The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-08
REPUBLICANS
final RALLY
I-tantTy Hall Crowded With
Enthusiastic Voters.
CANDIDATES AND SPEAKERS.
Marching Companies Present 10 Ualiorm.
Music BY Band and by Iuwar Post
Quartet Vas a Feature

| Bright uniforms of the men or the
marching companies mingled with the
more sedate garb of the voters who have
not paraded during campaign made spots
| OF color in the big crowd In Infantry hall
| last night wing with the bunting and
national flags for sttracuveness. 1t was
! the grand windup rally OF the campaign
a general ratification meeting OF all the
| local candidates.
The American Screw company's batta-
lion. Nicholson File company's battalion
and Thomas Quale g. Co.'S company
were among the marching organizations
represented.
Among those occupying seats on the
platform were: Senator Nelson w. Al
drssh, Lieutenant Governor George H.
Utter Hon John H. Stiness. Secretary OF,
| state Charles p. Bennett. ex-Gov. d.
Russell RIoMn.- Alderman James z. Free
man. ex-Gov. Elisha Dyer, City Auditor
| Philip g. Chase, Gen. Elisha II. Rhodes,
| Gen Hunter C. White. ex-Gov. Charles
| Warren Lippitt. Frank f. Holden. Ma
/ than NJ Wright, secretary Republican
| state central committee; Hon. Joseph p.
| Burlingame, speaker of the house; Henry
\ A. Carpenter vice president OF the Young
\ Mems Republican club; Waldo M. Place,
/ Councilman Joseph Balch. Councilman
George w. Parks. Councilman Geo. ge II.
| Grant ex-senator b. +. Parkhurst. MAI.
/ J. T. p. Bucklin, Edward Shaw. I'd. Da-
! vid i. White. Albert l.. Calder, "a, 9. M.
/ Lee, j. Fred Parker. George A. Littlefeld
Jos eph K. Fletcher. Albert Roberts, Rich
ard w. Jennings. Fred NJ. Rhodes. Benja-
min r. Davis. Arthur b. Shelton, George
L. Pierce ex-Attorney General Robert w.
Bubank. Thomas z. Manney, Col ID. X.
Ballou. Assistant Attorney General VIII
lam B. Greenough. Col. James Moran.
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Henry c. Gorton.
GEO. II. WEBB PRESIDED.
Reeves American Band and the Tower
Post quartet rendered a program Of pleas
ing selections. At s o'clock sharp the rally
was called to order by President sc
H. Webb of the Young Mems Republican
club
President Webb said in his Introductory
address that the Republican party In
Rhode Island tomorrow presents to the
voters OF the state as cream a ticket
as ever was printed on a ballot in this
or any other state. II you are Republi-
cans vote II from top to bottom. Don't
scratch a name here and there because
you personally have some prejudic
against that name.
II ask you I'm all fairness you who
claim TO be Republicans. would you think
for a moment of scratching the name
III
Republicans Theodore Roosevelt. because
you had some personal feeling against
that elector? No. / know you would not:
then don't scratch the names OF any of
the other candidates VINO represent the
same principles as do the electors whom
you will choose tomorrow to send back TO
Washington nneHualied-sampie- of
American manhood, American liberty and
American Republicanism, Theodore Roose-
Welt"
Judge Stiness In his address said In
rart: "But. gentlemen, although the ma
tional ticket Is safe enough. yet our duty
as citizens does not end with the ma
tional ticket.
I'VE need TO have q sound state gov
eminent The state government Is one
that comes nearer home to us In most
matters and. therefore we need TO give
II close attention.
Il have known the personnel OF our
state ticket for many years-more years
than your good president. Mr. Webb.
gives me credit for. But in all that time
do not remember that we have ever
had a cleaner abler ticket than that
which Is presented to YOU this year From
top TO bottom Il is worthy OF your sup
ort and I have not the slightest doubt I
about the result"
RESULT OF POLICIES
Lieut.. 6ON. Otier spoke OF TebNoUs why J
the whole Republican ticket should be
supported. and he said In part:
let us look for a moment at ourselves I
as a state. Rhcde Island has the small
est number OF acres Of any state In the
union. Yet there are n states that have
a smaller population than ours In spite
OF our few acres we have the most densely
populated state OF the eBtire union and
have the largest per capita wealth per
man. what does that mean1
1T means that the characteristics OF
this state are the result OF the policies
that have teen favored nv the party In
power IN the country. what have been
those policies? one OF the most fun9S-
mental and important II the policy Of
protection favored by the Republican
party what does that mean 90 you
here7 Why should we In this city OF
Providence stand by a party and a man
who stands fer the -Pelies-ef- projections I
Everyone knows that the difference be.
tween political parties " fundament. \
II IL not merely chance that one par,
favors one idea and another another idea.
rhere are certain fundamental differences
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