The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-27
Preparing FOR ELECTION
Republicans Confident Of Victory In
TOmorrOW's Contest.
COL OLNEY'S CHANCES BRIGHT.
He VIII Be Given United Support OF Re-
publican Party--Thers WIN BE No
stay-at- Homes This Year to Endanger
Chances OF Republican Success.


dent today OF his elecl lion. Everything
they say points TO his success and they
are willing to wager that he will be given
a substantial majority. Speaking OF the
election and its probable results this
morning a prominent member OF the
party said that ir anything Colonel OIL
ney's chances have improved during tue
past week.
You see there are certain kinds OF
abuse which helps instead OF injuring the
party on whom It IL heaped. That is the
ease with Colonel 0IHey.- A Democrat ic
sheet In this city has been throwing
mud at him and attempt
ing to prove that he Is narrow minded
aud bigoted. when as matter OF fact
there Is no fairer minded or moro liberal
man than he is in the state. These
attacks, as / have said. help Mr.. Olney,
because their malice IL so potent
and their falsity apparent. Has he ever
shown either bigotrJ or intolerance, has
he ever been n partisan In the objection
able meaning OF the termY / think no..
"'If he were 30 would the Democrats OF
his own ward have endorsed him and
supported him with their ballots
when he Was candidate Tor
alderman / guess not The
fact is the people who are manu-
featuring hess assaults on Colonel Olney
know and fear his popularity with
tne peope They are we'll aware
that he will draw n very consider
able number OF independent Demo
Gratis to his support and are endeavoring
TO discount thess votes by attributing TO
him sentiments which he never
held and principles which he
would not countenance. However.
these fellows are only strengthening and
solidifyinR his support, as the results to-
morrow night will show"
weather No Bar.
The weather representations for to-
morrow say that storm may be ex-
pected. 1t has come to he n saying that
II the weather conditions are not
favorable--that Is IL there Is
storm of any kind the chances
or the Democrats are improved. When
asked about this matter a member OF the
city committee said: I'VE would OF course
prefer fair weather, but fair or otherwise
Col Olney will be elected. For several
days have been engaged in going over
the city To See just where we stand aud
must say feel very sanguine.
II have been In every ward and from
what have heard i an confident our
candidate for mayor will get the united
support Of the Republican party. Fur
ther than that found that the people are
aroused IA they never were before You
know In me years Republicans have not
always come out as they should have done.
There were many stay y-at-homes, but this
y,ar there will be few. II any. In fact,
we are golng to turn out In full force all
over the city; and when we do that there
Is no danger Of our defeat.
Talk about the weathe is all nonsence.
IL may have had some effect In previous
elections, but 1t will have none In this.
The Republican are In this a xht for vic
tory and they are going to get it,"
The Plurality Amendment.
Although the Democrats have sought
to discredit the Republicans as to their
sincerity reQarding the plurality amend
nent to the constellation, there 10 very
little doubt that It will be adopted. So far
as the Republicans are concerned they
will vote for it to.a man. 1t 10 expected,
however, that In other places the vote will
not be Nd large in proportion rs In this
city but there is no section where any
strong opposition to II Is looked for.
The vote here In Providence promises
to be large one. both for the city ticket
aud on The constitutional amendment
1t will hardly como up to the total of
year ago because that was
presidential year and the registra-
tion Was larger. However, n larger per
csutage of the total qualified vote will
probably come out than in any previous
city election.