The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-12-10
MASSACHUSETTS ELECTIONS
Boston Elects Democratic Mayor.
OTHER ELECTHONs-A LICENSE
Law FAVORED.

BosToN, Dec. 9.-The city election opened
quietly this morning with small vote polling
iu most of the districts. The contest appeared
TO be mostly over the Aldermanic candidates,
stickers and bogus tickets, affecting them
alone, being bountifuliy distributed. AT many
OF the polling places ladies were In attendance
with "No"votes and School Committee ballots,
having also what was headed 1.-The Republican
ticket for an improved School Committee" +"
The vote against license, hoWever, ran durin <
the morning steadily behind its place in
former years, many who had in previous years
voted "No" now refusing, on account of the
action of the Prohibitonst party in the ma
tionsl election, to cast their usual vote. 1t
was noticeable fact, also, that in one precinct
in the Cove" Ward II, not a single mo"
vote was cast during the first of the day, while
Eyes" votes were abundaDtly shoWered into
the ballot hox.
There were at least eight different style
tickets in the field. Tho regular Repu blicsn
ticket was decorated ths top with banner
(hodipg the words Irregular Republican
ticket, looped on backeraund which had
representations of Bunker Hill monument and
the soldiers' monument, whils over all was q
small picture of Boston surrounded by the City s
motto. This ticket in Ward IL bore the name
OF Jeremiah II. Muliane Nnd. Dem.) for Al
dermaD. The sfImproved School Committee
Republican ticket was perfectly plain without
any decoration, and differed ia character from
the regular ticket only in bearing the Inde-
pendent nominees for the School Board. The
regularDs mocratic ticket had at its head alarge
picture of Mr.. O'Bries, surrounded bv the
words, "ReRulsr Democratic Ticket, 1884 4"
and had the names OF the candidates for Mayor
and Street Commissioner very oddly worked in
white letters upon checkered background.
The Aldermanic candidates name was printed
in small white spaces cut out OF the words
'For Alderman" which were printed in white
upon checkered background. A second De-
mocratic ticket in Ward - was sor1ew hat
simia to this. with the same pictured heading
and with cheCkered background this second
ticket, however, held MIR. MullaDe'S name for
alderman instead of Mr.. Murphy's. A third
Democratic ticket in this ward was inscribed,
beneath plain picture OF Mr.. o. BrieD, This
is The regular Democratic ticket, aud Ia in
oorsed by the democratic City Uommitt9e."
Its only differences ia character from the re-
gular ticket was in having Charles W. Eliot
down for the school committee instead Of
Samuel Eliot, and having split list for the
common council. In Ward there ~as a
Regular Democratic ticket'-the words
aoove and below an eagie-which held the
Republican candidate for alderman, and the
names of BROOKS Adams instead of Samuel
Eliot. Joseph T. Fallon instead of Joseph D.,
and John d Blake instead of John TIE
"Regular itiZsns' Ticket" was so headed, and
dated Dec. 9, 1884, sll upon engrossed back
ground. In Wards and 10, the Fourth Al
dermanio District, two other CitiZsns' tickets
We're circulated. O0e, marked by picture OF
the city as its heading, advocatsd Edwin r.
Leighton, the Democratic candidate for alder
man. the other, headed by picture and auto
graph of Mayor Martin advocated Mr. Leigh
ton, aud sabst tnted joseph r. Lom4sney I'D
for Mr.. Armstrong, tbs colored Republican
candidate Tor the Council,
LATER.
The city election passed eff very quistly to.
day. The weather was pleasant though
cloudy. The friends of the twu candidates for
mayor exhibited the usual interest, but it did
not prove an exciting day. The city voted by
aldermanic districts for the first time. The polls
closed at O'Clock, but as no counting is allow
ell nnEil after their close, the returns came in
rather slowly. Tae vote for mayor complete
is
Hartjn Slien Rsn fDe% and c,ti1.ns, 2sa
OBrien's plurality. Ill
The result az regards the city government
and school committee is not yet known.
The following aldermen are elected:
1st District james Smith, Rep.
I'd District-P. j. Donovan DEM
3D. District-Wm. j. WEIGH, Dem.
4Ih District-James g. Freeman, Rep,
9th Distlict- Thomas n. Hart, Rep
9th District j. h. Mullane, Ind Dem.
7th District-0iyer G. Feraald Dem.
. n District Charles Ii. Alien, Rep.
9Th District-Janes Nugent Rep.
10th District-George Curtis Rep.
llth Distlict-B. r, Cutler, Dem.
18th Disgrict--0 V. Whitten Dem.
ota.-oE hepnolcans; hVe Democrats; ono In-
depsndeut Democrat. aS,s-,
Last year the board consisted of seven Dem
oerats and tiVe Republicans. The common
council will stand; Democrats Al, Republicans
81; Democratic gain OF 4 Ia the 4th alder
manlc district Freemans majority over Leigh
tou, DEM, was only two. Isaac Hull Wright
Dam, IS elected street Commissioner by a
majority OF 5000 over Hich born, Rep. License
vote is as follows: Yes "a 539; No IL 100
WORCESTER, Dec 9-Iu the city election to-
day Charles G. Reed, Citizens candidate, was
Reelected by vote OF 5141 to 1926 for Samuel
K. Hildreth, Rep. Tue aldsrmAnc tickets
were tbs same with the exception of two
wards and each party carried one. The vote
on tho license question was 48l8 yeas, 1886
noes. Two women wsre elected on the school
committee.
NEwBURYPoRT, Mass, Dec 9.-Thomas G.
Simpson, Independent citizens candidate, was
to-daS elected mayor, receiving 1l78 votes to
979 votes for Moses IL. Fowler, Oitzeus' cam
didate. The vote en- license was yes 1913. no
4S7 The aldermen are all Repu blicans. The
common council STANDS IL Republican, Z Dem
ocrats.
SALEM, Dec. 9.--ArthuF L. Huntington, Re-
pableaD, is elected Mayor BY 794 majority over
ex-Meyor Hill, Dem. The Republicans elect
sldermen and 10 couroilmen; the Democrats
elect aldermen, ccunoilmen. The vote on
license was, yes 2208, no All.
I'm Lynn.
In Lynn, John R. Baldwin, the working.
mans capdinate, is undoSbtedy elected
mayor.
En Keene, N. sH.
KEENE, n. H., Doc. Gin the municipal
today, Alfred I. Bachelor (Rep.) was elected
mayor. Five Republican aldermen aud thir-
teen Republican councilmen were elected
with two ties in ward f.