The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-02
CLOSE OF THE
CAMPAIGN.
Congressman Cushman to Speak
at Woonsocket Tonight.
VISITED LOCAL INDUSTRIES.
The Republicans Have Completed Nearly
Al Their Ante-sIecisn Work
EXPECT TO GET ouT. A RECORD VOTE.
SoclsIs-lahu Men 0snsuncs DAmscrals iu
Attempting 10 Boom Their Candidates al the
Eiaht-Hour MeotIna Wall Of a [lamonrai
EXPECT TO GET OuT.A RECORD VOTE.

Congressman Cushman, OF Tacoma,
ing, in company with Congressman
Bull, intending to go to Woonsocket,on
the noon train. In that city, tonight, he
is to address q mass meeting, and he
has particularly prepared himself by
perusing the speeches made here by
Col. Bryan and Congressman Lenz, on
January 29th.
Having some time ITO spare and being
OF an inquiring turn of mind, he re-
quested that he be permitted to visit
some of the principal Industries OF
Providence.
Accordingly. escorted by Maj. James
A. Abbott, he went to the plant OF the
Oakdale Company, where Mr.. Mathew
son was waiting for him and there he
saw, for the first time. the process OF
manufacturing the finest grade Of but
terine produced IN this country.
The products of the Brown a. Sharpe
Manufacturing Company have great
record in the far west. and Mr.. Cush-.
man was next taken to that plant.
Thence he went to the new state house,
and afterwords to the manufactory
of the Household Sewing Machine Co.
and 70 the Gorham Silver Works. Lunch
was served and II was then time to take
a train for Woonsocket. The afternoon
was used up inspecting the plant OF the
Social Manufacturing Company. Con-
gressman Cushman will return to Prov
idence at III O'Clock and will at once
proceed TO a sleeping car IN which Gen.
Brayton has secured section for him.
He will be I'm Washington again at 1880
tomorrow afternoon. ~
Congressman Cushman's EASTERN tour
is one of instruction. not only of the
people, but of himself,
RECORD VOTE.
All the ante-e ELECTION work has been
disposed Of The Republicans. regar4-
less of what their oppoE5nts have done
or have failed to 40. Will get out
record vote. 1t will be of no concern 10
them, whether or not the Democrats DO
any work.
The latter are in a sad plight. The
Socialist labor party. in their meeting
at Music hall, last evening, formally
repudfated the entire party and waxed
wroth in their Indignation. over the at
tempt to convert the 8-hourl meeting or
last Friday night into boom for the
Democratic candidates for city assem-
blymen.
one of the candidates on that ticket
said to a News representative today:
''Of course we cannot win. The en-
IL is merely question how badly We
will be done up
.The troubles are many; but there
is none greater than that of finances.
IL is bad enough to have TO raise the
money, but when IL is secured IL Is
tough to have TO buy your own work
ers. Why. we have to pay men $40
day for the use of their carriages. They
hang about in front OF the poiling
places. and now and then bring in
man but l question the usefulness OF
such a system. Is not the money
wasted?
CARRIAGES VS.. POSTAI.S.
.I have i'm mind an election In our
ward a few years ago. We put out
$500 and hired these men who called
themselves workers. There was no
election and we had TO TRY II over
again. The second time we had
trifie over Si00 and couldn't hire any
carriages. Instead we sent postal
card to every elector in the ward, and
we concluded the election and our
ticket was successful.
There Is another bad feature we
have TO contend with and that is the
clubs organized for political purposes.
There is one in my ward which we
have had to square every election.
This year we couldn't get the pile We
had been accustomed 10 distribute. and
actually. the leader of this particular
club offered to deliver his goods for
$40. and failing To do so. wanted TO ls'r-
row s. Of me wonder now what w
have been paying for In former ele<
tions."