The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-29
IHE POLITICAL SITUATION.
! Resume Of the Election and Bye-Elec'
lions Of this Spring.
PROSPECTS OF The REPUBLICANS.
Details OF tho Political Battle that is
Nearly Passed-A Democratic House
and Republican senate-Young Demo
crsss who w ould Like to Save the state

state during the campaign this spring,
there Is quite an active spirit displayed
Just at present by certain OF the younger
element In the Democ attic party. as they
are looking after the few plums
which victory is able to give them
IN the shape Of clerkships In the house OF
representatives There remain certainly
not more than q few days of the present
session and as many Of the present mem
bers are to come back in the new assem-
bis. IL is good politics for the. youths who
desire the positions to ak with them
and ascertain how they stand.
The complexion OF the house being
Democratic, and all the committees be-
ing OF that persuasion OF course it is ex-
pected that some of the young men who
have given their hearts blood In the
cause should be rewarded with slight
tokens of gratitude. The only question
to determine in who shall 1t be Tor this
clcrkship or thatr The state house is
therefore the Mecca OF the young poll
ticans and nearly every clerkship has
about ten applicants. There is perhaps
some
fractional Feeling
among the rivals but In general way
the competition is good natured with
''let the best man win" sort OF fesling
all around, with perhaps one or two ex-
ceptions.
A general review OF the political situa
tion which brings about this change Of
color In the government or tue lower
house will be interesting.
The state election on April demon
etrated the fact, which was patent before
TO thinking people, that both sides had
nominated the strongest msn possible
and that the voters were very nearly
evenly divided on the subj3ct OF Their re-
spective merits. Hon. David s. Baker is
now supposed To have a plurality Of
about $50 which may, however. be de-
creased or possibly wiped out entirely
when the ballots are counted at Newport.
The Democratic candidates Tor lieu
tenant sovernor and attorney general
and the Republican candidates for secre-
tary OF state and general treasurer had
pluralities, so that IL it had been decided
In the plurality election manner the
ticket elected would have been COM
posite. However. the laws Of Rhode Isl
and prescribe the manner of procedure
IN case OF the IA lure OF either party to
elect its stats ticket and the dusy de-
wolves upon the general assembly at its
Mar session to eject the general officers.
There was however no general assem-
bis elected on April 8. True all the can
dldates had been Nominated and at the
POLLS received
Their Party support
but 1t seemed that to elect them all was
another matter just as has been proven
in years past. There are seventy-two
members In the house of representatives
and thirty six senator's or this total
of los members only 7S were elected NJ
the first trial, 80 ssnators and 46 repre-
aentatives This left senators anu 26
Representatives TO be chosen at bye-elec-
tions or to bold over In case VI no elec-
sion at the second trial
The bye-elections began on Saturday,
April s, When East Providence re- elected
Hoo. Ellery Wilson, while In North
kinRstown and Cranston Democratic
representatives were chosen, and in Paw
lucket one Democratic representative
out OF the six to DO elected was elected
by the Democrats
The next trials were Monday April 10
IN Smithfeld where no election had re-
sultcd ia the case of either senator or
representative. and in Hopkinton wnere
no representative had been e,ected. These
elections resulted In favor OF the Repub-
licans, adding three To their total mum
ber In grand committee which now stood
a Republicans and Al Dsnocrats.
tuesday, April IL, saw the second trial
in Westerly and the third in Pawtuc ket
both of which resulted In Republican
victories, one representative being elected
In Pawtucket, while the remaining four
who are all Republicans hold over
licans being elected in Westerly, the
remaining one holding over. A little
complication arose in Westerly over the
candidacy of Mr.. Hoxsey who is senator
elect, and at the same time hold-o over
representative. He will
Probably Not Qualify
~ senator and 0. X. Smith, the present
Republican senator, will remain another
year. The Republicans had now elected
81 members OF the grand committee
TO Al Democrats.
The election i'm North Providence on
Wednesday, April ~ resulted In the ro--
turning oil Senator w. w. Whipple. a
Republican. The election in Jamestown
on the same day resulted Ia no choice.
and Mr.. Landers. the present Republican
incum bent, viii hold over. Total num-
ber in grand committee: Republicans,
b3: Democrats. Al.
The bye-election for the choice Of sena-
tor and representative in South Kings
town was set tor April IA, aud no cleo
tion resulted on that day. 1t was dis
covered that the election had been called
contrary TO the law. The charter OF the
town provides that the election may be
called any time with In ten days. n
special act having been passed relating
to this Town. An act passed in 1891
however. practically repeals this clause
and places South Kingstown in line with
other towns Ia the state which are al.
yided into voting districts and which
must hold a seconu election within three
days of the first. Democratic authority.
however. did Lot agree with the Repub-
Iican belief aud 50 the election
was held as called. IL resulted in no
election for either senator or repres .nta-
tive, aud the council. after ascertaininu
the iact, adjourned witnout calIing an
other election. The Democratic leaders
Instituted Proceedings
and the supreme court was asked TO
order the town council to hold an elec-
tion. A hearing was given the matter
Saturday. April %, aud the court decided
that it had no juri risdiction In the matter.
A second hearing was given today before
the full bench.
The election In Providence SATURDAY.
April Is, resulted In the election of
eleven Democratic repressntati ves and IA
Democratic senator. which gave tho
Democrats 1fty-thrse vo es Ia grand
conlmittecs which was the same num-
ber az the Republicans bad with the
South Kiugstown members still in doubt.
The death OF Senator-elect Hendrick