The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-03
Fair Weather Starts the
Vote.
The Indications Are All for Republican
Success.
Chairman Owen at Scituate and the
Democrats Have no Money.

city are coming in very slowly, ana there
was every indication that the forenoon
vote was light and behind that OF the
municipal and Congressional elections last
year.
The storm accounted for ii in part, butlin
the city there are nearly 5000 less
voters qualified than for the election
Of 1894. The registry list is reduced
by about 2500 names and the
Tenth Ward lists OF both
property and registry voters are reduced
by 420 Democrats, by the commissioners
OF registration. 1t Is significant that the
falling off In today's vote Is more notice
able in the three districts OF the Tenth
than in any other parts OF the city.
The dinner-hour voting, however,
brought the number up TO the normal in
practically all of the city districts, and
the sun appearing at the same time made
things look brig hter for those who had
offered bets on heavy vote.
At 2 o'clock the Republican carriages
were brought out and hustliug for the
stay-at- homes commenced In earnest.
The voting has been quiet and unevent-
ful with but few exceptions. The Second
District of the Second Ward furnished one
OF the exceptions. When the polls were
opened there at 3 80 o'clock thi morning
the ward clerk, Charles Smith, had not ap-
peared, and after % votes had been cast q
man named Thomas Ward arrived at the
conclusion that the votes were not legal,
owing TO the absence of the clerk.
Then ensued a heated discussion
which lasted nearly an hour, and
finally il was decided to vote for clerk.
The Democrats nominated Thomas Hal
ton and the Republicans Charles III.
Northcott, the latter being elected by a
majority OF three votes, only 10 vot-
ing. The discussion did not end here,
however. Thomas Ward insisted that
the 23 votes cast previous to the election
OF clerk were illegal, and should be
thrown out, which was finally done by
Warden Greene. The question now is:
Are those 23 voters disfranchised because
of the absence of the clerk? But the
Board OF Aldermen will settle the ques-
tion tomorrow.
The Democrats OF the Third District of
Ward Ten are wild with rage. They say
that over sixty Democratic voters names,
a majority OF them real estate owners,
have been stricken from the voting list.
Seven real estate owners In the Second
District OF Ward Three have been stricken
from the list.
raise a doubt as 10 tie veracity of the
Democrats when they say they have no
money.
The city committee has no headquarters.
Chairman Dorney Is quietly engaged at
his regular business and there is no one to
direct matters or hire teams. The situa-
tion so far as the State Is concerned is Just
the same, no money, no head
uuart re- and no head Chairman FRANKLIN
Z. Owen is down In Scituate trying to
elect Charles III. Page, Jr., who wants TO
follow in the footsteps of his father and
hopes to make humble beginning in tie
uext State Legislature.
The ballots are all going one way ac-
sording TO the reports from the ward
'ooms and Democrats seem TO have for
gotten that the first "Wednesday in April
has any particular political significance
,or them.
ct the door of each polling
place handing out handbllis urg-
ing each voter to do his share TO
re-elect the reformer from Ward Three.
Mr.. Smart's vote, however, up 10 date, is
not heavy.
Colonel Charles Warren Lippitt voted
at 11:25 o'clock at the polling place on
Market square.
The commissioners OF registration are
making a tour of all the districts.
Chairman Dorney admitted at 3 o'clock
hat his party was not in it for anything,
and that he did not expect the elhction OF
ny Democratic candidate on the city
assembly ticket.
The vote at 3 o'clock was as follows: