The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-26

Another big Brayton bluff was thrown
IT Newport. where Gov. George III. Utter
and Mayor Elisha Dyer spoke last eve
ming with Senator wetmore presiding.
Both these artful dodgers OF the issues
OF the campaign made declarations in fa-
vor OF the candidacy OF Senator George
Peabody Wetmore for third term; and
neither has a vote on the question or
would be In position TO vote after the
election.
When the attitude OF these two spokes-
men for Boss Brayton is contrasted with
that OF his nominees for the general as
sembly, the men who will deliver the
goods In case the Brayton Republican
state machine can control a majority OF
the legislature the hollowness Of their
pretense becomes too plain 10 fool even
Senator Wetmore's friends at Newport
and In that vicinity.
or the nearly Ill candidates nominated
by the Republicans for the general as
sembly. only IA. and all OF these except
two from Newport county and vicinity,
have declared 10 the Providence Journal
their preferences and these men, or
course, are for wetmore
Judge Palmer OF Cranston. Boss Bray
tons deputy speaker OF the house and
some time, for home consumption, that
he was for Utter; and an evasive reply
is given by j. Fred Gibson OF the Provi-
dence delegation that he thinks very ia
vorably OF Utter" but he does not add
that he does or does not think well OF
Colt and OF Wetmore, too.
The other Providence machine candi.
dates for the assembly are equally nom
committal. They are believed to be for
Colt, as are the majority OF the silent
nominees
More than 81 per cent. according to the
Journals figures, OF the Republican as
sembly candidate throughout the state
are silent on the question OF their sena-
torial preferences. while over 81 per cent.
OF the Democratic nominees are out
spoken for Col Goddard.
Only three men have the courage 10
come out for Col. Colt for senator before
election: and two OF these are at Bristol
and one at Woonsocket. in both of which
places are Rubber Trust plants.
The Republicans OF Scituate. by nomi-
mating In advance OF the Democratic eau
Gus the two Democratic selections for the
assembly. seem to have tied them up so
that they find IL inconvenient 10 tell
whom they will vote for; but IL is gener-
ally believed that Senator Potter will be
surely for Col. Goddard, the Democratic
Independent nominee.
ne JOulndls pOll mas Dttn UlOSI InOT-
ough. 1t missed but one candidate Leon
ID. Andrews; and Judge Elmer j. Rath.
bun. Brayton's chairman OF the house
corporations committee, says: Leon d
Andrews will vote as I (not Brayton?) p
tell him to-"
There would have been do nominees for
the general assembly had not the Repub-
lioans indorsed some Democrats nomi-
noes and the Democrats failed 10 make
nominations in several TOWNS
OF Ill Republican candidates. however
g. will await the orders of Boss Bray
ton before they dare to announce their
preference; and these orders will not be
given, Boss Brayton himself has said
until after the election.
II is beginning to look. however as IL
the majority of the Republican nominees
will have no opportunity 10 vote for Colt
Wetmore or Utter, as the revolt in Re-
publican circles, particularly in some OF
the small towns that have for years been
Republican strongholds, augurs I'll for
the success OF the Brayton machine at the
approaching election.
Not one OF the Republican nominees in
Providence will state his preference; and
every Democratic nominees stands openly
and unequivocally for Col. Goddard
The poll OF all nominees obtained by
the Providence Journal is as follows:
ENaslVe ...s......,................ 100
Tor Souuard ....'........................ 30
For Wetmore OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IA
for Colt .'..,''..... ............................ 8