St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-08
RHODE ISLAND BREAK.
Brown, for Governor, Wins by
a Majority of Less Than
Two Hundred.
A Republican Majority Of Use
full Size Assured in the
Legislature.
Eenator HiSeoek Thinks Ben
Will Be Renominated and
Beaten.
Power Of Disappointed Office
seekerS--Potpourri Of
Politics.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., April Com
plete returns Of the state election give
Brown, Republican, 1856 majority over
Wardwell, Democrat; Melville Bull.
Republican, is elected lieutenant gov
ernor, by 1,O3l majority; George H. Ut
ter has 237 majority and is reelected
secretary of state. No election for gem
eral treasurer, Samuel Clark, Republic
can, lacking lat of majority. Robert
W. Burbank, Republican, lacks COZ OF
majority for attorney general. The to-
tai vote cast was So, 736.
The legislature has a Republican
majority of fourteen on joint ballot,
not counting the lieutenant governor,
who votes in the senate. Two Demo-
Gratis and one Republican assemblyman
are elected in this city and another
election will have TO ensue for the re-
manning ten. Comstock. the Demo-
cratic candidate for senator in this city,
only lacked five of majority.
BY the official count in Newport two
Democrats are elected and three are yet
to be chosen. The Republicans made
clean sweep in Pawtucket, Lincoln and
Cumberland. Providence and Woon-
socket gave Mr.. Wardwell majority
for governor and Woonsocket returned
q Democratic assembly ticket The
Democrats gained an aSsemblyman
in Foster, West Greenwich and John
ston, but the losses in the supposed
Democratic strongholds of Newport.
Pawtucket, Lincoln and Cumberland
accomplished the rout. The complex
ion Of the legislature inSureS the return
of Mr.. Aldrich to the senate.
The total vote shows an increase of
about 10000 over the largest ever polled
before. The two parties raked every
city and town almost bare of voters and
rot out an Unexpectedly and unprece-
dentedly full vote in actual numbers
and in proportion to the possible vote.
The journal, commenting on the stu
alton. says the state is still doubtful on
the presidential question; that the in
dependent vote will turn it.
Contest Threatened.
NEWPORT, R. l., April THE board
of aldermen held a session today to
count the legislative ticket voted Oh
yesterday. The session lasted seven
hours AS result of their count they
declared the election of w. J. Under
wood for senator, W. P. Clark
for first representative and j. II.
Crosby for fourth representative-all
Democrats. Crosby was elected by the
Warden'S count. The Republicans
charge false count and will contest the
seating of these men i'll May. The Re
publicans requested Mayor Honey and
the board of aldermen to save the bal
lots under seal, but the mayor did not
rom municate the redleSt to the board
Mckinley Pleased.
COLUMBUS, O., April Tin an inter-
view this morning Gov. Mckinley said
that the result in Rhode Island was very
gratifying to him. 1.-THE issue in Rhode
Island was purely professional and am
happy over the result, not only because
/ was the author of the law which was
up for approval by the people, and be-
cause | took part i'll the campaign, but
because Senator Aldrlch. who came be-
fore the people again for reelection and
has been Endorsed, had charge of the
tariff bill in the senate. and assured its
passage in that body"
HE is referred to as the author of
the reciprocity feature. May it not be
regarded as an approval of reciprocity
as well as protectlon" the governor
was asked.
II do not know who was the author OF
the reciprocity idea. That feature was
added in the senate"
PROVIDENCE, Il. l., April 7.-Follow-
ing is the corrected list for governor:
Russell Brown, Republican, 27,466; F.
E. Burton, Peoples. 1856; Alexander
Gilbert, Prohibitionist, 1850; William
Il. G. Wardwell, Democrat, 25,429: scat
tering, Z. Browns majority, 1856.