Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-08
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
The Result of the VO'ing IN Some OF the
Towns Of Massachusetts.

BOSTON, Dec. Z.
Municipal elections were held today in
nearly all the cities of the Commonwealth
outside OF Boston The result is as follows ::
In Taunton. Everett d. Godfrey, citizens,
was elected mayor by 779 majority, over
Fuller, bolters candidate. The aldermen
stand for license and for prohibition
The license vote was Yes, 1881. No, $40.
In Fall River, Jno. w Cummings. dem.
for IL ,or, received 1926 votes to 1864 for
Gree3s 'Sep. The aldermen elected are 6 rep.
and Eems. TIE common counsel is II re
pubicans and 10 democrats. The license
vote, No, $3.50, Yes, 3266.
Haverhiil elects as mayor Jos. II. Sheldon,
citzens, by vote of 1899 to 1918 for Kelly,
republican. The citizens aldermanic ticket
is elected. License vote, No, 1914, Yes, 1918.
Elisha B. Maynard. dem is elected mavor
of Springfield. Mass, by 1888 majority over
Edwin ID. Metcalt, rep present incumbent.
All the aldermen elected are republican bnt
one. OF the Is councilmen the democrats
elect 7, gain of FIVE. The city voted no
license" by majority of l30 Two women
were elected to the school board.
| In Holyoke, Dr. Jas. J o Connor, rep, is
reelected over Jas Z. Delanes, dem, by a
majority of 2S. Four democratic and three
republican aldermen were elected. License
was favored 1884 to S5l.
! In Maiden Marcellus Coggan received n
practically unanimous election, there being
only SO scattering votes against him. The
city government is non partisan. The license
vote stood No 1909; Yes 359.
In Gloucester David |, Robinson, rep.
received ll3l, to 800 for Gstfney, dem, and
206 for Morse, labor. The board OF alder
men stands : 4 republicans, democrats, and
the common council, l6 republicans and
democrats. License vote-No 1893; Yes
96l
! In Fitchburg, Frederick Fosdyck, temper
ance candidate. elected mayor, receiv-
ing 1854 votes, to 1868 for Culley, citizens
license candidate. OF the six aldermen
elected, four were on the temperance ticket.
The license vote stood No 1922; Yes 9S4.
Mayor Rotch of New Bedford was reelected
on the citizens ticket by Alp plurality, and
his ticket of aldermen were elected except in
one ward, where the Knights of Labor candi.
date was successful. The city voted against
a license.
The democrats of New Haven. Conn,
elected Samuel A. York mayor by 500 ma
jority. The aldermen and councilmen are
evenly divided, thus giving the organization
to the democats through the mayors deciding
vote. The labor ticket polled 100 votes.
| The vote was light owing to the storm.
10 Northampton "no license" had $50 ma
jority. Arthur G Hill, rep, was elected
mayor over Henry A. Kimball, dem, by a
majority of 1856. The total vote was 1925,
the largest ever cast in the city. The board
of aldermen stands four republican and three
democrats.
In Lawrence Mayor Bruce was reelected
over Robinson, rep, by 5S7 plurality. The
republicans elect three aldermen and ten
councilmen and the democrats three alder
men and eight councimen. The license
vote was, Yes, 2309: No, 1916.
Brockton re-eects Mayor J. J. Whipple,
rep, by 553 plurality over Douglass, dem.
In Brockton the prohibitionstt elect 5 OF
the aldermanic candidates. one being en-
dorsed by the republicans and one by the
democrats The license vote was No 1910
Yes, 1917.
Chelsea elected Geo. f. Mitchell, rep.
mayor The city government is republican
and the city voted for license by vote o.
1888 to SOC
In Newton Mayor Kimball, citizens, il
elected by AT majority. No license wa
carried by vote of 1881 to 239. The citi
zens elected their city government.
In Cambridge, Mayor W. f. Russell il
elected with practically 20 opposition. Th'
returns come in so slowly the complexion o
the city government cannot be given. fher'
Is no figures on the license vote. The Ii
censs is however carried by about 700 maj
In Waliham, II. n. Fisher, citizen, elected
mayor over Chas. Mulley, pro. by majorit,
of LOIS. The board of aldermen stand 81,
citizens one independent; mo license had
majority of 54.