The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-03


the necessity OF a full representation OF
Democrats at tonights caucuses was en-
phasized, were hela in the Eighth, Ninth
and Tenth wards last night.
Edward NJ. Sullivan and John w. Ho-
gan. the principal speakers In the last
two wards declared that men not enroll
ed by the Democratic city committees
enrolment body could not stand as can
didates tonight I'm the three wards af-
fected by the enrolment plan.
DIR. Edw ard f. Carroll, president OF
the club, opened the meeting there, and
thanked The members for appearing In
such large numbers and then admonished
the voters OF the ward TO go TO the eau
Gus tonight as early as possible that they
might check any game that the opposi-
tion tempted. DR.. Carroll said
DIR. CARROLL SPEAKS OUT.
1--WE in the Ninth ward are confronted
by faction that has been false to the
Democrat party and is false to II now.
II Is a faction that has resorted to the
most desriCable statements and proceed
ings possible deroeatory TO the Jefferson
club and myself. A circular has made
It's appearance today attacking the club
and myself. IL Is signed by man VINO
has been notorious for years as having
qualified to vote in the ward. and he has
placed the Democratic party In the posi-
ton which necessiiated the purgtng OF
the ward list by enrolling Democratic
voters.
'In his circular this man says: Many
of those who formerly believed In Carroll
have asked me TO make this fight the
men who have asked him TO make TINS
fight are the fioeters who have come into
the Ninth ward. They are Republicans
and his own henchmen Several or those
whose names appear on the ticket Inat
Is being advocated by Thomas j. Dor
ney are not enrolled on the lists or this
ward and ere, consequently, under the
decision Of the city solicitor. ineligible,
and every ballot cast for them VIII be
"Dr. Jonn F. Cannon. who appears on
the Dorney ticket as candidate for school,
committee. has made public statement
was used without his knowledge or au-
thorlty. And this is but one example OF
everything that this man Dorney has
'o"e SULLIVAN 10 IL SCORES DoRNEY.
| Edward NJ Sullivan said:
"T care not to praise Caesar but 20
| bury him., and 50 thought that would
| quote from the official mouthpiece OF rem,
| egade Democracy a statement accredited
| to Thomas ]. Doiney This says: 'Ihe
party when was responsible for the
scratching OF hundreds of well-known
| fought That one paragraph sums up
the entire political standing OF THOMAS
| .Dorney
ocrats Of this city to fight Is the entire
| Democratic party OF the state OF Rhode
! Island. for at the convention held year
| ago this very plan was indorsed. he 10
! he has taken for several years of fight
| ing the Democratic party and tnat ne 10
going to do It again And for whaty F,or
the assistance OF the EepHpnSahb S has been. p'S'
| Now just a word regarding the ucket
headed by his name According TO the
decision made by City Solicitor Baker II u
/ Thomas ]. Dorney should receive a
thousand ballots at the caucus In this
ward tomorrow night. and DIR. Carroll
| should have but half dozen Dr. Car-
49, bar ,f
roll would be declared the memoer T,ar,as Un aas
]. Dorney under the enrolment plan Is
not . ESRoLLMENT EXPLAINED.
"The enrolment plan Is nothing moro
nor less than the establishment or rule
of the democratic party as ordered by the
| Democrats state convention year ago
and Endorsed by the Democratic city COM
rittee and declared legal by the Repub-
| Iican CITY solicitor. Through this plan
the Democratic party has found way
to brush from it's path those renegade
| Democrats without having 10 go peIore
| the board OF canvassers.
MANY Misrepresentation have been
made concerning the enrolment plan. The
allegation has been made that thousands
OF Democrats have been disfranchised-
ct MS see. In this city last year there
were 1900 Democrats and the enrolment
committee has deemed II wise to call the
Democratic tendencies OF 22S OF these into
question.
ITO my mind the scratching on or those
2os was the ridding the Democratic party
| of the choicest collection of grafters ana
ward heelers that ever disgraced any
| American city We have lost nothing.
What we have never had has slipped
away from US. For every one OF those
political renegades we have gained hum
dred good, true. loyal Democratic voters.
"It has not been because OF the numeri-
! cal strength Of these renegades that tney
have been able to deliver the party to our
opponents. 1t is because the good, honest
Democrats and the independent voters
have refrained from attending the caI-
cuses. I say that In the establishment
OF the enrolment plan we have done the
best thing that the Democratic party has
| performed In many years"