Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-07
WESTERLY MANS BAD FALL.
John Sullivan Slips Of Watch Hill Sea Wall, Dropping Eleven Feet-Mrs. Albert Boardman Administrative of Mothers Estate-State Central Committee Aranges Republican Slate.

The selected representatives of the rank and file of the republicans of Rhode Island have their convention work made easy by the state central committee, which makes all advance preparations with the understanding or certain approval The executive con- mittee of the state central committee met on Monday and selected temporary officers for the conventions as follows: H. Anthony Dyer, chairman, and Ma than M Wright and David J. White, clerks. all of Providence, state conven- ton; Clark Burdick of Newport, chair man, and John J. Lonergan of Warren, clerk, First congressional conventlon, Joseph E. Fletcher of North Kingston, chairman, and John J. Dunn of Vest erly. clerk, Second congressional con- yention; George H. Burroughs of Paw tucket. chairman and Hugh Jarret cf Woonsocket, clerk, Third congressional convention.
 Tuesday afternoon the committee held another session and decided upon the draft of the platform to be sub- mitted to the delegates to the state convention. In addition to the nomt- nees for office, the speakers at the convention will be United States Sen atore Le Baron B. Colt and Henry F. Lippitt.
 The committee has decided upon the following state ticket, which doubtless will be nominated at the convention to be held in Providence today: R. Iiv- ingstone Beeckman of Newport, gov ernor; B. J. San Souci of Providence. lieutenant governor; J. Fred Parker of Providence secretary of state; Her bert A. Rise of Providence, attorney general; Walter A. Read of Glocester, general treasurer.
 Roswell B. Burchard of Little Comp ton will be candidate for congress from the First district. and Ambrose Ken nedy ef Woonsocket from the Third district.
 There will be contest for the nomi- nation in the Second district. as the state committee could not reach def- nite agreement. The candidates sug gested are Walter R. Stiners of War wick and Henry Fletcher of Proyi- dence, and it is expected that this will be the only contest of the conventions. It is claimed that both candidates have forces about equally divided and that if either should be nominated the feel ing that would result would strengthen the chances of reelection of a demo- crat from the Second district. It is therefore probable that a dark horse will be trOtted out from the political paddock and win in the congressional race. Should such a condition mate rialize, 1t is quite likely that Attorney Samuel H. Davis of Westerly will be the chosen one as he is said to be a receptive candidate.
 There are two factions in the little remnant of the democratic party in Westerly, the, evidence of which came to the surface just after the town council appointed the supervisors for the coming election. It has been the custom for the committees of the re- publican and democratic parties to submit three names each as super visors of election for the First and Second districts and the council se- lects two of each of the three names submitted. At the council meeting the republican committee sent in a list and two supervisors of that party were ap- pointed for, each district. There were two sets of candidates from the dem- ocratic party.
 Clerk Whipple explained that no democratic names had been received by him as the council session was ap- preaching. He met Horace Swan, a recognized democratic leader, and made known to him the omission. Soon thereafter MT. Swan, signing as a member of the state central committee and committeeman of the Second dis trict, sent in a list of six names from which to select two for each district In the interim John A. Farrell. chair man of the democratic town commit tee sent in list of names The councilmen were bit confused and decided to select men named by Mir. Farrell for his home district and those named by MT. Swan for the Second, his home district.
 AS chairman of the town committee Mir. Farrell protests against the coup- clfS action in taking recognition of the list sent inNby MT. Swan and asks for a special session of the town council to rescind that action. MT Farrell cilams that the names sent in by htpn were the choice of majority of the town committee. while MT. Swan con tends that the matter had not been acted upon by the committee and that ne mad just as much right to submit a hst or names as did any other member Of the committee.
 The general laws of Rhode Island specify that the supervisors shall be selected rom lists presented by the gown or voting district committed. In the event Of no names being submit tea, the council has power to appoint by itself. Within AS hours after an polntment, the town clerk is required to notify the appointees in writing ana the appolntees are required to make response to the town clerk in writing within AS hours after receipt of the notice of acceptance or decIination ot appointment. '
 At the request of Mir. Farrell a special meeting ofSthe Westerly town council was held Tuesday evening, for
 e1SsAOh OIt the names SuP- gested by him as chairman of the town committee, he claiming the Iisi submitted by him was the only one that could legally be considered. Al though the point at issue was of little req! Importance, it tended to serve that there was some political advan- tage to be at the head of the few democrats in Westerly, few in com. parison with the republicans. where nomination is sure to carry with tl election.
 In the absence of President William Sulley. First Councilman Maurice w F1ynn was chosen to preside at the special session. The vote of the meet ing of Monday relating to the dem. ocratic supervisors of election was re. scfnded. It was voted to delay tht appointment of the supervisors l1nti the 24th inst, the legal limit wher appointment must be made. In tht meantime there will be a legal meet ing of the democratic town committet and six names be selected for submis. sion to the town council and four o the number will be elected supervisor, TOT the coming election.
 The council granted the Italian so cfettes Of Westerly permission to hay,
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