The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05
RHODY GOES REPUBLICAN.
SCARCELY DEBORAH ~ LEFT nv
TEE LEaIsB<TURE.

Last Tssr's Democratic Fi-rsrty 81 iss
chssess e . Republics. Fiur.iity 80
More ths- t.soe-De-se-.us strs-sheiss
Tur- Ass-t-aev. Br.wr's Thirs T.r>.
PROVIDENCE. Aprt L-Ths election In the
State to-day resulted in . sweeping Republic
can victory. The Democratic plurality Of 1s8
Of last rear II changed into . Rspub-
liean majority OF more than 1000. and =
plurality Of $500. The Legislature that
was claimed By both parties last year IL
Overwhelmingly Republican. aud there will be
scarcely . Democrat In either branch.
The Democratic city OF Woonsockst has gone
Republican for the FIRST time in State elsction
in many years. The entire woonsoctst A.
sembly delegation IL Republican The little
town Of Tivsrton. always considered Deme-
cratic stronghold IL also Republican.
The Hon. franklin p owen. the present
Speaker OF the Democratic House Of Repre-
sentstivss. has always been returned from the
town Of scituats whenever he cared 70 run. He
was caught In the food. however. and lost
The result OF the election insures the choice
Of sx-Gox. George Peabody wstmere a. the
successor Of Senator Dixon In the United
States Senate
The Democrats expected 10 lose the LeRis-
lature but were fairly confident Of slsctins
their candidate for Governor. They did not
they got nevertheless
There was an enormous amount Of money
used By the Republicans In the camp aign. the
sum being estimated at $4,000 IL was not
money. however. that caused the result a. the
vote in many manufacturing centres was un-
doubtsdly Influenced By the industrial situa-
| ton.
This is particularly the case with the city Of
Woonsookst whose population are almost en-
tirsly dependent upon the mills for alivsli-
hood
In the small manufacturing villages In the
southern part OF the State the operatives
voted almost solidly against the Democratic
| ticket.
Mr.. Baker. the Democratic candidate for
Governor. II undoubtedly the strongest can
didats the party has had In ysarA but his
popularity availsd him nothing In this contest
| on national issues.
The weather was the worst that has been
experienced on an election day In many years.
The rain esme down steadily all day LONG. and
It was Democratic" weather.
Notwithstanding all this. the total vote was
much larger than last year. The city Of
| Providence showed the effects OF the land
| slide but not to such an extent a. the mill
| villages
In this city the Democratic candidate for
| Governor may have slight plurality. but the
Democratic Assembly ticket II defeated At
present the city 10 represented In the Assem-
| bly, By Democrats
The Republican Assembly ticket was the
| weakest ever nominated in the history Of the
party. yet II pulled through Just the same.
Practically complete returns show that
Brown Rspl for Governor. will have about
$500 plurality. The Democratic reut seems
| TO be complete. ........-..,..,. .
Last year the Democrats controlled the
House. having forty Representatives. This
year they will have only four.
The vote a. far ~ received ct midnight vast
Brown. 26.362: Baker. 2o.76l The Prohi-
bition vote was much less than last year.