The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-28
S.W. K. ALLEN NOMINATED
after CAUCUS ADJOURNED

The unity that does not exist in the
two Republican factions that divided last
year over the United States senatorship
was strikinsiy illustrated last evening In
the holding of two caucuses at East
Greenwich.
The faction led by Senator stephen J.
Arnold, Wetmoreite. and that OF Repre-
sentative Samuel W. *. Allen, who was
a Colt man, clashed at the caucus for the
election of a town committee. the selec-
ton OF delegates to the state convention
and the nomination of senator ana rep
resentative.
After the first and regular caucus had
been opened and uttouruert- -teentfse-ei
the chairman's contention that he could
not conduct a fair caucus without
check list which was not at hand, the
Allen forces held second caucus ana
carried their ticket without opposltion,
the Arnold supporters claiming that the
second session was not legal CAUCUS,
and took no part In II.
Last spring. when Representative Al
len first cast his vote for Col. Samuel r.
Colt for United States senator, 1t was
charged that he had represented to MS
constituency that he would vote ior eA-
Senator George PEABODY Nethole
throughout the legislative sessioh. SENT
tor Arnold voted Tor Senator Wetmore on
every ballot.
The town hall was crowded to the
doors, between $50 and 400 men peins
present when Thomas Allen. chairman oi
the town committee. called the caucus 10
order at 1880 O'Clock. IL had Deen ~,
mored about the town that there wouiu
be contest for the place or sinuei w.
X. Allen as a member OF the state CEN
trail committee and the printed bailots
showed that Charles O. Hill would have
been Mr.. Aliens opponent d.
After the reading or me eaii so ,oI on,,o n,,o
nations for chairman and secretary OF tns
caucus. John c. Tillinghast was CHOSEN
chairman and William A. browning sec
retary. u,,,orson
A Gould for senator To succeed senator
Arnold. and named Samuel w. ~. Alleh
10 succeed himself in the lower nouse.
yoeanh q Thornley, nominated senator
ctarhen r Arnold TO succeed himseli III
the upper legislative branch, ana thaI,les tai,ss
r. Hili TO succeed Representative Alien
in the house. =, ,.,os 90 tho
r.ast C,reenwich town council asked io'
tha check lists. Chairman Alien eAplhn-
"a that the voting list was In the hanus
Of the printer and was not aVaiiaOie iOi
Mr Knowles moved that the caucus ao-
Sorrn until next Friday at I;D O'Clock
a. order that the voting list mEnt pe
readv and Chairman Tillinghast declareu
that n would be Impossible 10 cohuuc' .i,c
meeting fairly without check lis. ie
nut the motion to adjourn Inc Vo.e " as
~ accIamation, but before II was DECIDED
w x Allen doubted the vote. After
a short discussion Chairman Tilinghast
decIared the caucus adJourneu 10 nvNF
Friday at 1:30 p. m 49,, al
The Arnold men began TO leave the haii
ana Thomas Allen, chairman OF tne toWni
committee. stepped upon the platform
again and for the second time feau 'ne
call for the caucus and asked for nomi-
nd
Representative Allen nominated his son,
Thomas Allen. for chairman, and as the
East Greenwich member OF the Republi-
can state central committee, ne put the
vote. and declared his son elected. He
then nominated Albert f. Kenyon as sec
retary of the caucus and Chairman Alien
declared II carried.
emerson A. Gould was named as the
RepublIcan candidate for senator and
Samuel w. X. Allen was nominated Tor
representative.
Delegates 10 the state convention were
declared elected as follows: Thomas II.
Kenyon, Frank ID. Matteson. Carl u.
Iindberg. william Y. Potter. S. Grant
Kettelle and Albert ID. Miner.
The following town committee was
elected: Thomas Allen. Thomas u.
Boardman and Alvin A. Briggs. The town
committee was authorized 10 I'LL vacan-
cies and final adjournment was taken.
The printed ballots prepared by the
Arnold forces showed that the following
ticket would have been presented had
there been voting lists:
For member of the state central commit
tee-Charles q. Hill: town committee
George n. Hanaford. William A. Brown
ing. Thomas B. Boardman: delegates %
the state convention-Henry y. Eldredge,
Jr. William l. Sharpe. Emerson a
Gould. Frank o Bergstrom. James E.
Bennett. Nathaniel c. Carpenter: for
state senator--Stephen r. Arnold: for rep
resentativc-Charles q. Hill
The Arnold leaders will present this
ticket at the caucmses which will be held
at the town hall next Friday evening I'm