Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-11-28
MADE CONL|N SWEAR.
Took Oath That He Was
a Republican.
TILT IN THE SECOND WARD.
The Vote Today on the Plurality
Amendment Will Be Light.

The election Is progressing quietly in
all the wards Of the city today with the
exception OF the Second, where the usual
factional fight is on in all its virulence.
In this ward there was much activity
and the leaders OF the regular Demo-
cratic party and the boilers were out I'm
force determined to "do or die" In the
attempt.
The Republican managers, such as Cole,
Leckie and Lawrence, are In consultation
with the Smith forces continually.
There was sharp tilt In the morning
over the three democratic" Supervisors
selected by Wheat Cole. Warden Hayes
refused TO recognize them as Republicans
until Francis Conlin took the oath that
he belonged to that party.
The vote on the plurality amendment In
all the wards is light, the Republicans re-
naming away.
Following is a copy OF the law su bmit-
ting the question;
Passed at the May Session, 1898.
CHAPTER 1,25s.
AN ACT to approve and publish, and
submit TO the electors, a proposition of
amendment to the constitution of the
State.
the consI tuition of this State was pro-
posed by the last General Assembly, by the
votes OF the majority of all the members
elected To each house, and the same has
been published and read to tn electors at
their annual town ana ward meetings IN
April last, AS required ~ the thirteenth
article Of che constitution OF this State,
and Is now presented to TINS General As
semoly for their action thereon; and q
majority Of all the members elected to
each house at said annual meeting being
present aud approving OF said proposed
amendment
IL is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows;
SECTION 1. The following proposition
of a nendment to the constitution OF this
State, proposed by the East General Ass,s~r-
bly,, In hereby declared approved, and for
tho purpose of publication and submis-
sion to the electors shall be designated as
follows:
ARTICLE X.
"SECTIoN l. In all elections held by
the peopls for State, city, town, ward or
district officers, the person or candidate
| receiving the largest number of votes cast
shall be declared elected. ~,~
"SEC. 2. This amendment shall take In
the constitution OF the State he place OF
section 10 OF Article VIII, 'Of Elections,
which said section IL hereby anDulled."
SEC. 2 The said proposition OF amend
| ment shall be submitted TO the electors
| for their approval or rejection, at meet.
iDgs Of the electors to be held on the
| twenty-eight day Of November, 4. II. 1893
| The voting places in the various cities and
| towns shall be kept open during the hours
required by law for voting for State Of
| hcers.
| SEC. 3. The Secretary Of State shall
cause the said proposition OF amendment
| to be pu blished In all the papers publish
ing the laws of tina state for one week
next preceding the day OF said meetings
| OF said elect )rs; and the said proposition
shall be inserted by the town and city
| clerks In the warrants or notices by them
to be issued previous to said meetings of
the electors for the purpose OF warning
the town, ward or district meetings; and
said proposition shall be lead by the
town, ward and district clerks to the cleo
| tors In the town, ward and district meet
| ings, to be held as aforesaid.
| SEC. 4. The town, ward and district
meetings to be held AZ aforesaid shall be
warned, and the list OF voters shall be
canvassed and made up, and tho said
town, ward aud district meetings shall be
| conducted, In the same manner as now
| provided by law for the town, ward and
district meetings for the election OF gen
| eral officers.
| oEC. ~ tue CIOSt VI LDc DOllb OH bHlu
| day OF SAID meetings OF the electors, the
moderator and town clerk, or the warden
and ward clerk, or the moderator and dis
trct clerk, shall, in open town, ward or
| district meeting, count said ballots and
| seal up the same, and shall certify thst
| the ballots by them sealed up are the bal
| lots given In at SAID meetings of the elec-
| tors, the number OF such ballots, and that
the nombor OF ballots on said proposition
| does not exceed the number of electors
voting at said meetings, and shall deliver
| or send such ballots, 80 sealed up and GER
| titled, to the Secretary OF State within five
days after said twenty eighth day OF No
vember A. ID. 1893.
| SEC. 6. The Governor, Secretary Of
| State, aud Attorney General shall count
said ballots on or before tho fifteenth day
| OF Decem Der, A. ID. 1893. And the Gov
ernor shall announce the result, by proc.
| lamation, on or before the twentieth day
OF December, A. d. 1893, and IL said pro-
| position of amendment shall have been