The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15

! No candidate received majority OF
| the votes cast in either branch OF 'he
I general assembly for United States sem
ator today. only one ballot being
| taken.
Col. Robert II. I. Goddard. the Demo
cratic Independent candidate. led in the
house with 33 votes, while Col. Samuel
/ Pomeroy Colt led in the senate with i,
but Col. Goddard had a larger vote IN
/ both houses together than either Coit
! or Wetmore, as the above table shows,
Every vote was cast, making a to.al
/ OF III, Wetmore being the lowest can
didate with only 81 votes.
| An unprecedented crowd watched the
proceedings In both houses and at times
/ cheered the good points made by the
orators In their nominating speeche' =
The next ballot will be taken at noon
tomorrow in grand committee.
The balloting began shortly before noon
| In the senate and resulted, as was gener-
! ally expected, In no candidate RECEIVING
majority OF the 80 votes cast. only one
! ballot was taken.
I Col. Samuel Pomeroy Colt OF Bristol
Z led Col. r. II. l. Goddard OF Providence:
and Senator George Peabody Wetmore or
than a majority of the 80 votes cast In
/ the senate. Fourteen went TO Senator
| Wetmore and TO Col Goddard. Potter
! Of scituate. who has been always CHOSEN
a ~
( The nominating speeches were terNlu:
! and that OF Senator Rathbone Gardner OF
/ Providence pointed though not so strons
/ as had been expected, but ne TOOK ocoa-
sion later TO say few things more plain
Iy than he had intimated in his nominat-
ing speech Senator James J.. jerks OF
Pavtiicket seconded the nomination OF
! Col Goddard, as did Senator Inonas NC
! Kenna OF Cumberland.
! Senator Walter r. Stiness OF Warwick X
named Senator Wetmore; and the noml- y
! nation was seconded Dy senator JoiNh =
Sanborn OF Newport
| Col. samuel Poineroy Colt was nominal
ed by Senator Whiting Metcalf OK Hch-
| mond Senators William Fred Williams
| Of Bristol and Henry II. Potter OF Scitu-
/ ate seconding IT,
| Immediately after the vote was an
nounced, the senate adjourned.
Long before either branch OF the ger
! eral assembly was called TO order the
/ galleries were crowded and the seats re re-
4 served in the two chambers TOT relatives
and friends of assemoiymen were aiso
Senator John p. sanborn OF Newport,
/ the Wetnore leader: Col. Frank w. III.
| linghast OF Johnston. representative or
| Charles Dean Kimball of Providence,
! Harry Parsons Cross. John j. Fitzgerald
of Pawtucket, and many other prominens prom ,ea !
| citizens were on hand, and there was
| lively buttonholing Of members.
| only three senators were absent when
Clerk David j. White called the. roll IN
|
| nominations for senator were made
| NOMINATIONS IN THE SENATE.
| II was at IL :35 when Senator walter X
| Stiness moved to proceed 10 the eIection tion
! ~ United States senator, and his mouon
was adopted. Senator Gardner seconulns
| IL and delivering impressively MS ADDRESS
| placing i'm nomination Col ROBERT II. i.
| Goddard the nominee or the DeHocrduc
and Lincoln parties as follows:
! ~ nominate as senator TO represent the
| state of Rhode Island in the senate OF
the United states, Robert Hale Ives God
/ dard OF Providence.
"A state proclaims her own ideals ana
| her own standards In the man whom shs
| seIects 10 represent her in the councils OF
/ the nation. Such n man must possess
/ certain Indispensable qualifications. He
\ must he n man OF high character and de-
/ corous personal life. He must have the
! training and experience the position de-
mands. He must be Identified with the
| activities OF his state. He must be IN
political accord with her people. and he
! must be the free choice OF her qualihed
| electors.
AN Of these qualifications Robert II.
| I Goddard in tho highest degree possess
| es. He is Of the best type OF Christian
gentleman, kindly, dignifled, earnest
( trained In our Rhode Island schools and
a graduate Of our Rhode Island univer
sltv. lie has passed all his days In his
native state, known of all her people. His
life has been an open book
"As son. as brother. as husband and as
father. he has been true in every relation
and faithful 20 every obligation an ex-
ample OF the pure, modest high-minded
gentleman. which we all wish that we
might be and which we all desire our sons
TO become.
"Ie possesses the training and expe-
rience which fit him to perform the du-
ties OF United states senator. Wherever
..stt -.
the public service. he has exercised
commanding influence and displayed the
highest qualities OF leadership. II elected
10 the senate OF the United States. he
would AT once he recognized as the peer
OF any Rhode Islander who has ever oc-
cunied seat in that august assembly.
mo man more than he has been identi-
fed with all that belongs 90 Rhode Is.
land: ard not only so. but since the HIS
tory OF the state began. his ancestors
have been n part OF t. They were lead
ers IN the colonial and the revolutionary
periods and among tho first 20 inaugurate
tho Industrial enterprises In which 90
large a part OF our people are now en-
gaged.
"The institutions with which he is as
ISOLATED are managed by Rhode Island
directors. rather than by foreign rerre
/ sentatives of great Wall street interests: T:
and their funds arc loaned 90 Rhode Is
and merchants and manufacturers and
+ used 20 promote and uphold the industries
of this state. rather than In the promo
iion Of gigantic holding corporations, and
r1onoi clistic schemes abroad.
He has ALWAYS found the time as well
90 aid In tho administration OF the chart
table institutions. public and private.
which have placed our state I'm tho first
/ rank as regards the well-being of all her
/ people. and his bonefactions have been as
\ generous as they have been unostentn
| tious. lie has built no monument b, MA