The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-18
STANDS
SOLID BEHIND
GODDARD MEN

AZ ts annual meeting yesterday after
noon the Democratic state central com
mittee unanimously adopted a resolution
congratulating the Al members of the leg
islature who have stood true 10 the
pledge 20 support Col. Goddard made by
the Democratic and Lincoln parties IN the the
last campaign, and declaring that the
committee could conceive OF no circuin-
stances which would Justify those mem
bcrs In abandoning that pledge.
Col. y. II. Quinn or WarWlck oUeIeu
the resolution and supported II In Wig
orous speech The text of the resolution
reads:
Resolved That this state central com
mittee congratulates those IL members OF
the legislature who have thus far stood
true TO the pledge made by the Demo
cratic and Lincoln parties To the people
OF this state I'm the last campaign. Ana
Il can conceive of no possible circum,
stance or condition arising that Would
Justify these members In voting for any
person for United States senator IN op-
position to Col Goddard
The committee unanimously reelected
it's old officers: Judge Frank IL. f1tz-
simmons, Col. Peter j.. Gaskln ana WI
liam r. Congdon, chairman. secretary
and treasurer, respectively. for the ensu-
Edward NJ. sullivan Of Cranston offered
the following resolution, suggested. ne
said, by the permanent Chairman. yudee ,ien
FitzSinmons, TO carry out the resolution
passed by tho state convention govern
Ing Democratic eaucuses, and 1t was
adopted.
named by the chair. be appointed 10
draft rules and regulations for the gov
ernment OF Democratic caucuses anu re-
port the same TO subseduent mee'ilg
of the committee, after SUBMISSION 10 tue
executive committee.
Col. Quinn. in supporting his resolution
on the senatorial situation, said In part
II offer this. not because any necessity
exists so far as the votes Of our Al mem
bers are concerned, but because IL uocs
seem only proper recognition py, tnl tnls
committee OF the splendld Work OF ou.
representatives I'm the state legislature IN
the present contest for the election OF u
United States senator.
i'I offer this also, because there seems
to be an idea among some Repupncssls
those al members Will begin 10 uiNlue
their votes between the two Republican
candidates. There IL no jurisdiction lot
any such presumption; ana i want 10 40
or record as saying that never. IN my
opinion, will a time come when the STU
alton will require those Al members IN lhe
interests of the state 10 cast their votes
for either Col. Colt or Senator Wetmore'
II il n piece of Republican impudence 10
sueeest such a thing.
"Ifp TO the present time our candidate
! is I'm the lead. and II has been me rue i
| IN such circumstances IL is that OF one OF
the lower candidates in the race. IL there
| is 10 be any realignment of votes IL must
come from the other side, VINO nave
created this deadlock by their inability
to agree. ...,,
Cci. Goddard; and even In the event OF
tl.ir candidates death 1t seems TO me
those members would still, by their
pledges be bound TO vote agalhst any any
man controlled by Brayton or the Repuo-
lican machine. A.
"The belief that the time mas come To
protest against such suggestions from
the other side is my reason for offering
this resolution.