The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-26
PREPARING
FOR ELECTION.
Secretary Of States Force
Kept Busy.
DEMOCRATIC MANIFESTO.
According to Rule It Attacks Every
thing Republican.
DEMOCRATIC MANIFESTO.
PROHIBITIoNIsTs ARE ACTIVE

In spite of the fact that the election OF
state officers and members Of the Gene raj
Assem- bly, fall due In twelve days, there
is very little to t6dicats that such an
evsnt Is to occur, beyond the usual
amount of work caused In the ofiioe Of
the sscretny Of st to. where Mr.. Bennett
and his siaf are kept very busy Ia send
ing out the Instructions and other necss-
sary papers To the moderators and town
and city clerks all over the stats. Tie
Republican candidate sand the state and
legislative tickets ara not worrying at
oil, feeling pretty suro Of what the resu.t t
will bs. not only in the county, but also
In Providence.
The Democrats have fred gun st last,
bat 1t Goes not s. EN- to have awakened a
response up to the present time. A COM
mittre consisting OF Joseph Mcdonald,
Nathan w. Littl f1eld, George W. Greene.
Luke Kavanaugh and Lucius Il. q. Gar
vim Was appointed to prepare an address,
and the address has been prepared and
given to the world. The manifesto, of
course. attacks the Republican party all
along the line. and particularly speaks of
the new state house. making the usual
unfounded statements against the COM
nilsson, and this brilliant committee
sets forth that the Republican PARTY, te-
ing responsible for q majority Of this
commission. snould te defeated. but the
committee fails to stale why and where
fore.
General Charles II. Brayton receives
some attention. and Is referred TO as the
controlling spirit of the General As
sembly, and Hon. Nelson w. Aldrich
does not escape. for ne 10 branded ss tn
agent OF the sugar trust and also Of being
guilty OF refusing to issue transfer tickets
on the uninn Railroad Gompnly'a cars.
or course, the draft OF the proposed revis-
ion of the constitution of the state Is
handled unceremoniouslv, and the usual
theories about registry voters having the
right to cast ballots for city councilmen
are advanced. All this, and more, is
contained in the address, and yet, STRANGE
to say, there has been no change In the
apathetic condition Of the Democratic
party in tho city or state.
The only real &C ivity in the campaign
10 to be- found In the tanks Of the prohi-
bition party, and spec, hes arc ieinR made
somew hero In the state almost nightly.
The principal speakers engaged bv the
party are Volney B. Cushing of Maine,
who has won q national reputation 40 .
temperance orator; Rev. q. J.. Morrow Of
Maryland. we'll known speaker on pro-
hibitiou, nnd AIR. and Mrs. Z. u. Baver-
idge OF Nebraska, the temperance sing
srs, wto were tere some years ago. Last
evening all of these sreakers and singers
appeared at the Auditorium, Pawtuckst,
anu on Wednesday evening next mass
n eating will te held In Music hall. this
city. In addition to oil this oratory, ths
Prohibition state central conn., ittee has
issuei. through its chairman, Mr.. James
A. Williams. nh arraiRumenu Of the at.
torney generals department., which has
already been spoken Of 10 these columns.
1be Republican leaders, shat is. the
mem ters Of the state central commi ittre,
che irm. Of the city and town commit
tees. oanuids tes for the sta offices and
candidates on the General Assembly
tickets, will meet at the 1rocadero on
Sntur. av next and the situation will be
most thorous hlv discussed. AS matters
now stand. there appears TO be no doubt
of most brilliant victory for the Repub-
liosns out this can only DO accom- plished
by every voter pofng to tho polls on
Wednesday, April 8.