The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-16
THE MAYORALN CONTEST.
Potter and McGuinness Up for The
Democratic Nomination.
WHAT THEIR FRIENDS SAY.
The Mayors Supporters Think He should
BE Ronominated-Others Believe He
Should Be Succeeded by Ex-secrctsry
OF State BIcCuInnsss.


municipal election nearly three months
or. politicians and those who are not
politicians are discussing mayoralty
probabilities and possibilities. OF
course nothing has been settled
on as yet or Is anything definite likely to
be determined on for some time to come,
but then there are strains foatiug about
which In the opinion OF those who pretend
TO he ver>ed IL such matters Indicate
the direction III which the current is sc;-
ting.
Among the Democrats It seems to be
pretty generally conceded that the can
didacy OF that PARTY lies between Mayor
Potter aud ex-secierary of State Nc
Guinness. Mayor Potter hal not reached
his Office in the city hall when News
reporter called there this morning so
tnat no statement from him couli b. OBJ
tanned. From gentl men who are la his
confidence IL was learned that il Mr.. Pot
ter secured a reconciliation he would un-
doubteily accept IL.
Accorai3g TO the mayors friends he
will not force hims-lf forward, aud il il
IN the decision of the party to select
some her an he will acquiesce. AT the
same time they insist tha. ,inasmuch as
Mr.. Pot er has made "a good
executive and has proven his strength
with the people. he should ip Justice be
made the party candidate next November.
They clinch Il cir argument by pointing
to the fact that the coming election is
liable to be n very close one and that as
matter OF policy IL would be better to
select man vino has once been elected
rather than to take new and uutried
candidate who may be defeated.
He Has Strong Hold.
This, however does not 60 t, show that
ex-Secretary State McGuiuness is out
OF the race. On the contrary his friends
say he Is very much in it aud in their
view will come in first when the conveu-
tion is held.
Mr.. McGuinness is now at Sharon
Springsaud will not return until the eni
OF the month, 80 direct Information rs TO
whether or not he will be candidate
could not be obtained; but his friends say
ne VIII accept the nomination
ana ttey go so far as t. declare
that he will get il. Their hopefulness
seems TO he based o. the TACT that Mr..
McGuinness has made no enemies in hts
party and will be able TO unite the fac
lions that heretofore have been at war
with each other.
IL is not surprisir g,:perhaps, to find
among the McGuinntss supporters a very
strong sentiment against the repomina-
ton or Mr. Potter. They claim he has
contented himself with the title of may or
ana the emolument that attaches to IL,
ana mas shown no disposition tn ex-
for the advancement OF the city's interests
or thu s. of the party which elected him.
Nv ben he has made move" was the re-
marx OF one third ward Dem cratic
pontirian, 1T has always been
q. pa one. Just look at
MS ~, ssage on terminal facilities.
wasn't that u mistake o. the worst kind?
lie said he couldn't get inforina lou from
the committee aud then out comes the
chairman and says he never asked for il,
and further that he had been invited e.,
All the COMMITTEES meetings. but didn't
attend them. That isn't the kind
OF mayor tie Democracy of this city
should have. They want man who will
be something moro than a fiRur. head
and who can't he driven into n hole by a
COMMITTEES ch ,irmao. Personally, Mr..
Potter is al right but he never should
have been mayor"
Republican Situation.
Among Republicans sentime"t has not
crystalized to u degree sufficient 10
show anv positive preference for
any particular person. A number
of eligible men have been men
toned but thus far there Is nothing to
show which Que II any OF those talkei
abe ut is most likely to be The party's
standard carer next fall. 1t was rumored
in certain circles this morning e NJ
there WAS possibility that Hon. Will
liam 8. Hayward would he put at the
head OF the ticket. Mr.. Harvard when
found at the Bank of America. smiled as
he answered there was no truth in such
report as he was not a candidate for any
Office.
Ex-Mayor Charles Sidney Smith,
whose name WIS mentior ed in the same
connection, said he had not been ap-
preached and knew nothing of any move
mept to place him in nomination.. When
asked IL he would accept a nomination
IL rendered him be replied it. would he
better to wait, before answering, until
such an event occurred.
General Elisha Dyer Is among those
who are spoken OF ms possible il not
probable mayorslty candidate while
In the list are also Alder
men Ballou and Winship. IL
will he month at least before mat
ters will begin to take shape In the
meantime discussion and speculation
will contiuue.
Don't forget the excursion to Nantasket tonor-