New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
POLITICS N RHODE ISLAND.
REPUBLICANS Sure OF VICTORY AND DEMOCRATS
WITHOUT HoPE-A LIFEIEss CAMPAIGN

RFPT' 'BI.ICANS SURE OF VICTORY AND pf''''~''
WITHOUT noPE-A LIFELEss CAMPAIGN
Pr,vdence March IS (speciaD.-A more he'ess
political campaign than the present has hot ue'"
carried on IN Rhode Island FOR generation i"'
p.nuhitcans feeling securr IN holding the state ~
reason Of their great victory las spring nS SUI.
nbenomenal majority have not felt obliged 10 s?ehh
anv money or pu, forth any particular energy III
cs--,lnc on campaign the result az "h'ch J.
thought 10 be foregonc conclusion. Inc De'''-
Gratis or the other hand are abso'u'eY "'''0"'
hone and likewise without FUNDS 10 carry Oh d"
energetic campaign. The newspaper o'sa'S ~ 90
na-,v ar. giving them .ltuc assistance ana "'D-
- ,bafevor political discussion there ls u
IA, s,a.e and unprontabie The Democrats a'e
divided as to National politics, only s'"a" p''
,to, .,d tia, containing the leaders OF the party
eunoorting the Administration IN all thihgS Inv mum
ana h.e denounce the Government Al " "S''s ''.'
chIeev for the fact that so few offices nave pee"
HANDED or; 10 the active workers IN this state
Owing to this division Of opinion the beh'oc'""c
state Convention made no DECORATIONS IN 'ekA''
70 National af.irs. and confined iheir issues -
s.ne.e demand 'lr a Constitutional Convention on
Tho following lav. ne Republicans io'h ali IA"
wind out Of their sails by cspons!ns pTA'uca.
,ln bv which the Constitution can - revised
under the supervision of bipartisan coh'SH'"''
No; caring 10 say anything about Natonal Po''0'
even I'm a Presidential year. ami having ther f'hh''
,.,o f., Local affairs removed from discussion. the
l Dem ID 2.
tn, only encouraging feature Of thor campaign }"
-. fac, that four out OF the iye cities In the
st4te AT tn municipal elections In November "'''
| Democratic That. however. w1s under N"c ''s''-
traflon OF 1874. and the voting on neNt N'Hh'''"'
v.u b. under the registration O, lss1 IHr Den"-
Gratis viii. undoubtedly. increase their representa-
ION I'm tie General Assembly slightly. Thay cannot
vel lose a,y a. they have only hve nl'in''iS out
OF The 10 IN tho Legislature. 1t Is possible 'h@'
they NAV elect some members ot tn- !" H'si"'u'e
IN Providence. By unfortunate accident me
c,iorcs rncnber OF the present General Assembly
in Providence failed Of renonnA;.on ana th''e
a~e tbreats made by q faction OF The cp4orei
voter, that they will vote ca masse for thc Demo-
cratic candidates 1t Is hardly believed. however
that this threat will be carried ou;
The only candidate the Republican STATE uchet
xh, ls in arv danger of defeat is Auorney-Genei" q"
D,hos While Mr Dubois has proved himself to
r. the ablest Attorney General since AiorneyNen-
oral Rogers he has incurred the opposition oi the
temperance cement Of the party py' as '''oy S'''
showing undue leniency toward offenders against
the Uguor law The Prohibition party nave honn-
mated a strong candidate against him In James a
Williams and he been stum3ing the STATE III Il
vigorous manner H. his own interest IL Is, OF
course poss bic that enough E'rubilcails MAJ 'o'e
for Williams TO elect George !. Brown inc De'o-
cratic candidate. a peculiar complication comes
into the case right here. George l. b'o"h' ''e
LAWYER and Democratic nominee, lives at No. lH
uvos 4, No q A,my-st. The official ballots pear
the name Of George r Brown. No. Almy-sI
While there is doub; Of the Intent OF 'he pe"io-
cratic Convention to nominate the iawyer neofse
T Brown. the question arises can neVnse vs ,h
J,roUn Or No lii COngrcss-avc. ne sworn Hlto 'hc
ofico TO which the voters may have eiected "eorse
= Brown OF 80 y Any-st.2 -,
There are lacilona nghts for members OF me
General Assembly in several towns. In Crals on
ceo,tor Merrill was defeated for renomLailoA III
,re I,eou5llcan caucus and ~ a Lively cnhllHAte Oh
an Independent ticket, and may be cIsctsi ~. o,eI
senator Nathan r Dixon was defeated ior iq hqln!-
nation as second representative IN me hepup'i.a..
caucus His friends. including such promlhthI
members OF the party as George r. rpe 1.tca an ~
regular nominee, for local reasons In ,hat 10Y II,
the Prohibition party is the second part, h'u Il
iarcc section OF the Republicans VIII support the
Jshcht5itlon nominee for second representative;
'rhc Democrats have made no nomination Tor second
,trrfseutatlve and therefore the hsht Is between
thc Republicans and Prohibltionlsts. ocaI Pucs-
lion of whether the town shall fhrhlsh ItS o"n
water works. or continue t. purchase lts wafer
from the Westerly Water Company, IL tic quss-
cn n. issue rather tnan party poitlcs; ne s ~ ~
forcement OF the liquor law Is also lnVoIVei III tie
discussion - ,,,,o,oa ana
Central Falls 4 lively campaign Is In progress on
rho auction OF license 10 license lhe no
license people are confident OF success IN raw
The retail liquor dealers here are somewhat a.armec
AT tho prospect. and held secret meeting on frl-
day 10 consider ways and means for securing d"
affirmative vote. ,.,.. -, ,o,.
gates TO the Republican state and Distrlct CON
Vcntons to be held In this city on ApriI io were
devoid OF incident. there being no opposition IN any
ward TO the regular sate Wnie 'i.ia ii,,on ~ =,
Louis there viii be some enthusiastic Mckinney men
I'm the State Convention.