The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-14
Some Democrats Not Very Confident
Of Success.
REVIVAL OF OLD DIFFERENCES
Mny Hurt MIR. McGuinness' Chances
Republicans Claim Col. Olney VIII BE
Elected by Good Majority Harris
Men " i'll support the Whole Ticket.


CAMPAIGN has fairly opened. Both politi-
cal parties have nominated their candi.
date for mayor and il will be, but a mat
ter OF short time until the nominees
for the city council are before the people.
AS rule the Democrats profess
Co be pleased with the unanimity shown
at last nights convention. but the
shrewder among them are not over
sanguine aS TO the result. Indeed, con-
versatioh with some OF them this morn
ing made it plain that they are not GER
tain OF the united support for Mr.. Nc
Guinness. They do not say in SO many
words they expect break, but the trend
of their talk indicates fear that there
will be one.
For instance, one staunch McGuinnes q
man when asked what he thought the
prospects were, said: "Mr. McGuinness
ought to be elected. The Democratic
party has votes enough to do 1t. The
trouble is that we caa't always count on
getting them out"
"Do you expect any bo,t1"
"Oh no, there'll be no bolt That was
not what meant. Yon see we have had
a good many fights inside tae party. So
far as / can see they are all settled, but
at the last moment some one or the other
of them may break out again and do
good deal Of injury to the candidate.
As said before il we can go To the
polls united we will elect Mr.. McGuin-
ness.
IL was matter of speculation on the
street today just how scared the Potter
men are in support of Mr.. McGuinness.
Ia some quarters it was claimed that the
friends OF the pr, sent mayor are FIR
from satisfied. as hey think Mr..
Potter snould have been given another
term. They blame tho McGuinness men
for forcing this candidate at this time be-
cause, in their belief. he Is
not as strong with the peo-
pie as the present incunDent.
IL Mr.. Potter had been renoninated his
supporters say his re-election would be
certain, while with Mr.. McGuinness as a
candidate defeat is possible.
Getting Down to Work.
Republican prospects seem to improve
as the campaign progresses. Conserva-
tivs men who have looked into the matter
say that in their opinion Colonel
Oluey will be elected by good
majority. Everything points In that di-
rection The opposition in the caucus
and convention does not mean that it will
be continued at the polls. On the con.
trafy it is said those who supported
Alderman Harris are ready to take their
coats off and work faith
fully aud enthusiastically for Col, Olnsy.
They were fairly beaten in friendly test
of strength aud harbor no feelings of re-
sentiment or discomfort.
A story current on the street today was
20 the effect that an organized effort was
to be made to defeat Mr.. Harris renomi-
nation for alderman because he had run
against Col Olney for the mayoralty nomi-
nation. For this their was no foundation
In fact Indeed little investig lion
proved it TO he a pure invention. Re-
publican prominent in the Eighth ward,
and a friend and supporter OF Colonel
Oluey, when asked about the story
said without hesitation: "There is moth
ing in it at all. We have no intention
whatever of opposing Mr.. Harris. There
is not friend of Colonel Oney in tue
ward who has any feeling against
him, or who will not sup
port him in the caucus
aud at the polls We are all united. We
had our little contest in the conve tion
and there it ended. When there was "a
possibility that Mr. Harris might be the
nominee for mayor some Of us talked
OF the adyisability OF promoting Council
man Vose TO the board of aldermen, bu
since Colonel Olnsy has been selected
as the party standard bearer no one has
even suggested, much less seriously
propose 10 antagonize Mr.. Harris.
~ he Republicans at headquarters this
morniug said there would be no lack of
hard work from now until the close OF the
campaign. A systematic canvass OF
every ward is advocated so that
the interest Of every ter may
be awakened. ".he Republicans 10 New
port lest the mayoralty through the
81 ay at homes. We must not do the
same. Eyerystime we getla full vote out
we win all along tle line. ahd we are 90.
ing TO have a full vote on election day IL
hard work will get IL out"