New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-23
CITY ELECTIONS At PROVIDENCE.
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT OF sUCCEss-HENRY
NJ sTAYLEYs LECTURE.

REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT OF sUCCEss-HENRY
NJ. sTANLEY's LECTURE.
Providence, r. l., Nov. 90 (spcciaD.- municipal
election next Tuesday and the present outlook
Is extremely favorable to Republican success The
Democratic candidate. Mr.. McNally, does not CON-
mand the confidence OF his party. The revolt Is
so serious that it includes large proportion OF Dcmo
cratic leaders. Included among these are Augustus
s. Miller, Speaker OF the House Of Representatives;
John NJ. Brennan leader Of the Democratic side In
that body Charles Wilson, chairman Of the Democratic
CITY Committee; Albert Sanford and Thomas NC
Murrough members OF the Democratic City Committee
Hiram Howard last year the Democratic candidate for
MAYOR: Noah ]. Arnold, old line Democrat, OF
Providence John NJ. O'Rourke, political worker In
the Fourth Ward, and many others, to say nothing
of the hundreds who will follow the lead OF these
gentlemen The Republicans united In the sup
port of the Republican and Citizens candidate Charles
sydney Smith. Mr.. smith has been a growing candi-
date from the first day Of his nomination. and he
Gains votes every day. His record Is so open ana
clean that all attempts to inurc him Of no avail.
His ability no man questions and his reputation LOT
uprgltness in both public and private life Is universal
The only attempt to attack him has been along the
lines OF opposition to the interests OF labor leeDie
effort is being made to show that on the mater ol
the ten-hour law, the establishing OF a bureau Oh
industrial statistics and the Weekly Payment bill, his
forests OF .aboring men. The facts are these: when
the ten-hour law agitated and passed Mr.. Smith
WAS not In the Legislature. In his own large factory
tho men work ffty-nne hours week and get Sixty
bours, pay This has been the custom Tor years
Mr. smith when senator did become convinced that
tho yureau of Industrial Statistics was paying COM
missioner good salary without his doing much service.
,c tho Secretary of state and Commissioner OF Public
coo furnished the greater part Of the information,
aud the clerk did all the work. he introduced bill TO
mako the Secretary and Commissioner also Commission
ers ~ Industrial statistics at $500 year each In adj
d,ton TO their customary salaries He simply desired
N abolish snecure 1t is now generally admitted that
ho was correct. The Weekly Payment bill never
reached the senate when Mr. Smith was a member, so
h corId not have opposed it. In his factory not
or,v does every employe get his pay saturday night
hut be can draw money any time during the week. Mr..
smith saws "The best answer give to these labor
attacks is to extend invitation to anybody interested
IN come TO my factory and Interview my hands The
majority of them have worked for me ever since have
been in business
rd the full vote will be got out Unless all pre-eec
t,on Sims fail Charles sydney Smith will be the next
MAYOR OF Providence.
There are a few Aldermanic fights the docket
In the First Ward Alderman Dyer has the Endorsement
~ both parties. In the Second Ward Alderman Doug
las is all right In the Third McGuinness will be re-
turned as we'll wnship in the Fourth and Burroughs
in the Fifth In the Sixth the Republicans have nom
mated Myron W. Fuller, an independent Democrat
against John Carr regular Democrat In the Seventh
Councilman Deming will have walkover for Alder
man. In the Eighth Councilman Harris will become
an Alderman without much effort. There Is hot
fight on in the Ninth. Alderman Dennis Is opposed by
Attorney General Slocum The latter is popular and
the ward is close. But SlOcum seems TO be lukewarIn
in support of McNaly, and there will be some scratch,
ing on that account. 1t Is an uncertain fight. and
Si0cums chances seem trhe the BEST but Dennis Is
making brave fight There came near being a lively