The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-07
Returns From Districts Show
That a Comparatively Small
Vote Is Being POlled.
DEMOCRATS ARE ENCOURAGED.
Belief That Their Assembly Ticket Stands
More Than Fighting Chance
Interest In Contest for School
C0mmitteeman.

The electors of the city are speaking
their pieces at the ballot box today. The
indications at 2 O'Clock this afternoon
were that the vote today would be con-
siderably smaller than that cast at the
municipal election in the fall.
1t was expected that the vote today
would fall short of the big total rolled up
In November, but 1t was hardly anticipated
that there would be such lack Of interest
as is apparent today.
The workers of both parties are doing all
In their power, but there Is dearth OF
campaign money on both sides.
The Democrats are sure to receive some
support from the Republican rank and file
and in Republican circles much anxiety
prevails over the threatened bolt.
There being no break from the Demo-
cratic ranks, and the ticket being salts
factory, good sized Democratic plurality
is predicted.
The license men are doing earnest work
and are taking no chances in view of the
lively campaign on the Prohibition side.
They expect the usual majority.
While the Prohibitionisti have no idea
of carrying the city for no-license, they
legalized saloon that will be significant.
Much interest is manifested in the out
come of the contest to fill the vacancy on
the School Committee. There is every
reason to predict the success of Nathan w.
Littlefield.
The reports from the different sections
of the city regarding his candidacy are very
encouraging. The general opinion seems
to prevail that he will be elected! Mr.. Bar
ker's successor by good-sized margin.
The workers in favor of no-license
worked hard all day, and from present in
dications will poll fair vote, although
there is no question but that license will
be voted by good sized majority. AS we
go to press matters are very quiet all over
the city. The Republicans have given no
indications of any great activity thus far.
On the Republican ticket this year are
the names of several men who were fore
most in the defeat Of ex Mayor Tiepke last
fall. For this reason it is stated that the
members of the Garfield Club are working
for the success of the Democratic ticket,
and there is considerable in this despite
the fact that at the meeting last night it
was given out to support the entire ticket
That the anti-Tiepke forces do not take
much stock in this exhortation is plainly
evident. They are counting upon GER
tain loss from the ex-mayor's following,
but believe that it will not jeopardize the
ticket placed in nomination at the Re-
publican City Convention to the extent
that some predict.
The electors are voting in eight districts
instead of five on account of the division
of the First. Fourth and Fifth Wards.
There was considerable of mix-up owing
to this being the first time for voting in
the districts, and 1t was surprising the
number of voters that went to the regular
ward rooms to vote only to find out they
lived in the other district.
The workers for the success Of both tick
cts anticipate an awakening before the
closing of the polls at seven o'clock this
evening and there will be a respectable
total rolled up despite the poor prospects
that prevailed at the noon hour.