The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-04-14
Rhode Island Elections.

The election in Rhode Island on the
9th. although for State officers and the
legislature, assumed national impor-
lance 1t was regarded as the skirmisii
line for the Presidential contest OF 1892,
which is to be determined in November
next. Ex-President Cleveland, Ev-Gov-
ernor Campbell, of Ohio, and many other
prominent Democrats participated in the
speaking on that side, and Gov. Mckln-
ley, of Ohio, Ex-Speaker Reed, OF Maine
and long list of able Republicans, rep
resented the Republican party. The
little State has never been so extensively
stirred and completely canvassed in any
preceding State election, and the vote
was the largest ever cast in the State, by
10000 The progress of the contest and
the result was watched throughout the
Union, as it was known the chances were
about evenly balanced, and that the
leaders of both parties were confidently
counting on majority. The Australian
ballot system was for the first time there
put in operation, which gave degree
of uncertainty as to its effect, which
made politicians uneasy, nervous and
anxious. A press dispatch dated at
Providence April 18th. gives the following
official statement of the result, by which
it will be seen that the Republicans have
elected both the State ticket and the
Legislature, which will secure the return
| to the U. s. Senate of Hon. N. W. Arich
for another term:
"Complete returns from all parts of this State
show total vote on State ticket of 547i6, an in
crease of 10000 over the largest ever polied be-
fore. The two parties raked every city and
town almost bare of voters, and got out an un-
| expected and unprecedented vote, both In &C
tual numbers and in proportion to the presi-
| idential VOTE The finished returns show a
great Republican victory the State ticket.
Brown Republican for Governor, polled 27,466
Wardwell, Democrat 25,4l9; Gilbert, Prohibi-
ZIONIST, 1890; Burton, Peoples candidate 1885,
and there were rs scattering votes these figures
show plurality of 2947 for Brown and ma :
jority of 1856. Bull and Utter, the Republican
candidates for Lieutenant Governor and Secre-
| tary of State, are also elected by small majorl-
ties, but there is no election for Attorney Gen
eral and General Treasurer Providence, New
port and Woonsocket went Democratic on the
State ticket. The legislature returns :show a
good Republican majority both branches al
ready. with between fifteen and twenty five
vacancies vet to be filed In the Senate the Re-
pubIcanS have thus far elected 20 of the SO mem
bers, and the House Al of seventy-f1ve members.
This gives them sixty one on joint ballot, a ma
jority Of six, besides the vacancies yet to be
| filed by second election. Most of these fail
ures to elect are in Providence and Newport. In
the former city only three of thirteen members
| of the Legislature were chosen and in Newport
only one of six. The other failures were scat
tered among the small towns This control Of
the Legislature by the Republicans gives them
the choice Of their candidates for Attorney
| General and General Treasurer and secures be-
yond doubt the reelection of N. W. Aldrich
to the United States Senate. The Republicans
are feeling very Jubilant, as they have secured
everything to be desired, or the assurance of
everything, the Legislature, all their State Off
GERS and the United States Senator, while the
Democrats crestfallen, having nothing to
hope for from the second elections except local
influence and endorsement, she postponed
trials cannot affect the result in any important
respect.