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Show COLT NAMED BY t R. I. REPUBLICANS PEOVIDEirCE, B. I, April 22. After Af-ter thirteen weeks of deadlock, during; which ti ty-six ballots have been cast for United States Senator to succeed George Peabody Wetmore, the Republican Republi-can State central committee today da- 1 dared in favor of Col. Samuel Pomeroy Colt, and urged- that all Repnblioan members of the General Assembly vote for the man who throughout the deadlock dead-lock has polled the majority of the party par-ty votes. i While the action of the State eentral committee is not binding upon the , members of the Assembly, it is believed that tomorrow Col. Colt will be elected. The vote of the committee favoring Colt ' election was 9 to 4. j |