The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-14
DUNN WILL ABIDE
BY CONVENTION
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be patched up there so that there VIII be
no fght
"I believe this enrolment Is bad ldea'
and that II could have been applied 70
my ward and the Fourth vNrd more prop
erly than Il could be APPLIED 20 tho Th!fi
ward. though do not believe II should
have been ordered for any ward. Ay
ward is Democratic. as IS The Third, nd
there are few Republicans In q. We can
protect ourselves against them, as they
can in tho Third"
IN THE TENTH WARD.
II is understood that efforts have been
made to patch up differences In the Tenth.
but that they have failed and that the
Indications arc for fight at tine caucuses.
The Cannon element IN the ward did nf
attempt 10 make any bargain, according
10 some representatives OF that faction
seen today. They insisted merely that The
delegations from that ward be IN favor
of Higgins, Mccarthy and the assembly
delegation elected last year. The other
side, IL is stated, refused TO make any
definite proposition, or 10 commit thcm-
selves TO any candidates.
ARE FOR MCCARTHY.
my friends In the ward are for Mayor
Mccarthy" said Peter G. Cannon to-
day. I'VE are also for Gov Higgins and
for Tom Haven, who represents me
ward In the assembly. When 1 taxed
with Alderman McMann. Ia company
with another citizen OF the ward ne gave
me To understand that he wIs- nat ~ Ia
vor OF Mccarthy, and wanted 10 select
the delegation To the city convention ana
cont.ol IL Tor some one not a man OF
straw. He also said he would be Tor
Tom Haven or some other good man.
OF course, that was not definite enough,
as the question was as TO whether ne vas
for Haven, leaving out of considnFhtlop
any other man., good or bad We could
come 10 no understanding ! made no
proposition looking TO the obtaining OF
any offices In OF out of the ward iof any
person who is not now IN onlce.
Il might have told him that there were
at least two men on the present council
ticket whom my friends would not indorse
under any circumstances. i referred 10
Councilmen Covell and McNamee AS Is
well known, Covell is not a Democrat
1--WE are willing 10 bring about harmony
In the ward and are not trying 10 make
any bargain that VIII not promote the cest
Interests OF the Democratic party
Mr.. Cannon spoke without bitterness
ANTS SAY BLANKS ARE SCARCE.
Some Democrats were complaining to-
day of the scarcity OF enrolment blanks
and declaring that those charged with
their distribution had failed TO give them
as many as they required II have ordered
a thousand to be printed" said Alderman
Dunn. 1.-THE opposition had plenty OF
them at their meeting the other night
Just after Chairman Donahue OF the city
committee had told me that he had none.
Does that look as II they intend to give
US a square deal2" he asked.
Chairman Donahue said today that the
demand was made on him for 1000, but
that as each OF the big blanks will con-
tain 20 names, he had stated that he would
give 100 10 the man who asked him. or
sufficient for at least 1000 persons. far
more than voted in the entire ward last
year.
lone thousand blanks" he said, 'woulo
be enough 10 enroll all the Democrats In
the city. Why should that number be
given TO one faction in one ward?'