New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-08
RACE PREJCDICE ~ RHODE ISLAND.
IT SPLITS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY BETWEEN
CELT And YANKEE >UDpE% DEATH
OF \ IENDIN So POLITICIANS.

or IITNDIN G POLITICIAN.
Providence. Il. l.. March (SpccaU.-rhc Democratic
conference. for the purpose 81 ha.n"hiAIHS ire o''
cnccs Of thc Democrats, only served to iurh!'n
theatre In which the warning factions 'oud display
their provcs,. - some 81 the leaders who were
r,scrt ..d: II wa, % regular Kilkenny cat convcn-
to, since the municipal election last fll vixen
r,rr, ,lcN,llv va- SD thoroughly defeated for Mayor
,uch g. tire surprise and chagin OF his followers io'I"
has been condition Of affair, political when lod'' 10
good to Democratic success Ia the Np!'l el''''nN'
The McNa,l,il"- believing the American WING oI inc
Demnclatr party voted against NcNaly nom i''e
prclndcc. have openly threatened to knife all Demo
cratic nomination, II the American faction II was
for the purpose II healing th, breach that the con
ference Wa called but this Las served only 10 WHICH
snu t,,ttcr ib. lr.arl Mc,-rs. Miller. Howard and
McYallv, each Of whom ha, run for Mayor, were
prc,cnt lud old campaigns were fought over WIN
yeuc.an,c Miller. Who defeated McNally in lr77 by
running on % third Ticket t"it'od with that act
when pleading for harmony now Mr. NcNaiE al
t1cl,d Mr. Howard FOR openly up9o-iu: HIM AT iali'
and Mr. Howard rtcltcd Tor the benefit Of the audience
how he wa, beaten In I7-9 hy Nally aud his friends
Dcputy sheriff Ham i, reported 10 nave b'ch Hi"''
than usually dcmon,trativt. whcgrUpon cNMayor cur
roll 81 Tawtucrt. locally known "a Boss carroll
said 10 him "Ihi, j. not a salvation Army meeting
II, th, Ham ncrccly prtortcd Neither i 1t Roman
tlolc mcctins.7 This r,jo'ndcr offended MI. car
rolf, religions scnsbilitic- and Ham was removed
from his place %, ,caut ~ arms Of the General A.
selly the sheriff making the removal at III" instance
n. CARROLL whose word t. law IN his party. hoWcNCri
he WA, rcinstacd The following day
The meeting was intended 10 result in making mp
.I,tc Int caudid les are that the caucns'
WA have 10 -cttlc il. The McNay people propose
either TO carry the in thi, city and name tie
member, Of the Legislature from their faction or else
n,cy Will turn ia AID help swell the Republican ma
iorltv The Australian ballot offer fine opportunity
Tifp l1lic
y,,s understood 10 lie between Mayor Pond. Of Noon-
socket and Governor Davis. with the chances laVoIlNS
the latter. Governor Davis has since written lcteF
81 withdrawal which Colonel f. L. oRcilly Is privileged
10 r,ad :t the Democratic Convention, which VIII he
held next Thursday at Music Hall The principal
oircion TO Governor Davis is his Interest in building
a new state House at Providence, which acton the
Ncwport Democrats strongly resent.
Eut the Newport Republicans oppose the nomination
NJ Governor Ladd FOR the However, TINS
f. about all tine opposition he appears to have, ana ms
nomination seem, a forcgonc conclusion. Colonel Mel
vile Iull, Of Mddlctown, IS talked of for Lieutenant
Govcruor as a concession Newport County; but IL
Is ,portcd that Colonel Bull Is 50 much opposed 10
bc Providence state House plan that he hc'iates To
RIM ON a ticket with Ladd. one ticket sns-
rcstcd j.: For Governor, Ladd; Lieutenant Governor
IuI of Newport County; Secretary of state It'r oil
westerly: Attorney General Daniel r. Hallou, Of Provi
denrc; Treasurer. Capron, Of Smthhcd Another com
/ liu,tiou and a stronger one Is iOI '"''IH'''
Ladd: Lieutenant Governor. Capron; Secretary 81
STATE Utter; Attorney General. Rogers; Irc1'urcr'
Townsend. Of Newport. This would be a
ticket without weak place in it. General Rogers.
although twice defeated for Attorney General, has
each time led his ticket. and his defeat has only Dcch
brought abort by chicanery. He has twice been At
toruey General. and his public record IS without u
flaw II +, true le not popular with the c"lniial
classes and hlbitua law breakers, but candidates arc
not supposed to be selected TO please that element
General Rogers received nearly thousand votes more
than Governor Ladd last spring. and Governor Ladd
Is popullr. Ir. Townsend Ia, been stat, Auditor
md !, strong IN Newport County. Tile convention
I he held next Tuesday In Music Hall, at II o'clock
THO Prohibition convention will be in session at the
.,u,c me IN RackstOnc Hall.
The latest Slate for the state ticket Is: Iadd, for
,.,,crnor: Eull for Lieutenant Governor; Eugene i.
Warner OF Coventry now secretary Of the senate ana
n district c0ur judge, for secretary of ~tlte Danlel H.
uoiou Of Providence, for Mtorncy-Gcncral; ana
samuel ClarH of Lincoln, for General TREASURER This
T. a slntc however. that is liable to be cracked in
places next Tuesday M.
William A. Prce, ex Consressman and for hfa-