New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-03
RHODE ISLAND DEMOCRATS.
THEY DECLARE FOR CLEVELAND.
FprTYETs FREELY EXCHANGED BETWEEN THE
FACTIONS AT THE STATE CoNVEN-
uoN-THE NOMINEES.
5sY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TsIBuNE.I

Providence, r. l.. March 2.-The Democratic fac
tions fought in Music Hall continuously from ii
o'clock to-day until o'clock tonight. 1t was the
most disorderly and Gisgraceful convention ever
held in the State As between the Carroll-Brennan
and Honey-McNally factions the victory was di-
vided one. In the nomination of William L. @.
Wsriwell, of Bristol, for Governor over David S.
Baker, jr, the Carroll Brennan faction scored vic
tory. The vote stood: Wardwell, 1915 Baker, SO.
This was their only pronounced success. The
Honeyies captured the other State Offices although
not without a struggle Wardwell won more be-
cause of his past record as Democrat
than because of the strength of his particular
political sponsors. The fight over the nominations
was tame compared with the struggle to prevent
Mayor Samuel X. Honey, Of NEWPORT. from going
to Chicago as delegate. 1t was here that the
deep-eeated animosity between Brennan and
Champlin on one side and Colonel Honey and
James McNaly on the other showed itself most
conspicuously. The air was full of such epithets
as liar" blacSguard," backleg," scoundrel,"
f. traitor" "Mugwnmp,'' contemplate" etc.
The greatest disorder prevailed, and Chairman
Charles f. German found difficulty in keeping the
convention anywhere within bounds James
N<Nally, Democratic candidate for Mayor of Provi-
dence in 1890, demanded that Honey be sent as a
delegate for the reason that he had furnished the
the vote was being taken Brennan and others as
serted that delegates Were stufing the hat and
. new vote was taken, each delegate being obliged
20 come to the platform and deposit his ballot.
Incidentally Brennan declared that the vote for
Attorney General was stuffed in favor of Slocum.
The result of the ballot between Honey and eX-
Senator Church 40 to SO in Honeys favor.
and there was bowling the part of the Honey
ties The delegation to Chicago made up
without single representative from Providence.
greatly to the chagrin of the Honeyites in the
Providence delegation. In this regard the Carroll
brennan faction wen by outgenersling The chair
sncn Of the Providence City Committee. who is
also named Carroll 1t his desire to send
nugwump named Comstocl, but the quota from
Providence County had been filed before he
aware of it, This William Carroll Is an employe
of The Providence Journal" and in the course
of one of the hot debates of the day he was
accused of being tool of The Journal" which
paper, II was said, for Aldrich for
SENATOR and consequently not sound IN
the faith. Carroll responded by accusing Brennan
of boting on divers occasions. Altogether much
dirty political linen was aired, and many votes
made for the Republicans.
The only place where there was pecfect har-
mony was in the platform, which instructs the
delegation for Cleveland, demands free raw
material, aTtlStlCdllN the ollNcI t"cS-
ii a by declaring against free coinage except upon
an International agreement and deals with various
local questions.
For Lieutenant Governor, Charles T. German, of
Providence, was nominated. The Wardwell men
placed Charles Acton Ives. of Newport. In counter
Er. Ives was fepudiated py the
Newport delegation, and in retorting Mayor Car
roll, of Pnwtuclet intimated that Newport had
lecn traded Tor Senator Aldrch. This was hotly
denied The vote German, $50; Ives, 80,
and Baker Z.
John j. Heffernan. of Woonsocket. was named
for Secretary of State and was the only one OF
the State ticket TO receive an unopposed nomina-
ton - - -, -
Ex-AttC .ncy- General Zba o. Slocum was nom
mated for that Office again. His opponents nom
mated Augustus S. Miller. of Providence. who
was badly beaten, receiving only 40 votes.
For General Treasurer John q: Perry, OF SCUM
Kingston, recelVed 80 votes ana i"on''e
Hugh j. Carroll. dethroned as boss by Honey,
spoke tamely for Cleveland and was elecled a
delegate to Chicago The proposition to nomi-
nate a Senator was abandoned.