The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-05
OLNEYViLLE.
A Scheme TO Defeat Candidate Har.
low Discovered.
Arrested for Cruelty--Case of Jealousy al
Scituate--N0teS.

The annual election of town officers
will be held i'm Johnston Monday, and,
although this may be the last election
held under the present form OF town gov
ernment, there is no interest TO speak OF
manifested in it, except such as shown
by the politicians. There seems 60 be no
general interest whatever, not even in the
contest for the town sergeancy, which is "a
three -rornered fight. into which some sup
posed there would be injected an unlim-
tied supply of the material so necessary TO
develop enthusiasm in campaign. Thus
Tar none of the friends OF +. II. Holbrook,
Martin Mann or Anthony Corcoran have
in any way shown that they cared a rap
whether their candidate was elected or
rot. Monday they will most likely show
different front, however.
by far the most interesting incident OF
the campaign is the discovery, which has
Just been made of "A deep-laid scheme TO
defeat John II. Harlow, the third council
man candidate on the Republican
ticket. Who concoctod the scheme is not
known. 1t may have been revolved in the
mind Of sore head, "A last years lnde-
pendent or scheming Democrat, but
how it is To be used and by whom there
isn't the shadow of doubt
The scheme Is "A simple one and its APP
plication nado possible by some loose
practices which have been tolerated in
past elections, although direct violation
of the ballot law. Al those elections, TO
mid the illiterate voter. a form OF ballot was
prepared by,ether ono party or the other
containing the names OF party candidates
and those who couldn't read or speak
the English language sufficiently we'll To
make known To the supervisor whom
they wished to vote for, were supplied
with these ballots by the workers ana the
officers permitted them to take them into
the booth when they went III 20 vote,
and all they were then obliged 10 do was
To hold the sample ballot up before the
supervisor and say want TO vote likar
dot one. " That was sufficient and the
scheme worked well for those who pro-
pared tho ballots. Now banking on this
illegal practice this Is just what Mr. Har-
lows enemies are scheming TO work
on him next Monday. They are
last years Independent movement
but for convenience and the better to con-
ceal their trickery they are this year DOS
ing as Republicans.
They have had printed several hundred
sample ballots such as described above,
bearing at their top the inscription: " Re-
publican ticket and then the names i'm
order of oil the Republican candidates
with the exception Of the candidate for
third councilman. The name of Horace
u. Martin is substituted for the Rcpubli-
cGn nominee, John L. Harlow. Mr.. Mar
tim Is at present a member OF the Council,
having been elected ON the Independent
ticket year ago, but hc is not kepubli-
can and Is not recognized as such In town
politics. The promoters of tho scheme be-
ievo they will bo allowed TO use these
sample ballots with the Italians and de-
feat MIR. Harlow, but they have rcckoned
without their host. Chairman Walch OF
the Republican town committee stated
yesterday that no one will be allowed 10
uEo Hamplc insine thu rail.
It is evident that thls scheme against
MIR. Harlow was developed among the
brood Of last year independents and Is not
the work 81 the old time, yenr in and year
out Independents. rs name uf Il. P.tlol-
brook for town sergeant l. ON the ticket
instead OF the "Independent party's can
dIdate," Martin Mann.
The outcome Of this scheme will be
watched with interest and no palms will