The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-06
IT'S GOVERNOR BRAcKErT
And the Australian System Met with
a Hearty Reception,

Boston, November Eighty towns and
26S precincts oi Boston give Bracket 33,070;
Russell, 33,297; .Blackmer, 1864. This indi-
Gates the election of Bracket and the entire
Republican State ticket by substantial ma
jority.
Boston, November 5.-Two hundred aud
eighty-five precincts In Boston give Russell
27,9OS; Brackett, 22,SlO. Only one precinct
is lacking. This shows decrease in Rus
sells plurality over last year Of about $500.
Boston, November 1.-Two hundred cities
and towns, including Lynn, WOburn, New
Bedford, Taunton and Salem, with 2S5 of
286 precincts in Boston, give Bracket 62,26l;
Russell, $685.
are coming in slowly. and at this hour many
towns and cities remain TO be heard from.
among them being Lowell, Lawrence. Fitch
burg, Cambridge. Someryille, Waltham,
Newton and Milford Bracket is undolbt
edly governor. The Republicans concedc
that his plurality is small IL is variously
estimated from 5000 to 1000. Tuday's expert
ence seemed to prove the success of the
Australian system of voting. Testi-
mony from all parts OF the State
is almost unanimous in its praise. In this
city the voting places were remarkably
ouiet and the voting proceeded with dispatch.
Ine voters were freed from opportunities of
ballot distributors. Very few cases were re.
ported where instructions as 70 the method
Of voting were necessary. Ward officers
were delighted at being able to attend to
their duties without being disturbed by the
customary hustle outside the rail. Little or
no Complaint was made regarding the ballots.
In one respect especially Wv was 'ne tb intent ot
closely contested districts. the managers of
the various candidates have been able to
keen a reasC nably correct canvass which
showed them how their fight was going and
90 s.afa.. fl..s..
when it was necessary 10 put IN their work.
given remarkably accurate information to
ffhs news gatherers found themselves utterly
unable To place their men, and were unwill-
ing to venture :even guess Said one Of
these. "We have our old lists, on which we
too that they are coming up to vote. But OF
how they vote we are in utter ignorance
VaS I snnpose that Is one thing which the
law is Intended to accomplish, and on the
whole am entirely satisfied with its work
ings." vu.ra ,e s,o
has heen studied and understood An
old gentleman of over 70 years, when given
bis Sellot studied it for moment and then
asked where to go with 1t. He was shown
where the shelves were, and, carefully ad-
iustinp his glasses, he studied 1t again. For
Scurinsitv he was timed. and in two minutes
he was ready to place his ballot in the box.
| AZ far as could be observed he had not
| marked it, but it was no ones business to
him Of that nsstonad 1aet alter he had left
vote and answered that he had marked only
for 1overnOr. He was reminded that there
ware other capdinates upon the ticket. and
renlied that he knew 1t, and knew, also, thai
by failing to mark them he had voted fol
pone. He had interest only in the contest
for Governor, and voted accordingly.
BosToN, November 5.-The complete vote
| of the city for governor Is Russell, Dem
9s,oo6, Bracket, Rep, 22,s22. Blackner. Pro
1915.
BosroN, November g., 2 a. m.-Two hun
dred and fourty three cities and towns, in
Brackett s3,493, Russell 76.1S8. This doe:
NOT include Cambridge, Lowell, Worcester
Somerville, Holyoke, Northampton. Brock
ton, Newton, Waltham, and Quincy, th'