The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-03

THE RHODE ISLAND ELECTIoN.-The Provi-
dence Journal speaks thus of the electi on and
its haaring upon the Senatorial question:
This result of the election of general officers
Viii pc entirely satisfactory to the people of
the state OF ~ parties. The chief interest of
tne electlon, OF e2urse, centered in the choice
which. on the first Tuesday of ,Jnne Will de
volve the duty of electing a United States SEN
ator in place of Mr. Sprague. The contest was
mainly between the friends Of Gen. Burnside
and the friends of all other candidates for that
position. The result in this regard is claimed
by both parties to be satisfactory, and both
parties overlap each other largely in their class
! ifications Of the members elect. We have at
tempted no Classification, but from what we
know OF the political character and affiliations
of the Assembymen elected, we are inclined to
look for lofty and intelligent independence of
action on the Senatorial questi on, and should
hesitate to believe that even one-third of the
new members ere encountered by personal
pledges, or have in auy way SO committed them
selves that they cannot be moved on this, as on
all questions, by considerations of the public
good. 1t certainly cannot be known who the
successful candidate will be until the meeting
OF the General Assembly, and even then there
may be resolute friends of the respective can
didates, who, as in Massachusetts. will stick to
their choice through various ballotings At
any rate, whoever may be the fortunate candi-
date, the constitution of the General Assembly
gives ASSURANCE tnaC nOhe buG an able man and
sound Republican can hope to succeed to the
seat of Mr.. Sprague.
The election in this city was unexpectedly
close. The issue was squarely made here by
the Burnside Executive Committee between
the friends of the General and the friends of
all other candidates. and no man was allowed
place on the Burnside Assembly ticket who
was not willing to wear the badge of fealty to
the interests of the gallant soldier. Indeed.
one gentleman, who was nominated by the
Convention after sharp discussion, was after
wards most shabbly and dishonorably treated.
Amos w. Snow accepted the nomination of
the convention, bnt declared that if elected he
should vote for such candidate as bis Judgment
approved for U. s. Senator. His name was
therefore dropped by the committee of the con-
vention from nearly all the tickets, and on the
Others was placed at a number sure to secure
his defeat This pitiable maneuvre may be left
to the comments of Gen. Burnside's best
friends. The opposition to this ticket from all
other interests was SO strong that at o'clock
IL was decidedly in the minority. Soon after.
wards the corrupt use of money in its behalf
commenced in several of the wards in a re-
markably open and unblushing manner. The
result OF this course, which, it is said. was
prompted by representatives of the liquor in
terest to prevent the election of prohibition
Assomoiymen, was to secure the election of
gght out OF the thirteen candidates on tho
burnside ticket, while for Senator and four
representatives there was NO choice