The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-11

After the chowder came the secretary's
report and then that OF the treasurer. The
latter showed a comfortable balance in
the treasury
Russell u. Bullock. as chairman Of the
dominating committee. reported the fol
lowing list of officers. President John
Doran, Esq; vice president. Fred Il.
Rhodes; secretary. Robert Grieve; treas
nrer, Albert IL. OlneYi executive COM
mittee, Thomas H. Donahue, william
Carroll, John j. Fogarty. David ]. Barry,
J.. j. Mccarthy and Luke Kavanagh
ELECTED BY ONE BALLOT.
President Doran after the secretary had
cast one ballot for all the officers thank
ed the members OF the club for the honor
conferred upon him He promised TO give
the club good service during the coming
year
Then was considered the matter OF the
annual banquet and Washington's :
birthday celebration After several
members had made suggestions it
was voted 10 have the celebration as
usual this year, and the procuring Of
speaker and the arranging OF other de-
tails was left TO the executive committee
a communication from the Providence
Typographical union was referred to the
executive committee.
There was then an interesting season
OF Speechmaking Former Gov. Garvln
being first called upon.
EX-GOv. GARVIN.
He spoke OF the last state campaign
and OF the lessons that might be drawn
from it. Some OF the reasons for defeat
4 he believed. were first the hostility OF the
press. second the lack OF funds and third.
the partisan election and caucus laws
These reasons were beyond the power Of
the party to remedy, bus 10 DR. Garvin
1 titt'=ether chief reasons which were FIXTURE
20 register the voters. lack OF harmony
and the distressing effect OF conditions in
Providence were matters that might be
overcome.
The speaker made an earnest plea for
hetter WORK Tor registration the coming
year. lie advised an early start in this
important matter. As TO the issues Of the
coming campaign the former governor
said one must ho constitutional reform
and alongside OF this must be other Issues
OF Importance. he suggesting that Of mu-
nicipal ownership OF public utilities As
20 harmony DIR. Garvin urged that the
Democrats must depend largely ON en-
thusiasm and IL might be well TO have a
convention 10 decide upon candidates
II had seemed TO him that in view OF
the laws in this state II might be we'll 10
hold convention i'm April In other
states the registration did not close until
after the nominations were made and this
was a great advantage to the candidates
Governor Garvln paid n high tribute to
lut 'httlNt Work or the state committee
in the last campaign
The speakers remarks were received
with enthusiasm and at the close he was
generously applauded.
COL. QUINN NEXT.
EX-Chairman y. ~. Quinn was the next
speaker ana he was in most hopeful mood
Col Quinn said that the state organ
ization never was In better shape than at
present. He cited the splendid condition
OF party affairs in Woonsocket Lincoln
Scituate and South Kingston. Pm those
towns the Democrats received no financial
aid from the state committee and vet I'm
Sctuate the local party had fund OF
5000. put up by the Republicans. against
them
The immense Importance Of registration
IN this city and Pawtucket was dwelt
upon in a clear and convincing way. Col
Quinn said that his examination of the
details Of the last campaign convinced
him mat ms CITY was ID mocratic city
n there was n fun registration.
a DEMOCRATIC CITY.
lie also believed that " the Democrats
Of the slate registered as fully as they
should that the house OF Representatives
would be controlled by the Democratic
party.
In cogcludlng his remarks Col Quinn
made an earnest plea for earnest work
on the part Of all Democrats during the