The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-30
QUINN Says
WETMORE' s MONEY
WAS USED IN '06

At the Academy OF Music, Arctic Cen
tire. the Democrats OF the Pawtuxet Val
ley and especially OF the Fifth voting dis
trict held rally last evening at which
Charles sisson. Democratic candidate for
lieutenant governor: Edward M. Sullivan.
candidate for attorney general; Peter c.
Cannon and Col. p. II. Quinn made ad-
dresses.
DIR. Paul Denis OF Arctic Centre, candi-
date on the Warwick assembly ticket pre-
sided making brief Introductory remarks
In English and French.
Edward NJ. Sullivan, the first speaker,
said In part:
THE Republican party in this state is
different in its activities from the party
organization In every other state OF the
union The Republican party in the state
of New York advocated and got legisla-
ton vesting veto power in the governor.
thing the Republican party in this state
has neglected and persistently refused to
do In the 40-odd years that IL has been irf
power Bank examiner acts and acts COW
ering franchises of public service corpor-
ations drawn TO conserve the interests of
the people, have been passed in other
states.
but no law or tuat klnu was ever pro-
posed by the Republican party of this
state, which comes before. the people and
asks support because 1t is a part OF the
national body, when the organization
within the party in this state is made up
OF political pirates banded together to
plunder the people of the state. and has
nothing In common with the organization
as represented by President Roosevelt and
President Mckinley"
Mr.. Sisson pledged himself to vote for
all constitutional reforms and changes
that would prove beneficial to the masses
and to cast his ballot for Col. r. III. /.
Goddard.
Col Quinn, who received a warm well
come, spoke in part as follows:
Ex-Governor Utter spoke from this
platform last Thursday evening and con-
demned vote-buying. II the governor is
sincere In what he said and desires to
eradicate vote-buying. / can give him
some points as to where TO commence. For
instance, / can inform him that the Wet
more corruption barrel was opened this
morning and that there Is a row in the
ranks OF his own party between the old
machine under Gen. Brayton on the one
hand and the milk white Wetmore league.
Of which Mr.. Utter is an officer. on the
other. as to who shall handle the money
In this campaign.
Cdii anu uO tell lIdl IllOTo tndn
$1,000 OF Wetmores money was used In
this town last year to buy votes for the
ticket upon which Mr.. Utter ran as a
candidate and that he benefited political
ly by that corruption. The gentleman who
acted as chairman and introduced the ex-
governor on this platform last week
could tell him that votes were purchased
in this very district by wholesale and that
the votes so purchased were cast for the
ticket headed by Mr.. Utter.
IF what / have said about Mr.. Wet
more In this connection is not true. 1t con-
stitutes slander upon him for which he
may prosecute me, and since he shows no
disposition to accept Governor Higgins
challenge to show his check books, per-
haps II would be as well If he would sue
me or someone else, so that we may get
him and his books under the compulsory
examination of a trial in court"
Col. Quinn then took up local matters
and scored the administrators of town
affairs during the past year