The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-12
RHODE ISLAND AND THE VICE
PRESIDENCY

PRESIDENCY.
In another column we have pleasure In
again reprinting a number of extracts
aattering to one of our fellow citizens,
ex- Governor BROWN OF Rhode Island,and
which II seems to us, all Rhode Islanders
OF whatever political faith, will be glad
TO note.
We have from time TO timo for some
weeks post taken occasion 10 reproduce
the comment OF the out-of-town press on
the matter Of the candidacy Of ex-Goycr-
nor BBowN for Vice President on the
ticket to be nominated at ST. Louis, while
refraining for sufficient reasons from ad-
ding any words of our own thereto. Those
comments have been very numerous and
very cordial. Here In Rhode Island no
man has better reaosn TO feel that he has
a large measure of the esteem and conf
dence OF his neighb RS and fellow citi-
zens than has ex-Govcrnor BRowN. lie
served three successive terms as Governor
of Rhode Island, twice securing major
ity over all OF the votes cast THAT of 1892
being the first majority secured by the
candidate of any political party for four
years, while the majority OF 1894 was Sc
cured from the biggest total vote ever cast
in this State, before or since, while both
in 1892 and 1894 Governor BROWN receiv-
cd by several thousand larger vote than
has even been accorded 10 candidate of
either party before or since. his victories
in both years being far removed from the
''bloodless" kind. On the contrary, they
represented success in the hottest kind
OF fighting against two most popular
Democratic candidates. In q word,
larger number OF his felIow-citjzeps have
on two occasions voted for Governor
BROWN than ever, before or since, voted
for a gubernatorisl candidate of either
party.
The "BRowN BOOM for the vice-presi-
dency, that had its Inception by reason OF
the friendly disposition and esteem felt
for the Ex-Governor in the National
League of Repu blican clubs, as expressed
in the League convention at Cleveland.
o., one year ago this month, has since
developed into very tangible movement
for his nomination, in event OF the nam
ing OF a Western man for President, at
st. Louis next weel-. At least that is the
inference TO lie drawn from the many
cordial words that nave been expressed
outside the State, from Maine to
California. That the boom should
have thus been taken up away from
home is significant. Elk Governor
BROWN, has not been "pushsd" by
his always modest home people, SO
much as ne has been asked for by Re-
publicans from other States, who have
look ed to this section OF the country for a
Vice Presidential candidate, and by Re-
puplicans in other parts OF New England
who look for REED man from a second
REED State in event their choice for the
Presidential nomination is not endorsed
by the full convention. Accordingly ex-
Governor BROWN figures in broad sense
as New England's candidate or an "East-
ern candidate" rather than as a favorite
son put up by single State, simply as
matter OF State pride. We have no doubt
that our fellow citizens of all political
parties Will join with Us in congratula-
tion to the ex-governor on this peculiarly
happy situation and II BROWN of Rhode
Island is named for the VIce-Presidency,
this State will come pretty near to casting
a unanimous vote for the Repu blican
ticket next November.