The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-02
Boss Brayton win not down.

BOSS BrdytOn VIII not down.
II he is dead, he doesn't know 1t, and
that ne intends TO show that he de a more
lively corpse than the politicians in his
party have had 20 contend against in
many years Is proven oonclusively by his
statements TO a representative OF The
News-Democrat today.
The general has formally served notice
that he must be reckoned with In the ap-
proaching campaign. He has fatty de-
claned to be considered an advocate of the
selection, or election OF George Peabody
Wetmore. but desires to be understood as
nor Republican supremacy in the state
an The time, regardless OF the individual
who may be chosen United States senator
His speech in the meeting of the Re-
publican state General committee yester-
day was a MASTERPIECES OF expression OF
the hdnd that conceals as we'll as reveals
thought. While some able men under
stood him TO be out for Wetmore because
or his insistence upon immediate action
on the senatDrship issue. the general HIM
self declares that he did not mention Wet
more's name. and did not advocate him.
He spoke simply In favor of harmonious
and prompt action.
OF course. this was a reversal of his
well-known Views as expressed last year,
when everybody who approached him On
the senatorial question with particular
reference 30 the advdsability OF selecting
candidate before the election was In
formed that that question could safely be
left 10 the representatives chosen by the
Republicans to the general assembly.
But conditions have changed. and so has
the general who is thus showing a facfl-
ity in trimming his sails 10 meet changed
currents OF popular opinion that would
DO credit 10 the ''old man OF the sea-
WETMORETTES UNHAPPY
That the Wetmore contingent is not
happy because OF the Braytonian erup-
ton yesterday goes without saying After
their professions OF political purity and
desire to be rid of the incubus OF Bray
tonism they are viewing with alarm"
the generals puissant re-entry into the
political arena They understood when he
left for his summer vacation a few
months ago that he did not intend TO
take any active part in the fall cam
paign. They understand now that they
must cooperate with him and stand
the chance OF being accused of duplicity
or see their candidate unhorsed by God
dard In the political tourney. and there
is CONSERVATION In their ranks. 49,.
II do not understand why the old man
has crept out OF his hole at this late date.
and returned like ghost to plague his
party" said one Wetmore man. "Why
can't he stay buried and leave the mourn.
ers to grow as cheerful as they can be
under the circumstances"
BRAYTON DENIES FLATLY.
Gen. Brayton denies fiatly the publish
ed reports that he either spoke or voted
for the Endorsement of ex-senator George
Peabody Wetmore at yesterdays meet
ing of the Republican state central COM
mittee.
There are two points in connection
with that report, so far as IL relates to
me-" he said this morning, that / wish
TO have corrected and insist upon being
correct They are: First. that 1 did not
advocate the Endorsement of Mr.. Wet
more. OF any other Individual, or of a
dark horse second, that 1 not only did
not vote TO indorse Mr.. Wetmore but did
not vote at ALL
IT spoke twice in the meeting. ] strove
to impress upon those present the Inn
portance OF acting then and there upon
the question of selecting some candidate
for the office OF United States senator
said IL was the most important thing we
had before US. But / want IL distinctly
understood that l did not mention the
name OF Mr.. wetmore at any time.
my reasons for not voting are
neither here nor there; they concern
myself only. The fact is that I did not
vote and I did not advocate the in
dorsement OF Mr.. Wetmore."
The generals insistence, however,
upon the meeting taking immediate
action rather than postponing the
question OF selecting candidate to
scme other date. or leaving II to the
state convention next October. was
the principal factor in the
decision to choose Mr.. Wetmore. He'd
the general not made his speech. which
] took to be altogether In favor of Mr..
Wetmore." said a member OF the COM
mlttee today. 81 do not believe the
Wetmore men could have carried
through their proposition.
you know the Wetmore men have
been claiming for months that they
had n majority OF the full state central
the body that was selected
last year without any reference to the
selection OF n candidate for United
States senator. We knew that with
the full membership present the vote
would be close. But the full number
OF members was not present and the
Wetmoreites clearly had majority in
the meeting. When the general, there
fore, insisted upon immediate action
on the question OF indorsing some
candidate, l took II to mean that he
meant Wetmore"
The general was In good voice for
his two speeches yesterday. His skin
was clear after MS long vacation ana
his step was firm and elastic. He also
appeared TO be I'm good humor. and
not at all downcast over the necessity
that had arisen. from a party stand
point, OF indorslng the identical can
didate whom the state central commit
tees executive committee. OF which he
was n member, had turned down by a
vote of nino TO four only two months
ago I'm favor OF another candidate.
What becomes today OF all the
allegations OF Wetmores unfitness for
the high office OF United states sem
ator which the Colt men and organs
set forth so persistently and emphati-
cally during the past three months
surpasseth tho comprehension or those
who are not fully aware OF the abso-
lutc subservience OF the Republican
machine to Mammon. one golden god
has disappeared from their horizon.
Another remains. lie therefore be-
comes the reincarnation of the party,
OF party loyalty. OF party hope. of
party proht He, therefore, must be
supported else ruin awaits the party
and the state. which means the same
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