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Show Tho Democrat Win. Providence, April 4. The vpte for senator in this city, which will represent repre-sent the legislative vote, was as follows: G. T. Brown, democrat," 7,187; E. It. Barton, nationalist, 142; E, C. Pierce, Union labor, 281; Charles S. Smith, Republican, Re-publican, 6,284; D. S. Thorpe, prohibition, prohibi-tion, 509. The supplementary elections throughout the state for members of the legislature where there was uo choice iu tho presBt election will be held id about ten 'day?. 1 So far as heard from, everybody pt presses a favorable opinion of the new ballot system.' and It Is 'undoubtedly, a success. The large total vote Cast is a pretty effectual answer to those who claimed H would shut out the Illiterate voters'. One peculiar eaturc of the election w as tho fact that the new union party has almost. wholly disappeared, a few of its candidates not receiving any votes. " |