New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-14
RHODE ISLANDS MITE FAIR.
MEETING OF THE IfPrBLltAN STATE o"A'
uirTrI 81 pE- WHENCE.

I,,vd onc, T. l. >rat l.; ,-pc i,l.-The Repubii'a u
Stain Central committee hcld a meeting this week AMI
,,tr , = m the Congressional rouvc;tions for "cooOcF
: IN "a" Mn,ic Hal of thl> rnv. " Ihe J'"'"A ~.
pnblishiuC an nj ~ IN" m'"'ihR "th' i"r''e ~
ala ;h,t c\ ..,v~rno; Herbert ". Ladd would With
ont dnult be the uonin'o III me Ut p"""t J" paw
O.. C7ncrc.,n1n llcnry !. -p joiner They also sens
II. the sarr stat m"nt through the A~soc'S'"" 'fc>s
That statement was least premature Tic lHOu'N
correspondent has been ~ some pains 10 ascertain
there WAS auv mov"ncn 10 that end winch prou'S""
success and Ia, not been all" {" discover any. MT -
rue that tnrc, /, ea: among Rcpulican polite ans
that Mr. ~ro,u"r mieht IL STEP ohc S'do
,ow havn. ben hn"" WIN Eu" l'u'
ccc,in, 10 CONGRESS- and civ, some others
g., tb, n,-,v n taste Of Congressional life But ~
~, r,,,.,. Srno er has made no s:.1,. and the m
drapns arc that he viii po' retire w'f'"nf steRa
should Colonel Srooncr d"rin" rcnonlinat"n' ''"v'
cruor Laid world 10 q favor'e fr IN" n"m'nat'"n'
hut who,h.r ho caS defeat the gallant Colonel IN N
ou.u nsh, is n question. C.'l'Hcl Sl'"oner IS very
r,nui1r with all cl,-ss. n" Is -trWg With IN" GrAno
Amy ard ha, som" strength with me democracy
,w,uc IN his liberal views concerning the suffrage.
rhc,, IS still another candidate who would mare
,trorg RIM, and wnud make bis mark In congress-
Professor AloI,o Williams Is the man, and he Is sa'd
10 have the support Of senator Aldrrh PROFESSOR
Williams is a prominent man IN the state. he has
been the department commander Of fhe Rhode Island
,;r,ud ARM and lu done good service for the Re
ruhlcan pary on the stump. He l. now supervisor
- thc census lie holds pr'f">-orship In Brown
University. and il l. question whether nc "ouia rare
10 r>:n that permanent place for All Office which
would be certain only for two years The Scnatorship
wunld be more TO his liking.
Mc,nwhilc the Democrats confidently tlRtn8
circtnr their candidate. whoever he NAV be- state
senator Gcorcc T. Drowu seems to have the hest
chance inst now. although Speaker Miller's frends
M, active and C"lonr, oscar Lapham may DO nomi
uat,-l q, u compromise candidate.
In 'y nattcr, the Democrats are having
monkey and "A parrot time Hiram Howard. fhcir
candidate for Mayor last year. las declined - temps
tate again this year. and James McHaliy. formerly
Democratic Councilman from Il Republican "arh ana
a clever politician. has the leai for TN" nomna'i"h'
The Democratic organ. The Telegram IS heh'ms
bard 10 def, nj his nomination. on the gro'd tha HIS
success. would mean tie return Of ex City Engineer
sanucl VI. Gray 10 power.
The Rhode Island state Fair will be held on Scp-
cmhcr - to ~ nclnsvc and II promises to eclipse
any of the prcv~s great exhibitions Of the sociey now
seventy years old. The entries in every department
that the supertnfcndcnfs OF every DIVISION
are clamorinc for more room. In the horse depart
ment tAcrc are now thirty seven classes, ana
thu entries are so numerous thaf largo
number Of new stalls being erected Tho
bench show department has been enlarged 20
as 20 allow the exhibition OF other kinds Of dogs be-
sides colcs. The ladies' department., which now has
large and well lighted building all to itself will. as
usnnI be OF the great features OF the fair Tho
amnscmcnts will We on a generous scale. There Is
$500 Offered In purses for trottnS Myrtle Peek too
celebrated c0Icstricniit. will give exhibitions Of her
skill each day And the taste OF the people for tho
difhcult and dangerous will be rratihet by parachute
desrrnts on four ~ the Ave days. The society has
expended more TIM S2O.OOO in Improvements 1T the
park. and Is without question the most fourixhinS
organization OF Its kind IN New England