The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-12
MONDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1906.
STORY OF THE BALLOTS.


Speculation appears to be rife in the machine
organ office to what hit Utter and it is trying
to throw sand into the peoples eyes by deliberately
ignoring the fact that hundreds of Brayton and
Colt Republicans voted for Jackson, who elect
ed lieutenant governor but refused to vote for Ut
ter, some of them voting for Higgins as protest
against Utter's deserton of the blind boss, and
others not voting at all for governor
Many facts can be adduced to show that Utter
was thrown down" by his friends, particularly by
Brayton's followers, but what's the of digging
up the dead" as Uncle Remus once said.
The fact is, of course, that a ma aority of the
people wanted change and they voted for it. They
found in Governor Utter up to week before cleo
tion, responsible ndorser of Braytonism and just
a week before the polls opened they saw him shift
around
Last year he received only Io4 votes less than
Jackson in the entire state, Is22 less than Ben
nett, so7 less than Greenough and os3 less than
Read
This year the unofficial returns show that he
had 6e4 votes less than Jackson 1921 less than Ben
nett, IIo7 less than Greenough while his opponent
received about 5000 more than Garvin.
Not only does this show the effect of an in
creased Democratic registration, but it shows also
that men who voted for Utter last year must have
voted for his opponent this year, because all the
other Republican candidates showed larger in
creases their votes of last year than Utter
ceived.
In the town of Warwick, a Brayton strong
hold, Jackson received 20 votes than Utter
and Higgins 7e more than Ssson, though more
votes cast for governor than for lieutenant
governor. The loss in Warwick alone, if main
tained in half the state districts, would have de-
feated Utter.
The most surprising overturn, however, came
from New Shoreham, which Higgins carried I35
to IIs, or just little better than the division be-
tween the Champlin and Lttleheld forces, both of
which said to be friendly to Brayton. Last
year Utter carried the town 34a to 4S. This years
change shows a net loss of 3I2 votes for Utter
Democrats, Republicans and Champnites (Isray-
tonites) voted for Utter there last year This year.
apparently. the Champlin strength went elsewhere
or didn't vote at all for governor.
Providence, which Utter carried last year by
HAS gave Higgins this year 3o76, reversal of
more than votes. Jackson received 2es more
votes than Utter and Higgins received 7s4 more
than Sisson, yet more votes were cast for gov
ernor than for lieutenant governor showing that
Republicans who voted for Jackson voted FOX Hg-
gins.
Thus it went all through the list.
II is known that Brayton advised his friends
to vote for Utter but it is also known that more
than 600 of them voted for Higgins, not because
they loved Higgins. but because they desired to
punish Utter.
Watchers at the count by the state returning
board say that hundreds of ballots which were
voted straight Republican except for Utter tell the
story too plainly for il to be denied
Most of the Independents voted the straight
Democratic ticket and many Brayton Republicans
scratched Utter and voted for Higgins.
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