The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-06
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$50 O'CLOCK.
PROGRESS OF
THE ELECTION
A Good Vote Being POlled
in This City.
FALLING OFF in THE TENTH
Republicans Leading In Outside
Cities and Towns.
A BIG VICTORY IS ASSURED.
FALLING OFF in THE TENTH
Republicans Leading In Outside
Cities and Towns.
A BIG VICTORY IS ASSURED.

Election Cay opened clear, fair and frosty
and at 5:20 O'Clock, when the polls wsre
opened in Providence, there was reason
to look for heavy Republican vote.
During the first hour there were very few
persons in the ward rooms due to .he
fact that il was generally known that
the reading of the draft of the proposed
new constitution Uf the state would con-
sumo at least the test part of an hour.
About O'Clock the voters began to ar
rive, and quite . steady stream was kept
up till about O'Clock, when there was q
little falling of until noon, although
there was no lack OF voters In most OF the
districts between o ind IL
In TIE First ward, at noon, quito q
heavy vote had been cast which was
sliahtly in excess OF that polleo last year.
and tho greater part OF this was Republi-
can. In the Second ward the vote is
very gratifying. from the point Of num-
bers, the personal property voters coming
out very strongly. lie Goo Goo party
claimed that this meant heavy vote for
Rafhbone Gardner Tor Representative, but
a careful survey of the situation did not
bear out this assertion. although 1t is ad-
mitted by some that Mr.. Gardner may be
able to carry his ward.
The vote In the Third ward is quite
light and far below what tt was last year,
there appearing TO be decided apathy
upon the part or large majority of the
Democratic voters. Tte Fourth ward
voters are doing very well. indeed, al
though it Is difficult to form any idea OF
how the sentiment Is going. The friends
of Candidate Pierce claim that he II run
ming far ahead OF his ticket but this is
denied most elnphatically by Candidate
Rawson. The fact Is that the whole thina
Is based entirely upon guesswork. The
Fifth ward brought out big vote In the
second district at an early hour, but 10
the first district 1t was lighter than last
year. The sixth ward is keeping up 70
last years average while the Seventh IL
polling very heavy Republican vote Ia
both districts, 1t being ahead OF that o1
last spring at the same honr.
In the Eighth ward there was most
decided apathy In the first district tns
Democrats apparently not taking Interest
enough to 60 TO the polls. while in the
second district there was Repub blicar
vote which was ahead Of that cast last
spring. =,
district, while behind those of the second
district In coming out early, poIled I
fairly good vote, and the ward as q whole
is a trifis ahead OF last yenr.
In INC tuIco ulsbflCbs VI oAc AchbA
ward there was n most remarkable STATE
| of affairs only l07 otes having been cas-
in the entire ward at about II O'Clock. II
appears to be plainly evident that there
/ is very little interest In the election in
that section of the city, although one III
the Democratic workers said big vote
would be cast between and o'clccs
this evening. but this, in view of the list
lessness generally Being shown, Is very
doubtful
From the reports received at the several
headquartcrs there seems TO he no doubt
that the vote for Governor Dyer Is goina
to tie very large one, for quite a mum.
her of Democrats are openly declsrinR
TINT trey have votef or will vote for him.
The same conditions obtain I'm the case
of Colonel j. Edward StIdley, candidate
for senator from this city on the hepuh-
Iican ticket for it Is known that Mr..
Isaac Hahn is being very freely scratched
Dy the party he represents. The Good
Government people were nowhere In evil
dence this morning, with the exception
Of some of the candidates on the city As
sembly ticket, and these had very little
10 say.
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