New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-06
THE EVE OF THE BATTLE.
RHODE ISLANDS ELECTION TO-DAY.
EPUBLcANs sANGUINE OF CARRYING rHy
GENERAL ASsEMBLY-cLAIMS OF EACH
PARTY AS no ITS STATE TICKET.


GENERAL AssEMBLY-cLAIMs OF EACH
PARTY AS no ITS STATE TICKET
tTaoa srAFv CORRESPONDENT OF THE TaBuyEI
Providence, r. l., April 5.-The Democrats to.
night are loudly claiming everything in sight;
but they privately concedc the reelection OF
Senator Aldrch on joint ballot of the General
Assembly There are thirty-six Senator'S and
seventy-two members OF the House to he elected.
majority on joint ballot being fifty-fve. When
the Democratic managers attempt to tabuate a
list Of members whom they confident Of elect
ing they make bad work of it. One Of their
lists comedies fifty seats 10 the Republicans. and
assigns fifty-siX to their side, in
cluding many which doubtful. The
Republicans regard ifty-eight seats as surely
theirs. concedc eighteen probably Democratic and
leave thrty-two in doubt. The present General
Assembly stands seventy-nine to twenty nine In
favor of the Republicans The next General
Assembly will probably be as heavily Republican
On the State ticket there will be a close vote.
The Democratic leaders claim Providence by
$500 plurality, and are unwilling TO concedc
more than 1000 to Republicans outside Of the
city. As the Prohibitionists and fourth
party will have at the lowest estimate
1900 votes, that would involve an election
by the Legislature, as majority IL
required for election on the popular vote
sangune Republican estimate which given
TO me by of the most experienced committee
men this morning credited Mr.. Brown, candidate
for Governor, with over $500 plurality in the
State, Providence being included. This allowed
him a clear majority of the popular vote. My
own judgment is more conservative. / look for
1000 plurality for Mr.. Brown outside Provi-
dence. and a plurality of 800 against him In
the city. leaving his election to be settled by the
r 1 hama
for better results But as Providence is an un-
certain quantity and no preliminary canvass has
been thorough on either side. this is the nest
favorable forecast of which the conditions seem
70 admit The Republican vote will undoubtedly
be the largest ever cast in the State, and will
include almost the full strength Of the indepen-
dents There are no listless Indifferent citizens
this wear Everybody is alive, interested In the
result and bent upon getting in his vote. That
is one of the results Of the Wig
orou, Speaking canvass conducted on
the Republican side. There was luxe
warm support of Mr.. Brown in Providence at the
outset but this feeling has passed away as interest
in the canvass has increased, and he is not hkeiy
to fall much behind his ticket His opponent'
Mr.. Wardwell, did not have plurality last year
when he was running for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and is regarded as weak candidate for the DEM
ocrats. Mr. Bull and Mr.. Utter, Republican can
didates for Lieutenant-Governor and Secretary OF
State. will probably make the best run on their
side. as they are strong men and their opponents
unpopular
On tie strength of the canvass which has been
made. the large attendance at mass-mectings and
the enthusiasm shown, Republican triumph can
naturally be assumed. Still, there is heavy
registry in the Democratic wards Of Providence,
and there are uncertain elements in the voting
nopulation. II is probable that the mass OF the
factory operatives have been influenced by the
arguments of the Republican orators, and Will
vote against the Democratic party; but this is mob
by any means certain. The bulk of the French
Canadian and Italian vote, and also OF
tbe Hebrew vote, is claimed by the Repub1-
cans but each class is caprclous and liable
70 I've carried away by sudden impulses lhc
Irish vote in town and country is cast almost
solidly for the Democratic party. ms vote cam
not be diverted to the Republicans. The Englisn
and Scotch in Rhode Island are pro'ectohs's ana
Republicans almost to a man. What the Demo-
cratic managers have attempted TO do AT the hs1
moment il to repel French-Canadian and Irish sup
port of the Republicans by circulating
scurrilous circulars calculated to excite religious
sentiment. These circulars have been distributed
in Woonsocket. Central Falls and Providence. and
are reproduccd in the advertising columns OF lhe
Telegram" the Democratic journal The circular
nurports 10 have been issued in the interest OF
the Republican party; but is, OF course. cheap
campaign trick and clumsy fraud. IL contains
such sentences as these: See 10 II, voters, thae
Rome does not get stronger foothold in This
state Nearly all the candidates nominated Dy
one Of the political parties are Roman oatIo!ces.
Vote against them. Vote against Rome at the
coming election" No circulars OF this kind nave
recn authorized by any body If Republicans. Inc
Democrats are making tie same Use OF inns noeus
appeal as Of the Morey forgery and the Burchard
sentences. Their canvass must he growing
desperate when they resort to such diSrepu'aole
lodges. -, n
There are thrty-one speakers at twelve Re-
pubcan rallies this evening in Providence, Paw
tucket Newport, Woonsocket, Central Falls,
AshwayS Manville, East Greenwich and elsewhere.
Among these were senator Aldrich Mr.. Reed, MI.
Uorr Congressman Dolliver, Major Hancock,
David Hall Rice, ID. c. Hartman and Speaker
Capron and Secretary Utter There were a few
struggling Democratic meetings. but the force OK
their canvass was spent three days ago when they
were shouting themselves hoarse over Mr. Cleve-
lands tarifl platitudes. The Democrats have not
ceased 10 bestir themselves and the energy Of the
ward workers has been increased within torty-
ccht hours by the receipt of considerable sums
of money from unknown sources; so the struggle
ends with Mr. Clevelands idealized peoples cause
of tarin reform dependent upon the financial
dexteritv of the ward brokers' who are handling
tbe money raised outside the State for carrying
rho election and securing his nomination Pos
sibIv the final touch of Burchardism and Morey
forgery has been Of the results of this political
sneculation in the chances of a revival Of Mr..
Clevelands Presidential chances.
THREE TICKETS IN THE FIELD.