New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10
RHODE ISLAND POLITICAL PROSPECTS.
THE REPUBLICAN, TICKET LIKELY 10 WIN
WITH LITTLE OPPOSITION THE STATE
HOUSE AWARDS

Providence r. T. March (Spccap The Repub-
lican State Convention Will be he'd In Music Hall
next Thursday. beginning a. II o'clock and an
hour later the Democratic state Convention will
convene in Infantry Hall The primaries % bo.h
parties In tho city o, Providence hav" been h"Ii
this week. and tho attendance In each cas-" o'
the opposing parties is a good indication u their
relative strength and condition. Although there
was no great issue AZ stake 20 call them ou'' me
Republicans crowded their ward rooms On Nrih''-
day night and had enthusiastic me"ungs' even lh
the Democratic strongholds the Third and Tenth
wards on the following night IN" Democrats met
and elected their lie egates IN per!unciory manner
with small attendance and enthusiasm. The
result OF the Republican primaries Indicates 'hAt
the present General Assembly ticket Viii 10 i"-
nominated. with the exception %: Representatives
Smart and Nelson There seems ma" doubt mat
Colonel Charles Warren Lippitt Will De nominated
for Governor By tho Republican Convention. and
that the remainder OF the prescn; state ticket vii!
be rcnornina,ed. The democrats are experiencing
ditncuty In securing eligible canddai"s. II N ~
ported that hey WI! Try 20 nominate George J."
Littlencll. OF Pawiucket.
An important change IN the handling % the voting
lists has gone into effect Heretofore. the city clerk
and his assistant have 90. 'liu'el he Board o.
Registration. and the Cliy council has constituted
the Board o: Csnvassers. now all this work j.
put into the hands % a commission % three. with
salaries OF 800 a year each. ana t"o OF "hon
least Will devote fn'lr "NiT" iliilf 10 Nv
'rhis commission Wa elected Thursday night. and
consists o. Jason +. stone. Charcs T.. Smith end
John r. Blodgeit.
The award FOR The Land CONDEMNED by the state
House Commission. and made by the commission
appointed by tho Suprcm" court. seems 70 have
pleased one. While The owners % the !and %rte
contemplating appeal TO the courts, sine" their
claims FOR damages had been Gus down one mar.
the state House Commission directed the Attorney
General 10 enter appeal on their par. ~ thcN
claim that the award IL considerably too IaiGr-
II viii require jury trial TO settle the matter In
the mean time. the work OF commencing the con
struction ol The state House Lays behind.
Tho building II to be- constructed 81 polished white
marble against The votes Of Governor Brown ana
ex-Governor Davis who commended 'or Rhode Island
granite.
The new city Of Central Falls. which, by the
way. is the smd let in territory OF any ely ~ nc
ntcd states. occupying only about one square
mile Will hold its first municipal election on the
day % the state election, In April. Charles p
Notes viii b" me first Mayor. having received the
Republican nomination
The new high school building. concerning the 10
cation OF which there has been considerable" con
tcntion IS 20 be located at m" corner % summer
and Pond SIS, opposite the present high school
but ding. and near the new Manua, Training lilgh
school The necessity for keeping IN" nigh schools
grouped together is due to the fact that thcr" are
really distinct schools each having separate
course Of study The building Will be occu-
pied by the Classical High School. and he old
School and the Girls High Schoo,.