The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-12
RESULTED IN SURPRISES.
ELECTIONS IN ELEVEN CITIES IN
 MASsACH UsETTS.
American Protective Association Cut No Figure h Worcester Boston in Favor of License by an IncreasedSP urAiity Eight For AItlcrn,en.


 Figure ia worccster-Boston in Favor of
 License by an Plurality Eight For Aldermen.
 Boston, Dec. 11.-Municipal elections were held to-day in eleven cities Of the commonwealth, including Boston. and surprises were the result In several cases, both as regards candidates elected and the vote on the license question. In Boston the early returns proved reliable in foreshadowing the election of Edwin U. Curtis. rep, as mayor over Colonel Francis Peabody, jr.. dem., candidate.
 The hottest fight was over the alder manic election. The vote for common council was close in the wards and the count for members of both branches | was not completed until late. John P. Dore was elected street commissioner without opposition. There were nine teen candidates for the eight vacan- cies to be filled on the school board, the candidates being variously en- dorsed by republicans. democrats. in- dependents, women voters and com- mittee of one hundred.
 The city again voted for license by an increased plurality over last year.
 In. Salem Mayor J. H. Turner and the city government were elected on non- partisan ticket and the city voted for license by vote of 2,77S to 2,Os5.
 In Medford the republicans carried everything, electing Lewis H. Lowering mayor and also having large major ity In the city government. License was carried. In Newburyport o. J. Carney was elected mayor on a non-partisan ticket l and the city government is republican, License, yes 1,201, no 952.
 In Lynn the republicans elected their candidate flor mayor, c. E. Harwood, l and majority of members of the city government. License vote, yes. Lynn was no-license city last year. In Cambridge w. A. Bancroft was l elected by the republicans.
 Beverly's first city election resulted in the election of J. I. Baker without opposition, and the city government is l non-partisan, although the city ticket endorsed by the Republican club scored an almost solid victory. License: Yes 787, no 1,011. <
 In Boston, with five precincts missing at midnight, which will not Mtally .af- 1 feet the general result, Curtis. rep, has 3S,54s, Peabody, .dem., 31,541. Curtis plurality 2,oo8s
 The board lof aldermen will stand as at present-7 republicans and demo- \ crats, while the common council will probably be composed of AZ democrats, ! 32 republicans, gain of republicans over last year. The total license vote of the city, with the five precincts to hear from, is: Yes 34,26S, no 22,96S.
 Lowell elected William F. Courtney, dem., as mayor, 6 democratic aldermen out of and 12 of the "A councilmen. The city voted for no license by 600 ma jority. One ward is yet to be heard from.
 In Everett the citizens ticket, headed by John F. Cate for mayor, was elected and the city voted no license by vote of 1,508 no to n2 yes.
 Worcester, Mass, Dec. 1.-Mayor Henry A. Marsh, rep, was elected for third term to-day, defeating Webster Thayer, denn., 1878 to 4,944 Four re- publican aldermen were elected by big majorities. The A. P. A. cut no figure, the members voting according to their party affiliations. The common council stands, fifteen republicans, nine demo- crats. The board of aldermen, eight republicans, no democrats. License vote yes 7,4s1, no 5,329. ",'