The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-02
R[F0RM SLOGAN
IN RHODE: island u NJ!
IWetmorc's Seat Threatened by
Fusion Movement Led by
Colonel Goddard.
CAMPAIGN FUNDS UNLIMITED
5Leadcrs iii Political Battle All
Wealthy and Great Corpora
tons liz Opposing Factions.
tspeciai ~ The rltnes.DispntchD

Especial to The Tltnes-Dispntch.)
PROVIDENCE. r. !. July TOR the
first time In the States history tho re-
forners-Democrats Rcpublicans, Inde-
pendents.Y Frolibitiorlsts and socialists--
believe they stand an excellent change
or ~electing u United states Senator. The
nominee OF the anti r Republicans Is Col.
Robert II. Il. Goddard cotton lnanufac-
turcrs and ,trustee%of Brown IJnlverslty.
IIo has been selected w the FIRST Sc anu.
torlal sconvcntion ever held Iii New Eng
land, and will be opposed bySeitllcr Col,
Samuel Pomeroy Colt or Senator George
Peabody Wetmore, former Governor ana
famous as q srendcr In political ca1i,-
paigns. Senator Wetrnore. ii rated as
worth at least Ii, Odo 5000 and has occu-
pied $hls@present seat fort II last eleven
years his term expiring on March 9TH,
next. S4sst s&
I84SCol. Colts candidacy Ii said TO have
thu backing ~ the Standard Oil imam
ciers.. the Rubber trust leaders and tho
United Gas Improvement groupsof ftinn-
cIers. tBehindkhim are also Seiin tor Nell
son w. Aldrlchss who has been twenty
five years the representative OF this State.
In the upper branch OF Congress-, aid
jgMnrsdenR ]. Perry presiden ami Of. the Rhode
lg1slnndS Cornpany,Gthe street railroad lno-
nopoly which controls the traction inter
8ests In upper Rhode Island. Mr.. Perry
lis rated M the wealthiest man insthc
State * not In New.Icnsland.
Much Bitterness.
Personal hntlpathies.5as welt as sbual-
ness hostllities,I8 are inextricably mixed
in the coming battle Perry Is IA self
- - - ,.%t.AIxH -. .t.ns ..gEa - 10.
and phwnbroker to 1.-THE position of DOM
mating l6Sislation nSSfthls State. He Is
president OF the Rhode Island Company,
the position formerly held by Senator
FAldrlch.& &&S38 5t@
OnEthe! other side OF the social fence are
the Gamlnells, Goddards, S3Metcalfs. Goats
and various descendants OF Revolutionary
heroes or May1ower Pilgrims. Colonel
Goddard. who is nm uncle OF Mrs. G..
Oliver Iselln. represents this aristocracy
and It's unalterable opposition to the
newly wealthy who have gained almost
fabulous wealth by exploiting the State
Among the reformers are former Con
gresham Henry j.. Spooner, who repre-
sentedS this district az a Republican four
terms Clarence AZ Aldrlch,, brother OF
Senator Aldrich; Rnthbone Gardner. for
mer United States DlstrlctS Attorney;
Amasa Eaton, constitutional lawyer; VII
liam Gammell, wealthy mapufacturer;
Robert Knight. owner aof the worlds.
largest cotton Mills; President ~. H.. 7.
Fauncc, Of Brown University, and many
Others "
Allied withEthem are the fighting Demo
Gratis, as w'ellaaB the conse f'atlves. and
nll factions are now marching together
under the Goddard banner and opposed
tosthe further domination OF A~ldrichsan
.the interests.', s
within the last month hundreds OF heres
~stofore loyal Republicans have declared
their intention OF supporting Colonel God
dnrd, much OF whose wealth was acr
quired under the high protective tariff.
but who now believes IN free wool and In
removing many OF the present-day tariff
restrictions.
Alarming Situation.
so alarming has the situation grown
that Boss Charles r. Blayton. the Fenub-
lican% party's Warwick IN this State. has
issued m, appeal to the young men 70
rally to the support OF 1.-THE party. and
Rl,as refused to attempt to Discipline 8Gtd
RepublIcans&w who have been chaigCl WI
dlckerIng with the wicked Democrats.
the Republican State Committee %declar.
ing only this week that 1t was lnexpedlent
nt6thls time to- take action on the sub
ject. EBiS .sTS .
Senator Wetmore is without a personal
organ. but he Is thought to have ashost
|in&General Brayton. whose loyalty is an
asset worth more than the support even t
OF Senator Aldrich, whom Brayton% has
twice saved from defeat.
Senator Aldrlch left Washington8o the
eve OF taking the vote on SttSa rate bill.
and came here to help stem the tide, but
his presence did little. if any. good Sens
ator&Wctmore paid flying visit to New
port and Providence to patch, up his
fences.
THE battle Will, beyond any question. be
the liveliest the State has ever seen.
With the most lavish expenditure OF
monevathe State has ever known in,Yiew,
the Republicans refused to ppss q cam-
p,alggn publicity bill at the last session,
and with at least three well stored bar
rels". ION tap, many country voters are are
already Figuring Lon dlscharging s farm
mortgages after the fall election.