New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-01
GOV. BROWN AT THE HELM.
REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT IN RHODE
ISLAND.
THE INAUGURAL CEREMONIES AT
TEMPT TO BLOCK THE PROCEEDINGS or
THE GRAND COMMITTEE.

GRAND COMMITTED
Newnort MAY n fspeciap.-The Inauguration OF
the Republican state Government to-day was brihan
but devoid of the side shows" which the DemV'd'
had promised. The latter met again in secret cau.u
at o'clock this morning and decided to push lot 'Ie
full COnnt of the ballots cast for general omoes. 40
soon a. the House got together the ReplDhcahS
elected A. B Capron OF Smithhed. as speaker Oy
vote of 80 TO 30 for =. ID. smith, of Gloster Inc wv
Republican candidates for reading and recording CLERKS
were elected by voles OF 3S to 81 for the Democrats
When the Grand Committee was convened Mr' WIZ
son offered resolution directing the Governor 10 dP
point committee of five from Providence County ana
three each from the other counties, who shpuh count
the votes cast for general officers. Tile Dehocr"S
raised the question of the constiuonaty OF the com
mtces count but Governor Ladd ruled that the SUD
committee was the Grand Committee In all that 1t dld
and that the work must be approved by the "rahd
Committee The Democrats appealed from the ruhns'
but Governor Iadd Ias sustained.
The resolution then passed, and the suD-coh-
mlitec retired to count the votes.
When the Grand Committee rccOnvened at :. 80
D. m d. Russell Brown, Of Providence, was declared
to have been elected Governor. with majority OF
a3f Melville Rull, Of Middletown. was declared
elected as Lieutenant Governor and George H. Utter
"a, secretary Of state. The Grand Committee then
elected Robert W. Burbank, OF Provdenc, rs Attorney
General and Samuel Clark. Of Lincoln rs General
The Democrats undertook TO block the proceedings
by putting in minority report, which declared 'ha'
tho Democratic members Of the subcommittee OF the
Grand Committee had been refused "A full count anu
that they had no way to determine who Ind been
elected 10 any Office.
The Inauguration parade fine one, and Gov
oruor Brown received many compliments rs he rode
on his fine charger at the hend OF his stan
At to.niglt's caucus the Republicans decidel not
TO make any changes IN the judges and clerks OF the
district courts and TO remove but on" clerk In th'
nppsr courts namely b. +. Case, Clerk OF the WASH
nrton County Court Of Common Pleas and supreme
CONT II wa, decided also that there shoum Dc
nothing but charter business transacted for the W
nandcr OF this scSsln. This f. 10 be done that thrre
may be nm adjournment Friday next, ana thu INC
legislature may meet I'm Providence next 1uesday
and r. elect senator Nelson ". Ndnch. THIS pro
rrammc shuts ont all the special bill, which were hur
rod over 10 thi. session from the january >'o'.oi anu
also carrie, until next JauunfN the matter OF the
nsenilng Of Newport Democratic members.
The Republican, viii not adopt any JOINT hous"
OF senate rules until after the United states senator
has lccn chu-cn. Tie Democrats In Their s"cret
caucus selected a slate To be- placed In nomination
tomorrow when ih" lime comes 10 elect me dl>iH,'
cont Judge, and cler the clerks O the higher courts
nd the -llcTiNs