The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-03

at things from the viewpoint OF the other
| faction.
Inc fnayor-Then how can you claim to
DC democrat and a good one at that?
Mr Dewdney-I can claim 10 be as GOOD
a Democrat as many public officers, even
lhough the city committee won't recog-
nize me.
DEMOCRACY QUESTIONED
The mayor-You can't be a Democr,,
! ana be associated with Dorney, inasmuch
Us the latter was read out OF the Demo-
cratic party and the State central COM
smittee does not recognize him
Mr.. Dewdney-Dorney was read out of
the party. II is true. but he wasn't given
a chance TO defend himself. The man
VINO is chairman of the city committee
got the position by unfair methods. Tho
enrolment plan deprived MANY GOOD
Democrats OF the right to vote and al
though you may tell OF sticking 10 the
party through thick and thin and desert
ing Dorney there is one thing that Dor
ney hasn't done, and that ls TO scratch
the names of good Democrats from the
voting HIST
After. further discussion the conference
procrcded
Mr.. Dewdney-Do you intend TO an
point a Democrat?
The mayor-Yes, I'm going TO name a
Democrat.
Mr.. Dewdney-well. Mr.. Mccarthy. 7
sincerely hope you will. You remember
ohat You promised last year that Won
would name Democrat, but you failed
To make good.
The mayor explained his action and
gave rehearsal Of his reasons for nonl-
mating Col Harold j. Gross. He read
me law relative TO the appointment OF a
police commissioner and stated that the
proposition TO appoint Alderman Dunn
commissioner was Republican trick
MADE In an attempt 20 cast a refIectton
on mo Democratic mayor by displaying
nus isnorance or the law, inasmrch as
Alderman Dunn could not hold two OFF,
! ces under the administration and was
consequently ineligible. His Honor re-
questeu his visitors TO sign their names
on MS visitors book. remarking "T sun-
pose labor men will be down on me when
they learn that i won't nominate ono
OF 'heir number. but / think I've ex-
plalned the situation to you and I hone
they won't feel sore toward me-
DEWDNEv INSISTENT
Mr.. Dewdney then asked: ''Nfr. Mavor
u had five votes and somebody else he d
IIVe votes and the decisive vote lay with
you, Woult YOU vote for me?"
Il would" was the answer.
Mr Dowdney said after the conference.
! Ihis is no burlesque to me. as n is
70 Sarroi don't get cold feet. I'm An
thas light to tho finish. ] got tho nomi-
nauon through the Building Trades Conn
cil and I'm going 10 see the thing
through. I'm going out and see what T
can do With the aldermen. and If I r, n
4 get the required number OF signatures IN
endeavor to secure nomination from,
''he iloor OF the board of aldermen.
James r. Skeffington, the Gladstone
Avenue undertaken, declares emphatically
thalt ne is not candidate.
The contest is too much OF a farco 20
suit me- he said. Some davs aeo sor,o
or my frionos spoke TO me about helns,
candidate, but have never consente5
10 the use of my name"
Daniel j. McOsker's friends have 6iod
with Mayor Mccarthy the unanimous in
oorsenent from the Democratic ward
committeeman OF six out of the 10 wards
the First. Third Fourth. Fifth slx,b and
| highth: The Second ward Ia divided ~
! tween McOsker and John T. Bearan Tho
! seventh Is for James A. slatterv ana ,o~t
Tor Mr. McOsker. the Ninth Is for M.
carroll, who has declined to be considered
a candidate, and the Terth ward For
Thomas T. Havon 'o'
Mayor Mccarthy was asked ~ ba In
tended to allow the Democratic indorso
ments to affect his nomination ana ho
said that he hadn't looked M tbe ,n-
dorsements yet and didn't know hon,
many there were.