The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-08
Clevelanfs Party Completely Routed
in the Rhode Island Elections
Republicans Swept the State and capturedt the
Legislature, with Fourteen Votes to Spare
ands Chance to Increase the Number.
All the State Ticket, Except Two Can
didates, Elected by Good Majorities.
The Others Have Safe Pluralities and Will Be
Placed in Office BY the General Assembly
General Political Gossip
TWAS A GREAT VICTORY.
Rhode leland Republicans Elected Their
State Ticket and the Legislature.

Rhode leland Republicans Elected Their
State Ticket and the Legislature.
PROVIDENCE. r.. l., April 7.-Complete
returns of the State election give Brown,
Rep. 1876 majority over Wardwell, Dem.
Melville Bull. Rep. is elected Lieutenant
governor by 1.0S1 majority. George II. Ut
ter has 237 majority and is reelected Secre-
tary of State. There was no election for
General Treasurer, Samuel Clark. Rep.
lacking 147 of majority. Robert w. Bar
bank. Rep. lacks Coz of q majority for At
tOrney general. The total vote cast was
81. 736. e
The Legislature has o Republican ma
jority of IA on Joint ballot. not counting
the Lieutenant governor. who votes In the
Senate. The Senate stands % Republicans.
10 Democrats. with three yet to be chosen.
The House stands 81 Republicans, 70 Demo-
Gratis, with sixteen yet to be chosen.
Two Democrats and one Republican As
semblyman are elected In this city, ard
another election Will have to ensue fox the
remaining ten. Comstock, the Democratic
candidate for Senator in this city, only
lacked 5 of q majority. By the official
count in Newport two Democrats are elect
cd. and three are yet to be chosen.
The Republicans made q clean sweep In
Pawtucket, Lincoln and Cumberland.
Providence and Woonsocket gave Mr.
Wardwell o majority for Governor. and
Woonsocket returned Democratic Assem-
bly, ticket. The Democrats gained an AS
semblyman in Foster. Scituate. West
Greenwich and Johnston, but the losses in
A. 81 or rhnyA of
Newport. Pswtucket, Lincoln and Cumber-
land acoomplishes the rout- The complex
ION of the Legislature insures the return Of
Mr.. Aldrich to the United States Senate.
The Newport Board of Aldermen held q
session to-day to count the legislative tick
ct voted on yesterday. The session lasted
seven hours. As q result of their count.
they declare the election of w. j. Under
wood for Senator; w. p. Clark for first Rep
resentative, and J. III. Crosby for fourth
Representative-all Democrats. Crosby
was elected by the warden's count Tho
Republicans charge false count, and Will
contest the seating of these men IN May.
The Republicans requested Mayor Honey
and the Board of Aldermen to save the bal
lots under seal, but the Mayor did not COM
muulcdte tue TetlucSb I'd the ooaIu-
The vote in the State exceeded by 10000
the number of ballots cast az any previous
election. The control of the Legislature
by the Republicans gives them the choice
of their candidates for Attorney general
and General Treasurer. The Republicans
are feeling very jubilant. as they have Sc
cured everything to be desired or the assur-
ance of everything-the Legislature. all
their State officers and United States Sem
ator--while the Democrats are crostfallen.
having nothing to hope for from the second
elections. except local influence and in
dorsement as the postponed trials cannot
affect the result in any important respect.
Tonight the following corrected vote for
Governor was furnished: Il. Russell Brown.
Rep. ~. ACC: Frederick L. Burton. Peoples.
1856; Alexander Gilbert, Prohi., l.5so; Will
lam T. C. Wardwell, DEM, q. 40; scatter
Ing. rs.