New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-30
RHODE ISLIND REPTBLICiNS HOPEFCL.
MAYOR HONEY SUPPRESSED BY Az OvERwHt.LM
lN1; VOTE IN NEwPORT-POIL Teal Pref
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1876 VOTE IN NEwrORT-rOILT1cAL PREF
IETNcIS IN BEowN UNIVERSITY.
Provdrncc r. l.. oct. - tSprclal. whll" IN" great
Rrpuhran victory Of last spring decided by General
consent the Presidential election I'm this STATE" yet
Rhode Island polite, IN th"~' latte: days ar" rather
rrain. and there Wa considerable anxiety among
E,yulllcnns as - the result OF the Newport city ""c-
tion held on Wcdnr, day last. The Democrats re-
nominated the present Mayor Colonel samuel H.
Honey who divides with Hugh J. Carroll the honor 81
being tho Democratic leader In the state. Honey cam"
into power last fall H. leader OF III" crusade against
the New port WatcrwurhS. Cndrr III" rhn;": ~ t''h
existing the Board ~ Aldermen and city Council were
chosen IL general ticket. md they were likewise
Democratic. The Republicans. when they secured
control OF the Legislature. hn>t'pcd 4" amend tho
chartc. 20 "a TO have tho city Council elected by
wards. thus permitting II minority Representations
Honey who Is n lawyer claimed that the act wa> I'M
constitutional and with city Council snbm,-iv" 10
his idra, he proceeded to Ignore the law and allowed
the time for IN" city election to pass without pr"ld
Ing for holding It. Then special session OF the
Legislature wns convened md law passed 30 manda
tory ihrt Honey n, longer dared I" ignore IT, and
the election va, held on Wednesday. II WAS II nSt to
the death between the parties in Newport. and every
possible voter brought to the polls. The Ike
publican candidate WAS C0lone! J. W. Horton,
business man who stand, high In the estimation Of all
Ncwportrr> without regard t. party. Tho election r."
suited In u WntrrOo for Honey and his followers. The
Mayoraliy vote stood follow, Horton iRepubllcnn
I,OOG; Honey (Dcmocrnt t-j3. The Republicans
secured a good majority In both branches OF the city
Council thus guaranteeing complete turnover In tho
city government
The denth OF Mrs. Harrison CAUSED the postpone
mcnt Of various Republican demonstrations but tn"
campaign begun ngnin OH Friday night with re-
nrwcd vIGm Tho Fourth Wari Republican CLUB
mndc an elaborate street parade and had >pcechc, In
Music Hall by Senator Dixon. the Hon. Dnvid Hall Rice,
Of Ios0n and the Hon. q. T. NJ Turner. Of Memphis.
Tenn.
The prospects for the party In the state nrc excel"
lent The Harrison and Reid electors will be chosen
By q comfortable plurality. and Adm u. Capr"n VIII
he elected to Congress In the lid District. In the
LIST District the result IL more IN doubt either Buh
cpJ will he elected else there will he no election
since majority Is required In this state for Con-
or, ssmcn.
NotYitlsand that the Mnyor-llty election Is just
before Thanksgiving. there Is already considerable
discussion us to candidates.
II TO bc pretty definitely decided that Colonel
Arthur II. Watson IS to BE- the Republican canddne'
although General Elisha Dyer and ex.Llcrnse Com
missioner Charles Edward Prime are still In the Held
for the nomination. The Democrats are In a Qunndary
They despair OF being able to resect such negative
quantity Mayor Potter. ana they have no good
reason for throwing him overheard. The McNallyies,
who really control the pnrty. suggest Edwin ID.
Mc(nnncss. CT Secretary OF State and present Alder
man from the Third Ward Mr.. Mctiuinness Is
Young OF excellent character. hut he cannot poll
the full strength NJ his party In the city. ANY one
Of the three Republicans mentioned defeat either
Potter Or McGulnncxA