The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-10
All! THOSE DEMOCRATS.
In Rhode Island They Have Lots OF
Fun Among Themselves.
NOW THEY WANT A GOVERNOR.
VIII IL he Baker or wardweli, German or
Somebody Else, aud IL IL Is, Who VIII
They Run for Lieutenant-Gove
Next Spring?

The Democratic State Central Com
mittee seldom holds meeting without
some kind of personal scrimmage OF
more or less friendly nature between
representatives Of conflicting elements.
n hen the committee isn't growing
about one thing IL is about another.
Some of the members think that CHAIR
man Owen is a model presiding ofiicer'
AID some say that he sits still and doesn't
do much. This last element calls him
good bookkeeper."
When the row isn't about the CHAIR
man or the use of money raised ana con-
fided TO somebody for use, IL Is likely 10
be something about certain members, VINO
it is alleged are not good enough Demo
Gratis because they favor more or less In
dependent citizens for certain ofhces-
One of these diversions Is shared by the
Democratic city committee. a member OF
which once said that the committee was
going to meet ana find out whether
Ward / member was a Repubflcan or
Democrat. because he favored Gen.
Dyer for mayoralty candidate and be-
cause he urged the name or the same
gentleman for another office.
When the state committee gets out OF
material for "A scrimmage 1t sometimes
takes up the Mayor Carroll question and
argues il pro and con, but IL seems that
the Carroll element rather has the ad-
vantage because the mayor Is so beautl-
fully aggressive that he delights the
heart of the average Democrat beyond all
measure.
At the last meeting Of the state COM
mitUee there was one of these nice little
| scrimmages and Chairman Owen Is re-
ported TO have sat it out, as long as he
| could and then tried to call the body TO
order. Who ever succeeded in calling
| Democrat TO orderl
The Democrats are undoubtedly laying
J wires TO try To get their man in for gov
| ernor next spring. They seem to be mixed
| on the candidate. Some insist that Mr..
| Wardwell is entitled to run again and
some object to him because he got beaten,
and assert that David > Baker is the
| man. aud that he would have been elected
last spring There is said TO be another
element with the remarkable fad of nomi-
| mating Gen Dyer for governor, but in
view of his being lifelong Republican
| there is no reason TO suppose that he
would think OF accepting any such
"honor."
The Democrats are not saying much
| about the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS end OF the
ticket. They fill that in. Some say,
| however that Mr.. German ought TO have
| il again, while some assert that that gen
tleman ought to head the ticket.
Baker aud Potter.
That is what a Democrat said he won Id
like To see but he won't see 1t Mr.. Pot
ter wouldn't be willing TO give up sure
5000 place for the honor of getting
beaten for az other that is without any
salary to speak OF.
The plan TO ape the Republicans 10y
| forming State league of Democratic
| clubs shows that Democrats are learning
wisdom from Gen. Clarkson and the Re-
| publican workers.
A league of Democratic clubs will be ,
whole show in itself Just watch it,
The Democrats at their meeting, which
was held the otner night TO discuss at
tending the Inauguration OF Cleveland
heard stump speeches from several mem
bers and put "A paper in circulation q
raise money.
Some one suggested fair for the pur
pose OF raising the funds. IL was sug
gested that as the Democrats In Rhod
Island who want to go to washington
aud too poor, the people would supper
"A fair for the purpose OF getting TIA
money to pay their fares and furnis
them meals and drinks for such trip.
There is 10 false pride about the Demo
Gratis. Perhaps il they would write &
w. G.. Whitney and state the facts in tn
case, he would be willing to send tn
money so that the poor, private Dsmo
cratic individuals in Rhode Island, wh
want n trip to the capital, may 20 an
not get in debt aud run the risk OF goinl
to Cranston sometime.