The New York herald., 1871-11-08
MAS sACHUS rs.


A Very Quict Observation-Disclosures hInJ0rlty
for the Rcpublicans-J0hu Quiscy Adams
Defeated fur Both Governor and RcDresen-
tasivc-Increased ReprcscutasiSn of the
Labor Reformers in the Lcaislature-
Clouccsscr and Lawrencs Go Demscratie.
BOSTON, Nov. I, 187l.
The election In Massachusetts to-day has s0een An
exceptionally tame and quiet anair Scarcely ripple
of excitement hardly feature OF ordinary nteress
has distinguished the campaign since the defeat OF
the persevcrnR Ben Butler 1t Worcester. Since
that eventrul occasion and Its somewhat singular
result everything the Old Bay State In the line Of
politics has dwindled into comparative insignin-
cance and except In . few isolated cases, where
local prcjudices local issues have prevailed, tho
whole balance OF political power has been retained
| by the strong party which mas 90 long been the
! dominant organization IN Massachusetts,
1 In Boston, In every other section OF the States
the election has been notably quiet as to hardly
furnish the appearance OF o semi.holiday, and the
! vote hes been everywhere very light one.
interest OF the our own midst and about tho
only bulietins thar have drawn crowds have Deen
struggle @ progressing within tnss Deautiu. enter s.
prising and wicked domain Of Manhattan Island.
There were four distinct parties In the field this
year, in years Formerly. n they are 20 be recK-
oned in the ordcr Of their strength the republican
cratic second and tine Labor Ref0rmers and pr0hibi-
tionists third and fourth. the republican state
handsome @ % majority but IN both M branches o. ea the
Legislature the out-and- cutters Of the three other
opponents OF the dominant party, the labor reform
ers are more numerous than ever BEFORE and the
ali Of which goes show thar the labor element Is
rapidly gaining strength, and that the temperance
movement = slowly, perhaps, out surely, dwindling
John QUINCY Adams, the democratic candidate
tive from his native town Of QUINCY, ana was de-
feated by over . hundred out or 500 votes.
the House sIs h.ass .s A. rsSo 81 i
% ssS,ss q GSysrnSr Gssn uS
John Tarbox. the great labor reformer elected 70
Ss % Nay D; :na
George n. stesrns. ot CniSoDee, q, democrat Y
p q al & psrs, for the na
made BY the democracy are the cities Of lawrence
and Gloucester , , :, a., .nn, :, po.. -.
in the matter Of the election OF Register or Pro-
bate The candidates were General william 8. King
rom A reSei ' bullets @ w Both are also oi republican
ssSS concIusyey proved to Se Tnays IN the various
Sne sne mas " While @ 10 the Post once
y S's inc '1S Sose snd dsass eSne @S
character beyond reproacn rep @,. W was y, elected ~
csisies were smootned over and feebiy derended Dy
the Boston Postmaster and other republican pOitf-
election has made upon the Old republican "Happv
Family" which has 80 long and tenaciously cluny to
the reins OF the state government.
LATER.
BOSTON, Nov. SLAM.
The latest returns give
Washburn republlcan) n)................. ....75 900
Aaams A, Gem0SSrao @
CHAMBERLAIN Qabor REFORM. ................ 1000
Democratic gains are reported In both branches
Boston gives washburn about 1000 plurality
Last year Claim lacked nearly 800 Of plurality in
nm ns Wssipsr Ss Adams CSmoersn
1854; Pitman, 1916. Washburn's majority, 6 136.
the oc 1r was
lowing are the
CANDIDATES STATE ovyroxRs rLEcrrp
Governor. Hlls% iRaG" b. hsS wasSsarn, Of Greenfield
LiesenDt Gove,nor Joseph Tucker of Lenox
s.-ssIy y Sat. Oliver Warner. q sosss.%pson.
AUDITOR. Charles Endicol., of Canton
Boston, with the exception Of the Finh ward gives
WasnSurn p;sn M SIG; ADAMS 5i,2; cnamSer.n s49
the vote os. iooSl; adams 1885, Pn
Fan River~wasnbnrn, 900; Adams 800; Cham
eern saa sas fisman psn lss Last yearoann, icS;
Taunton ashburn. SaS; Adams. Az: Chamber
lin, 12i; Pitman, 10. Last year, Cianin, I,o76;
Adams, $40; Phillips, 22s.
Chamberlin, IL; Ptman, 1885, Last year, Cianin.
l,4le; Adams, 7sJ; Philips, $40
0iouCeSter-W W nsnOurn, 0yz' AdaWS, oOS, fltmau,
49,. Last year, Claim, b72; Adams ASS; Philips,
251.
Lynn-washburn, 1,o4s: Adams TAI; Chamberlin,
696; Pitman, S07. Last year-Clanin, go; Adams.
669; Phillips, 1855.
Fitchburg.- Washourn es7: Adams. 3s5; Cham
berlin, 80; Putnam. ". Last year-Clanin, 90;
Adams, 343; Phillips l2S.
Natick.-WashblrD A6l; Adams, 327; Chamberln.
16; Pitman, rs
LoweIL-Tne vote for washburn is 1899; Adams,
1,043; CnanDerlln, 237; Putnam, v3; BuLer, u The
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