New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27
THE CITY ELECTION ~ PROVIDENCE.
EXPLAINING THE REsULT-THE RECENT VOTE
on THE CONSTITUTION.


on THE CONSTITUTION
Providence. r. l.. Nov. &c CSpecaD.-The city eec
ton resulted In the reelection Of Mayor Potter BY
30 majority about tie same narrow mn.o it, which
no received last year Tie Republican vote iell OF
O-O from the vote cast for Harrison on November
,rhne the Dem cratic vote fell of l,jjj. That
face OF the advere landslide" IN the Ia Ton the Re
nnhllcan vot, should have fallen of only jlj more
Than that Of the Democrats, who were Hustled via
victory IS "A Circumstance ot cor gritihtol' lns
friends Of Mr. Watson in the First Wad-hs ne
ward-do not Took at II In that h-hi. however, asi
they have done some GcIhac caicula d 10 throw he
responsibility OF Poters election on the urth ard
Eighth Wards. Mr.. wa,son's vote followed TIE VIE
~ Harrison closely except in the Fourth sixth AMI
Eighth Wards In the sixth 'he net falling or was
4S and that can be ascrihed 10 hot co'hcI ee'i'h
with unlimited opportunities for uahng III tne
Fourth Ward there loss Of l3l Vols WHICH
loss Mr. Watson ascliles to opposiu on ue part
Of the friends u Charles Edward Paine. VD was
nomnalN n candidate previous to me 'oA'eN''n'
This (, an entirely erroneous view. r there was 10
special enthusiasm or concerted movement II wv
ward in favor OF Mr. Paine. and when the choice
fell on Mr. Watson there no feeling II resentment
The Fourth Ward is boartr g-house wari. ana men
Win ore registered from that wari and ar irtvAns
on tho road usl!ly get home vote nj lre'laehtA
election but d not take as much int'.eSt III 0'
election In fact Mr.. Watson gained % vo'es IN inc
ward over the total east ior Mr.. snih a't Seh
Mr. Potter gained 80 over his own vOe las, year, -
that there was really only net loss Of 10 votes
In the Eighth Ward. which IS tie home u Nay"
Potter # + not surprising that the Kepub iais .o'
200 from llarrSOn's vote. Yet even "'' '-'
Watson gained go votes over smiths vote last yeah
whi.e Potter gained - only III scattering VIC
Gained only 4. TIE defeat was due chi hy 70 o's
couraccment and disgust over the result o. Tie Presf
DENTAL election and not to any faciiomI hsH'"
Therefore. the sharpening OF nzors n" SoihS Oh ~
the First Ward for the spring elect Is chuf'H UT
called for and par rularly mi Il TO inc emu NV
against whom these predictions are O'l"S ""1"
Your spond,nt has peis nal In '"!td-' ~ "o'
ornor Blown did all and more than coHld nave De"
expected Of him for the city ticket - AF WASH
needed l,035 more votes T. elect nm uIih nc ~
c,ived II can hardly uc said that any one or Two
wards defeated lin. Mr. Watts would nave Eve"
Tho city an active Wig rous administration ana 'a
he WAS not elected Is a subject Tor resret tut hMdF
for rccrmiuaii0n.
The evening schools decided insil'uuo" "
Providence Beside tie dozen or more uhs'Hu'1
schools, there are two advanced schools ""e'e ~
ms sion Is granted 10 all young men ana "0I.'@
who have been far percentage N "''''"' ,
instruction books and stationery are fire. ID so "
TIE evening schools here are students WHO u'"
very proficient especially in mathematics. o'.aNs
allv thcre +, boy who is ondeavoHnS to u ~
college IN this way ,
Thanksgiving Day was one II tho quiele'' 0" -.
I'm thi, latitude. Everybody stayed ut home a." -,
turkey There was not even the customary No.
giving Day murder. There were several pe'N""' 80.
dnes among them being tie following: Mary A0a%
Black daughter of David .. Black propne {" u a
Tawtuchct Tunes" 10 James H. iudloi = ~ 20
: n " the famous market slrden'r; Illtn u'1 "
~ Hope Valley 10 Professor John Gavin l"oN"''
the rrooklne. Mas. IIl-h school; Mary IL Na'r0u"
Of Westerly to Marshal Taylor superintendent :" "
Of the departments IN the Clark thread mill MIS-
Mabel NIns,or OF East Providence, 70 Gror-e ho'VI
Harriet b. Franklin Of plwtnckct. to Abnef : I'"I
ldns. tr. ,l.,tri,an of the Providence FIRE pcp
mcnt BESSIE t. Klng daughter OF William :" N"7'
10 Albert l.. Capp.r ,,r.
RE REGISTRATION for next years election mas ''-'
far reached only about 100. Every hoFP'"P' -.
voter must register AT tlr CITY Clerks om'0 " :,
Cltv Hall before the end OF December, IN oiU''
be able 10 vote ncAt year There l. no ''N j"
ncction with II. , nom
The boom I'm rral estate continues l"V'' :,
Gnv transactions last week. and >iNecn in'en"ons
buud were He'd several hand business 49,
arr, In course erection. l.. \. rilUnsha,,, ~ con-
become an extensive operator In cII co. ~ mlusf
tcmplating the erection Of a building ~ N'
and Matthews st, 10 cost $4,000. -, ,ouce court
There Is to be a new Judge II the po"'' Among
elected In place OF Judge Jchehe' "u Snnthuick ~,
me candidates mentioned are Isaac H. o,, ts not 20
and George \. lIttefeh. As II ''l",, '.,n,h and
cNcccd an hour day for fifteen dlNs ~ ,eJrabe
the salary Is II 900. IL i con>neie'
position by the younger lawyers. 49,, o,ostdent Of
Thc Rev. John T. Lynch was cleo eel p, 80 semi.
the Catholic Total Abstinence tnion -, Wv
annual meeting held on THANKSGIVING pa .osns ing
The granite business at westerly $ pm 100
since INC strike mas been settled, ana more '""
cuitcI~ are steadily nj work ,,. ., the Con-
The oticinl count on. the amendments " ,nnroye
stitulion is as follows Biennial ees1 ,S NECESSARY
Is74o. reject. l3aO1. lacking 80 VI n Nv. Improve
thrre nftl,s FOR General Corporation a,'-.irassary
Il osp reject 10 CO.. or -0t more inan ~" improved
three htths The state Loan pioppslo' was - Sos
hy thr following vote: Yes, 20oo' no. i-'T
ine Rhode Island Locomotive" works syn n'f for pc
o,ders fnr engines among them being I'VE w syc
tci hu,r road tvclvr for the Poston y Nl,alE' and
f'r The Minneapolis, =. Paul and Saun Sic N'''''
scv,n for the Onto ard Mississippi
Go West via Niagara, Fan ana ,hr Ca nn ::