The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-21
OVER 1900 ENROLLED
BY Dem. CITY COMMITTEE
Lists Submitted by Doney and Dunn Factions and First Ward
Committee fieIdUp for Consideration Meeting to Be
Held Tomorrow.


Lists Of names submitted by the anti
organization men In the First. Third and
Ninth wards were held for action tomor-
row and lists submitted by citizens COM
mittee in the First ward, by the citizens
committee in the Third ward and by the
regular ward committee in the Ninth
ward were accepted by the enrolment
committee OF the Democratic city COM
mttee last evening at a meeting held In
the Democratic state central committee
headquarters in the Banigan building.
Chairman Thomas II. Donahue presided
and the members OF the committee, re-
Gently appointed by him were all present,
except John j. Shea of the First ward
and William A. Faulkner OF the Seventh
ward. Those present were Thomas Ken
nedy OF the Second ward, John j. McAvoy
of the Third ward, James +. McKeon of
the Fourth ward. John ]. OReilly OF the
Fifth ward, Thomas j. Kelley OF the
Sixth ward. James Farley of the Eighth
ward. DIR. Edward f. Carroll OF the Ninth
ward and Thomas j. Cunningham OF the
Tenth ward DR.. Carroll was selected as
secretary OF the committee.
Thomas J. Dorney of the Ninth ward
at the door OF the committees room and
asked permission to be allowed to speak
in favor OF the list of 535 voters which he
had presented TO the committee, declaring
that he wished to explain to the body why
his list should not be thrown out.
motion not TO admit Mr. Dorney was
made by Mr.. Cunningham OF the Tenth
ward, Mr.. McKeon OF the Fourth second
ed IL and the committee voted TO exclude
Mr.. Dorney.
John ]. McAvoy, chairman OF the Third
W. "a 10
wards member OF the enrolment COM
mittee. who is a member OF the forces
aligned for Alderman Dunn as against the
Hogan-Gainer supporters, presented the
following communication from the COM
mittee OF the ward:
1--WE, the Democratic ward committee
of the Third ward, hereby protest against
the enrolment OF the voters OF the Third
ward for the protection OF the Democratic
party. not only I'm the Third ward but
throughout the city and state.
1--WE believe we voice the sentiments
OF the Democratic voters OF our ward
when we warn you I'm advance that IL
will work destruction 90 the party as
whole We cannot understand why you
wish to punish the citizens OF the only
Democratic ward in the city. We have
no fusion tickets. and always settle our
differences I'm our caucuses, and then
work for the best interest OF the Demo-
cratic party as a whole, sending as we
did last year large Democratic pluralties
for all candidates.
Therefore. we pray your honorable
TO leave the names as they are
printed upon the voting list untouched.
and extend To the citizens OF the Third
ward the right 90 cast their ballots for
the Democrats of their choice"
No action on this communication was
taken The list OF over so names made
up by the citizet committee of the First
ward under the leadership Of Addison =.
Munroe James II. Thurston and William
Carroll was accepted and the list submit
ted by the ward committee. about ~
names. was deferred until Sunday after
noon at o'clock. when IL will be can
vassed by the members OF the committee.
The forces headed by John w. Hogan
and Joseph ii. Gainer presented about 100