The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-08
MACHINE GIVEN
An AWFUL JOLT

Wouldn't Il make you mad II you were
a machine man and had created police
commission TO rule the biggest city In the
state and taken the power from the peo-
pie of the city and given IL TO the COVER
nor and senate 10 name the commission
ers. and they named only honest men,
III YOU had then transferred the power
10 a board OF aldermen in the city wmch
you were sure would always be Repuoh-
can and more easily influenced than gov
ernor and senate could be, and IL that
Republican board OF aldermen let Dem
ocratic mayor name the coininisnsiono, 81 .e,,
whom you didn't want. and ax or the zen
aldermen promptly confirmed the mayor
appointee. wouldn't II jar you'
Can you imagine the gone feenhg
that pervades machine headquarters 10
day? -.
Mayor Patrick j. McCarthy's action yes
terday in appointing Col Harold >;
Gross police commissioners 10 sucsesu
Dsmocrats who control the party organi-
cation in this city, as 10 the decent |ili-
zens generally. ...., so-
1t was the sole topic OF conversa'IGin niroins tor
where the feeling was one OF deep chds
rim, as IL had been planned TO turn down
Col Gross and select puppet OF the lo-
cal ring. ,..,,,, ana
the department were TO be turned over
to the elements that beileve IN
open town." and. IT was believed, tne ia
terests OF the Republican party "ouiu
have been promoted. a.,
That was the machine view: and 1t was
shared by a certain discredited type ol
Democrats. a, ,r,noa-
sible for the local ring 70 carry OUT lts
plan to lay the appointment or COL cross
on the table, and some ume hs~t 49,
possibly put in the name Ola OF Soi or some
other man who stands well with the MA
chine men and elect him ,s.
The vote by which the board OF aioeI
men confirmed the non,inSsuh s,n nno,sh was a
mistake due to the eagerness OF one AZ
derman who wears the machlls pIat n,u
vote as he had been hidden 10 oo' ofily he
The vote on confirmation stood 8 for 10
. against, and one of the votes In iaNo'
OF confirmation was cast py ohc % trst
man who had pledged themselves against
On the first vote that was taken, the
motion of Alderman John 4. punh. NIL y
self a candidate for the posltloh' W
the mayors nomination on the tapi t ,,in .
darman Fletcher voted in favor or laying
on the table, MISUNDERSTANDING me 9s,
ton. while Alderman Parks of the ,sS iitss
ward the home OF Col; watson No'o"
against tablng the appointment ..
II was an open vote. the mempers
standing until they were countea. ne ne
First ward. which Is represenueu ~ the
strongest Gross supporters IN the cls
and Il was thought that on TINS open
vote the alderman lntenued 40 shoT ~ Mat
he did when the secret ballot was 'ahe'
later. 1T. -, the
| ars{ ballot as he received fVe Votes go
/ three against and one blank. while vote
| was cast for some Mr.. Martin. Aiuel
| man Higgins stated some time ago ggh iaS;
| he had a candidate and IL ls lhoush'
] that he cast the Martin ballot
The vote was doubted. however; anu. W
| set all doubt at rest, anotner pdiiS' W. w.
| made col Gross received the votes OF Al
dermen Budlong, Peterson. keynolos'
/ Spicer, Fletcher and one other' ,A
| 1t Is known that Aldermen Dunn ano
| McMann and Parks voted against connrn-
| alton. which leaves Higgins ana fhrkei ~
| TO be accounted for. Mr.. Higgins voted -
lay the nomination on tns theru yspre; must have
] voted against his own SIDE Wheh the 'iho
/ ballot was taken. .,;o,,
Which one seems an open ,,n dueNSe,vs News
| though Information received by the news
| Democrat indicates plainly that the maj
| who cast the Gross vote was not expecu
ed by the machine to do SO; ana ana sotnt tnt
OF the most rabd machine men had stateo
| only a few minutes before the alderIner
| convened that they were as sure OF M,
| as they were OF themselves. He explains
or cosirse' the nomination would have
been confirmed. anyway, as tnere "er' ~
! Ave votes irrevocably for Col. Gross, ant
! the mayor would have cast the decldlns
vote for his own appontee lmmediate,N 81,
| had there been tie vote, so tnat TN
| mistake made by the machine alderman
| WAS illustrative simply OF the high ordel
of intelligence that did not direct the op
| position -, 4.
| In al under
! stances hearkening TO the will or the ma
| chine. and that four of them actuall
did vote against nmi Is resahEeeu the arsp a % tha
the city hall ring has upon local ans,rs ,s
| tives of the people. A.
| pleased because of the committee appoint
ments given 10 his Democratic colleague
| Alderman McMann of the Tenth ward
Mr.. McMann who is ne" melnDer, se
better assignments in fact than dld Al
derman Dunn himself. ITS case o
speak for yourself. John, believe, sai'
! n we'll known Democrat today,
In a statement TO the machine organ
which was whipped into line Tor Col
Gross at the eleventh hour, but wnicl
devotes about ten lines of commentator
today TO the mayors and aldermen ac
tion to more than l50 lines OF condemna
tion. Alderman Dunn says In part:
II am not aggrieved that the mayo
d1d not nominate me- Il AIN uStppoihNV'
as / should have liked TO serve the clt'
and my party as a member OF the com
| mission I believe, though, that IN goin'
outside his own party for nominee ~
has administered a contemplate slur upo
the members Of the party which DID mir
the honor 10 nominate him. ana late
swung into line In support OF him TO sue
an extent that no won handsomely.
Mayor Mccarthy has been not only un
fair in his attitude toward the Demo
cratic party since his election, put ma
been traitor 10 numerous legitimat
pledges which he made. He shows con
! clusdvely that he Is dominated py lnnu
en.es which SAVIOR OF a mixture OF Repuu
lica nissm and Comstockism.
"In view OF the manner I'm which SUP
ported him In his nomination and M
| election. such treatment was unJust !
me as n friend and treacherous as pur
lie official. -
Not only in the police commission maj
ter but In his other early onicial acts =
, has turned away from the men VINO reI
resent the Democracy of the city IN IN
, city council
Explaining his action further Mayo
MCCARTHY, who has been receiving th
CONGRATULATIONS OF hundreds OF Demo
} Gratis and Independents alike on his a6
tion Yesterday. said.
81. -. a question whether the Repul