The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-05
AN EVERYDAY STORY
Another Republican Victory, This
Time i'm Little RhOdy.
Governor Brown and Other Officers Re-
Elected and the Legislature in Line
-Pluralities May Reach 1000.

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. April Am election
for Governor and other State officers and
members of the Legislature was held in
Rhode Island to-day, and the indications at
midnight are that the Republicans won by
good plurality.
To-days election was the first in this State
under the plurality rule, and hereafter the
Legislature will not be called upon. as it
has been often in the past, to choose the
executive officers of Rhode Island. The con-
stitutional amendment providing that can
didates having a plurality of votes cast
shall be thereby elected was adopted last
December. Last year Baker, the Demo
cratic nominee, had 1S plurality over
Brown, Republican. The election
thrown into the Legislature. The Republic
ans having a majority in the Senate and the
Democrats in the House, a deadlock re-
suited and Brown and the other State Off
cials cf 1892 held over. Governor Brown was
a candidate for reelection to-day on the
Republican ticket and his Democratic op
ponent was Mr.. Baker, who opposed him In
1S93 The other offices TO be filled were
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, At
torney-general. General Treasurer and
Acknowledgement. More important than the
gubernatorial was the legislative election,
for a United States Senator is to be chosen
to succeed n. A. Dixon, whose term will
expire next March.
Notwithstanding the rain which fell near
ly all day, heavy vote was cast, the
largest in the history of the State. In Paw
tucket, hitherto a Democratic stronghold
the Republicans claim their entire Assem-
bly, ticket is elected and the Democrats ad-
NIT such is the case. In Providence, how
ever, where the Republicans have always
been victorious, their Assembly ticket has
been badly cut, and the Democrats expect
to elect a Senator and a majority of the
Representatives. Returns from Democratic
wards, however, show Republican gains.
The Republicans are very confident that
they are overwhelmingly victorious. They
are positive that they have a majority in
the General Assembly assuring the cleo
ton of Wetmore United States Senator,
and that Brown is elected Governor by
comfortable plurality. The Socialists polled
a few votes in each ward, but not enough
to materially affect the result, while the
A. p. A, which claimed 1000 in Providence,
did not, it is claimed, poll but a few num-
dred The fight was therefore between the
Republicans and Democrats, the ProhlDl-
tionists showing strength only in Westerly.
Later-The election was a clean sweep
for the Republicans throughout the State.
The gains were notable. In this city the
victory was celebrated at Ills o'clock this
Thursday morning by firing salute from
the Cove. At 1:SO street parade was
to his home. The Democratic papers con-
cede Browns election by a plurality of 4.914,
and say the General Assembly is also the
enemyS.
Returns from all but five towns give
Brown %, ,091 Baker, 1880. The Republic
ans are celebrating the victory all over the
State. The vote of the City OF Providence
was: Baker, 9,309; Brown,