The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-16
81 More Votes i'm Third
Ward, Gainer Men Say,
Than They Counted on
Tickers - Dunn Ticket
Had II Majority-Ald.
McMann's Ticket Won
by los = Conaty Men
Say 200 Republicans
Voted for Him - Nc
Mann Denies 1t.

The city council caucuses last evening
were very quiet, and in two of the
wards. the Third and the Tenth, a large
vote was polled.
In the Tenth ward there was no ques-
tion as TO the majority OF 105 given AL
derman owen McMann and his council
ticket. though the Cannon forces claimed
that about 200 Republicans voted the Nc
Mann ticket.
In the Tnfrd ward the Dunn caucus
warden refused TO permit the voting TO
begin until a space OF ten feet had been
cleared between the rail and the crowd
In the room. and after the baloting the
count ca the votes, as announced by the
warden, showed about 30 more votes than
the Gainor forces had counted as cast.
according to men they detailed with
tickers, aud the warden refused to Sount
the names checked.
board OF canvassers and registration for
determination.
Alderman McMann said this morning:
There are not zoo Republican property
voters I'm The waro, and there are among
those who do live in the ward any Elsin-
Der of Republicans who would not enter
a Democratic caucus under any cir~un-
stances, 50 that the claim that more
than 200 kepu siicans voted In our careos
is absurd.
II believe John Conaty is good.
hat, but he Is with lot OF sauealers;
When lost turned to and said would
support the ticket. They are different.
The sooner these so-called Democratic
leaders in the ward go way back and sit
down the fooner We shall have something.
when they won the last caucus they
got sweli-headed and would not have
| anything to do with me; they Thought
was down and out. and circulated
story through the ward that I was
| against the denomination, and am now
| IL - Il Anlta ~ hxr
But l will abide by any Democratic eau
| us and work for the nominee. am not
like the fellows who run on nomination
papers.
sltion attacking my private character did
me more good than harm, as the people
Of the ward know, me, and am proud OF
| this expression OF their confidence.
The results follow:
FIRST WARD.
But 16 ballots were cast in the First
ward The ticket nominated follows:
For alderman, Charles c. Nichols; for
councilmen. William II, Thornley,, Jr..
James A. ilinghon. Frederick !. Dana
and Charles NJ. Kelly.
SECOND WARD.
The caucus OF the Second ward was
very quiet. and but 36 votes were polled.
The ticket nominated was as follows:
Alderman, George Z. Peterson council
| men. Henry f. Baldwin, John G. Kings
ley. Irving o. Hunt and Alfred c.
| Thompson.
| THIRD WARD.
The caucus In Ward 3 was exciting
enough at the start. as Warden Cassidy
! delayed the starting OF the voting untli
| 7:45 o'clock. Timothy T.. Molioy,
member Of the board of canvassers ana
| registration stood first at the ballot box
| and counteranced and counselled the de-
| lay.
| Capt Mowry, acting under instructions
| from Warden Cassidy, put the watchers
with the certified lists so far back that
| they could do no harm to the Dunn
= clerks, and be of little service to voters.
| There was objection to this course, but
The ward committee elected at the last
| caucus was tending right TO business,
and the warden refusing TO act, demand
| was made that Representative John w.
| Hogan be allowed TO act in his place. In
| accordance with pre-arranged plan
Warden Cassidy finally started the vot-
| ing A policeman friendly to the Dunn
| interest seriously interfered with GER
| tain members of the ward committee In
| che performance OF their duties about the
| ward room, and II required the constant
| attendance of Capt. Mowry TO get any
privileges at all from the ward commit
\ tee.
There was considerable surprise ex-
| pressed when the result of the count be-
| came known. The Gainer men had been
confident all evening and the Dunn men
mum and sullen. This was taken to indi-
| cate a Gamer victory. The warden an
| nounced that Dunnkhad received 2l0 votes
while Gamer had 1873. This made 4O3 while
| a count kept by ticker" showed only 33
votes cast Warden Cassidy refused TO let
Gamer representatives count the names
\ on the check lists.
MIR. Gamer and Representative Hogan
went to the city hall and filed protest
against the caucus. The members of the
| board of canvassers and registration
| said they would consider the matter at
| o'clock this morning. Mr.. Molloy some
time after the ballots were left at the
city hall went to the office of the Repub-
lican organ, presumably for Instructions
FOURTH WARD.
| But one ticket was presented In the
Fourth ward and 90 votes were cast for
1t.
| Following is the ticket nontnted; FOR
| Recommendations j. Evans; for Coun-
| cIlmen-Edward II. Halton, James r.
sullivan. Edwin Knowles Jr, and Percy
| A. Harden.
FIFTH WARD
At tho Fifth ward caucus in the waru
| room on Beacon avenue. the evening
| n,onotony was broken only by the Vislt
| 90 tho unavor who entered briskly shortly
| after z o'clock. Walking TO the desk he re-
marked. Patrick j. Mccarthy 26s Point
street. Fifth Ward, Sixth District FroVl-
| dence. Providence county. Rhode Island,
| Irnited States OF America" The following
| ticket was nofneu' ror aiueihiah
A Cotton: for councilmen-James r.
smith. Emil Benson, Horace II. Wolff and
/ s,grnund Rosen. There were ~ votes for
| the ticket.
SIXTH WARD.
In the absence of Joseph II. Feeley,
the Republican &C ucus warden In the
! sixth ward after waiting about an hour,
| Chairman Walter j. Donnelly OF the
| ward committee consented TO act as war
| den, read the cali and opened the ballot
| box, Ten votes were cast for the follow
inn ticket. For alderman, Joseph Il.