The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-08

in the several wards OF Pawtucket this
evening, but so far as can be learned they
will be rather perfunctory affairs. There
are no contests anywhere 20 be decided.
and there will probably be no attempt TO
instruct the delegates for the city con-
vention to vote for any particular candi-
date
The fact is that the delegates who Will
be elected this evening have no more
idea Of whom they are to vote for than
they would IL they were living in Cali
fornia. This is matter which is TO be
settled by the Republican machine and
when that organization decides who is
wants for candidates then the delegates
will be told who they are TO vote for and
they will do what they are told to do.
The city convention will be held next
Saturday night and at that time 1t Is
probable that candidate for mayor and
candidates for the general assembly will
be selected 1t Is said now that the may
orally candidate will be either George
Gorton or Robert Kenyon. Both OF these
men are fairly we'll known 70 the people
OF the city Both were last fall elected
to the general assembly and so far as
known they did what was ordered by the
party bosses without any special kicking
so il is 70 be presumed that either one
OF them would be an acceptable candi-
date.
BOTH WANT 1T.
1t Is said that both Mr. Gorton and Mr..
Kenyon want the nomination. but IL is
rather difficult TO believe this. 1t is diff
cult to believe that there is any man in
the city who cares particularly for the
Republican mayoralty nomination this
year. Lyons Delany. who made the run
last year after his Republicn friends had
assured him that he was going 70 win,
has concluded that he has no further as
pirations in that direction. He had lot
OF faith in his friends twelve months ago
but he learned that the only thing which
came his way was the chance TO give his
senatorial berth 10 someone else.
Some OF the Republicans profess TO be-
lieve that their ticket will win this year
and they have been so optomistic about
IL that there are two Republicans in the
city, who appear TO think there Is
chance TO become mayor. These same
gentlemen ought TO take the experience
OF Mr.. Delaney last year as an example
of what Is without a doubt coming TO the
man who accepts this nomination because
the next mayor OF Pawtucket is going TO
be Thomas p Corcoran.
FEW CHANGES IN TICKET.
1t is stated by the machine directors
that there will be very few changes I'm the
Republican assembly ticket. This means
that Senator Payne has consented To he
the party sacrifice this year. MIR. Payne
did not make very remarkable show
ing a year ago. He had been heralded as
a man who was remarkable strong and
the party leaders did lot OF urging to
secure his consent TO make the run He
did win and so too did the entire ticket
with one exception. But the plurality for
Mr.. Payne was considerably smaller than
the average Of the candidates and this
year against James l.. jerks. the Demo-
cratic and Independent candidate there
are mighty few people who think the Re
publican has a ghost OF show.
IL is not expected that there will be
very large attendance at the caucus this
evening.
ocoNNoR A CANDIDATE
Luke OConnor is a candidate for the
general assembly. He wanted a nomi-
nation from the hands OF the Democratic
city convention the other night but un-
fortunately for his cause the Democrats
did not want anything 10 do with him.
He was on hand during the evening wait
ing 10 see what they were going TO do
with his name. and he found out that
the Democratic delegates had forgotten
his existence.
Now he is out as he says TO down the
gang" Mr. OConnor is not particular
which gang he downs. provided that
over the ruins he is able to climb into n
seat up at the state house. on Saturday
morning he was out with nomination pa
pers looking for signatures, and yesterday
ne began his campaign by talking 10 cer-
tain OF his fellow citizens in the Theodore
Koerner lodge hall on Glenwood avenue.
IL was not a very large assemblage but
this did not affect the fervidness OF the
speech which Candidate O'Connor made.
He began by telling those who listened
10 him how he had endeavored TO be
candidate in the regular way, and how
although he was the best Democrat there
was in the city hall still he was turned
down because the party leaders did not
want him. He was quite prepared 10
prove his Democracy because ne said he
had the document right with him They
consisted according 20 his statement OF
letter from the official head OF the Lib
eral party that this was better proof of
his Democracy than any that could be
furnished from this side OF the ocean.
After talking about IL for some time,
Mr. O'Connor gave his attention TO the
makeup OF the Democratic ticket and In
doing so brought up certain racial ques-
tions. but these did not appear to strike
any particularly vibrant chord I'm the
minds OF his few hearers In closing he
declared that II was his intention 90 make
the hardest kind OF fight for the posi-
tion.
CONDEMNED THE REPUBLICANS.
There was a meeting OF the Team Driv.
ers union held in sarsfield hall last eve
ming. at which time the resolutions com.
ing from the Providence Typographical
union condemning the Republicans were
passed after a short discussion. This
makes nine OF the local unions which have
adorted these resolutions.
This evening there will be a meeting OF
the Central Trades and Labor union. al
which time II is expected that the final re-
port OF the political committee will be
presented. The expectation is that at this