Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-13
BOSTON REPUBLICAN
A Complete Turnover in the Hubs
Political Standing.
CHANGE OF 7.6l4 VOTES HAST BEEN MADE
General Peabody's Unfortunate
Plan of Campaign.
SCHOOL BOARD DIVIDED
HANGE OF 7.6l4 VOTES HASBEEN MADE
SCHOOL BOARD DIVIDED
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.


BOSTON, Mass, December 13.-Boston
is again republican. The tidal wave which
swept over New England at the recent
state and congressional elections did not
spend its force. but still has powerful po-
tency. Not only Boston, but nearly every
one of the thirty cities in the state Tues
day recorder republican victories. Up
ton Curtis is mayor of Boston by a 2,5l5
atority, and the republicans have
achieved a turnover of 7,614svotes since
the last municipal election, when Mayor
Matthews was elected by a plurality Of
5,O99. The first thirty-six precincts showed
manifestly the turn of the tide and the
strong young republican flood coming that
the democratic bulletins down town very
promptly announced the defeat of their
candidate. The alliance of the ultra fash
ionable and aristocratic Gen. Francis Pea
body, president of the Algonquin Club,
and the "unwashed and the unterrified"
was not a success. He did not make a
single speech during the campaign, but
relied wholly on minglirg with the con-
stituency he had rever deigned to notice
before, and it resulted in his becoming the
laughing stock of the city. He alienated
many back bay republicans, who would
have supported him in preference to the
vote from the men whose daughters he
danced with at the north end and In the
peninsular ward. 1t was too palpable, and
the republican papers caricatured the
thing numerically. 1t Is difficult to be-
lieve that Gen. Peabody approved It, but
he was in the hands of his friends" and
Jimmy" Donovan, chairman Of the demo-
cratic city committee, could not see why
the same tactics that had made him
solid" should not work In the case Of Gen.
Peabody.
the overturn. Congressman McEttrick's
friends in ward twenty went at the demo-
cratic machine in that bailiwick with a
broadax. The democratic plurality there
was cut down from 677 for Matthews last
year to % for Peabody this year. 1t was
tremendous slashing which was given
the ticket of Mr.. Mcguire. Congressman
Joe" O'Neilfs ward showed very plainly
its resentment of the way in which the
machine" turned down their favorite.
Matthews led Hart there last year 4O1
votes; this year Peabody led Curtis only
147. net loss for Peabody of 1874. Mr..
| O'Neilrs silence in the campaign has been
| eloquent, and his flying trip from WASH
ington just to vote and then return was
| also effective.
Old Dorchester was the banner republic
| can ward. Congressman elect Atwood, Mr..
w. l.. Terhune and many others did effcc-
| tive work there. and the figures show it.
| Hart led Matthews there last year 1.26Z
| votes This year Curtis led Peabody 1851
| votes d Curtis gain of $50 votes.
Notwithstanding the storm, the district
broke its record. There was a very nice
piece of washing done out in the bath
| house ward, ward 10, a ward which is
| historic for its Kilkenney democrats. the
scene of many hot contests between Tim
Coadley and the machine" the place
where the "white-haired boy" eX-Alder-
man p. ]. Mcguire, and other have fought
so holly AGAINST the regulars, ward here
| tofore prolific in repeating and other
| election Irregularities.
Last year Matthews led Hart 4oo votes;
| this year Curtis beat Peabody 202 votes, a
| net gain for Curtis of 'S1 votes.
ia nd m
case much good came of II. These are
! some of the specimen" overturns, and a
few of them will soon count up the plu-
rality of 2,515 which Curtis received.
There was a surprise in counting the vote
| for aldermen, similar to that of last year.
This year, as last thirty went to bed be-
lieving that the democrats had carried
the board. Their returns indicated that
result up to midnight, but later returns
changed the complexion of the vote, seven
republicans taking the place of democrats.
Boston always has great battle oyer its
school board. They elect eight each year,
| and the democrats, the republicans, the
citizen committee of 100, which is anti
Catholic, and the Independent women
| voters each put a ticket in the field. 1t is
usually the democracy on one side and all
the rest on the other. That is, they in
dorse each others candidates SO that there
are practically two tickets in the field.
| This year the A. =. A. influenced the
womens selections and the republicans did
not indorse all their candidates. Those
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democrats elected four candidates-Messrs.
Anderson, Gallivan, Strange and Lehman.
| The republicans and women voters nomi-
mated the other four successful candidates
-Messrs. Adams Calderwood, Dawson and
Page.
Peabody took his defeat good-baturedly.
| He said: Il think ] ought to saw that
| never sought the office, but was willing to
| make the fight when called upon to do so.
| even in this republican tidsl-wave year.
| No man should strive for public office.
Then he is willing to accept victory or de-
| feat with eQuanimity. 1t is always use
| less t. try to analyZe the causes of polti-
cal defeat. The result must simply be
cepted as an indication of the temper and
wishes of the people,"
The mayor-elect, Edwin Upton Curtis, is
| lawyer, thirty-three years of age tall,
| of light complexion, affable, active ard
| Der Of the Republican Club of Massachu-
| sets. He was born in Roxbury in 1861. in
the house in which he now resides: was
| educated in private schools and graduated
| from Bowdoin College at the age OF twen-
| ty-one.
He was admitted to the Suffolk bar ten
years ago. The only political office which
Mr.. Curtis has ever held, aside from that
| of secretary of the republican city COM
| he succeeded Joseph II. ONeil in 1889, serv-
| ing two years.
Mr. Curtis is considerable OF ''clubber"
| He belongs to about all the republican So
| cial clubs is a member of the University
Club and Ia Mason. He comes of
| wealthy and prominent Roxbury family.
| His father is ex-Alderman George Curtis
| Miles of the regular army.