The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-01
Prospects For the Coming Election Very
Bright, and a Sweeping Victory
Predicted by All.

All Of the gentlemen on the state ticket
had been jealous workers in their sew
eral departments and are sure TO poll u
large vote in every city and town, ana
deservedly so.
Mr.. Capron said that when he return
ed from Washington he was surprised
TO learn that gentlemen who had for
merly sat at these tables had gone over
10 the enemy. They had found fault
with the constitution. II was not good
enough for them. They are TO be pit
led for their reform movement =
pretty well understood-it is TO re
form themselves in and reform" 9TH
ers out, and their excuse is too thin,
too gauZy.
The people Of this state know what
they want i'm the way OF "A constitution.
The constitutional question is not be-
fore the people today; but the people
are going 10 vote 10 elect General
Assembly this month which VIII carry
out the wish of the people as expressed
by them at the election last Novem-
Der They viii place before the people
once more that question, and under that
amendment, when IL is adopted, as il
surely will be. there will be held a con-
stitutional convention in accordance
with the provisions OF our fundamental
laws.
The speaking facetiously referred to
and suggested that Messrs. Garvin and
Comstock constituted two of the most
pronounced party bosses in Rhode ISL
and.
He paid a tribute TO the highly cui-
tured and respectable gentlemen OF
both parties who had framed the con-
stitutional amendment and challenged
the Democratic party TO produce as
good. as respectable and reputable an
array of men in the name of their own
party and i'm behalf of the cause they
pretend to espouse.
He closed by denouncng i'm scathing
terms the hypocritical men who for the
sake Of q little personal and political
gain crawled about like snakes upon
slimey bellies.
Gen. Brayton was the last speaker
He said the company had with them to-
day the man who was TO be the next
governor of Rhode Island. notwith-
standing the declarations of the false
prophet from Woonsocket, and that all
the other Republican candidates would
have splendid pluralities. the Provi-
dence Telegram TO the contrary, not
withstanding.
The Democrats. he said had started
out too early and set too fast a pace.
They were already winded and If they
got under the wire at all IL would be
long after the Republicans had passed
the Judges stand.
Gen. Brayton briefly reviewed the
situation in all the cities and towns
and said that the signs were sure that
the Republican state ticket would be
elected and that in Providence there
would be a handsome plurality for the
entire assembly ticket. The Democrats,
he said had made fatal mistake in
interfering with their party in the
Third ward.
He closed with a ludicrous reference
10 the law team WHICH had been di@
vded against itself. one half hammer
ing the city council and the other tho
General Assembly Both advocated n
police bill. Both had once said THAI
there should be no municipal legislation
without the consent of the city. THEM
bill they confessed at a public hearing
was not asked for by the city council
and IL was now i'm the Legislative hospital
One Of them had characterized the AS
sembly as a corrupt body. Did they
believe il was corrupt enough TO pass
their police bill? Hardly!