Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-12-07
VOTERS At THEPOLLS.
Il Massachusetts Cities
Elect Officers.
SOME VOTE mo LICENSE"
While Many Cities Cast Their Lot the
Other Way.

BosTOH, Dee. ~ esterday occurred the
first OF the locni elections tor the year la
Massachusetts cities Twenty-Onc muni-
cipalities chose new rulers, leaving nine
elections for next Tuesday to complete the
list.
Many changes arr made in the license
policy as n result of the days voting.
Cnicopee, Fall River, Lawrence, Pittsheld,
Taunton, Walthau and Woburn chang.
ing "A vote OF Yes" last year to one Of
"No" this year.
On the other hand, Fitchburg, Haver-
hill, Marlboro aud New Bedford changed
from "No" to YES" while Brockton,
Chelsea, Gloucester, Hoiyoke, Maiden,
Newton, Northampton, Quincy, Soner-
willie and Springfield made no change in
policy in THIS respect.
Result in the Different Places.
BKoCkroN, Mass, Dec. 7-Brockuon'
vote IN the sldermanic contest was sur
PRISE, as was the total vote of 47l0, ward
LEANING with 500 keith (Rcp.) WAS elected
mayor.
CHELSEA. Mass, Dec. 7.-Not for years
has Chelsea had such close and exciting
election as occurred. The city went
against license by majority OF ~,
making three times that Chelsea has
thus voted IN succession. Last year the
majority against license was Alt.
Mayor Converse, the Republican candi-
date. was reelected for u second term by
IA majority. Hon. Thomas Martin made
a great run, cutting down materia ly the
majority Of Mayor Converse of a year ago,
On a total vote OF 4699.
CHICoPEE, Mass, Dec. 7-One of the
hottest campaigns Ia The history Of Chico
pee resulted in the choice for mayor of II.
II. Harris (Rsp) over Dr. Mellen lDem.)
b., a majOrity uf u, and vote for no
license ny .ajority of o. The kepubli-
cans also elected their entire aldermanic
ticket, inciuuing one Democrat wnom
tuey had indorsed and 0 out of IL council
men, besides . who were ON both tickets
anu 1 on a nomination paper. The con-
test for mayor was largely personal one.
A Surprise at Fan River.
FALL RlvEr, Mass, Dec. 7.-The Demo.
crats re-eiecU Jonu w. Cou4hiin mayor
by Cos plurality over Philip ii. Borden, the
hepuUiIcan nominee. The republicans
elect OIL tue y aldermen and Is Of the 20
couucIlmen. The turnover on the license
question was surprising. Last year the
cI,y voted Yes 10y 9O9 majority. Yestsg'
day il was carried against license by 1755
majority. Tne liquor dea.ers, both
licensed and unlicensed, are we'll satisfied
with the result OF the vote Oh license, az
they do not look for a vigorous enforce
IN nt of the law, since they believe
tuat under present conditions public sem
timeuG will not be very pronounced Oh
sucn pOIlCy.
FiICHBUbG. Mass, Dec. THE result
ot the MUNICIPAL election in this city was
Republican victory. They elected their
mayor and five aldermen, the sixth alder
man Is L. w. Brazer. He was re elected
on the temper, nee ticket, nevertheless he
is n Republican. The city went for license
by the meager majority Of -
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Dec. 7.-The city
election resu ted i'll the overwhelming re.
election of Mayor Andrews, who breaks
tue record In securing the position for the
third time. The city is carried for license
by small majori y, and the aldermen
stand five TO three in favor Of the grant
ing of them. Ex- Mayor Parsons cut a
small figure in the contest. Mayor An
drews' plurality will reach 1900. The citi
zens rejected the act for the purchase Of
the water works by an emphatic vote
The park act WAS carried. The majority
in tue city council on joint ballot is
largely Republican.
HAvERHILL. Mass, Dec. THE Repub-
licans swept everything before them and
succe, ded in elccting Oliver Taylor mayor,
ali but one alderman aud a majority OF
the common council. The city goes for
license by 500 majority
HoLYoRE, Dec THE city election
was the biggest sort of surprise. The
size OF Farr's majority was "A source of
wonder to everybody, his plurality being
g49. The most hopeful of the Re
publican workers did no, expect anything
at all so large. The city voted against
license.
Big Vote Against License.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Dec. 1.-The city
election was surprise to the prominent
politicians The unusually large vote
against license can be considered AS re-
buke to the wholesale liquor dealers, who,
1t is claimed, were responsible in . great
degree for the scandals which have
caused the present board Of aldermen TO
be suspected Of submitting to crooked in.
huences in regard to granting ~ liquor
licenses last April. The Republicans have
elected their mayor. all the aldermen and
Is Of the 10 common councilmeD. wuile the
Democrats elected councilnen aud
member Of the school committee.
MAIDEN, Mass, Dec. THE total vote
for mayor was Ss4O, and Major Henry
Winn's majority WAS 8yO. He carried
every ward In the city, with the exception
OF ward =. which gave Pierce Q majority
Of ". Waru d was supposed to be Pierce
stronghold, but Winn carried IL by ~
votes. Major Winn carried his own ward
by iO7 votes, while Mayor Pierce lost his
ward Dy "a votes The no-liceuse people
were made happy, having carried the city
by l00s, an increased majority Of nearly
BIZ over last year.
MARLBORO, Mass, Dec IAN unusu-
ally large vote was polled here Johu
O'Counyr,a leading shoe manufacture
and "A Democrat. wno was indor.ed 10y the
Republicans. was elected over James L.
Murphy. the regular Democratic nomi.
nee. The great hight Of the day was over
the license question.
THE Largest in Its History.
NEw BEDFORD, Dec 7.-Jethro G. Brock
was elrc I'd mayor OF this city 10y "A plural
ity of 24y votes. The total vote wa the
largest ia the city's history.
NEWTON, Mas, Dec. THE election
in N..r,nn uaa ths aul. tS-E bsia