The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-26
DUfL|C|TY IN
EIGHTH WARD
IS EXPOSED


Things political are boiling in lively
fashion in Ward s. The best posted men
claim the election Of the ticket headed
by George +. Troy over the Lannon- Bra
ney-Colt combine by decisive majority.
The News-Democrat called attention to
the fact that many mems names were
used on the Lannon- Braney ticket with
out their consent; and Frank Canning.
one OF the staunchest Democrats In the
state, quickly repudiated the gang in the
following language:
My name was put on that ticket with
out my knowledge or consent. When
read the exposure of the fact that Lam
non and Braney were using the commit
tee TO disrupt the Democratic party In
this ward as they are doing In other
wards, l was glad that 1 had Withdrawn
my name and was not 10 be Identified
with politics in this campaign"
Drummer Thomas L. McDun, who Is on
the Lannon ticket and helped out the Re
publicans in 1904, is said not even to be
resident of the ward.
Arrangements have been made by Lea
der Troy and his associates TO see that
every voter is protected In his rights ana
any violators of the law will be regularly
prosecuted.
The ward committee has sent out the
following circulars to voters:
There Will be two tickets presented To
the Democratic voters OF the Eighth
ward at the caucus on Sept. n. and each
voter will be called upon 10 vote for one
or the other.
one ticket headed by Frank l.. Han
ley is made up b. Peter j. Lannon and
Michael Il. Bfaney. Both are Republi-
cans, and have no right in a Democratic
caucus. Mr.. Lannon, as everybody knows,
holds the office OF secretary Of the state
roads commission by the glft OF the Re
publicans. Mr.. Braney is well known as
a strong worker for the Republican coun-
ell ticket and the Republican school com
mtttee candidates. ana openly boasts OF
ms Republican connections. Mr.. Hanley S
name is used simply as a blind
Consider the following facts. Thomas
Beatty whose name appears on the Han
ley ticket, knew nothing OF the use OF MS
name. William ii. Mulcahey whose name
appears on the Hanley ticket, when he
learned that Braney and Lanpon were be
hind II, ordered MS name removed from
the ticket, and accepted place on the
ticket headed by George f. Troy. George
Nj. Hanley knew nothing of the use OF ms
name ana refuses to serve. Frank can
ming, candidate for school committee on
the Hanley ticket, has ordered his name
withdrawn, refusing TO be Identified with
the Lannon-B -Braney combination.
The following men on the Hanley
ticket are Republicans and have no right
on "A Democratic ticket: John Duff, who
WAS a utltBdAt " the iNtPhbliNah StdAN
convention in 1904 Thomas j. Sweeney,
who is a frequenter of Lannon's place,
and who was a captain In the Republi-
can Guards, a campaign company that
marched I'm the Republican parades In
1904: John II. Conboy. who Is also fire.
quenter of Lannon's place, and who was
also an officer in the Republican Guards,
and marched in the Republican parades
Thomas L. McDuff, also a friend Of Ian
FsNt- H.. De-. lNlt tna q
Guards In the 1894 parades, a resident OF
the Seventh ward and has no right to b'
on an Eighth ward ticket; Francis j
McGovern, also on the Hanley ticket
| secretary to Chairman O'Neill of tn
| Democratic city committee, who is ar
| fliated with the Republican machine, "a
| is shown by his recent attempt to hol'
| back the call for caucuses beyond th
| legal limit, so as TO render all the Demo
cratic caucuses invalid.
Therefore. the following conclusion
| are true: The Lannon- Braney combina
| ton by means OF the Hanley ticket il
trying to split the Democrats OF thu
Eighth ward so as TO weaken them I'm th'
fight on Election day The Lannon-Bra
ney combination is pledged to support tn
Dorney- O Neill faction OF the city Dem
ocracy Uhe faction which. under tn
leadership of Rosenfeld, Is in the pay o
the Republican boss, General Brayton
To divide the Democratic vote.
''The other ticket, headed by George F
Troy. is made up Of honest and repre-
sentative Democrats from every section
| OF the ward Not one of these men is con
nected either directly or indirectly will
the Republicans. The ticket contains tn
| names OF old warehouses Of the Democrat
ic party who have been in the fight 70
| years 1t contains the names of enthu
siastic young men who can give the vigo
of youth to this years battle.
These men call upon you for your vot
at Thursdays caucus IL is as importan
that you vote at this caucus as that yo'
vote on election day.
'rhe weakness OF the city Democrat
| i'm more than one campaign has been tina
so many honest Democrats fail TO vote
| the caucuses. allowing dishonest men II
the pay OF the Republican party TO con
troll the nominations and put up veal
| candidates so as to make a Republican
victory more certain"