New-York tribune., 1890-04-01
RHODE ISLAND ELECTION.
THE NEW SYSTEM OF VOTING TO DE TRIED
TOMORROW.
CANDIDATES AND ISSUES IN THE CONTEST
PROBABILITY OF GOVERNOR LADD'S
REELECTION.


and for several reasons considerable interest attaches
thereto. cSpc the fact that the preliminary canvass
has not been specially exciting. Last year. par'laiN
owing 70 the addition of the new foreign born voters
TO privilege of the suffrage under the ourn amend
ments and partially to a division Of tie Republican
ranks on the question of the repeal of prohibtion
the Republican candidate for Governor lacked 9,3"j
of a majority The official vote stood as follows;
Ladd Oep), 16.s7O; Davis U;em.). 2l.2@o; 'hace
Qaw Enforccmcnt 3,597: Richardson tiIo'' l,'1p.
Davis lacked 525 of the necessary majority. Inc
election was really decided by the adjourned elections
for General Assemblymcn in Newport and Cranston.
where the Republicans and the boilers joined forces
and secured a majority in the Grand Committee. ana
thus all of the Republican candidates for general
officers except Attorney General were chosen by the
legislature 2ba o. slocum. the Democratic candidate
for Attorney General elected by the people by
vote Of II s4s to 90991 for General Hoiato Rogers
Rep), and Is scattering. making his majority o-"
The fraud BY which this majority was obtained VIII
explain further on. The candidates for the election
of Wednesday are again Governor Iadd. whose ad
minstration has been especially brilliant and popular
and ex Governor Davis, whose only especial cram IS
that he had plurality last year. Then there Is Arnold
i. Chace, candidate of the new Union party, when
was constructed OF the ruins Of the Law Enforce
ment party Of last year; and also the Rev John H.
Larry the most uncOmpromi>ng Of Third party men
and Editor of The Citizen" the STATE organ oi inc
party Mr.. Chacc is a nephew OF James II. Chace VINO
was the candidate Of the Law Enforccrs last year.
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latter gentleman, however. is stu with the Rcpub-
hcans, but is not especially active.
While the state Government and the senate nave
becn Republican the House has been strongly Demo
cratic and has been completely in the power OF iluSh
J. Carroll the Mayor Of Pawuckct. and John NJ
Brennan, an ex-Aldcrman of Providence. two of the
most daring sensational and reckless politicians in tie
entire party. These gentlemen have led the House \
pretty There has been practically no unparuNan
sober legislation for Tie benefit Of the whole people
but every act has had some partisan coorins ana
contained some purpose make political capital for
the Democratic party. veilant and conservative
Senate has stood like wall between these schemes
and the people. while nothing harmful mas ncel
really accomplished. the session has been iIUere'
away the purpose Of the Democracy. as evidenced
by their representatives in the House. has been sno"n
to be destructive rather than constructive and utterly
careless as TO the Sood Of the state. Iheir
maserstrOke in their opinion. has been the r'-
fusal to pass the Appropriation bill Ihe'c "eio
rumors of cruelty at the state HON, for lh0i-ch'
Children The state Board Of Investigation ma'c a
private investigation and declare! the cal-c- frivolous
The Democratic newspapers took the matter mp ana
created some feeling asanS: the management OF i'e
school The House quick 70 see fanccd chance
to political capital and refused To pas the bI
containing item of $4,000 for the support OF a.
Home unless the superintendent discharged The
Senate rcnSeried the item and arranged for non
partisan investigation by commission. The House
rejected this and demanded legislative investigation.
the committee to report before the state election
Of course, under such conditions the Home "oah
have received unprciudiccd treatment aid W'
Senate have refused The Appropriation biil is stll
hung mp. while nearly all the departments are rinlu-
on credit. The biz is now in the hands Of a Con
ference Committee. This state Home matter j. oniv
a specimen of the Democratic STYLE II lcsi>ia'ion
Nearly all the Democratic members are mp for 1c-
election The Republicans have nominated uncN-
ceptonable men against them and victory seems a.
sufcd.
Governor Iadd's administration Of the affair of "a"
State has been marked by .pirit oi progrc>- AID
consideration the welfare Of the whole people which
has disarined Democratic criticism an' made him an
especially strong candidate for re election Interest
is centred chiefly on the result Of the voting for GOV
ernor the members Of the Legislature iu Providence
and Pawtucket. and for Attorney General. For Tie !
latter Office the candidate the same a a ycl |
ago. and under the new votnr system there viii be |
10 opportunity for TIE ,Ncr isc of tic fraudulent
practice by which General Ko-,r- defeated
year ago lie The candidate If the Republican |
and Law Enforcement pdItc-, ana the ch''e "i III, |
Prohibition party, atApHsh t.'y maac 10 io.ni |
nomination. Iy l'tNnr tHrir t' "ct Dtik l"l lIa' |
Office, there 20 iIcconclabic, WHO did not vo'
for Attorney General. V Dafl' l''"'u ~ r,',s e" |
majority. IT would have seemed lf'oihr ma h"-eI
having the support Of The three anti Dcm'craic |
had IL not been for fraud. me lign" .onrp. L'.,-
whom his election ant d,a>r. o'u'i"Tri'"f TN
Of Zba .. >lOcum. the Demo- rac candidate. in place
Of that Of GcIcgal I.ecr Tie tfp". the -lze ard |
pcrusal Of the iabulacd Official count Of tA -ia.c
shows every spot where these bogus ballot, vef' |
these ballots were not u~cd >looum', vote ID no' |
vary materially from that Of the head of tio 'lcr'
while Rogers vote cqutlicd that OF Lad1 Cha'" ard
Richardson. Had there been any Republican di-ai"'
ton. it would have been shown most Of all m |
head of his ticket The hogu, ballot wcrc adroitly
used in Bristol 10 the extent Of 81 a!-o m ft-t oc
Warwck I5e: second District Of warwlca. -.
Johnston. II First District OF Lincoln, IL. and
TSTh TSid 6pc nhIve Of Warwick sSn I%''s an 1 5ead @ h
ticket tHo votes. and ia the second District Of Line n
hosns ballots wcrc not u.c1 IN th"-e d-ir,t-. rae
total in these towns was 80 vote" enough u chang
no such peculiar changes The .ccict Of the u-c oi |
the ballot, IN these country towns. wa, hat the'
rural Republicans who ID not take ,lc pain to
their ticnct voted for Mr.. socEm in bLss:u rncoa.
scOusness.
tnder the new system of voting which viii be
tried here for the first time Wednesday, and which
Is practically the Ma,.9chu'ss' "a" over atn' 'TGe
chance for independent voting. OF corise, j, greatly
didatcs for Attorney General against four f,r COY
ernor and therefore the probability Of General Roger
election by the people IS greater than hat Of GOV
ernor Ladd's.
educational qualification. tie vote Is expected t.
be lighter than last year. The total for Governor
above 10000. OF tlis numhcr Governor Ladd will
have about 20 900; Davis. 1c.jOO. Chac', 1000.
spp soo hgh' jnt 2iS name is the nr. or the ballot and
he IS a well known and highly respected man. which
two factS. and also the secret system, viii help swell
The conclusions Of your pondcnt therefore
majority. that General KogcIs VIII be- ciccri A. h.
has the full Republican and mon party support. ~!
that the LeS,sa,ns re Will be tcp%oi m IN hn,m
candidates for general Offices who fail Of majority
by the people.