The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-30
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fail in this endeavor at the caucuses they
are likely to use the money that will he
furnished them to control the convention
have no doubt, however that IL the
Democratic party turns out I'm force at
the caucuses the good government side
Will easily overwhelm the Republican ma
chine schemers"
THE LAW ON THE SUBJECT
While some persons have questioned the
wisdom of taking the proposed action. Il
Is agreed that there is ample authority
under the caucus law, which was adopt
ed In December, 1902. and applies to this
city. The part OF section which applies
to the re-enrollment reads as follows:
city committees may make regula-
tions, not Inconsistent with law. to de-
termine the membership in the party and
to restrain those not entitled to vote at
caucuses called by them from taking part
therein, and such regulations shall be
furnished to and shall govern the offi-
GERS by this act charged with the duty
OF preparing the caucus voting lists, In
the preparation of such lists so far as
they are not In conflict with the provi-
sions OF this act
The same section provides that 1.-THE
general management OF the affair OF each
political party In each city shall be vest
ed in its city committee subject to the
rules and regulations which the state
committee of such political party shall
make"
A DISSENTING VIEW.
Democrat OF Ward g. who has long
when asked what he thought OF adopting
the enrolment plan In his ward, said:
Il do not favor II. with due respect to
Mr. Hogan. The latter Is showing COM
w 10 ha ha q
entered into the fight FOR decency.
Know OF plans OF his that show much
skill and cannot fail to be of great SER
vice to the party in the ward In the COM
ing campaign against men who have sold
their influence and the party organiza-
tons prestige to the Republican state
machine sui, in view of conditions in
the ward, / cannot see what benefit can
be derived from an enrolment plan. In
the first place the Democratic state COM
mittee chairman has recently appointed
cuses, and as they are body with some
authority to act, IL would be better to
wait and see what that committee does.
Some members Of the Dunn faction might
we'll ask who has authority to make up IA
list OF Democrats save the party organi-
Zation In the ward-that Is the Dunn
ward committee. / for one would not
want to see the ward committee make up
the enrolment, for l know that and a
dozen men In the ward, at least. who
have always opposed Dunn and voted the
Democratic ticket on election day, would
have no rights at the caucus. We have
lost that firm sense OF honor that would
keep Republican from voting at DEM
ocratic caucus, and a Democrat from vot-
ing at a Republican caucus, and our
worthless caucus law seems to offer a
premium for political dishonesty.
DANGEROUS AT PRESENT.
"It seems to me that no matter how
hard the conditions, that II would be very
dangerous just at present to shut out
even few Democrats who may honestly
support Alderman Dunn for participation
in the caucus, were such a thing possi-
BILE.
II regret that this idea has been broach-
ed. 1T may be true that Italians who were
not citizens voted at previous caucuses,
but know n passible Democratic candf-
date for alderman who can bring to the
next caucus some 80 naturalized Italians,
unless they are turned from the party by
such a course as marking Italians Off the
voting lists. In Ward 3 all classes vote
the Democratic ticket. and the Italians
that vote are just as much in favor of
reform as any other class
II want men to vote for change in
conditions here and as one OF the voters
OF that ward ] say, don't strike off one
Italians name unless there is proof that
the possessor OF that name is a Republi-
can.
BOARD OF CANvASSERS' FIGURES.
But Wnat good would an enrolment doy
The board of canvassers and registration
would probably ignore IT. and as for
Warden Cassidy and his crowd OF clerks,
why il would be as In former years,
fear. All one would have to do would be
TO show a ballot printed In the right color
ed ink. or with Dunn's picture upon IT,
The vote would go In and the enrolment
would be pigeon holed as securely as one
of the labor measures is in the legisla-
ture.
If there was a protest to the board OF
and registration the best that
would do would be to throw
out the caucus. The old gang would again
control the ward committee and there
would be no honest caucuses in Ward
for years TO come.
mo. the way TO do Is to arouse public
sentiment. Everything Is favorable for
political revolution in this ward. If the
gang behind the rail are watched and
the voters In line show they are tired of
political traitors, things will go all right.
With all due respect to Representative
Hogan, i am opposed to any enrolment at
this time, and believe without II he will
win, because the voters OF this ward have
at last had their eyes opened"