The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-21
CAUCUSES SOLID
FOR COL. GODDARD

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The proceedings by wards follow:
FIRST WARD.
The First ward caucus was opened at
o'clock. At that hour there was no one
present but the caucus officials and the
patrolman detailed for duty. No call was
read, no announcement OF any character
was made and no nominations were made
James Finan officiated as warden and
John Cashman.' Daniel Hanley and Ber-
nard i. McElroy as clerks.
On one corner OF the platform lay n
small package OF ballots. which read as
follows: First Ward Regular Nomina-
tions. For Delegates 10 State Senatorial
Convention-Willlam Gammell, 17C Hope
street; John Doran. So Power street"
This was the only ticket in the field. II
received II votes
After the polls had been open about half
an hour. Addison p. Monroe introduced
the resolution commencing the senator
and representatives In the general assem-
bly, from this city for their support or
Robert II. /. Goddard. which was second
ed by William Carroll. and passed without
dissenting voice.
A few minutes later, although the call
read for the polls 20 be kept open until
10 O'Clock. William Carroll addressed the
warden and said:
"Mr. warden--In view of the fact that
there Is no contesting ticket I'm the field
and no one waiting TO vote, move that
the polls be declared closed"
This motion was passed unanimously.
SECOND WARD.
The Second ward caucus was called to
order at 3 o'clock by Col Thomas ii.
Donahue. who read the call Patrick II.
Mulholland was elected chairman ana
William II. Bagley secretary. Richard B'
ComStock, Charles Sisson and Henry f.
Baldwin were elected delegates TO attend
the convention. The resolution indorsing
the candidacy OF Col. Goddard and the
work OF the Providence delegation In the
general assembly was adopted unana-
mously. and the business was completed
and adjournment taken 10 minutes AFTER
the meeting had been called to order.
THIRD WARD.
In the Third ward at 7:l0 the call for
the caucus was read by James j. Nolan,
Jr. who was elected chairman. Francis
(. McKenna was made secretary. For
delegates to the convention, Amasa M
Eaton. James j. Nolan. Jr., and Joseph
H. Gamer were elected without opposition.
The resolution indorsing Col. Goddard and
the city delegation in the legislature
was adopted the caucus adjourned and
the policeman in charge OF the ward room
locked II up and went away.
Chairman John j. O'Neil OF the ward
committee appeared In front of the ward
room at 730 and found the door locked.
Mr. ONeil told the half-dozen men near
the door that according TO an agreement
the delegates to the convention were 20
be John w. Hogan. Amasa NJ. Eaton and
Alderman John G. Dunn. He intimated
that a fight might have been put up II he
had suspected any othor result than the
choice OF the men he had named
Alderman Dunn appeared later and
somebody succeeded in having the ward
ed and waited around a while. but nothing
was done.
FOURTH WARD.
Two delegations were elected from the
Fourth ward by two separate caucuses
Shortly after o'clock about is men gath
cred In the ward room on Fountain street
behind the guard rails and entered into
discussion relative TO the ways and means
OF holding the caucus. Bernard Barry OF
the Fourth ward committee was elected
chairman and the delegates elected were
Samuel Daubney and John F. Bowen. The
caucus was then declared closed by the
chairman and the men left the room, with
the patrolman still In charge.
Shortly after o'clock another group of
men, numbering about six, entered the
ward room and asked the patrolman IL a
caucus had been held AS no person had
demanded the key and as no one had
taken the official station behind the rail
and declared the caucus open the police
man said that there had not been any
caucus.
p. T. Mullen stated that, as the regular
warden was not present. II was within
the law to choose one from the floor He
nominated James L. McKeon, who was
elected by acclamation. Then Joseph T.
Doyle was elected caucus clerk Warden
NcKeon called for the key TO the box
which the officer surrendered.
The usual formalities OF caucus were
gone through. the check lists opened. bal
lots distributed. the call of the caucus
read and finally the baloting for dele
gates took place p. T. Mullen nominated
Frederick e. Rhodes and Patrick f. can
ming. The ballots were cast I'm the official
ballot box. The polls remained open un-
til 10 o'clock and the names OF those vot-
ing we're checked on the lists.
The Goddard resolution was presented
by p. T. Mullen. read and adopted.
FIFTH WARD.
The Fifth ward caucus, in the ward
room on Beacon avenue, was brief and
harmonious About 30 OF the Democratic
voters OF the district were In the ward
room by 1880, when the caucus was organ.
ized by the reading OF the call and the
election of Daniel A. Cotton as chairman,
Representative Richard Hayward Ed
n I'd c. Carr and stephen A. Cotton were
chosen delegates by unanimous vote.
All this was done before and the
caucus was then declared closed and the
official ballot box was sealed and left.
with the ward room. I'm the custody of the
police officer detailed there. Between
and 10 o'clock dozen more voters drifted
into the ward room, inquired II every
thing was over, chatted with the police
man a few minutes, found out who the
delegates were and went out.
SIXTH WARD.
The Sixth ward caucus was called 10 or
d.. by Thomas Kelly OF the ward COM
nittee. Joseph F. Feeley was elected
chairman and Thomas NJ. O'Hara, clerk.
The caucus elected Thomas A. Carroll
and washington r. Prescott delegates to
the senatorial convention.
SEVENTH WARD.
Chairman Michael Eagan OF the Sey-
enth Ward Democratic committee calha
the caucus to order in the ward room on