The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-07
GREAT VICTORY
IN PAWTUCKET
People Give Higgins Plurality Of About One Thousand and
Send Complete Democratic Representation to tho General
Assembly, Board Of Aldermen Begins Counting Of the
Ballots. Work O(ne by tho Police.

Pawtucket people are happy today.
Democrats and Republicans alike are
wearing a broad smile OF the kind that
won't come or and il is all because
the popular mayor of this city has
been elected TO the highest office I'm the
siIt OF the people OF the state,
II was splendid vote which was
given to Mayor Higgins by the people
Of this city yesterday. There were
those who had predicted "A larger ma
Jority, but the Republican machine had
declared that his vote would not be
any greater than that which he re-
celNed a year ago for mayor The re-
SUIT or the balloting showed that such
predictions were made without any
knowledge Of the powerful elements
which were at work for the downfall
OF the Brayton machine.
The nnaI figures were late i'm get
ting in. I'm fact IL was not till nearly
o'clock this morning that the last dis
trict completed it's count and then the
grand total for the city showed that
received but 320l giving To Mayor Hig-
gins plurality of 90S. When il is
remembered that year ago Utter ear
ried the city by %, il can he seen that
this was personal victory and one
which was a tribute 10 the fearlessness
or the Democratic champion.
But the voters did not stop there.
In addition to giving Mavor Higgins a
plurality OF nearly 1000. they also
elected a fun Democratic assembly
ticket. the Republicans falling COM
to secure a part Of the delegation.
From the outset IL was recognized
that the placing OF the name of James
l.. jerks at the head Of the assembly
ticket was bound To give IL strength
and this strength was proven when the
final returns showed that he had been
elected by f2i plurality over senator
}. Milton Payne. the Republican can
didatc. The remainder OF the Demo
cratic assembly ticket is also elected
by pluralities ranging from 232 for
more showed that he has a rather re-
markable hold on the voters OF the
city.
For the Republicans James c. Potter
was high man and Brazeau was the
lowest, the latter running consider
ably behind his ticket There were "A
number Of reasons for this, but the
chief one was because there were many
Republicans who refused to vote for
Mr. Brazeau. because they declared
that he had been talking and working
against Governor Utter in this cam
paign. and they believed that he being
candidate on the ticket should have
given his loyal support 10 the rest OF
The regrettable feature OF the election
Is the failure of the Democratic candi-
date for mayor TO he elected. Mr.. Cor
coran was believed by almost everyone
Ia be specially strong. but II Is evident
that the Republican machine spent its
greatest energies I'm comprising his de
feat and the final returns show that
plurality OF 252
The vote for Corcoran was 1924 and that
asst for Mr.. Kenyon was 1876
The Republican, school committee also
received plurality Of the votes cast
Yesterday I'm spite II the efforts which
had been made for the Democratic nomi-
nees. This is especially unfortunate be-
cause il leaves that body i'm absolute con-
troll OF the Republicans. without the re-
straining hand which minority OF the
Democrats could have given.
And what is true OF the school commit
tee is equally true Of the city council.
For the first time in quite good many
years the Democrats VIII not have a sin
gle member I'm the city council during the
coming wear. Alderman Met taughcy,
who has represented the Third ward since
the redistrictng of tho city and that sec
ton Of the city before that time for quite
good many years, was tho one man
who was made the object Of the Repub-
liCan onslaughts. II was not done I'm "A
fair and square way, but an independent
ticket was named on nomination papers,
and many OF the Democratic voters cast
their vote for the three men, believing
that they were Democrats. and because
they honestly believed that II would be
n good idea TO make a change. But the
fact Of the matter Is. that tho men who
were named were the candidates of the
Keenan-tiu combination. and they Will
owe their presence In the next council TO
that part OF the Republican machine. Mr..
McAloOu WAS chosen alderman over Al
dermau Edward McCaughey by IS plur-
alitV and MeSsrs Keenan,, Hunt aud
CARPENTER were also elected to tho lower
branch of the city council. thus defeat
ing Messrs Hughes, Braley and Len
non.
But i'm spite OF these revcrsos. I'm spite
OF the fact that for the first time I'm nine
years the city is to have a Republican
mayor. and i'm spite OF the fact that the