The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-24
OH THAT SAM HONEY !
Congressman Page Doesn't Love
Him Any More.
A QUEER HITCH is EXPLAINED.
Carroll Wants To he Congressman and
Invokss Honey's Aid-and That's why
the Committeeman IL Hung up-the
Republican Plan.

There is trouble in the Democratic
camp.
B'rer Honey, he makes Congressman
Page tired.
The Chicago convention was to be the
scene of Brer Honey's political death.
When the State convention was held here
in March the delegates to the Chicago
convention were especially selected with
view to dropping B'rer Honey from the
national committee.
Boss Carroll headed the movement and
boldly proclaimed that B'rer Honey must
walk the plank. In conformity with the
announced policy of the majority of
the delegation. Mr.. Franklin p. Owen.
law partner Of Congressman Page. was
elected chairman of the delegation before
the latter started on their mission to ele-
vate the Stuffed Prophet to the wall from
which he is to be showed and dropped ker-
flop next November.
B'rer Hopey's friends waited to hear
something drap. There wasn't the echo
of drop. First of all came the tidings
that Honey had been reelected national
committeeman. Then the wori was wired
that the list was complete, save that no
name had been presented for RHODE
ISLAND.
To-day the Newport Observer says that
Fayette F.. Bartlett has been elected to
succeed B'rer Honey.
But A series OF dispatches came here
this morning which tell different story.
This Information shows that there's a
heap OF trouble brewing.
Franklin p Owen was elected CHAIR
man for the influence he would have in
behalf OF Congressman Page. as mem
ber OF the national committee, and Boss
Carroll was counted on TO make the deal
a sure thing. Now, it transpires that in
Chicago Boss Carroll experienced great
change OF heart toward B'rer Honey, and
with Nichols of Warren has tied up the
delegation so that it stands ana 4 for
Honey and Page.
The meat in the cocoanut is that Boss
Carroll intends to capture the nomination
for Congress in the second district, and TO
do this must beat out Page. Ii ne stands
by Honey for. the National com mittee,
Honey will stand by him for Congress.
just imagine B'rer Honey aud Boss
Carroll occupying the same bed ! Wough!
To straighten out the row Senator Bart
lett telegraphed to Congressman Page
and asked him, in view OF the tie-up, to
suggest some other name upon which a
majority OF the delegation might unite as
against Brer Honey. Page wired back
and instructed Bartlett and his colleagues
to stand firm as they were and that no
man would be presented by him.
The convention has adjourned and it is
believed that no man was or could have
been presented in time TO fill the National
committee so far as RHODE ISLAND is
concerned. 1t was claimed at she State
House to-day, that B'rer Hohsy holds
over.
Brer Honey, he did lie low! -
The Republicans Of the legislature de-
cided last evening, TO adjourn from day
TO day until next Thursday, when the
Newport contested elections will be re-
ported upon. 1t was intended to adjourn
over until next Septemb Der. but the coun-
try members not only refused to accrde
to that proposition, but to come here for
more than two days next week. A can
vass was made and as a majority of the
country members favored Thursday and
Friday. IL was agreed that the adjourn
ment should be made for those two days.
L he adjournment will then be made until
the January session.
1t is intended on Thursday to apply the
cloture, and make very short work with
the Newport Democrats and probably the
Democratic Senator from Foster will get
his couge at the same time.
A rumor is current that the Republi-
cans of the House will attack the legality
of the election OF Representatives Carpen-
ter aud Burton of this city. They were
nominated to run on certain numbers,
and were elected on other places on the
ticket. This is considered to be suffi-
cent reason for declaring them not to
have been properly elected. The resolu-
tion affecting their election is expected
right away.