The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-29
HE WANTS HIS GOODS.
" Good Old John" Perry Looking
After What He Paid For.
HE PERFORMS A BIG MIRACLE.
by Satisfying HIS Party Gully, and More
Too" Financially-The Baker Kid
Glove Faction Not In It-O'Mahoney.
of Newport, Out-GeneraIled.

The Democrats have now carried out
their caucuses to the extent that there is
no longer any doubt as to the probable re-
suit of the State convention.
The Baker boom which started out so
healthily and vigorously has been nipped
in the bud by chilling frost, and the
handsome Providence representative OF
North Kingstown will not head the State
ticket, nor lead his party on TO sure de-
feat, which would have been his privilege
had the plans OF his friends not iaiieh
through.
Mayor Honey has been out-generalled
by Messrs. Carroll and Brennan. lie
essayed TO run the State from his throne
by the sea, but proved 10 be u poor direc-
tor. There is considerable difference be
tween game of chess played on tele-
graphic orders from distance and game
of political bluff undertaken under like
circumstances. After the first series of
moves OMahoney OF Newport found
Brennan or Carroll camped out on every
square of the board.
The defeat of Baker means the defeat
and complete subjugation of the kid-glove
and red-heel element of the party, n Gen.
Brennan christened them, a few years ago.
IL encompasses also the upsetting OF all of
O'Mahoney's plans and the Newport leader
will be met with a chilliness on Wednes-
in another party.
The original slate, as published in the
NEWS early in January will be carried out
and ratified at the Democratic convention.
Possibly there may be one change that of
the candidate for attorney general IL is
the desire Of Messrs. Carroll aud Brennan
that ex-Speaker Augustus 5. Miller, shall
receive the nomination for that office and
they will work hard before as we'll as after
the convention is organized TO secure Mil
lers nomination. They are met, however,
by a strong Slocum movement and this
may bother him.
Col. Ziba O. Slocum's friends insist that
that he shall be nominated and they claim
for him very respectable number of
votes on the first informal ballot. They
are basing their claim upon work which
has been quietly prosecuted in his behalf
In the country towns.
IL Col Slocum should be nominated the
chances OF his getting hearty support from
the party organ are diaphoruous. "A rod
has been picking for Col. Slocnm for some
time
A favorite pastime of purists in the
Democratic party has been that OF decry-
ing the evils which they assert exist else
where. There isn't a campaign but they
howl about the purchase of this or that
nomination. For downright richness the
letter from John G.. Perry equals anything
the purists have yet evolved.
Good Old John" as they love TO call
: him, has evidently paid for something
and wishes 10 see that something material
ICES. His bill of lading calls for Romi-
nation, for be says:
As have understood some people have the Inn
preston that am not candidate for nomination
for the Office OF general treasurer az the coming
Democratic State convention, and that have not
contributed fully my subscription TO the campaign
fund heretofore. wish q say that have satisfied
f,fiv hs fov alf hat I
promised il. and more too and wish It emphat C
ally understood by all my friends that ctndi-
date for the nomination for general treasurer at
said convention.
Has Mr.. Perry's name beEyenforged to
this letter, or is he in need OF political
GUARDIAN Surely he is giving away party
secrets. Have Messrs. Wardwell, Heffer-
nan, Slocum, Fitzsimons. Miller and
Bartlett and the other Barkises ''satis-
fled" their party? The idea of any one
man being able TO satisfy the horde of
hungry bosses aud heelers OF the Demo
cratic party is preposterous.
Tldings from Newport are to the effect
that O'Mahoney's bond grab will certainly
lose that city 10 the Democrats this
spring The best, the foremost Demo
Gratis OF Newport, have personally assured
Representative Peckham that he did them
and the city great favor by securing the
passage OF the act prohibiting the issuing
Oh the slHD,uOu worth OIL DOLuS " AlanOney
was trying TO iioat.
a good wager for anybody to make: $40
even on every city aud town. that il goes
Republican; $40 even that the next House
is Republican; $40 ditto on the Senate; $40
even that no Democrat sees State Office
this spring. $40 that SENATOR Aldrich is re-
elected $40 that this State goes kepubli-
can in the next national election. That
would make $40 for some sanguine Dem
ocrat 10 run up against.