Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-10-12
A REPUBLICAN BOLT.
Republican National Commit
teeman PreSideS.
Mr.. GOFP'S BAD POSITION.
Facts TO be Considered BY the
Rank and File.

A few discontented Republicans who de-
sire to see the defeat Of Mr.. White had a
meeting Saturday night, as reported in the
SUNDAY TRIBUNE. They pretended to call
it citizens caucus but what is wanted is
to defeat the Republican nominee.
A few Democrats were present; that is
they are supposed to be Democrats. The
list of the men present were given in the
SUNDAY TRIBUNE.
The reason why these men were at RE-.
PUBLICAN bolt is well known to the rank and
file of the Democracy. If they were true
Democrats would they not have waited
until Democratic nomination had been
m sdep
The Republicans of the state are greatly
indignant at the course Mr.. Goff has taken.
He is a national Republican committeeman
and is the leader of the bolt against the
Republican nominee who carried EVERY
caucus.
Mr.. Gof is also the Republican state
representative at the Worlds Fair. He
was selected because of his supposed good
and true principles of Republicsnism.
On the street today the general opinion
Of the party is that he has made great
mistake.
The Democrats think that Mr.. Gof wants
to divide the Democratic vote for the pur-
pose Of defeating the Democratic nomina
ton for mayor, thus causing dissensions in
the party here so that next year Repub-
lican delegation may be elected to the gen.
eral assembly favorable to his friend Aid
rich for United States Senator.
The Republicans who are interested in
this matter do not believe that Mr.. Goff
has got brains enough to engage in such a
scheme.
Mr.. Goff has stated publicly that he
would not vote for Mr.. White, the Repub.
lican nominee, but that he would vote for
Democrat in the coming campaign.
There i, no doubt that Mr.. Goff voices
the opinion Of large number of business
men of this city who are Independent in
city affairs and desire the government car
ried on for the best interest of the city.
When one finds such men as Mr.. Goff,
eI.Lieutenant Governor Darling, George
4. Newell and such prominent Republicans
attending a to.ting Republican meeting to
protest against Mr.. White it is very easy to
conclude that the Republican party of Paw
tucket is against the election of White and
that the Democratic nominee will be elected
whoever he may be.
Charges have been made that White and
Tiepke sought to pack the caucuses.
Democrats only laugh at this and ask, How
10 it that the Democrats never ask the
Republicans to 40 into caucus?
| 1t is stated that Senator Sherman is to be
sought for by SONS men to oppose the
Democratic candidate and to accept the
nomination as an independent citizens can.
didate.
Senator Sherman well knows, as every
Democrat does, that there was some trick
cry about counting the votes at the lsst city
election, and that the mayor Of last year
should be allowed an opportunity to be vin-
dicated. While there has been nothing
ssid about it during the past year the opin-
ion in general is that the Republicans
manipulated the Australian ballot system
for their own benefit.
No one believes that Mr.. Goodwin was O
party to the, or that he could be a party to
it.
The general opinion is that If Mr.. Sher-
man takes the independent nomination,
either from Republicans or sore-head Dem-
ocrat,, he may as we'll bid goodbye to poll
tics