Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-06
THE MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION,
Notable Features of the Contest Yes
terday.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BOSTON, Mass. November 6.-Massachu-
sets went republican yesterday by a plu-
rality of Ga, Alb. substantially the same mar
gin as last year. The total vote is: Green
halge. 1s6O4s against 1881 last year;
while Williams. democrat. received 121, 575,
against 1870 for Russell in 1894.
Boston was carried by Mr.. Williams by
plurality of 2.241. The vote was 81, 4S5 for
Williams and 1924 for Greenhalge.
Woman Suffrage.
On the question whether it is expedient
for municipal suffage to be granted to wo-
men, the vote in this city was. Yes" o..
OIL; NO" 41.912-an adverse majority of
1881. 1t will be observed that the total
vote on this question was about the size of
the total vote for governor, showing that
even If it did come at the tail end OF the
ballot. it was not neglected. OF course,
| there were a good many thousand men
ten, perhaps-who did not vote on the Ques-
ton, but the size of the vote was, never
] theless, satisfactory to those most deeply
interested in the subject. There was fear
IL at it would be more seriously neglected
The total registration of women through
out the commonwealth, as calculated prior
to the election. will not fall below 2!.ooU.
nor exceed $4,000 OF this number. only 3!
Ger cent voted, and all but per cent voted
| in favor of the proposition. WELLESLEY Col
lese girls held vote of their own on suf-
frage. and decided, Yes" 80; NO" 149.
The vote dad not follow party nnes at an
The suffragists are not discouraged. Mrs.
Eliza Trask Hill, president OF the independ-
emit women voters, in speaking of the vote
on woman suffrage. said:
at do rot consider this vote on woman's
suffrage any test of public opinion, but 1t
win enable us to poll larger vote for the
school boards If the test had been taken
a month hence there would have been four
just beginning to be awakened to the mat
ter"
The complexion of the legislature will not
be materially changed. There will be a gain
of two senators for the democrats, giving
them six of the forty members of the body.
There are few gains for the democrats in
the house, but their representation will only
be about fifty in a total membership of $40.
DIR. William Everett was yesterday de-
feated as candidate for the house of rep
reSentatives.
In Senator Lodges home. Nahant, the
woman suffrage movement received a most
chilling reception. Out of 1855 voters 81
voted on the referendum. and of the latter
number only one was gallant enough to
vote yes" The remaining 80 voted NO"
The Gayhead Indians evidently lodged
the woman suffrage issue, for only IL votes
were recorded thereon. OF these three
were in favor of granting to women the
right to vote; nine were opposed to 1t.
Dallrger, the republican candidate for
the senate for Cambridge, beat Dennison
by nearly 1000 votes.
Judge Corcoran was defeated for the
senate in the third Worcester district by
William H. Cook, editor of the Milford
Journal
Gov. GreenhaIge, in speaking Of his cleo
ton, said: THE election shows that the
people are steadfast. They are not easily
| swayed by false issues and specious argu-
ments. They are inclined to support public
officers who try to show diligence care and
| II telligence in the performance of duty.
Small mistakes are overlooked in broad
view of an administration