The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-12
-WAROER
SAYS CAMPAIGN
SEEMS LAGG|NG

1T looks to me as IL the campaign was
tagging a bit." said Ward 8 man to a
News-Democrat reporter today.
II see Col. Colt claims not TO be in
touch with conditions. Now. that Is just
what's the matter up my way. No one
can see any one else TO touch and the
boys who run things for the Republican
machine can't even make any promises.
Last year at this time, and the year
before, the O'Neill-Connolly-D Dunn com
bination was making things lively. They
had lots of promises to hand out. In fact,
the alderman promised more positions to
constituents than he could have made
good were he ensured a 30 year term at
the city hall
II tell you. the gang is in hard straits
The pet names that have been called do
not make for harmony at all, at all
O'Neill just merely speaks TO Dunn when
the occasion makes conversation abso-
lutely necessary; and as for the chair
man of the ward committee, he can tell
you the number OF the street on Capitol
hill where the only straight politician OF
the ward lives
There promised 70 be a big relief from
the dry conditions in the ward couple
OF days ago, when a statement was made
that Councilman Flynn was 20 retire. II
looked like a real food OF tears from de-
voted constituents; and II there is any
thing needed just now 1t IS a flood Of
liquid.
1T proved. however that Councilman
Flynn was not going 10 abandon the ward
or his constituents. for he had only, like
many another statesman, grown weary OF
honors. He had. according 10 a friend,
simply said he would be glad to retire II
there was another competent man on
Smiths hill 70 take his place.
There was a long sigh OF relief but
some expressed the opinion that Mr..
Flynn's constituents might not be as con-
siderate OF him as he Is OF himself.
las for Alderman Dunn, he has COM
pletely recovered from his vacation and
the aftermath. Having been assured by
the Colt-Perry organ that there was moth
ing to the ward fight but a victory for
the annex to the Republican machine, he
is figuring out how he can forgive Mayor
Dyer sufficiently 10 support him for con-
gross Alderman Dunn, according To re-
ports / get from down town, has said
some very harsh things about the city's
chief executive.
THE aldermans boss will want him TO
support the mayor for congress II the
bigger boss doesn't insist on the mayors
running for mayor again. Now the alder
man is pretty STUBBORN ana doesn't IKE
TO eat crow; but there is the Republican
nomination for alderman in the ward
that, as Chairman Eaton OF the Repub-
lican ward committee is TO retire, is en-
sured TO Dunn. The boss will be able TO
turn the committee that will be elected
at the next Republican caucus anyway he
wishes and If the alderman doesn't give
satisfactory assurances that he will con-
tinue to do as the Colt-Perry organ de-
mands, there may be another three-cor-
nered fight in the ward, and that would
cost the alderman a lot of money.
Hts frtpUds could not as heretofore
draw on the Republican campaign fund:
and there might be a new member OF the
board from this section.
What are the straight Democrats go-
ing TO do? Well they will just go 90 the
caucus as usual and support only real
Democrats"