Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-04
ELECTION IN mAssAoHusErrs.

ELECTION IN MASSACHOSEFTS. l Municipal, Elections Held Yesterday
 In Massashusetts.
 BOSTON, Dec 3.-Municipal elections were held to-day in nineteen cities of the common wealth, in most cases the vote being light on account of threatening weather. Beside this there are few places where there is any issue of importance save the license question, and this is apparently not arousiDg as much in- terest as usual. The success of the Austrail- ian ballot system is still further proven by to-day's experience. Below are results:
 In Gloucester, W. ". French is elected mayor by 272 plurality over Daniel D. Saun- ders, Dem. The common council stand: 20 Republicans, 4 Democrats. Board of alder men, 4 Republicans, Democrats. License vote, yes 1341, no 861.
 In Taunton Arthur M. Alger, Rep, de- feated Francis s. Babbitt. Dem., by 61 votes. The city government is non-partisan. License vote: Yes 1 1926, No ,095. Northampton re-elects Jeremiah Brown, Democrat, by 62 plurality over Richard w.. Irwin, Republican. The Republicans elect four to seven aldermen and have a strong majority in the councils. Majority for i- cense 23.
 l In Haverhill the Republicans elected Thomas E. Burnham mayor by 605 plurality over Joseph H Sheldon, Democratic -citizsns labor; also carried both branches of the city government. License vote: Yes 1,46S, no 1,N1.
 burg, Charles s. Hayden defeating Harris O. Hartwell, temperance, by 180 votes.
 Vote for license: Yes 1,299, no ], ,414.
 In Fall River, Mayor James F. Jackson Rep, is re elected by 107 plurality over John Coughlin, Dem. The aldermen stand: Re publicans. Democrats, independent; com mon council: F Republicans, 10 Democrats year the city's plurality in favor of license was about 1900.
 In Maiden Joseph E. WigRin was elected mayor without opposition and on-partisar city government was elected. License vote
 Yes 648, no 1, ,166.
 Lawrence elected John ". Crawford, Dem
 ocrat, mayor by IA plurality over the pres
 ent mayor, Alvin E. Mack. Both branches
 of the city government are Republican. Ii
 cense vote: Yes 2,794, no 2,600. l In Brockton, Hon. w. l.. Douglass, Dem . ocratic and citizens. defeats Albert R. Wade
 Republican, the present incumbent, by 4S [ votes. The city government is Republican License vote: Yes 1,763; no, ,2s8.
 rssessa Wishoas and ths councils are non-partisan. License vote 3 Yes 994, No 791.
 Chelsea re.elects Mayor Arthur B.Chaplai on a Citizens ticket and the Citixens' ticks 3 or members of the city government was als 7 successful. License vote; Yes ,647, DO S5. , In Newton Mayer Hemah M. Burr, Repul . lican, was elected over H. E. Hibhard, Cit ;. gems candidate, by 1855 plurality. The cit ;. councils arc non-partisan. License vot r Yes 760; No 1642.
 ;. At Northanpton-Lieenss vote: Yes 75 h no 725.
 i. At Holyoke-Sullivan, dem. elected mayo :. License vote: Yes {, ,253, no 777. {. In Springfield the Republicans swept ever n thing, re-eleeting Mayor Bradford by
 plnralityof s2s over Lawson sibiey, Dem
 crat. The board of aldermen is solidit
 publican, and the council stands 12 Rspu E iicans and-6 Democrats. License vote: Y is ,950, no 2. .176. -s