Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-04
BAY STATE ELECTIONS.
Republican Ticket Generally Elected
In tuesdays Municipal Contests.
The A. p. A. Not Very Successful Even in
socaIIed Strongholds.

IL.
cities in the commonwealth, held municipal
elections today In many of the cities,
notably Somerville, Brockton, Gloucester,
waltham. Quincy and Fitchburg, the A.
p. A. was IA prominent factor in the cleo
ton. by its formal nomination of certain
candidates and open support of Others, and
caused in many instances hot local con-
tests and bolts in the Republican ranks.
Somerville, which until within year
or two has known no party lines in the
nomination of a mayor, has been greatly
stirred up this year, owing to the endorse
ment of Davis, the regular Republican
nominee, by the A. p. A., which resulted
in large number of Republicans boiling
the nomination and nominating Albion
A. Perry as an anti A. p. A. candidate.
Mr. Perry was successful receiving, it is
said, the support of the Dcmocrts.
Fall River, Dec. 3.-Today's municipal
election might be called an election with
out an issue, unless it was an endorsement
of the present Republican administration
of the city affairs. Mayor Greene received
a handsome endorsement, his majority be-
ling nearly 1850 votes Six Republican
aldermen were elected and three Demo-
Gratis, and Is Republican councilmen and
nine Democratic councilmen. License
was voted.
| Lawrence, Dec. 3.-The Republicans
swept the city, electing the mayor, five
aldermen and IL common councilmen.
George S. Junkins, Rep, received a
plurality of s65. A detection In the
Democratic ranks was the cause of their
defeat License.
Chicopec, Dec. 3-AleXander Grant,
Rep, was elected mayor by majority of
| 1O2. The city went for license, by 6i7.
The aldermen stand: Five Republicans,
one Democrat, one supported by both
parties The council stands: Republic
cans 9; Democrats five The only known
A. T. A. candidate, nominated for the
council, was beaten. No A. p. A. issues
entered into contests for the school com
mittee
| Marlboro, Dec 3-Thc Republicans
elected Bartlett, mayor, and captured the
common council for the first time in the
history of the city, while the regaining of
the board of aldermen by the Democrats
after the Republicans held it for year,
| insures Eon-partisan legislation for the
coming year. License.
Gloucester, Dec For the first time
in seven years the city wheeled into the
no license column. David /. Robinson,
Rep, was elected mayor by plurality of
452 Aldermen, Republican, &; indie
pendent Republican, /: Democrat l. The
council is all Republican. The election
is victory for the A. p. A.
| Taunton, Dec 3.-Benjamin Morris was
elected mayor by majority of 800. Mr..
Morris is the first Roman Catholic to be
elected to this Office in Taunton. Alder
men: Republicans, & Democrats, 2. The
common council is two-thirds Republi-
can The A. 2. A. candidate for school
committee was defeated. License.
Holyoke, Dec. 81. J. Curran, Dem,
was elected mayor by II majority of 1899.
| The A. p A. did not cut any figure in
the contest. License majority, 1884 A
solid Democratic board of aldermen was
elected, and the council stands Demo
Gratis, ID; Republicans 5; Socialist
Labor, /.
| Haverhill, Dec. 3.-For mayor Benia-
min +. Brickncll, Dem, 55i pluality
Aldermen: One Democrat, four Rcpubli-
cans. one Democrat and Republican, one
| Republican Independent Citizen. Coun-
cilmen: Ten Republicans, two Democrats
Majority for license, 10.
Quincy. Dec. 3-Todsys municipal
election resulted in the election of Charles
Francis Adams, 2d, Dem, mayor, by
majority of 179. The Republicans secured
| II councilmen, which makes the com
| pexion of the next council II Republi-
cans, six Democrats The Republicans
also secured three of the four school com
mittee. No license.
Fitchburg, Dec 3.-Thc contest here
was between the Temperance and indie
| pendent Citizens tickets, or practically no
| license and license. The fact that the
| temperance caucuses were controlled by
| the A. p. A, led many opposed to that
organization to vote for the Independent
| candidates. Henry f. Rockwell, Gnde-
pendent Cltizens) was elected mayor, by
majority of 1852 OF the aldermen elect,
| two were on the Temperance ticket and
four on the Independent ticket OF the
Is common councilmen, four Were on the
Citizens Temperance ticket, nine on the
Independent Citizens ticket, and five on
| both tickets. No license.
New Bedford, Dec 3.-The municipal
election was a contest between the Citi
zens party and the Independent Citizens
party with David l.. Parker and Stephen
A. Brownell as candidates for mayor.
Parker was elected, by SIS plurality. The
elected aldermen were all on the Parker
ticket. The common council stands: / 5
Citizens eight Independent Citizens
and one Independent. License
Northampton, Dec 3--Party lines were
generally discarded, there being no live
issues. The aldermen stand: Democrats
3 Republicans. Councilmen 16 Repub
licans, Democrats. For mayor H. P.
Field, Rep, had a majority of 3. License
Maiden. Dec. 3.-Clsrence o. Walker.
the Republican and Citizens candidate for
mayor, was elected by plurality of 80.
No license.
Watham, Dec, 3.-The A. P A. S were
beaten In today's election when Arthur
Lyman, the Democratic nominee. went to
victory by 34s plurality. Aldermen: Re |
publicans, IL; Democrats, 10. No license |
Newton, Dec. 3.-Henry E. Cobb Rep,
was elected mayor by a majority OF 400 |
The common council is Republican. No
license.