The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-18
LINCOLN NAMES
UNDER ANCHOR
Eight Cities and Towns Show Reform Party Nominations Filed
With the Secretary of State for Eight Senators and rs Rep
resentaves and the Crooked Alleged Democratic Ticket in
West Greenwich is Thrown Out Under the Law.

The secretary OF state has had a
busy time this year making up the
official ballot.
When the time for fling nominations
for state, congressional and assembly
officers expired at midnight last even
ing, five parties. as usual, had filed full
tickets; and there were eight sets OF
papers containing Endorsements by
Lincolnites OF general assembly nomi-
nations from Providence. Pawtucket,
Cranston, East Providence, Johnston,
North Providence, Coventry and South
Kingstown.
Eight Democratic nominees for the
senate and 25 for the house are in
dorsed by the Lincoln party.
The Prohibition. Socialist and Social
Labor parties also filed nomination
papers.
The Lincoln party nominees will ap-
pear under Nan anchor, Secretary of
state Charles =. Bennett having been
advised by the attorney general that
IL was proper to allow the party TO
have symbol even though it had
no nominees for the general Offices.
License will be voted on in Cranston,
Jamestown, Gloucester and Tiverton.
The Republican candidates for the
general assembly will have opposition
In every one OF the 3s towns and cities,
save Jamestown. Little Compton and
Portsmouth.
AS was expected. the "Rathbun Dem
ocrats" i'm the town OF West Green
witch, who refused to abide by the de-
cision OF the Democratic state com
mittee. and named an assembly ticket,
are down and out, their nominations,
John G.. Franklin for the senate and
George II. Fiske for the house. being
refused by the secretary Of state I'm
accordance with the law which declares
that the state committee is the su-
preme authority in party matters.
Secretary Bennett has not yet decided
whether TO give the Lincoln party
nominees a place at the top OF the bal
lot or TO place them under one Of
the minor parties in order 10 save space
on the pallot.
The full list OF state. congressional
and assembly nominations follow;
For state Omcers.
Republican-For governor. George II.
Utter Westerly: lieutenant governor,
Frederick III. Jackson. Providence; secre-
tary OF state. Charles =. Bennett. Provi-
dence; attorney general, William b.
Greenough, Providence; general treas
urer. Walter A. Read. Glocester.
Democra tic--For governor. James III.
Higgins. Pawtucket; lieutenant COVER
nor Charles Sisson, Providence; secre-
tary of state. William Palmer East Provi
dence; attorney general Edward NJ Sui
Ivan, Cranston; treasurer, John Il. Ar
chambault, Warwick.
Prohibition nomination papers)-For
governor Bernon r. Helme. South
Kingstown; lieutenant governor. Charles
Sisson, Providence; secretary OF state.
Frederic T. Jencks. Darlington; attorney
general, Thomas ii. Peabody. Westerly;
general treasurer. Elisha T. Read. Woon-
socket.
Socialist Labor domination papers,
For governor. David ]. Moran, Paw
tucket; lieutenant governor John w.
Leach. Providence; secretary of state.
Thomas F. Herrick. Pawtucket; attorney
general. James McGuigan. Providence;
general treasurer. Everett l. Bowen.
Providence.
Socialist Party Nominations $40
names)-For governor Warren A. Car
penter, Woonsocket: lieutenant governor,
John T. Fletcher, Johnston; secretary OF
state. James r. Allen. Providence; At
torney general. Israel Precourt, East
Providence. general treasurer, Henry T.
Thomas. Providence.
Congressional Nominations.
Repubican-First district. Elisha Dyer,
Providence; Second district, Adm b.
Capron, Saltwater.
Democratic-First district, Daniel l.. ID.
Granger. Providence; Second district.
Lucus F. c. Garvin. Cumberland.
Prohibition domination papers) First
district, Willis II. White, Providence;
Second district. Burlington M Briggs.
Woonsocket.
Socialist domination papers) First dis
trict. Joseph r. Arnold. Providence: Sec
ond district, Stanley Curtis, East Provi
dence
General Assembly.
HARRINGTON.
Republican--For senator, John F. Rich