The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-07
HOW 1T WILL STAND.
A Stereoscopic View of the New
Assembly.
FROM TWO POINTS OF VIEW.
Republicans Claim Good Majority and
Democrats Practically Concedei it-How
Politicians View the Outlook-Demo-
csatic Faction Fcuds.

must be some fire! Those who attended
the Democratic State convention, whether
as delegates, sympathizers with this or
that faction, or as lookers-on saw smoke
enough to warrant them in the supposi-
tion that pretty good-sized blaze was
getting in its work on the underpinning of
the party structure.
But now comes positive evidence from
the Official organ of the party that fire.
bugs are at work who seek the destruc-
tion of the temple wherein Boss Bren-
nan Is the high priest. The organ says:
The echoes from the Democratic State Con-
vention are still numerous, and as result OF
that gathering there Is considerable accumu-
lated labor for the angel OF peace. Each fac
ton Is advancing claims regarding the COM
position OF the national delegates in the mat
Ter OF the election OF national committeeman,
ana there Is something akin 10 open disaffec-
tlon in WoonsOcket. A year ago Mr. Ward
well refused emphatically 10 accept second
position on the State ticket with Mayor Pond,
and the nomination of the gentleman from
Bristol has not pleased "A faction of the De-
nocracy In the northern city. There are evil
dences OF the rcopening OF the old factional
contest In this city, and the familiar appeal
for harmony is being circulated.
The Republicans profess TO be greatly
pleased with the condition of affairs in the
camp Of their political opponents, and predict
safe majority in the assembly for their
ticket by the popular vote. The general cur
rent belief influenced by the stories In circu-
lation Is that ID. Russell Brown will head the
ticket, and that probably senator Melville
Bull will be the candidate for lieutenant
governor. IL is argued that the nomination
of the latter gentleman will unite the fac
tlons IN Newport county and strengthen the
ticket. IL Is fact that the Democratic lead
crs have in private conversation admitted
mat their chanee. OF securing a majority in
and that the recollection OF Senator Aldrich
was practically assured.
That well-informed and influential men,
bers and leaders in the Democratic party
had expressed grave doubts of the success
OF their tickaA in the pending election, and
that they had ever given utterance 20 the
doubt, at least two weeks before the con-
vention was held is no news. The NEWS
was aware of these opinions and has all
along been cognizant OF the weak links in
the chain with which it was sought TO
bind the party and hold it together.
These gentlemen were aware Of the true
results of the last registration. They
knew that the Republicans had caught
them mapping in the country towns and
that in the cities they had also been un-
usually active. They also knew that the
Republicans had given careful attention
TO the work OF making new voters and
that by naturalization the dominant party
had obtained remarkably large accessions
TO its ranks.
All over the State had come the tidings
that the Swedes, the Italians, the Germans,
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., the Portuguese,
the French Canadians, and the Irish
Americans had been bringing in their
countrymen and presenting them TO the
managers of the Republican naturaliZa-
tion bureaus, and that not only were hun
dreds OF these new men to vote the State
ticket for the first time this year, bnt
that many others would be qualified in
time TO vote for Presidential electors.
Hence the doubts of Democratic success.
The NEWS to-day publishes two sets of
figures. They are the estimates that have
been made by gentlemen in authority in
either of the two leading parties They
give n fair idea of what each side expects
TO do in the General Assembly TO be elect
cd and more particularly do they indicate
the probable strength that will be devel-
oped in grand committee, upon which so
much depends this year; for in addition to
the probable election of the State officers
and a United States Senator. there are all
the sherffs, the clerks of the Supreme
Court and Court of Common Pleas, the
State Auditor aud the District Court
judges and clerks TO be chosen.
The Democratic estimate was based
upon information. general aud not specific,
that had come to hand; that presented by
the Republicans was predicated upon ac-
tual returns and careful analyses of the
returns from the city and town clerks. AS
presented each set shows first what each
gentleman claims for his party, secondly,
what he comedies to the opposition, and,
thirdly, the representation that will be in
doubt until the polls are closed aud the
official returns are made known. There
fore under the caption 'dou btful' are those
cities and towns wherein defections, indie
pendent voting, knitting, etc, may send
the Legislative delegations to one side or
the other. or they may split them up and
keep everybody guessing.