The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-03

1 two men TO conduct this office without
seeing too much, he could be reelected
| Mr. Canning replied that he would not
| put such proposition to his brother
! The boss then assured him that someone
else would be chosen TO nh his broth
er's place.
AT the caucus held by the members of
the city council for the purpose OF deter
| mining the candidate for this office, Mr.
| Holden. chairman of the Republican state
| central committee, stated that the inter-
ests OF the Republican party required the
defeat of Mr.. Canning and the election
| OF Mr.. Malloy.
| MIR Molloy was elected: and In the
| very November OF the year I'm which he
was elected occurred what Is known as
| the rape of the Democratic caucuses.
mo greater crime in election matters
| was ever committed i'm this or any other
| city i'm the United States. In the Second
ward Lieut.. Hartnett OF the police with
| four or five officers 10y force installed as
warden a man who was not the choice of
the ward committee or any member OF
| tho ward committee
The only way that the men voting the
! organization ticket could get 10 the boxes
was TO hold up the other ticket. and their
trip TO the ballot boxes would be expe-
| dited, and then when they got 10 the bal
| lot box throw down the opposition ticket
| and vote the ticket OF their choice
| I'm 1905 we had the same fight. the
/ board OF canvassers and registra ton in
sisting upon appointing for election OFF,
GERS who the great body Of Democrats
did not believe would protect Democrat
! ic interests.
I'm every election district OF this city
there is appointed by the board Of cam
vassers and registration a warden and
clerk, and the only requirement is that
one shall he of the Democratic faith and
one OF the Republican faith.
This year. as formerly. the Democrat
| ic and Republican parties submitted lists
OF names as their suggestions as 10 who
| should be appointed. In every case eX-
cept one the suggestions made by the
| Republican party were received and ac-
cepted by the board.
''In Wards .. 8, s. I. and Q. which
were entitled 10 either wardens or clerks
| OF the Democratic faith to the number OF
| SO, the suggestions of the Democratic
party were accepted In only IL cases.
I'm Wards 1, 3. 4 and 10. which were
| entitled TO "a, the names suggested by
! the Democratic committees in these
wards were accepted in all but a few
| instances: the difference being that these
| wards are supposed 10 be what are
| known as the Dorney wards and the
other wards are supposed to be what are
known as the organization wards
"In Wards ., 5. 6. Z. and 3, where
| the names filed by tho Democratic party
| for wardens and clerks were not taken
/ and other appointments made. the APP
pointments We're those Of men who are
| known TO be nti-organization men, and
| most OF them pronounced Dorney men.
| "The law provides that the city com
| mittees shall submit 10 days before the
election the names Of at least six mem
bers OF their respective parties In each
district from whom the board shall Sc
| lect two supervisors. In every case, eN-
| cent one the first two names submitted
on the Republican lists were taken. In
the Second. Sixth. Seventh Eighth and
! Ninth wards the board disregarded en-
| tirely tho list named by the Democrats,
| selecting as II chose In the First, Ihlrd'
Fourth and Tenth the same procedure
was followed as with the Republican
| lists.
"If II Is possible by selecting as Demo
| Gratis or as Republicans men who are
| not reaIIv ~ the faith and only assume
| the marty name I'm order to be help 10
the party opponents. an opportunity IS
| given for the manipulation OF the palot
| which should not exist
| '.The law provides that on the closing
| Of the polls the ballots shall be counted
by tho warden and clerk. and the super
! visors -watch-And- supervise lng
1
followed and the supervisors are sN'"
| the ballots TO count.
| "I myself heard the confession OF Two
| men who took part In the electloh VI
1904. who admitted that they had sue
| ceeded I'm destroying the validity ot
great number Of ballots by a piece VI
pencil under their thumb nais' ,,.
| "There are various other ways III VII, /"
q ballot may bemauipuatcd. The inde
4 -. he
| bv a cross in the circle of any party 10
an absolutely straight ballot. ana MS IN
| dependence goes 10 the winds.
! "In the Second ward the appolntees
| either as wardens or clerks-were appoint
| ed from what is known as the DorheS
faction and i'm two instances az inc sun- sun;
| gestion OF Michael McElroy, Repubh-
! can leader and liouor dealer OF the Sec
| ond ward one Of these clerks Is par
| tender. George Taft, who was In years
| past organized the Retail Liquor Dealers
| association against the Democratic party
| "There was one clerk appointed from
| the Democratic list-George r. McCor-
| mick an honorable, able and efficient
man Advised by someone who was wise
| he applied TO Alderman Barney from the
Second ward. 10 see II he couldn ,Sct him
! appointed. Barney went TO the board ot
| canvassers and registration, saw Mr.. Mol
| loy. and Mr. Molloy crossed out the man
| who had been appointeu anu o. 'hV ~
| quest OF the Republican alderman ap-
| polnted the Democratic clerk. George Nc
| Cormck.
| "Tn the Fourth ward. an anti-crganiza-
| tion ward I'm every case the suggestions
| OF the ward committee were taken.
! "In the Sixth ward, an organization
ward. only two men were selected from
| tho Democratic list. IL was simply an at
tempt not - allow the Democratic party
| the representatives desired at the polls.
"In the Seventh ward the same condi-
| tions prevail as IN tho Sixth hut two
men being selected from the Democratic
| list
In the Eighth ward the same condi-
tlons pertain. but one man named by the
| Democrats was selected.
I'm the Ninth ward. formerly known as
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