The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-29
Growing Impression That
the Old l. leader Will Return
to Wetmore, His Old Love,
and Will Carry Majority
of State Central Commit
tee With Him.

be personally Objectionable even TO the
Wetmore adherents. Moreover,
understand that the Judge would not
refuse TO be a candidate IL united
party. offered him its support, but he
would. as would any other self-re-
specting man upon whom the party
into any unseemly struggle for the
nomination. Against him there could
not be urged any OF the reasons that
were deemed so important when urged
against his brother who has been. un-
fortunately, IL seems, successful
business man and has incurred the
bbesilis besn isss OF many people who have
1T is clearly up to the wetmore men
to propose some other candidate than the
ex-senator. We are willing to propose
any one of half a dozen good men Ii
they will propose as many there can be
no doubt of agreement upon one of the
number. and that one, even II from the
other side would be as satisfactory TO us
as any one OF those We might offer as
first choice"
wETMoRE ARGUMENTS.
On the Wetmore side II was stated to-
day that there had been no change in
the situation. Secretary Robert s. Bur-
lingame of the Republican league OF
Rhode Island, the organization formed to
boom Wetmore. said THE league has not
considered any candidate but Senator
Wetmore. 1t does not believe in having
Another Wetmore man said: II have
not the slightest doubt that the state
committee, when II meets Monday next.
Will agree by majority vote, to make
the former senator the party's nominee.
There is no other candidate I'm the field.
The anti-Wetmore crowd has talked of
others, but has named nobody. Gen.
Ames, whose name has been mentioned.
would not consent to be a candidate under
any circumstances, / understand and
Judge Colt would not be acceptable to us
There is no question that a large ma
jorfty of that part of the state central
committee which represents towns that
send Republican members to the legisla-
ture, favor the nomination of Mr. Wet
more. What do we care for the represen-
tattves in the committee from Pawtucket
and the entire Blackstone Valley, which
have been sending Democrats to the gen.
eral assembly almost without a break for
decade. Why should their voice be the
controlling factor In either the state COM
mittee or the state convention?''
BRAYTON A FACTOR
cen. Brayton. whom many good Re-
politics for his party's good is back
In the city and Will attend the state
committee meeting next Monday. There
Senator f thsf among foes s of eT
at heart Wetmore man, and will cast
his influence in favor of his old love,
now tnat 1Ol. Colt is out or the race.
Discussing this phase of the situa-
tion, an anti-Wetmore man said to-
day: You may say what you will. but
there isn't any doubt in my mind that
Gen. Brayton still wields a tremendous
influence over majority OF the state
central committee and that what he
champions In its meeting next Monday
Will be the COMMITTEES decision.
II am inclined to believe that he
was never in favor OF Colt and started
out and intended to stay with Wet
more. but shifted at the last moment,
| knowing that IL would do no good
| and would have the appearance OF n
desire to further the election OF some
| Republican.
1T would not surprise me a little
| bit IL the foxy old general. with the
view OF reinstating himself i'm the
party councils, had induced the organ
ization of the Wetmore league, which.
you Will find, has said very little
against him and has not promised to
overturn any OF the things for which
he has stood while directing the party's
affairs at the state house"