The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-29
'axtucks VIII Witness Such Stirring Up as Il Has Never
Before Experienced. Both Parties Working TO tho Limit
Of Their Capacity. Strong Feeling That a Plurality Of
1900 Will bs Rolled Up for Higgins In Tho City and That
the Wos Blackstone Valley viii Add Substantially TO His
Strength Rumo That Democrats Will Desert CoTcOran
Utterly Without Foundation

The last week of the big campaign IL
Pswtucket will be fought by both part
les as no campaign was ever fought fl
this city before Both sides are deter
mined to win and each side knows that II
is necessary 10 put forth every possible
effort between now and the date OF the
election.
The chief interest among the people
centers around the Democratic candidate
for governor. That he is going 10 get a
big vote in this city goes without saying.
Conservative men say that his plurality
in Pawtucket will be fully 1000 while his
more enthusiastic friends say that he viii
20 out of the city with plurality or not
less than 1900. And what he gets here In
this city will be followed In the. cities
and towns to the north. Central Falls,
Cumberland and Lincoln Will came TO
his support in such force as TO wipe away
ali possible chance for the election OF
his opponent and there are many hun
dreds OF people in the Blackstone val
ley who feel that his election Is an alb
solute certainty.
AS for Mayor Higgins himself he is not
saying a great deal at this time. lie is
making no predictions. lie believes that
his cause is that OF the people and that
he is in the hands OF the people OF this
state He is making fight for the state
and its good name and he Is ready TO rest
the result with those who are as much
interested as Is he.
STRONG IN THE FIGHT.
AT the time OF his nomination II was
said that his health was not good and
that even he himself doubted II he had
the physical strength to go through with
the strenuous campaign. But II would
seem that every day has brought new
strength 20 him Continuous speaking has
brought a slight hoarseness. but even
this is scarcely noticeable and he Is tax
ing the utmost care OF himself. A httle
exersise every day. regular meals and
plenty OF sleep are keeping MIN In ex-
cellent shape and there is no reason 10
expect that he will not come through the
ordeal in most satisfactory shape. lie is
in continual receipt OF messages OF cheer
and good will not only from prominent
people in this state but also from others
outside OF the state and these help 10
make him believe that his cause is a just
one and give him courage 10 continue the
fight for civic decency.
But there are other things here In Paw
tucket besides the governorshlp in which
the people are interested. There Is leg
islatiye ticket and the Democrats are
going 10 win on this. With James L..
jerks at the head IL would seem that
there was scarcely doubt OF the entire
ticket pulling through The Republicans
are doing all that is possible TO bring
success 10 their cause, but II is a fact
that the state machine Is not bit san
guine OF getting anything here in this
clay and as a consequence II Is not giving
the local machine a great deal of encour-
agement.
A FALSE STATEMENT.
There have been some statements late-
ly TO the effect that large number of
the Democrats would not vote for
Thomas r. Corcoran for mayor. Such
statement ought TO be branded before Il
gets any special circulation. because Mr..
Corcoran will get practically the entire
Democratic vote and with the strong
feeling that IL would be most unwise TO
have the affairs OF the city placed in the
hands OF the Republican machine, feel
ing which is quite general all over the
community IL seems hardly likely that
Candidate Kenyon will have much of a
show.
One OF the interesting features OF the
campaign and one which shows the direc-
tion OF the political current was the little
incident that occurred one night last
week at the Republican rally held In a
hall on Main street. The hall was quite
well filled with French speaking voters
Mayor Higgins was greeted with cheers
and applause. This was supposed 10 be
Republican gathering and II is stated
that the people gathered there were for
the most part Republicans hut IL Is n
fact that among the French Republicans
there Is going 10 be a great many who
will vote for Mayor Higgins as against
Gov. Utter. II can be said that even Rep.
resentative J. Il. 8. Brazeau OF this city
has strong predictions In that direction
and while he mas not stated that he would
openly espouse the cause of the Demo-
cratic mayor still II Is known that he Is
very friendly toward him and that he has
stated on many occasions that his friends
were going TO support Higgins this year
rather than Utter.
There are going TO be numerous rallies
IN the city this week and the big men OF
both parties will be heard here. Keiths
opera house will hear Republican oratoyy
on Wednesday evening and on Friday
evening Music hall will hear the Demo-
cratic spellbinders. At the opera
house meeting Gov. Utter will be the
principal speaker and at the meeting in
Music hall Mayor Higgins t III make his
first and only appearance i'm bis ls,me city
during the campaign. lie wtl without a
doubt get Wonderful reception and there
VIII be such an outpouring as has not be-
Iore been seen at a political gathering in
: Pawtucket IN the memory OF the oldest
inhabitant
PRESIDENT FAUNcE TO SPEAK.
II Is announced that President Faunce
of Brown university will speak on Wed
nesday evening at the Deborah Cook
Sayles public library on the subject OF
general charitable relief. The meeting
VIII be held under the auspices OF the
Associated Charities which Is the only
organized charitable society IN the city
which embraces the churches OF all de-
nominations.
Besides President Faunce. addresses
will be made by Miss Mary s. Gardner
OF Providence on District Nursing I'm n
Manufacturing city" and James Mlnnick.
superintendent OF the Providence associa-
tion on charitable relief.
GAVE SUNDAY CONCERTS.
The Black Dixie Mffis band of Queens
bury. England. gave two concerts In
Keith's opera house yesterday 90 quite
large audiences. The programs were OF a
most interesting character and the mem
bcrs of the band were taken into the
b.o,ea of fha T-nCfieh peopIe Of the civ