The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-08

eone conclusion and tho issues between
ttepartiss were not critical. The Repub-
iicans pat up a declaration Of national
issues, with which, Of course. the Demo-
Gratis had no show of competing. So they
declared for local issues. which was the
same thing a. retiring from the neld.
The vote, however, was not ''iignt" in
the sense intended by those who oppose
the Republican Marty and when unable to
defeat 1t seek to discredit its successes.
The Democratic vote was light, but the
Republicans polled so strongly that had
the Democrats brought out anything like
their normal strength they wouia still
have been soundly defeated. Only once
has the Democracy Of Rhode Island
polied q larger vote than that received
by Governor Dyer on Wednesday, 2i,746,
that being in 1892, when William 4. G.
wardwell received 25, 433 votes for COVER
nor and was defeated by ID. Russell
Brown. Governor Dyer's vote was a
good, normal, hearty showing Of party
and popular strength. opposition to him
being confined to the uninspired party
organization of the Democracy. There
was no lack of interest In the eleution on
the part of the Republicans. however.
Indeed, the vote was remarkably large,
considering the absence of spirit on the
part of the opposition.
The Republican general ticket carried
"a out OF the 81 olties and towns OF the
State, the three exceptions being Gum
perland. North SmithfIeld and New Shore
Fam.
The Republicans lost senator In
Cumberland and Scituate, but gained a
senator in Pawtucket and Providence,
thus leaving the situation la the upper
branch as 1t is now-Repuolicans 34. in
cluding the lieutenant-governor. Demo
Gratis 4.
In the lower branch of the Assembly
there are IS Democrats, but Wednesdays
vote reduced this to 2, the Republicans
losing one in Burrillville. one in Lincoln
and one in Richmond, but gaining 8 In
Providence. 6 In Pawtucket q net gain
Of H.
A popularity of the Assembly elections
was that in scituats and Richmond the
representation In the two branches was
divided between the parties. while both
towns voted solidly Republican on the
general ticket.
The real explanation of why the Goo Goo
machine declined to endorse the Republi-
can candidate for senator in the oity of
Providenoe. J. Edward studley, Is still
among the mysteries Of politics. Last
year Mr.. Studley was distinguished as BE-
ing the only candidate on the Republi-
can ticket that the Goo Goo machine en-
dorsed. and 1t was expected. as u matter
OF course, that the same patronage would
follow his elevation to the head of the
Republican ticket. Mr.. 6tudley didn't
suffer from the neglect, however as his
vote was exceeded BY only four OF the As
ssmhly candidates. General Ames Mr..
Gladding. Mr.. Kimball and Mr.. Rem
linger, who this year had uoo Goo bill
Of political health. the first named rum
ming ahead Of all his associates.
or the Republicans who. like Mr.. Stud
Icy, lacked Goo Goo patronage but who
unlike him. had Goo Goo opposition
either by fusion with, or independent Of
Democratic support 1t Is significant that
Mr. Pierce of Ward had next to the
largest vote Mr.. Pierce was the shining
mark Of the Goo Goo attack. He was
holly opposed by the Journal, by the
Democrats and by a Republican faction
In his own ward. His opponent, Mr..
Rawson, ran ahead Of hi s own ticket in
the effort to defeat him, but Mr.. Pierce
was not only successful, but carried
both districts Of his own ward an we'll
Mr.. Roberts of Ward 8 has tho distinc-
tion of lsaiing all his associates in the
size OF his vote against Democratic Goo
Goo fusion.
In the vote on tho Stats House loan
proposition l3 cities and towns voted for
it and "a against 1t. Newport was the
only city OF the five that voted to reject.
Cumberland. Lincoln, South Kingstown
and Westerly were the only large towns
tpet voted rsject and the first two polled
only small plurality against the propo-
sition. Curiousiy enough, one district Of
Ward and two districts Of Ward 10 were
the districts in the city of Providence that
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