case I'm some Of the wards
last year where crooked work was done.
The count occupied about 10 minutes and
| then the result was announced as follows:
! Number OF votes cast. 81; Cannon ticket,
| 25i; Dorney ticket, ll2. The winning tick
! ct follows:
Ward ticket Daniel A. Cotton James I.
H.. y fNf,b
dy, William B. Casey. John j. O'ReillS.
Alfred c. A. Robinson delegates to stats
and congressional conventions. Charles +
Irons, Patrick ]. Mccarthy, Richard Hay
ward school committed Joseph II. Cole:
delegates TO the assembly convention.
| Lawrence Canning. james III. keegan'
William +. Todd. Thomas M Murphy.
Thomas j. Doyle delegates to the may
orally convention. Edward c. Carr. VIII
F, liam j. KEENAN, Edward ]. Smith, John
c. Kiernan, Daniel E. Fitzpatrick.
| WARD SIX.
A total OF $50 ballots were cast In the
| sixth ward, 2l4 containing the names OF
the regular Democrats, headed by Chris
topher w. O'Brien. and l2o for the Dor
F, neyites, led by John Il. Clarke. There
was no dispute OF sufficient magnitude AT
any time to cause an interruption of the
voting.
AT 10 o'clock Warden Feeley announced
the closing OF the polls. turned the ballots
on a table and announced three names az
representatives OF each ticket 10 watch
the count At 1920 the result was an
nounced.
Three cheers were given for chris.
! O'Brien," and three more for clean poh'
! tics Mr. O'Brien mounted chair ana
said. 81 want TO say to the voters of the
| Sixth ward that | appreciate what you
have done for us tonight. Not even our
opponents will say that they have not had
! a square deal and fair contest Now, let
! us remember VIC are all Democrats ana
! vote on election day for James H. tlg-
gins for governor and for men who VIII
support Col. II. III. |. Goddard for sena-
! tor"
! Following is the winning ticket: Ward
committee, at large Christopher w.
I OTBrfen; First district M1CnHef II. Ban-
| non. Second district Walter j. Donnolly;
| Third district, James Il. Carroll Fourth
district, Luke IL. Tanning: Sixth district,
Thomas H. Kelly; delegates TO state anu
congressional conventions, Thomas A.
carroll Samuel NJ Hobson; delegates to
mayoralty convention James Leahy, john
! Kerwick James +. Mclaughlin. Johh
Curran. Charles +. Sanford; delegates 10
representative convention, Charles ID.
McCullen. Daniel ]. Healy, Walter I.
White Charles IL. Penno, William NJ. a
NOtaEc, SCnOOl commute NthiNV 9N"'NS'
Ezcar Gingras.
WARD SEVEN.
The regular Democrats swamped the
Dorney ticket i'm the Seventh ward by u
vote og 209 TO "a. The ticket elected Is
as follows: ,
Delegates 10 state and congressional
convention-Timothy J. Myers and VIII
liam Doyle: delegates to city conVeh-
tion 10 nominate mayor, city treasurer
harbor master and overseer OF the poor
Frederick X. Sprague; John II oNs,ll'
Edward A. McSoley, Lawrence n. Nc
Crane and John j. Healey; school com
mittee. Lawrence Il. Dunn; delegates 10
assembly convention, TO nominate one
Senator and twelve representatives,, 30,
aeph ID Gillian. Robert Currie, Michael
Burns. Torrance Martin and Joseph ~
Duchesneau: ward committee, Cornellus
Dunicy. Patrick j. Cosgrove, Michael j.
FaRan John Il. ODonnell Anthony n.
Kiiday.and William a. Faulkner
WARD EIGHT.
In the biggest Democratic caucus
ever held i'm the Eighth ward the Dor
ney crowd was defeated by 2l votes,
the total vote being 272 To 25l, no less
.t.. hulIafa were donOgttpu IN the