Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-06-05
VALLEY ELECTIONS.
How They Are Progress
ing Today.
FOUR TICKETS IN LINCOLN.
Both Parties Confident of Winning in
Cumberland.i

Today the annual election of Lincoln's
town officers is being held and it promises
to be the most eventful OF any since the
town was incorporated.
1t is not the usual battle of ballots be-
tween the Democrats and Republicans,
but a four handed contest, In which the
two principals have able working seconds
and which Is considered, at the present
time, by leaders of both parties that 1t
will result In no election.
The dissatisfied factions OF both parties
will make today the strongest fight ever
recorded in this town by the minority for
recognition of their candidate, and which
practically places in the field four dis
trict tickets for Councilmen, town treasu-
rer and also justices OF the peace, while
there are three candidates for the position
of Town Clerk.
1t was learned last evening that the
Independent Stars and Stripes Club would
support the nominee OF the old line Dem
ocrats, Edward B. Smith, who but two
years ago occupied the position. While
the above two parties will support Smith
the Republicans and Democrats will have
choice OF their own. Some OF the can
didates for Councilmen on the ticket
will support Smith, and they will
draw In no small strength from the
straight Republican ticket. The indepen-
dent Democratic ticket bears the names of
solid men who are we'll known, and they
will make things lively. The Independent
Republican ticket does not contain the
full list of candidates and they are appa-
rently content with having secured what
they have.
The leaders Of both principal parties
have as usual done much clerical work
and circulars and sample ballots haye
been sent tc their voters in every district.
The ballots resemble a Chinese puzzle,
and will cause mcderators and clerks no
end of trouble to sort out the
marked ones for so many names
and count them. The circulars contain
several short paragraphs OF taffy and arc
spread out to the rank and file with the
characteristic sweetness OF the party lead
ers " no have so long carried the town as
| they pleased. II is amusing to read par
| agraph which states that the Democratic
| party is hopelessly divided, while Brother
| Dennis and his aids foIget to state just
how they have been worried by the dis
sension of number OF Republicans and
which today will reduce their favorite 300
considerable.
The work began In earnest this morn
ing. In Districts No. l. 2 and 8 the polls
opened at o'clock and will close at
p. m, and in No. 4, 8, 8 and opened at
8 a. m. and will close at p. m. These
have the largest number of voters and at a
| surprisingly early hour business began in
earnest In the Fifth Ward both Demo-
cratic factions are doing great work, and
| in the sixth there will be a much larger
vote cast than in the April election. The
vote possible will be out.
At o'clock the returns as gained from
| the several districts were, as near as could
be ascertained, as follows:
At Manville the election was lively and
| the Democrats were at o'clock casting
| vote for the 2S candidates and which will
| make a mixed up affair.
No district will by all appearances
send the Republican candidate, William
Comstock, back to the Council.
No. 3,Lonsdale, is casting solid straight
Democratic vote, up to 1 o'clock.
Saylesville has the same record up to this
no ur az in April and will be Republican.
District No. 6, which is Republican
district, was at work early and at 1
o'clock today had registered a large vote.
| No. Z, at the town house, was exceed
ingly quiet, and there was good vote Of
| the Democratic ticket all round.