The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-14
SUSPECT THAT
BOSS IS FALSE
To OLD FRIEND

! The senatorship pot is boiling at very
| high temperature this afternoon.
| loyal Wetmore boomer asserted today
that "the known fact that Gen. Bray
I ton was In daily conference with Col.
| Colt last week has greatly angered the
adherents of Senator Wetmore, who now
confess to something more than mere sus-
| picion that the old general Is playing
| both ends against the middle even more
recklessly than ever before. and, with the
conniVance OF certain legislators who Will
| vote for Wetmore on the first ballot, pre-
pairing to throw the Newport senator
| in the end
Whether Senator Wetmore will be able
TO hold sufficient number OF his sup
porters against the arguments OF Boss
Brayton and TO overcome his supposed
treachery," said this gentleman, lis
problem that cannot be solved yet,
Republicans on both sides are eyeing each
other with all kinds OF suspicion and the
actual ultimate vote of many men APP
pears TO be as uncertain as the air is full
OF gossip regarding political methods of
the most extreme type.
1T is even in the air that certain Dem
ocrats, pledged by every consideration OF
honor and party fealty. will in the end
prove false 10 Col Goddard"
A first ballot estimate that probably is
as accurate as any that can be made to-
day Is as follows:
Senate-Goddard. .; Colt, 1s Wetmore,
II; Utter, I. Necessary for choice 30
House-Goddard, SO; Colt. 10; Wetmore
IS: Utter, 2. Necessary for choice 81
Necessary to elect I'm joint assembly. Sc
As there is no possibility of settling in
"A caucus the fight between Wetmore and
Colt before the first vote is taken, IL is
certain that there will be no choice on
the first ballot.
The Colt supporters are out today with
a big petition addressed to the members
OF the general assembly; and a COPY OF
the petition. with the names OF the sign
ers appended. will be placed in the pos
session OF every member before the legis-
lature resumes it's sessions tomorrow
The Democrats and. Independents claim
~ votes for Col. Goddard at the lowest
estimate OF the Republicans. Is have
declared for Col. Colt and 10 for Senator
Wetmore publicly, including Lieut. Gov
Jackson, who has vote In the senate
The assemblymen who have openly gone
on record are as follows:
For MISUNDERSTANDING Norbert Decelles
OF Woonsocket William II. Erskine of
Lincoln, Francis Pagan OF Burrillville
Rathbone Gardner OF Providence. James
l.. jerks OF Pawtucket, Thomas Nc
Kenna of Cumberland, Sumner Mowry
of South Kingstown, John H. Remington
OF Central Falls; Representatives James
j. Barry and Daniel r Shea of Cumber-
land Louis II. Beaudry. Augustine r
Burns Edward p. Butler, Frank Cullen.
Sylvanus Mason, Francis p. McChrystal
ana Joseph Mcdonald of Pawtucket, Jo-
seph III. Boucher, Harry J.. Delabarre.
Richard Herrick and Francis T.. Kelley
OF Woonsocket, Thomas A. Carroll. II
'Ciinton Crocker, Theodore f. Green,
Thomas p. Haven, Richard HAYWARD
John w. Hogan, Thomas Kearney, Jesse
II. Metcalf, Timothy j. Myers, John F.
OConnell, George r. Troy and Lewis A
Waterman OF Providence: James ]. Foy
James. F Murphy and f. X. L. Rattey
OF central Falls, Alphonse Gauvin and
William +, Goodwin OF Lincoln, Charles
l. Hazard of East Providence, John j.
Lace, Jr.. of Burrillville and Oliver Wat
son of South Kingstown-41
For Wetmore-Senators William r
Caswen of jamestown, John p. Sanborn
OF Newport. Walter r. Stiness OF War
wick. Charles II. Ward of Middletown.
John c. Wilcox of CharIestown: Renre,
sentatives Roswell b. Burchard of Little
Compton, Clark BMdick of Newport,
Robert 3. Bullngame Of Newport, Isaac
n. Clark of jamestown, Robert s.
Franklin OF Newport, Horace n. Hassard
of Newport, Oliver A. Langevin of War
wick. Howard r. Peckham OF Middle
town. Warren Ralph OF Cranston-14.
For Colt-Senators Louis w Arnold of
Westerly, Oney p Cole of Foster Frank
Il. Dutemple of Exeter, Charles Potter
of Glocester, John f Richmond of Bar
rington. Dionis f. Vincent OF Warren.
John Walsh of Johnston. William Fred
Williams of Bristol: Representatives
Samuel w. X. Allen of East Greenwich.
Oscar A. Bennett of Woonsocket, Zenas
w Bliss OF Cranston, Everett A Goblin
of Westerly. Frank r. Davis of Gloces-
ter, Ezra Dixon of Bristol. James Harris
n A
Samuel l.. Peck OF Warren. Ralph n.
Shaw OF Johnston-1s
Representative Horace N Hassard, OF
Newport, Is suffering from an attack of
rheumatism at his home.
While the Goddard supporters have.
since election claimed ~ votes for their
candidate In joint assembly. this csti-
mate includes the two members from
Scituate. Senator Henry n Potter and
Representative Albert n. Luther.
Neither MT. Potter nor Mr. Luther ad-
mats being pledged on the senatorial
question, but at least one OF them i,
almost certain to be found In the God
dard column, though II is believed that
II the votes of the Scituate delegation do
not so to Col Goddard they will go to
Col Colt
New shoreham, like scituate. is repre-
sented in the general assembly by nner
who were candidates on both the Re-
publican and Democratic tickets. sena-
tor j. Eugene Littlefeld II is pretty we'll
understood. Is for Senator wetmore. and
his confrere, Representative Ray G.
Lewis, for Col Colt
Senator Henry A. Palmer OF Cranston
has declared himself i'm favor of Gov.
Utter for senators and is expected TO vote
for him on the first ballot
II declared myself for Gov Utter. and
| stfn favor him" said Senator Palmer.
II cannot say positively that I will vote
for him when the roll Ia called, however.
and l cannot say I will not. II will de.
pend upon circumstances, and tho way
things look Tuesday morning"