New-York tribune., 1894-04-05
DEMOCRACY ROUTED.
RHODE Observation-Disclosures
AN UNPRECEDENTED VICTORY FOR THE
WHOLE REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
GOVERNOR BROWNS MAJORITY WILL PROBABLY
REACH 7ooo-THE LEGISLATURE WILL BE
OVERWHELMINGLY REPUBLICAN,. AND THE
ELECTION or REPUBLICAN
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Is ASSURED.
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Providence April 4.--The Republican landslide
has reached the Industrial State Of Rhode Island
The Democrats are routed completely. Governor
Browns administration and his acts at Newport
have been most completely vindicated. The
working people OF Rhode Island have indicated
their condemnation Of the Wilson bill in tones
loud enough to be heard in Washington.
At this hour G115 p. M. with about half the
State TO hear from. Brown Rep) has 1865 votes
TO 1926 for Baker Dem). Last year the same
districts gave Brown 12493 and Baker l1.S42
This Is n net gain Of 1851 votes. II this gain is
continued and there IL reason to expect any
thing to the contrary. Brown will carry the state
By 1000 plurality This is the largest plurality
any candidate has had for dozen years. Brown
has shown a gain in every district heard from
Pawtucket gives Brown POO or 300 plurality
Last year Baker had 2Oo plurality. Newport has
gone Republican. Last year it was Democratic
Woonsockct. great manufacturing community.
has gone Republican for the first time in State
election In many years North Kingston, the
home of the Democratic candidate for Governor.
gave Brown us plurality. Baker had % plurality
last year This city is probably Republican by
300 plurarty
The Prohibition vote he's fallen Of vrry mate
rally The two labor parties cut no figure in the
result.
The Legislature is almost unanimously Repub-
lean With this city yet u hear from the Leg
islature will stand as follows: Senate-Republi-
cans 81. Democrats 4. the House-Republicans
5s. Democrats g. On Joint neutrality-suspicious. SO.
Democrats :. or the thirteen members from
Providence the Republicans will certainly obtain
several II not all
All the Democratic leaders in the present As
sembly were beaten. including colonel Honey,
Dr. Garvln and Speake. owen. Tomorrow
session of the Legislature will resemble a grand
Lodge ~ Sorrow.
When the dull skies Of the morning began 10
yield steady d)wnpOur Of rain, the dropping
spirits of the Democrats were raised amdzlnsly'
for Republicans are usually slow about voting in
the rain This time the Democrats We're mis-
taken In their reckoning. Although the storm
continued with great intensity all day the to'al
vote will probably be 5000 greater than year
ago and the result has been all and more than
the Republicans had hoped for In their most OPP
timistlc moments. Governor Brown has been
sercnely confident OF victory all along ana ne
has expected n plurality Of 5000 To 1000
Tho most surprised man I'm the state. how
ever Is David $ Baker jr. who felt certain that
the people would rebuke last year uSurpauoh
bv Governor Brown" The result shows that the
reonla understood the local issues involved better
than II was thought and that they have decided
views Of their own on the question OF rroIectioh
versus Free Trade. The frohinitohls'S are aSo
among the disappointed. for they had made
Vigorous effort 10 increase their vote. Ihelr
coalition with the Democrats at westerly on the
Legislative ticket has failed. for the Republicans
carried the town by 200 majority over po'h iTo-
hibtionists and Democrats.
Hoxev who was unseated by the Democrats.
is reelected as likewise is John b Landers' of
jamestown OF course all the State officers are
carried in by the large plurality for the head OF
the ticket.
Practically complete returns show that Brown
will be elected by fully 1900 plurality. The vote
as far as received is: Brown. 1882; Baker 70