The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-29
POLITICAL POINTS,"
THE SITUATION SIZED UP IN an IN
DEPENDENT PAPER.
The Democratic Campaign Photographed
by Providence Correspondent of the
Newport News.

In letter from Proyidence published
In the Newport News of Monday there Is
a very clever summary of the state
political situation, a portion of which is
here reproduced:
Besides being hopelessly in the minor
ity through the enforcement OF the law
OF April 20. 1882 the Democracy OF the
state is today In condition OF disruD-
ton. 1t is safe to say that the leading
men In the party have never been arrayed
against each other With such open aud
public expressions of hostility and Bit
ter hatred as during the present cam
paign. A few days ago there was a dis
position manifest among some OF the
widely men OF the party in Prov,
dencs county TO get together" and
make a campaign for ex-Congressman
Charles IA. Page In the Second Rhode
Island district.
Harmony Abandoned.
This movement has now been aban-
doned In the face of the general upheaval
in Warwick, caused by the alleged fraud
I'm seating the contestino delegation from
the Pawtuxet Valley headDd by one
Quinn.
In Pawtucket, toe, ex-Congressman
Page Is TO be slaughtered in the house OF
his friends. Ex-Mayor Carroll has now
turned the fight against Chairman owen
of the Democratic state central commit
tee upon ex-Congressman PAGE as wei.
aud all the adroit forts OF leading and
skilled politicians TO bring about better
feeling amongst the party chief ans have
only made matters worse. Chairman
Owen an others VINO have been engaged
i'm the task OF getting the different FAC.
tions together nave reached the conclu-
sion that "they will not be reasoned
with, this year at least"
The Assembly Ticket
1t may be considered n surprising state
ment to make, but the Democratic assem-
bly, ticket in Providence can hardly be
expected TO poll an ordinary vote this
Apring, and the chances are so much
against il that the Republican ticket,
headed by Hol. j. G. B. W oods, will in
all probability be elected on he first
trial. Tue number Of voters disfran-
chised by the failure TO file naturaliza-
tion papers is sufficient TO accomplish
this, let one the detection, the dissen-
sion aud the general disruption.
The reck lessness of the local manage
ment in tue Prov dence Democracy aud
the needless way IN which the assembly
ticket was made up il the city conven-
tion border almost upJn criminal care
lessness.
Honey I'm the Campaign.
Ex-Mayor Honey of Newport. who
presided as chairman OF the state con-
vention. is looked upon by the people
| here as the one central figure in the
tArtresent campaign. His prominence IN
| the convention and his exalted poslt:Ssl
| AS the Democratic member OF he national
| committee attracts the attention OF
| people from all sections of the state
| he Republicans, too, are making Mr..
| Honey conspicuous. because they are
| attacking him, and his enemies in his
| own party are all very active. Leadin .
| Democrats hereabouts who are no.
enemies OF Mr.. Honey, but who want to se
| the party succeed, are opposing his meth
| ods of conducting the campaign. Thel
object to his prominencs as well in tn
| contest, aud all seem TO have had an ide
from the very outset that injury woul
come TO the party now. as 1T did in New
| port last year from his all pervadln
presence. II is also stated that the re
suits of Mr.. Honey's lesson ith regar'
to returning boards will be clearly seeI
when the returns come In on April D.