The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-29
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The board Of canvassers anderegistra
ron. which consists OF two Brayton Re
publicans and one Hessian. has named
men In the First ward identified with th'
caucuses which the board Itself has de
clared null and void because OF the per
petration OF gross frauds, and has refuse'
20 appoint reputable. wel-aualified yigi
hnt, honest men named by the decen
Democracy In wards which the reglia'
Democrats controlled at the last caucus
In the Sixth and Ninth wards. wher'
C. w. O'Brien and DIT. Carroll won Owe
the Hessian and Dorney forces. not z
single supervisor who has the confidence
OF the regular Democrats has been named
the board in every case going outside OF
the list submitted by Messrs. o'Brien and
Carroll.
In the Second ward. where Col Dona-
hue. chairman OF the Democratic city
committee, won. the board has named
men whose appointment was not request
ed by either the Democratic city commit
tee or by the ward committee.
All Of these appointments are highly
acceptable to the Dorney- o Neil Moran
Brayton forces.
The boards action In this case illus
trates most vividly another phase OF
Braytonism to which too little public at
tention has been paid
With the Democratic party OF the city
OF Providence I'm its control through the
appointment OF supervisors. wardens ane
clerks; with the Republican board Of can
vassers and registration. which counts
the votes cast for city officers; with Boss
Rrayton's Republican state returning
board which passes upon the vote TO-
state. assembly and congressional can
didates. and with the house OF representa- 81
tives--now Overwhelmingly Republican
and every member Of which retains hi
seat until his successor Is elected ano
aualihed-Braytonism can retain Its griI
upon the Offices of the state forever. T.
the other bodies see At 10 follow the ex-
ample set them by Boss Brayton's par
fisan board OF canvassers and registra-
fion in this city.
The Democracy has but one alleged
representative out Of five on the state re-
turning board and that representative
fs a man who has been repudiated by th'
Democrats Of this city and Of the state II
state convention. and is the leader OF the
Brayton -hireling anti Democratic forces.
HIS name Is Thomas ]. Dorney.
Each house is the Judge Of the election
rst,irns and qualifications OF it's members.
IL a contest is made by the Democrats o.
this city or any other town or city. tht
members OF the present Republican house
will hold over until that contest Is de-
cided.
They may even vote on the question
themselves and accept the certificate oi
Boss Braytons partisan state returning
board as final
At a famous Republican love feast IN
this city some years ago, Boss Brayton
who had not then been chased 10 the
woods by the openly expressed sentiments
OF honest and aroused citizens of all par
ties. was quoted as saying I'm effect 70
the assembled gathering:
Put only the brightest Republicans on
guard as supervisors. wardens and clerks.
and the most stupid Democrats. You
must reach out for this election; and II
YOU can't reach far enough, why reach
little farther"
Boss Brayton is I'm this election keeping
discreetiy i'm the background, but his ad
vice is being acted upon. so far as can be
seen. by the board of canvassers and reg
istration with the aid of Timothy Molloy
the Hesslan member. who is allied with
the Dorney hirelings OF the boss.
Speaking for the Providence Democracy
and also for the people of the state who
are interested in honest electionss Rich
ard r. Comstock said;
The board OF canvassers has treated the
Democratic party unfairly I'm the appoint
ment OF wardens, clerks and supervisors.
in each district the warden and clerk
must be of different political parties. one
n Republican and one a Democrat. Hence
each of these parties submit names. The
board is not obliged 10 appoint from the
names submitted, but In every case one
must be a Republican and the other
Democrat
For the election on Nov. the board
has appointed i'm each instance from the
lists submitted by the Republicans. For
the Democratic wardens and clerks In
every ward controlled by the Dorney men
the board has appointed the men suggest
ed by the Dorney men.
but in each ward controlled by the
snti-Dorney men. except I'm q few in
stances. the board has not appointed
from the list submitted by the anti-Dor-
ney men. but has gone outside the lists.
In most instances they have appointed
Dorney men.
TN the Second ward only one man was
appointed who was suggested by the
ward committee; and all the ether APP
pointments were men prominent I'm the
caucus fight for. the Dorney ticket Some
OF them were candidates on that ticket.
This Is also true In the Sixth and Eighth
wards
I'm the Ninth ward where the caucus
night was won by DR.. Carroll the men
suggested by him were turned down in
every instance. and wen who were op-
posed TO him In the caucus fight appoint
he uyh0 n. a.,
es far as the protection OF the Democrat
" Interests are concerned. is in the hands
OF the Dorney men.
In prominent club I'm this city a bet
was recently made on the legislative tick
81. After the bet the Republican stated
he felt sure OF winning II. because tho