New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01

PAIGN FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
Providence r. L. March 81 (SpeclaD-The pros
meets of the Republican party at the close OF the
week and four days from the date OF eiecuoh
are exceedingly bright There Is harmony through
out the organization and hard work Is being done
in every city and town. The Democratic strongholds
of Scituate Glocester. West Greenwich and Tverton
are being attacked. and the attention OF the Demo-
cratic leaders has been drawn to these particular
localities Franklin p owen Speaker OF the House
and chairman OF the Democratic State central COM
mIttee will be obliged to fight hard for reelection
| from Scltuate The Hon. Roswell G. Horn and
Colonel George A. Sheridan. OF New-York' are VISIT
ing the various towns and villages ana discussing
the tariff question before large meetings. many OF
them being of the unemployed. On Thursday an en-
thusiastic mass-meeting was held In infantry man.
in this city when Congressman Jonathan p Do
liver of Iowa. addr6 sscd crowd OF several thousand
ardent Republicans. on Tuesday evening next the
| Young Mems Republican Club will hold a meeting
In the same hall. and Governor Greenhalge, OF Mas
sachusctts, will speak
! There is no confidence whatever among the Demo-
cratic leaders, and Van Allen is across the ocean
! the fund for carrying on the necessary work
| of the campaign is very small They are endeavor-
ing to keep the peoples attention attracted to the
local issues and to ignore the tariff, silver and Ha-
waan questions. The Republicans reply that the
opinion of the Supreme Court settled the local ques
| tons THE Journal" because of personal enmity
| is opposing the Republican candidate for Governor
whose popularity among the people however. Is I'M
questioned. Is attested at every meeting before
which he appears. Governor Brown said yesterday
that he was very hopeful of success. and he would
have no doubt of victory If he certain that the
people understood the unconstitutional and dlsre-
spectfu attitude OF the Democrats during the last
year He felt that the people OF Rhode Island would
not forget that the Democratic Administration
at Washington had paralyzed the industries OF
the State, which built up by the Republican
policy of protection
An estimate from Republican headquarters gives
the Republican State ticket from 5000 to $3.50 pu
ray. and It Is said that the Legislature will
contain at least "a Republicans out of 100
members. The fact, however. that the Prohibi-
tonists are making the fight Of their lives must be
taken into account Last year Henry b. Metcalr
poed 1926 votes. which 700 than the party
had ever pood before. This result brought
about by exceedingly vigorous campaign. con-
Quoted by three speakers by the National Com
mIttee. The fact that Mr. Metcalf is a well-known,
able and highly respected man had also much TO do
with procuring this increased vote. He is again the
candidate OF the party and the campaign is being
conducted by the persons and In much the
manner NJ j. Tanning and Volney b Cush-
Ing who are the speakers sent by the National
Committee aided by local speakers have held about
$50 meetings In the State. Many Of them have been
well attended 1t is a noticeable fact. however that
while at the outset the party obtained its recruits
almost wholly from the Republicans, now they come
terly the Democrats nominated the Prohibition Leg
islative candidates their candidates. The thru
party has Legislative candidates in every town and
city except New-Shoreham, Glocester. Charlestown,
Coventry. Tverton Little Compton. Warren. Cum
berand and Foster. In jamestown. North Smith
field. and for one member from Newport, they have
made an alliance with the Republicans. Under the
plurality system. and In State where the parties
are so evenly matched here, the small parties are
likely to be troublesome.
If the Prohibition party is a thorn I'm the side OF
the Republicans 1t must be remembered that this
year the Democrats have two thorns namely tho
Socialistic-Iabor party and the Peoples party That
these parties Will secure enough votes to make any
particular showing is hardly anticipated but nearly
every vote they poll Will be drawn from the Democ-
racy The Socialists fairly active and will Sc
cure few votes in Olneyville and in the Third
Ward Of this city The Popullsts have no follow
Ing Of Importance. and how they secured the 500 Sig
natures necessary TO get their ticket placed on the
official ballot is a mystery.
The ballot this year Will be remarkably large. In
this city 1t will contain ninety names, twenty-five
being the candidates for general offices and sixty
five the nominees for the General Assembly bv the
FIVE parties. popularity OF the nominations for
Governor is that the OF four of the candidates
begin with b. namely. Baker. Baylor Brown and
Burlinsame. When Governor Brown first ran for
the Office his name first on the ballot Now il
Is third. but 1t Will be first when the votes are
counted
The counting Of the votes Is new problem
when has come up for consideration under the
plurality amendment to the constitution The con-
sttuton provides that the votes shall be counted by
the General Assembly in Grand Committee The
counting. however has been a polite fiction The
returns on me moderators and wardens were footed
up by The Secretary OF State and given to the sub
committee OF the Grand Committee to whom the
su5-conmlttee looked at the huge stack Of ballots
and sighed Then they added up the figures furnished
10y The Secretary OF State and If particularly CON
scientious verified tn I'M by the separate returns
A report was thus made to the waiting Grand Com
nittec without much trouble or delay. In of a
acK OF a majority FOR any candidate. the Grand
naVIng inc larger number Of votes II was fire.
quenty necessary for the Grand Committee to exer-
would delay the inauguration and spoil the holiday
OF which the Newport people make much. All
psuralty system but IN close elections the change
OF hundred or so votes may mean victory de-
counting Of 80 eco votes is M snail @ as tne
pointed or elected FOR that purpose. In order do
the constitution. and such an amendment viii be
adopted by the General Assembly and submitted 10
mean time it looks as though Election Day at New
port will be Invested Of some of It's ceremonies and
Last years votes were never counted and are
even now securely secreted where Colonel Honey's
Rump House could not obtain them. No one knows
whether Brown or Baker had II plurality. II the
latel the pupnc IL unaware or the result. II is
rumored. however that these returns show pu-
IhlIty LOT iIOHn Inc JoufnhlS ngureS. pub |
shed the morning after election. with all their i'm
reflections uncorrected, give Baker l7j plurality |
That IL absolutely all that the Democracy have on !
which TO base their claim that their candidate was
elected. Even granting his claims OF plurality TO |
be correct he was stili short OF constitutional ma
jority by BIS votes
This year. however. the man having the most |
votes will win. and for that reason Governor Brown
ana his colleagues on the State ticket bending
Vote in the 1G sG hs ss
Auditor Landers and Colonel c. a. Wilson. who are |
managing Ex-Governor WctmOres campaign for the |
Senate. are not counting much on the cities. cspe-
cialiy Providence although they do expect carry
Newport and PawtuckeO. but they are making their |
calling and election sure By arousng the Republi- !
cans In the country towns. that there may be no
doubt OF securing thr necessary fifty-hve members |
OF the Grand Committee.
Last year. there beag n postponed election for !
mcmbf ~ OF Congress. John +. Ulodget then Fed |
eral Supervisor Of Electors made vigorous effort !