Show THE RHODE ISLAND ELECTION speaking rhode island is the most moat insignificant state of the union its area la Is but a little over 1000 square miles it would take about eight yone rhode islands to make one utah politically speaking however the little commonwealth is at present a goliath during the past four weeks the eyes of the nation have been turilee to it the distinguished chieftains of both both the great parties have spoken there and the hottest political cam laign in its history hes boo just fust closed the elections held on the ath instant show an increase of ballots over the largest vote ever polled before the republicans have triumphed but the figures prove that it was a hard conquest I 1 the national interest awakened by these elbet ions arose from the fact that the result irk in rhode island would indicate the drift of popular sentiment in new england the issues in the campaign were tariff reform and currency but the former engrossed most attention owing to the wool debates in contress congress ConR Cong ress two weeks ago until 1887 rhode island was known as an impregnable republican stronghold even in 1886 the republican candidate for governor received votes while the democratic opponent received only about Ap robi 1 tion issue hii was injected into local poll ties during that year and to in the yew year following 1887 the democrats carried the state by a plurality of nearly rn in 1888 presidential year the republicans were victorious with a plurality of about in 1889 1890 and 1891 the democrats Democrat fl carried the state by pluralities but did not obtain a majority in any case except in 1887 this was waa what threw the election of governor Gy Gu vernoy vernor last year into the Legisla legislature tarea majority being required in that state lutat e to lecure any state office the legislature chose a republican for governor anti and that is why political leal feeling ran so no high the democratic candidate for governor in 1891 had votes voles the republican the prohibition 1829 the democrat though having a plurality of 1254 failed of obtaining a majority by about and the legislature gave the office to the republican in the election on tuesday last the republican candidates for governor lieutenant governor and secretary of state obtained clear but small majorities though there were four tickets the attorney general and general treasurer did not obtain majorities though having received pluralities hence the choice for the offices goes to the legislature thus the tide of triumph flows to the republicans in little rhody |