The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-01
Smith are, of course. positive of being re-

Smith are, of course, positive of being re-
elected.
BRISTOL.
There were nearly 400 votes cast In
Bristol by noon and total of 900 and
over is looked for tonight. Senator Cog
geshall and Representative Simmons will
go back to the Legislature with big ma
jorities and the State ticket will win in
this town by vote OF three to one.
cHARLEsTowN.
There are three Assembly tickets in the
field In Charlestown and although the
Prohibitionists have no idea Of winning
they do claim.that they Will go ahead OF
the Democrats to the tune of two to one.
The voting during the forenoon has been
light, but plurality OF about rs Is ex-
pected for Governor Lippitt, Lieutenant
Governor Allen, Secretary of.State Bennett,
Attorney General Dubois, General Treas
urer Clark, Senator Kenyon and Repre-
sentative Hoxsie.
FOSTER.
There are none but Republicans I'm this
town and the only question is how many
will turn out to drop in their ballots for
the reelection OF Senator Wright and
Representative Burgess. There are no
other Assembly Candidates TO vote for.
They will probably get a vote of $50, the
general ticket the same, and % Democrats
may vote for George l.. Littleheld for
Governor.
JOHNSTON.
Johnston is the one town in the State
where the Socialist Labor party makes the
slightest showing and the workers are
trying hard today To get out votes for
Edward w. Thienert, their candidate for
Governor. They claim now that the
laboring mans friend will get vote of
400 in Johnston today. AS that exceeds
the Democratic vote OF the town and is
250 more than Boomer got last year the
claim is considered to be more than ex-
travagant. However, they arc getting
out a fair vote, large portion of which
goes to the Republican Assembly ticket.
There Is no Democratic Assembly ticket
and the independent nomination move
ment for Senator and second representa-
tive isn't amounting to much. Senator
Beane and Representative Kenyon and
Luther will be elected by big pluralities.
1t is thought-now that a total vote of
about 1400 will be brought out.
During the first hour 90 votes were cast
ana at IL O'Clock 425 persons had attended
to the most important duty of the day.
Teams are numerous bringing in the
voters, and there are many workers doing
some lively bustling. The independent
ticket is receiving the votes of whatever
opposition there Is TO the Republican
candidates. The latter, at the noon hour,
was at least 150 in the lead, and the lead
will oubtless be increased materially be-
fore the polls close at o'clock.
The propositions To elect a board OF
health and divide the town into voting
districts will in all probability be carried
by large majorities.
III the voting district proposition is
adopted, today will be the last time that
the Johnston electors will ever assemble
at one polling place to cast their votes.
EXETER.
The voters of Exeter will return Senator
Dutemple and Representative TillIrghast
by a vote of six to one against the Prohi-
bition candidates for the Legislature.
The Democrats haven't any Assembly
ticket in this town. Governor Lippitt's
majority over the other four candidates
for Governor will be about CO.
LITTLE COMPTON.
The voters in Little Compton have no
choice so far as Assemblymen are con-
cerned as the Republican candidates, Sem
ator Gray and Representative lie Munyon
have the only names on the official ballot.
They will be reelected of course, and
the vote on thesgeneral ticket is going on
slowly at the rate of ten TO one in favor
of the Republicans.
NORTH PROVIDENCE.
North Providence is the town In which
the Prohibitionists all over the state hope
to see their candidate for Senator elected
today, but there has been nothing at the
polls so far TO indicate that MIR. TborIe
is to win. His supporters can only claim
about 70 votes for him and the election of
the Republican candidate, Andrew J.Wil-
cox, is already conceded by q vote of over
200.
On Representative there is more of an
opportunity for guessing because of the
fight between the Republican caucus
nominee, Peter Grinley, and the present
member, George II. Batchelder, who is
out for reelection on nomination papers.
Frederick Wlnsor is the Prohibition
candidate for Representative and he
stands a much better chance of winning
than Mr.. Thorpe. The Republicans claim,
however, that the party nominee viii
win by close vote and that the plurality
for the State ticket will exceed that of
1895.
WARWICK.
There is one new name on the Repub-
lican Assembly ticket in the town of War
wick-Charles T.. Chsgnon is to succeed
William V. Slocum as fourth representa-
tive. Senator Rocker and representa-
tive Heydon, Hanaford land Harrington
will sucuceed themselves by big majori-
ties.
There is lively voting in the four dis
tricts and total vote for the town OF $500
Is anticipated. As usual the Republicans
Will have 70 per cent. of this.
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