New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05
LIPPTTT'S PLURALITY A SURPRISE.
LITTLE WORK DONE BY RHODE ISLAND REPUB-
LICANs TO GAIN so GREAT A VIC
TORY-THE TRIAL or LINGANE


ToRY-THE TRIAL or LINGANE.
Providence. r. l.. April CspeciaD.-The result OF
the State election was surprise TO everybody. The
Republicans expected TO win. but not by any such
margin as II 900 plurality. The Democrats expected
10 lose but they did think 1t possible that they
could be beaten worse than last year but the unex
pected happened. Their eight members or the Cen
eral Assembly shrinks to six. and the Republican
plurality Governor is increased several hundreds
The large vote decisive result were all the more
remarkable because there had been no attempt at
running campaign in the usual manner. The Re-
nublicans restricted their efforts in this direction to
advertising in the daily papers the day before cleo
ton and by putting posters on the dead walls. The
Democrats attempted TO hold one or two public
meetings In outlying districts. but these were dis
tinct failures Governor Lippits plurality OF ll,Z7S
In a total vote OF 5o.592 can best be appreciated by
making comparisons with the largest votes In other
States by figuring the percentage Governor Lppitt
received 44s votes, which &c per cent Of the
total vote The candidate the Republican side
receiving the smallest plurality wa. the Attorney
General but. since he received more than 10000 pu
rality the burning question whether George T.
Brown bookkeeper, Of q Almy-st.. whose name was
on the ballot could have claimed the office OF the
Attorney General and the emoluments thereof
rather than George T. Brown lawyer. OF No. las
Congress-ave. who was the convention nominee Will
forever be unsoved problem.
The returns on the voting for license or no license
show that the liquor dealers in Providence and Paw
tucket were unduiy alarmed Since license was voted
In all the large places where the vote was taken by
a majority Of about two TO one.
Judge Wilbur's court has been occupied all this
week In trying David F. Lingane. the Editor and
manager Of The Evening Telegram" for assault
upon Osceoa r. Cook with pistol. THE Tele-
gram" wrote up a lodging house kept by Cook az a
disorderly house 1t is asserted by the prosecution
that Cook lay in wait for Lngane to hor.ewhip him
on the public streets. Lingane heard OF this inten-
ton and procured a pistol. One day about year
ago the pair met Weybosset-st.. and when the
smoke had cleared away Mr. Cook was discovered
wounded in the neck. and he had a horsewhp In his
s sn1e with WITH pistol in his hand Each as
serts that the other was the assaiant; Cook
w wss sne Lnsan.s with the
was laid before three or four Grand Juries before
law passed In the mean time by the General Assem-
ply giving the power r to enlarge
that Lingane indicted.
The Colonial Ds%es and Daughters OF the Amer
tacuar and historical production OF Rhode Island
in the days Of auid lang syne at the Opera House s
ieaus In which leading people OF society viii assume
the principal % by % dances as ana
Professor Alonzo Williams will appear In the tai, tab.
C. wyman will enact the part of Count Rocham-
beau.
At The next National Encampment or the Grand
Army Of the Republic tie Rhode Island Ercamp-
ment will present the name OF Colonel Daniel X.
Ballou as a candidate for commander-in- chief
Colonel Ballou has excellent record. and has
served as Department Commander He has been
prominent In political life.
The late Senator Henry b, Anthony, who died In
1884, by the terms OF his will left fund of 5000 in
trust for the public schools Of Providence for fur
nishing gold and silver medals annually to the best
two readers each OF the graduating classes OF the
High and Grammar schools. serious question has
arisen In this matter Owing to the large increase
OF population OF the public schools the fund Is now
barely SUFFICIENT to furnish the medals. and in
short time will be insufficient. The abolition Of the
competition 10 out Of the question. and would be
strongly opposed by the pupilA