The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-13
THE BARNABY PIANO.
Only Three Days More to the Close
OF ihe Polls.

Today's record in the voting for the
Barnaby piano shows the Rhode Island
Yacht Club at the top with just one vote
short of six thousand. The yachtsmen
say they propose TO play that piano
on the occasion of their annual
banquet on the 2Sth inst. at Narragansett
Hotel. But IL rumor is true they are
counting their chickens a trifle early.
There are Others.
Eagle Lodge reaped harvest OF 400
votes and holds on TO second place with a
good grip. Harmony Lodge and Ster-
ling Lodge, not having made any
push for some time past, Brown Post, OF
the Grand Army, moves up peg today,
and Burnside Camp, Sons of Veterans,
gets raise, although its position is not
changed. The Niagara Wheelmen poll
their usual ballot.
The relative positions of the 60 com
petitors are liable TO change
at any moment for there is still
time for the buying OF papers and the'le-
gitimate stuffing of the ballot box. One
enterprising newsdealer makes a special
bid for this trade I'm an advertisement.
The question has come up IL any organ
ization retiring from the contest Will be
permitted TO vote its ballots alrendy
cast in favor OF another organ
ization. The Barnaby Company has
given this matter careful consideration
and have now instructed The NEWS TO
announce that no such action eau fairly
be allowed. Such use OF votes
already cast to boost another competitor
would evidently make an element OF un-
certainty in the contest not originally
contemplated and not hardly fair. More
over, while the officers OF any
lodge, or the lodge itself, might
be willing to throw the ballots cast in its
behalf to some other organization, IL
cannot be assumed that all
hn frfn H. L..
would be agreeable to such
disposition OF their ballots. They
might have preferences OF their own in
the matter and, II privileged, might
choose some other order than the one
thus selected, for a second choice.
The Barnaby Co. have no sentiment in
this matter except to do what is right,
best and fairest to all interested parties
and il is decided, because OF the above
reasons, best and fairest for all concerned
not TO recognize any proposed transfers
of ballots by organizationsSrflat drop out
of the contest TO favorites that are in at
the death.n
Another thing: Voters may buy all the
papers they want at any time. The NEWS
will keep its press running so long as
there are orders to fill, but
will print no papers in antici-
patton OF orders at the last hour.
Committees engaged in working up their
vote VIII take notice OF this decision,
which Is made with q view TO strict
consideration of the interests of all
concerned. Moreover, the Barnaby
Company wish US TO state that no sums OF
money will be received in lieu of ballots.
Ballots only will be accepted, and
any money offered, at the
last moments, perhaps, at the Barnaby
store TO be used for the purchase of papers
and TO be. credited to the vote of any or
ganization will not be accepted.
Voters must anticipate their wants and
how heavily they propose 20 vote with a
view TO the capacity OF the press to fur
nish papers.
Here is the result OF the balloting up to
3 y. IN. today: