The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-26
WATR0US IS
GAINING IN
WO0NsOCkET

The state returning board took up to-
day the vote Of Woonsocket. where there
was close contest for state senator and
for several candidates on the representa-
tive ticket
In the hrst two wards counted. the First
and Second, Watrous. for lieutenant gov
ernor, made net gain OF six votes. as he
held his own on the wardens' count. and
sisson lost one in the First and five in
the Second
Decelles, Democrat, for senator gained
lour votes In these two w.rds. and re-
duced the plurality of Bennett his oppo-
heht TO eight votes. The Democrats pro-
rested Republican ballot which had been
torn but the ballot was counted
Inc Fourth ward was taken up. out of
order, and Sfsson made a net gain of six
votes. Decelles also gained two votes for
senator.
THE PROVIDENCE FIGURES.
When the state returning board com
pieted lts count of the votes cast in the
CITY or Providence. they had finished 1871
uisttiSls IN the state and the official fig
,is ures Tor those districts for the office of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS gave Watrous CRep)
zoyls, and Sisson (Dem.), 265l4, or a plu-
raIlty for Sisson OF sos.
The remaining 20 districts according TO
the warden nBures, gave Watrous 52S4
ana SlsSon 47l0 or plurality OF 574 for
Watrous. III no material change is made
ey the official count OF these districts
sisson Will be elected by a margin OF u
in total of over 62.00o votes.
Ihe districts yet to be counted are In
Scltuate three(. South Kingstown Owo).
warren (onel, Warwick (eighD. Westerly
(one), and Woonsocket (fve)
Yesterday the board counted the last IA
districts In this city. with n total for the
sitting or sisson of 3li7, and Watrous
off nI a, IA.
vote Sisson gained l3s over the wardens
count. The greatest gain was I'm the Third
ward, where So was netted for Mr.. Ssson.
a discrepancy Of 81 being found i'm the
warden's count of the Sixth district OF
that ward.
In only one Providence ward did the
board hnd gain for Watrous over the
he gained five. The gains made by Sis
son by wards were: Ward l. Is: Ward 2
10; Ward 3, So; Ward 8. 2l !; Ward g. /;
Ward q !; Ward s. 8; Ward y q Ward
10. IS making total OF l4s, which Mr.
Natrous' gain OF five in Ward cut down
TO net gain of 13S for Sisson. who car
ried the city of Providence. according to
by a plurality of 1910. as he received 12,6l7
votes and Mr.. Watrous 1907.
Gov. Higgins received 1925 votes in the
city. and Mr. Jackson 1920. giving the
governor plurality OF 1926.
A peculiar change in the warden's fig
ures occurred in the Second district of
Ward .. wherein j. Fred Gibson, the Re-
publican candidate for ninth representa-
tive. made gain Of 81. while George +.
Troy the Democratic candidate for
eighth representative. gained %
In the Fifth district OF Ward Watrous
made net gain OF 3. Ward TO- District |
L. gave gain of one vote TO Mr.. Sis |
son His count tailed with the warden's. |
but Watrous lost one vote. Watrous |
gained one In the Second district.
Watrous lost one In the Third district.
4 a. three
votes. Watrous being cut down from 125 |
votes in the district to 123, while Sisson |
went up from lS9 TO 1870.
Mr.. Sisson gained 10 and Watrous lost |
one In the Fifth district The Sixth dis
trict. which was the final one counted, |
gave another gain of for Sisson