The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-18
REPUBLICANS Serene.
Firmly Entrenched In Next Grani Com
mittee and Satisfied.
DEMOCRATS LESS RAMPANT
They Fear for Their Future Success.
Cooler Counseis PrevaiI-Ihs North
smithHeId Muddie--The Supreme Court
Asked for . Decision.

Everything is quiet In the political
parties today. The Republicans are re-
posing serenely In the confidence born OF
assurance that with majority in grand
committee, Governor Brown cannot be
defeated.
There is no doubt that eventually the
Democrats will admit that the South
Kngstown representatives will hold over
and they are not making any fight on
that except 10 try and induce the town
council to order new election before
next Monday.
The town council adjourned until the
regular meeting or nexC month, and un-
less the president calls a meeting none
can be held TO call n new election mean
while, though 1t Is understood that the
town clerk has already issued a call for
such meeting on his own authority.
A Careful Review
of the situation will convince the most
partisan Democrats that 1t would not be
safe for any unreasonable tactics to be
attempted. There is too much at stake
for the Democrats and the cooler heads
will eventually control the movements
Of the party.
1t is evident to the moro conservative
Democrats that IL Republican members
are unseated for the purpose OF control
ling the grand committee IL will cause q
reaction against them and very mucn
endauger the success Of their ticket next
year, to say nothing OF the deadlock that
such course would be sure to cause In
the general assembly, which the Demo-
Gratis do not care TO shoulder.
Mr.. Baker would not care to be elected
as governor under such n high-handed
proceeding it is stated, but would rather
wait till next year when chances would
be even better.
The plurality elections bill has passed
one general assembly, and must only
pass one more before IT can be voted on
by the people.
II the Republicans are treated in any
such manner as has b, en- threatened the
Republican senate will refuse to pass il
next year at all, and that will end the
ma ter for some time to come.
However, IL nothing is done in the
way of unseating members Ia the house.
1t Is very probable that the bill will be
passed at Newport, and then
A Special Election
may be called in the fall SO as to allow
| the people to decide whether the state
election in April, 1894. shall .1e under the
| plurality or majority system.
Az the Democrats will have so much
| better chances under the plurality sys.
| TEN it would be the best policy for them
| not to antagouize too much, the senate,
| which Is overwhelmingly Republican.
| Even IL it came TO a vote on the unseat-
| ing of Republicans In the house for the
| purpose OF controlling the grand commit
| tee there are a sufficient number OF
| Democrats who are ong-headed enough
| to see the suicidal effects of such course
in advance and refuse to vote with their
party.
| Certain members have expressed them :
| selves in TINS manner, anu unless suffi-
cient fraud Is proved they will certainly
deieat any such attempt
| The town Of North SmIthfield is still q
battlefield, or likely to be-.
| Byron A. Andrews, town clerk anC
ex-senator. and Democrat to boot, ha,
signified his intention to call a new elec
tion IL the senate does not, and the su
| preme court has been asked BY Governor
| Brown TO decide whether he can legal
| DO so at present or not.
In the event OF the senate refusing to
| go into grand committee the Democrat,
| are diviued as to the result. Ihey gen
| orally are OF the opinion that
the constitution is mandatory
aud that this will put an end to the mat
ter, but do not attempt TO say who will
compel them to do so IL they do not se
fit, since the governor is commander in
/ chief.