Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-10-31
GOFF IS UNMASKED.
His Connection With
the Third Party.
BEEN CLUBBED INTO LINE,
Mr.. White Will Continue to Fight the
COTS and Darlings.

When the White faction of the Republi-
can party read the expose of Lyman Gotf's
scheming in connection with the mayor
atty contest they were very incredulous.
In fact they smiled largely. One after the
other, when spoken to about the matter,
treated it as a good campaign joke and
passed 1t off that way.
But few of the wiser heads, including
Mr.. White himself, acted as II there was a
mouse in the meal. They began by COM
parsons of facts and then followed on
conclusions. 1t was first argued by them
that the appearance of Republican bolt
would scare the National Republican COM
mittee. Then they found that General
Chace, the National Republican commit
teeman for this State was angry with Mr..
Goff and had so intimated to him. Then
the Republican papers outside of this city,
began to jump on Goff's collar bone, and
then Goff disappeared from the "lndepen-
dent" movement which he had organized,
leaving Darling and Newelfto go on.
All these facts and condolences being
put together, they came to:one conclusion,
and that was that Goff had been dubbed
into line, and that the story circulated in
the TRIBUNE was simply an afterthought
OF his, originated for the purpose OF re-
conciling Goff once more with the Repub-
lican National committee.
One prominent White man said today:
"Why, 1t is all nonsense for Goff's
friends to talk that way. They did not
see the consequence OF their folly until 1t
was too late, and now when they have
done all the harm they can they try to
hnd IN excuse.
"It is all moonshine. They have done
their work. They wanted to defeat White
and hated Carr oil, so they went in for
Sherman. I am not sure of Whites elec-
tion, but one thing can say, and that is
Sherman will not be elected. IL the people
knew the mans character as I do they
would say very little good Of him. That's
all I've got to say"
Candidate White feels about the same
way. He says that Sherman will not and
cannot be elected. He is also of opinion
that he will control the Republican
caucuses in the April contest and that
Messrs. Goodwin, Goff and Darling can
not freeze him out.
He has no fear of Boulanger Sherman or
Uncle 81 Darling, and will fight them
before the primaries, at the primaries and
after the primaries.
The situation therefore stands this way.
The "better element" of the Republicans
do not want to see White elected. But
they cannot elect Boulanger Sherman.
Therefore, the Democrats will elect their
candidate.
Some people predict that this will come
on the second election. But the average
taxpayer does not want to have the ex-
pense of special election as each one will
cost nearly one thousand dollars, SO the
first days voting will decide the contest.
The White men, seeing their inability to
succeed, will be instructed for Carroll.
Mr.. Goodwin, however, has had a touch
OF the holdover fever in the Republican
State Central Committee, and he may try
to keep up the triangular fight so that he
can continue to hold his place as Mayor.
But the Democratic Committees in every
ward are at work and they say that the
first days fight will be finish.