The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-10


State, and in selecting a candidate for
our chief executive 1t seems to me wise TO
choose one who is in close touch with
understands and appreciates the needs of
our community, and think voice the
desire of this convention when i say we
can select no better man for this high
Office than the one we did last year. His
diligence, faithfulness and integrity have
won our admiration, respect and conf
dence, and whenever and wherever he has
been brought in contact and contrast with
the chief executives of other states he has
shown himself the peer of any OF them,
and Rhode Island has had abundant rea-
son to be proud OF her Governor. He hos
proved himself vigilant, cautious, cour-
ageous and unswervingly loyal to the
public interest. / take great pride and
pleasure in nominating as the Republican
candidate for Governor Charles Warren
Lippitt Of Providence"
Colonel Wyman and General Sackett
were appointed to notify His Excellency
and escort him TO the hall, task which
they quickly performed and in few
minutes Governor Lippitt assembled the
platform to thank the convention for his
denomination. He said that in the COM
ing presidential election the first indica-
tion OF the public sentiment would be
given at the State election OF Rhode Island
In April, and because of that the election
OF which today's convention is prelimi-
nary Is OF national interest and sig
nihcance. He then showed the wide
difference which exists between Republi-
can prosperity and the state of affairs that
always characterizes Democratic control,
by the following interesting statistics:
Cleveland in 1892 had $50. $40 plurality,
and In 1872 Grant had 1872, 99t plurality.
The Congressional elections for Repre-
sentatives in 1894 gave a Republican
plurality of LIZA, S6s which was .54 per
cent. larger than Grants.
Thirty-three states out of Al gave Re-
publican plurality.
During the IS months of Wilson tariff
from March, '9i, the deficiency of re-
ceipts was S74.S55, ,024.
In 1889 bank clearipgs amounted to $685.
601 ,0O0, 600; In 1892 to $50, S33, 600, 900; In
1894, to 45,ol7, 600, OOo in 1895, to $50, 15o,-
COG, 900.
In the 27 years beginning with 1865 nm
der Republican protection the public debt
decreased S1,747. 301, S7S, an average annual
decrease Of s6i, ia, ssa.
During the three years since 1893 under
Democratic free trade the dent increased
f237, $50, 910, an average annual increase OF
$79, 1919, ,637.
In response to the call OF the chair for
other nom minations Hon. George A. Lit
tlefield nominated for Lieutenant Gov
ernor Edwin X. Allen OF Hopkinton; Ed
win Z. Pierce OF Cranston nominated for
Secretary of State Charles p. Bennett Of
Providence; Edward Thayer of Pawtucket
nominated for Attorney-General Edward
&. Dubois Of East Provjdence; and John
ID. Turner OF Lincoln minated for Gen
eral Treasurer Samuel Clark of Lincoln.
Each nomination was made with an
eloquent tribute to the past services OF
the offici ials named, and with the excep-
tion of General Treasurer Clark all the
nominees were present and thanked the
delegates and assured them Of their best
services I'm case of reelection.
Members of the State Central Committee
were chosen and the convention adjourned
at 1 o'clock.