The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-05

gohn Fl. Edwards .............. % So 7s
TOWN COUNCIL.
No. Nv. Vi. Arnold ............ % ~ ~
No. 2-Stephen A. Sweet ........ % ~ 72
No. S-George Il. Reynolds 80. % 80 73
NO. +-George l.. Barber ........ % 40 "
NO. 5-George f. Money ..,..... % b3 20
TOWN TREASURER.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, THREE YEARS
Stephen A. Sweet ................ % 40 ~
TOWN SERGEANT.
Russell q. Peckham ........,... Il 10 81
Amos f. Whitford ............ q %
Peckham elected by rs majority.
TAX ASSESSOR FOR THREE YEARS.
A. A. Money ................... % SO 76
AT WESTERLY.
The election OF town Officers I'm Westor-
~ brought 10l2 out of the 1900 voters in
the town to the voting booths. out OF
this total 325 were straight Republican,
133 straight Democratic and 81 for the
nomination paper candidates. The candi-
dates on both the Democratic and nom-
mated tickets were identical. the 81 voters
representing dissatisfied Republicans who
could not conscientiously vote the Demo-
cratic ticket itself. But one Democrats
nominee, Thomas II. Peabody. personally
n Prohibtionist. who was candidate
for second councilman, won.
The results:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -. itIulcton NfNe-
publican, unopposed), COS.
Town C1erk-Frederick f. Whipple
(Rep). 552: w. Frank Greenman Dem.
and Nom.), 467 Whipple elected by 80
majority.
Town Council. No. 1--william l.. Clarke
(Rep.). $40: Tristram ID. Babcock Dem
and Nom.). 4ss. Clarke elected by "a ma
3ority.
No. 2-Lorenzo d. Richmond Gep). ass;
Thomas H. Peabody CDem and Nom).
bO3 Peabody elected by Is majority.
No. 3-Michael II. Scanlon tRep), 499;
William Gully Dem. and Nom), 4ii.
Scanlon elected by 53 majority.
No 4--Albert III. Langworthy tRep),
sos; Simon p. Nichols Dem. and Nom),
s7s. Langworthy elected by PIT major
ity
No. 5--Albert N. Crandall (Rep.), 563;
Latham n Bentley (Dem. and Nom.). 39l.
Crandall elected by LIZ majority
No. 6--wayland A. Saunders Rep). sos;
William H. Greene CDem. and Nom),
l27 Saunders elected by Is majority.
No. s--Horace L. Burdck Rep), 5l1;
Andrew Farrell CDem. and Nom), Az.
Burdick elected by 90 majority.
Town Treasurer-James NJ Pendleton
(Rep., unopposed), sac.
Assessor OF Taxes--John j. Carney
Rep). $50; Gorton c. Cottrell Dem. aud
Nom.), 2H.
overseer of the Poor-John b. Brown
(Rep., unopposed). S33
School Committee (three years)-Albert
III. Spicer (Rep., unopposed). 5S.
RICHMOND RESULTS.
The voters OF Richmond held a very
uuiet town election. the Republicans hav-
ing nominated ticket at their caucus
which was later ratified by the Demo-
cratic electors or the township. Only 2S
votes were cast. The Australian ballot
was used.
The results follow:
Moderator-oacar L. Barber. &C.
Town Council, No. Henry f. Wood
mansee (Rep.), 2e: No. oscar f. Bar
Der tDem). "a: No 3-Andrew Smith
(Rep), 2s; No. 4-william B. Tucker
Dem). "a: No. 5-Charles ID. Kenyon
tRep), &
Town Treasurer-Charles j. Greene
(Rep), %
CHARLESTowN RETURNS
The Republican town ticket won in the
annual town election at Charlestown yes.
terday by a big majority. the only real
contest, in fact, being that for the office
of town sergeant. The vote polled was
the smallest cast I'm the town In many
years. only IFS OF the 295 names on tho
qualified list being checked.
Moderator Kenyon at two minutes
after / o'clock announced that the polls
were open and ready for voting. Dur
ing the first hour the voting was
steady, due TO the coming OF wagon
loads OF operatives. carried from the
mills at Carolina and Kenyons 10 the
town hall and driven back 10 the mills
as soon as they had voted.
Soon after the polls were opened
Representative George w. Hoxsie, Colt
supporter. whose name was on the