The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15


usefulness In Pawtucket. Mr.. Draper
Is an altogether different kind OF man.
II he believes thing within his au-
thority is right that Is the thing he
will do. II will make little difference
10 him whether IL is desired by Re
publican members or by Democratic
members OF the committee. II IL Is a
part OF his personal duty he will do IL,
and he is sufficiently broad minded To
consider only the effect on the school
system which IL under his charge.
To do anything that would indicate
that Superintendent Draper is TO he
dictated to on matters purely within
his jurisdiction is doing him an In
justice. The present head OF the Paw
tucket schools is the kind OF man the
people OF the city have been looking for
and now that they have got him the poll
ticians had better keep their hands of.
FITZGERALD NOT a CANDIDATE.
II is no surprise to most people that
John ]. Fitzgerald Is not a candidate for
governor OF this state Rather the sur
prise is that any considerable number OF
voters should at this time attempt TO Sc
cure a pledge from him that he would
enter the contest Those who know Mr..
Fitzgerald best realize that at the present
time he has no political ambitions There
was perhaps a time when he would have
liked the nomination Of the Democratic
party. but at that time another man
proved himself the stronger I'm the con-
vention. Since then Mr. Fitzgerald has
been giving up political life. lie did
serve another year in the general assem-
bly,, but after that he withdrew OF his
own accord
Now comes forward the Wage Farmers
club OF Providence and asks him TO be-
come their standard bearer. He fully ap-
preciates the honor contained I'm this re-
quest. but he will not accept IL. because
he Is going TO give the next few years TO
the practice Of his profession There is
a general belief that IL he wanted to be
the Democratic standard bearer this year
such an ambition would have been graft
fed. and those who know Mr.. Fitzgerald
and remember the campaigns OF the past
will realize that If he went after the
office he would make things hustle. But
his eyes have been turned away from
this. and although his reply TO the COM
mittee from the Wage Farmers club was
not accepted as final, still there is not
the slightest probability that he will
change his mind.
LABOR CONVENTION.
on Tuesday next there is TO be con-
vention in this city OF the state branch Of
the American Federation OF Labor, and
business which will be of special inter
est TO the workingmen OF the state will
be transacted
IL is pretty likely that the communica-
tion from the national branch OF the or
der relating TO the matter OF politics will
be taken up and IL VIII be given pretty
careful consideration. Whether or not
the convention will give any endorsement
to either one OF the political parties is
Of u III
told. Some Of the delegates will desire
this and others will not approve of such
a course. IL seems pretty certain. how
ever. that II any party is endorsed IL will
be the Democratic party and whether or
not the candidates OF that party receive
a formal endorsement there Is no doubt
that these candidates will get the mate
rial support from the greater number OF
the voters in the union organizations OF
the state.
PURGlNG THE VOTING LISTS.
There will be an interesting meeting OF
the Democratic city committee I'm Eagle
hall this evening. and the particular bust
ness Is TO act on the names OF those men
whom the special committee has con
cluded are not simon pure Democrats
In years past there were renegades in
the party. They protested they were
Democrats, yet they gave all possible as.
sistance TO the Republicans when Il came
10 election time. The Democratic lead
ers realize that any man has a right TO
vote as he pleases. but they declare that
when q man continually votes for Re
publican candidates and not only votes.
but works for them Il is time he was
prevented from acting I'm Democratic
There are not great many OF these
men whose names are TO be acted upon
this evening. and each one of them has
been notified that his name was TO come
up for action and he will be given an op-
portunity TO show cause why his name
should not be stricken from the Demo
cratic lists II is believed that the meet
ing tonight will be very largely attended.
CANDIDATES ARE BUSY.
The several gentlemen who have been
named as candidates for the Democratic
nomination for mayor are pretty busy
Just now. Each has lot Of friends and
these friends are putting in hard licks.
During the past week Mr.. OBrien and
col Mason have displayed quite an active
interest in the meetings OF Democratic
,lubs held I'm the Third ward.
Mr.. Hughes and Mr. Corcoran have
not been so much I'm evidence at the club
meetings. but II Is said they are combining
themselves more particularly TO individu-
II work among the voters IL Is not un-
ierstood that there is any IN feeling be-
tween any one Of these four candidates
Each has his friends and these friends
are busy After the contest Is over and
the nomination Is made there will be but
one candidate and nat candidate will
Dc the next mayor of the city.
iMPRovERs HOLD MEETING.
The South woodlawu society held an
Interesting meeting last evening Two per- |
sons were elected 90 membership The |
committee on trees and shrubs reportcd |
that the award for the best kept lawns
had been made and the result would he !
announced az the next meeting The
same committee reported that arrange
ments had been made for planting 100 ON
Glenwood avenue Schiller street. and on
West avenue as far as Warren avenue
The report of the special committee OF
the city council appointed 20 investigate
the ice question was discussed AZ some
length. and the general opinion among
the members seemed 20 be that the exor-
bitant prices charged by tho dealers were
unjustihed
The sanitary committee reported that
there was dfseatfefacfion among the 10