Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-07
WE CARRY THE DAY
Rhode Island Goes Republican
by a Safe Majority
ALDRIcH WILL Be REELECTED
To His Position in the Senzt--A Re-
Elected-A Lively Contest

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. April 6.-roday's
election has been one OF the most ex-
citing in the annals Of the state. Both
sides were hopeful oil victory from
early morning until the polls closed At
night. Everything indicates the largest
vote ever cast IN the city. The demo-
ersts atsert that they will come out Of
the third. sixth and tenth wards with
1000 majority Tor their state and the
city assembly tickets. The He
bFegs voted the republican ticke
from tip 10 bottom. which
Is something the democrats did
not count on. amt this viii lose tnem
neary 700 votes n tnis ci y slone. The
German Americans. .Brltiaa-Americans.
swedrs, French, Italians and Portu-
guese also voted with the republicans.
Doodle W as the Cry.
Outside the city and all over the state
the cry OF noodle" MAS heard every
where. A messenger came in from the
town OF Lincoln and reported TO the
democratic headquarters tus the repub-
hcans had lioeraliy ''soapei" the town
and "salged" the liquor dealers, and
that the latter were worrying hard Tor
the republican assembly ticket. He
thought that the democrats would get
out their fuH Vote. however, aud tnat
they would carry the state ticket
and elect some OF the assembly
rien. From Newport, Narragan-
sett, Woonsocket aud other towns
IN the state reports say that the full
strength OF the vote was beng polied
and that the democrats We're making
q liberal use OF the means IN their pos
session TO carry the state.
Wardwell, the democratic candidate,
was scratched by foreign residents. In
this city the MeNallyltes carried out
their threats TO knlfe Wariell and the
anu-McNallyites scored their old-time
enemy.
Resurns Not All In.
Providence, Il. l., April 7.-At lao
this morning the returns from all over
the state are not in, owing to the tedi-
Gus counting necessary owing TO the
Australian system. Toe returns III
hand are sufficient, however to indicate
that there is no selection for
state officers with probability
Of . republican plurality. State law
requires . majority vote To eject, and
there are sufficient number of repub-
hcans returned up TO this hour TO
insure the election of Aldrich to the
United States senate, and the choice OF
the republican candidates for state
offices. 1t requires fifty-four mem bers
OF the legislature to elect on
a3joint ballot and the republicans
have ut present tfty-one, with every
probability of having elected six more.
The city OF Providence went democra tic
by about 400 majority. The vote poll,
ed was the largest in the history of the
state. The result ID . surprise to every.
body, and shows that there are sew,
eral thousand people in the state whom
party managers can never locate. At
! O'Clock this morning the vote for
governot stood: Brown 23.1s7; Ward.
well %, ,072; Gilbert 10,l4l; Burton IT'S.
This is . total of 46,S46, largest vote
ever cast IN Rhode Island.
Late returns up to this hour 1:55 q.
m.) show the legislature to be republi
can. This insures the election of Sena
tor Aldrich and the choosing by the
legislature of the republican governor
and all the state officers.