The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-10
THEY ARE YET|N THE DARK.
Only a Few Candidates for the General
Assembly Known
THE LOSS OF COMSTOCK ANDBAKER
Democrats Demoralized-Their Ticket
Greatly weakencd-Down In Warwick
Goes n Peace Committee-Mr. Sims
Refuses to stand for First Place.

The rumors of the candidacy Of Gardi-
ner G.. Sims for the Democratic nomina-
tion for governor is the echo of many
rumors which have been regularly re.
peated year after year by those whose
wish was the father of their prediction.
Mr.. Sims would be a good candidate.
S, would President Andrews for that
matter, or n dozen other men IN the
state. But Mr.. Sims has positively de-
clined and is out OF the race.
The difficulty with the Democracy Is
that the machine is badly rusted and
some of the cog wheels sadly need read
justment. Each faction wants its own
candidate, and there are none louder in
their demands than Horatius O'Reilly,
who so nobly guarded the bridge at tho
last Democratic convention. while the
Roman leader from Woonsocket covered
his retreat gracefully.
The city committees are getting to
work slowly. One member was seen
this morning.
know anything about the city
ticket ~ said he, in reply TO question.
why, l never saw an election so com
pletely In the dark as this one. No, /
don't know OF any candidate for any Of
fice."
The positive withdrawal of Senator
Comstock aud Representative Baker OF
Providence has left big gap in the
Democratic ranks. These two men have
long been recognized as the trump
cards of the party IL is known that
last fall when the Democratic nomina-
tiou was still unsettled IL was offered to
Mr.. Comstock repeatedly, on the ground
that he was the only young man in the
party who could certainly be elected
against the field. lie refused then, and
now he has refused again.
walter r. Aupell has l,aan proad IN
accept the nomination in his stead, but
he has respectfully declined to allow his
name TO be used
w. C. Baker led his ticket last year,
and no embryo Moses has yet appeared
10 mite the elements OF the First ward
as he did. The other Democratie mem.
bers are still ready TO obey the calls of
their country to the Legislative halls Of
the state. -
Among the Republicans.
The Republicans are now almost posi-
tive that the Hon. j. C. B. Woods can be
prevailed upon to accept the senatorial
nomination. The First ward is still with
out a Republican candidate. IL Is antici-
pated that most OF the Republican candi-
dates of the other wards may again be
put upon the ticket.
Iu the Eighth ward Ex- Alderman Lowe
seems to he the general choice, aud in the
Fifth ward Eugene Phillips of the
American Electrical Company is prom
inently mentioned.
The Republican caucuses will be held
next Tuesday TO eject delegates to the
city convention TO be held on the Goth,
and the state convention TO be held on
the 2lst.
The Republican state central COMMIT
tee has opened headquarters at Nara
gansett Hotel, room ~.
What Of Warwick ! AS usual harmony
has turned a cold shoulder on that sec
tion an the factions are warning with
bowie knives in their boots The peace
full Democracy of this city has got
aud try TO beat the old warrior
Uncle Enos Lapham. So they are going
10 send down a committee To harmonic
things at the caucus. The remedy is not
yet suggested. The Observer says
chloroforn. Some man here suggests
hypnotism. Meanwhile the war con-
tlnues.
The Quinn party, who are kicking
against che older members, will have
their four caucuses tonight at Z o'clock
instead OF tomorrow evening as was gen.
orally supposed. 1t was first argued
that the taucuses should be carried on
under the rules OF the State Central
Committee, and that they should last at
least one hour, aud that any man who
would support that caucus, should have
an opportunity 10 vote. The Warwick
town committee, however, thought other
WISE aud no one will be able to vote o.
night unless the chairman is satisfied
that he is with the Quinn faction.
Instead of having the caucus as usual
in Apponaug, which is the iirst district,
it will be held ia HilPs Grove. aud thus
Democratic voters not in accord with the
present movement will be left, especially
the voters from Natick, Pontiac aud Cow
eset.
The call was published In Providence
paper but once, and that in the last edi.
ton on Wednesday evening, after which
an article appeared the day following
leading many 70 believe that the cauouscs
would be held on Saturday, Immediately
after the close OF the caucus, advertised
90 be held by the Republicans. q. S.
Baker, 5. c. Tillinghast, Hugh o. Dom