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VOLUME 4, NUMBER 9,
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Rhode Island Democrats.
An Associated prose dispatch, under
date of Providence, R. I., March 10,
says: The democratic state conven
tion assembled here today to name
eight delegates to tho national con
vention at St. Louis. This was not
only tho first state gathering o demo
crats to choose delegates to take part
in tho nomination of a presidential
candidate in tho 1904 campaign, but
was of intorest also because of a
etrugglo which had developed be
tween two wings of the party over
tho question of instructing the dele
t gates whom to support as presidential
' nominees.
Ono faction, headed oy George W.
Greono, member of the national com
mlttco, and John J. Fitgerald of
Pawtuckot, democratic leader in the
state house of representatives, de
manded that the delegates be in
structed to favor William R Hearst
of Now York. The regular state or
ganization, through Tatrkk. Henry
Quinn of Warwick, its chairman, op
posed an instructed delegation. Chair
man Quinn was supported by Colonel
Samuel R. Honey of Newport, leader
in tho Cleveland campa'gns
No sooner was tho convention or
ganized than a wrangle aro&e over
tho sontlng of contested delegations.
A test of strength of the opposing par
ties resulted in tho seating of the
Fitzgerald-Green o dologcUes
Mr. Quinn, seeing that his side was
In tho minority, announced that he
would not namo a candidate for per
manent chairman. The Fitzgerald
candidate, Mayor Higglns of Paw-
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tucket, was then chosen by a unani
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The election of delegates to the St.
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were elected by a vote of 127 to 93.
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were chosen by acclamation.
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