The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-23
THEY WILL Be REELECTED.
Opposition to Councilman Of the First
Very Weak.
A FEW DISCONTINUED VOTERS
Responsible for the Independent Ticket
Which Bas Been put Into tho Field--
People VIII Not support 1t, However.
Condition in the Tenth.

The opponents ofCouncilman Vaughan
in the First ward are in the
field y u independent ticket. There
V lihood that this icket will
figure on election day. The
mo have consented TO remain
oe - the representatives OF co;erie
dissatisfied voters and not OF the peo-
pie at large.
When the men concerned In this opposi
ton movement are asked why they do
not desire the return OF Mr.. Vaughan
they are unable to give any
satisfactory answer. Indeed, about
the only reason they give.
Is that the gentleman in question has
held the office for "A long time and there
ought to be a change. As matter OF fact
it is men with experience that the voters
of the ward want aud will have so long
as they will consent TO serve.
Mr.. Vaughan has beea roundly abused
by Democratic organs and Democratic
orators because OF the manner in which
he was conducting the negotiations with
the railroads on the TERMINAL facilities
matter. IL didn't affect him In
the least. however. He kept right
on and has accomplished more in the
NtSSAith VI iuiHIONtu tUdu
any one who has ever attempted
the difficult ana thankless task of deal
ing with railroad corpor ,tions. The
preliminary work for the erection of the
new station has alread ~eGesn begun and
in short time additional contracts will be
made. Moreover, the Consolidated
road which has backed and filed
TO degree almost discouraging, has been
hroYrgh af,ls "a a,,tu
efforts TO fulfill It's promises. This week
IL will pay into the treasury over $780, 900
for land TO be used by it for the APP
proaches TO the new station.
A Sound Financier.
He has been equally successful as a menu
Der OF the finance committee. While not
parsmonious he has carefully guarded
the interests of the taxpayers aud has
stood firmly aud fcarlessly against unnec-
essary expenditure. There is probably not
in either branch OF The ci council to-day
man who has a more intimate and accur-
ate knowledge Of municipal affairs than
Mr.. Vaughan. Certainly there is none
whose opinions carry greater weight or
whose counsel Is more frequently fol-
lowed.
It is also to be said that he is not ~.
Office seeker. Other men with simpAr
experience and the same strong SUPPORT
would ere this have sought b.gher
place. Not SO with MIR. Vaughan he
believes be can render good servif 8 to the
city in the common couW and
he is content TO stay there ihese are
facts which the dsgruntled Fir warders
should ponder on. But whet .er they do
or not they are well known the people
who will return him witt good ma
jority.
The Tenth Ward attic.
Alderman Vests frey in the Tenth
ward are not so confd & of victory as
they were n short time 40. They do not
say they are less hopeq but actions show
they are. They are working harder than
ever before aud are ransacking every cor
ner of the ward to drum up all possible
supporters of their ticket.
Col. McGann's friends are not idle BY
any means. II they are making less
noise than the West men they are putting
ia as much effective work. One Of them
said this III orning 81 am not given to ex-
aRgeration so when l tell you the Inde-
pendent ticket is going to win Il am giving
you an honest opinion of what believe
will be the result. There is more strength
in this anti-West movement than is yen.
orally supposed. 1t isn't all shown at the
caucuses or at the meetings, but you
will fad it In the streets and homes-in
fact wherever two or three people get
together. L fact is the people have b,
cone tired of being dictated to by the
West family aud they propose to put al
end TO their power"