The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-06

lowers. If Brayton must go, It means that
they also must go; and they do not In
tend to help elect any man who an
nounces his intention to cast the weight
of his influence against Brayton." said
another Republican this morning.
A former representative In the general
assembly hit off the situation differently.
He said:
"Brayton is laughing in his sleeve at
those who believe Utter has injured him.
He thinks that Utter's attack will result
In Utter's defeat: and he would rather
have Higgins as governor. because then
the senate, which will undoubtedly be
Republican by about IA or Is majority.
will be at liberty to turn down all the
nominations made by a Democratic gov
ernor, whereas, IL Utter were governor. IL
could III AFFORD TO turn down his noInina-.
tions, after his grand-stand play of inde-
pendence.
Moreover Brayton would rather have a
small working majority in the legisla-
ture than the unwieldly majority he had
at the past session. remember that some
years ago, when we had q majority
something like that of this year. Bray
ton had considerable trouble. 81" a.
Members would break away and tell
the general: L don't intend TO vote for
this measure and he would says, I don't
care. Suit yourself and this thing went
along on several measures until the gem
eral lost track of the number ~ men who
had come to him with that statement and
almost failed to carry the measure
through.
''At times when the working majority
was very small, five or six in the house.
all he had to do was to tell a Republican
recalctrant: We'll. the Democrats have
made this party measure. Do you want
to break away from your party and get.
your pictures in the paper? You will havo
TO support IL or vote with the Democrats:'
and usually that settled II"
That the Democracy OF Ward would
roll up an old-fashioned majority for Hig-
gins, Granger and Mccarthy, as well as
for the assembly ticket favorable to COL
Goddard for senator, was very evident at
Q ID. m. 1t was said that the vote In cer-
tain districts would have been even lar
ger but for delay In opening the polls
In one district some % voters had TO
leave the polling place without voting. al
they had quite n distance to go to work:
but on the other hand in the Second, or
Smiths hill district, the election officials
were remarkably early at work
There were few Republicans In sight
i'm this ward during the noon hour. AL OF
the factions in the party were apparently
working together for the success OF the
straight ticket .-.-..
In the first and third districts there was
strong evidence that the Hebrew vote.
which up TO this year has been mostly
Republican. was today very largely DEM
ocratic.
A number OF Republicans In the VANS
kuck and Tooleville districts voted for
Higgins and Mccarthy. In Tooleville Al
derman Dunn and John J, O'Neill, candi-
date for the city council, were busy giving
instructions TO voters as TO the way to
vote a straight ticket. In the third.
fourth and second districts members OF
the Third Ward Democratic club were
doing considerable hustlng.
At 2 o'clock the vote I'm the second dis
trict had reached 2s5. which was consid-
cred very large. In the first district 125
votes had ben cast and in the fourth dis
trict the indications were that the fun
strength OF the Democracy would be
polled.
The vote I'm this ward Is largely a late
vote and this is why the figures for the
morning did not show up as largely In
this ward as in some others.
record vote is being cast at Newport
Every available carriage is being pressed
into service; and the pleasant weather Is
bringing TO the polls many voters that
have not cast their vote in many years.