The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-11
DEMOCRATS.
They Once More Gain Control Of Bos.
toms Municipal Affairs.
OVER $4,000 VOTES WERE CAST.
Quincy Carrying the Day by
over 1000 Plurality.

municipal affairs for the past II months
was oyerthrown at the polls yesterday,
after one of the most spirited and hotly
contested campaigns in the history OF
local politics. and Boston once more re-
turns 10 It's old position in the Democratic
column
The Republican mayor Edwin L. Cur
It's, was defeated by 1875 plurality, and all
branches OF the city government arc Dem
ocratic, the Republicans losing control OF
the board of aldermen and school com
mittee. Josiah Quincy. the successful
Democratic mayoralty candidate, showed
greater strength than even his own party
expected.
Over 10000 voters went to the polls, the
largest number ever recorded i'm IN election
IN Boston, and representing over fvc-sixths
Of the total registration. The campaign
was fought on straight party lines. The
new mayor elected will serve two years, IL
being the first election since the legisla-
ture doubled the length of the ordinary |
term.
Mayor Curtis administration was gen. |
orally satisfactory to the business men In !
the city, and they gave him their support |
The Inayor-elcct is well known through |
the eastern states, having served as assist |
ant secretary of state during Mr.. Cleve- |
lands present term, aud also as "a member !
of the Democratic national committee.
The city declared in favor of license 10y /
over $1,000 majority. The new board OF
aldermen consists OF Democrats and
Republicans. The common council is
strongly Democratic.
Citizens Candidate Elected.
WORCESTER, Mass, Dee. 1.-The city |
election resulted In the choice of General
A. B. X. Sprague, the Citizens candidate
for mayor. by vote of 5T7. TO 6l12 for
Rufus Il. Dodge. Jr., the Republican can.
didate. The vote on the license question
was: Yes, 14i1; no. Ola. The minority
system OF representation i'm the board OF
aldermen was tried for the first time and
resulted in the choice of six Republicans
and three Democrats. The common coun.
Gil will consist of l5 Republicans and 9
Democrats, and the school committee will
be the same.
No License This Time.
SALEM, Mass, Dec. 1.-THE Citizens
ticket defeated the Municipal League
ticket. whose candidate for mayor was en-.
riurscd by the A. T.. A., James n. Turner
Citizens candidate, receiving 3092, against
Meek, League candidate, 25s6. The Clt.
zens ticket also elected the entire board of
aldermen and more than one-half of the
common council The vote for license
was completely overturned, the vote stand.
ing: Yes. 1893; no, 1874. The city went
license last year by III
Result Was Anticipated.
CAMDuDGE Mass, Dec. ll.-Bancroft
and no. license swept the university city,
Notwithstanding the energetic work done
by Andrew J. Rady, the Citizens candi-
date for mayor. The campaign was not
fought on party lines and at no time was
tho contest in doubt. Mayor William A.
Bancroft received 5000 votes and Mr. |
Rady, 1890. The vote on license resulted:
No, 1868; yes, AGO, gain of nearly 1000 |
votes over last year.
Antis Won the Day.
EVERETT, Mass, Dec. IL. - John ID. |
Henderson was elected mayor, after the |
closest contest andr largest vote ever |
polled here, beating his opponent, the |
present mayor John 5. Cate, by 101 votes. |
The election was between the administra-
tion and the anti-administration parties. |
The aldermen and common council are |
tied. The vote for mayor stood: Hender- |
son, 1342; Cate l24l. The city went no !
license by ll52
Republicans Carried Beverly.
BEVERLY, Mass, Dec. 1.-THE election |
here resulted in the election OF Charles |
H. Odell, Republican candidate for mayor, |
by o. votes over Perry II. Collier. The |
vote stood: G.. III. Odell, e6s Perry II. |
Collier, s74 Five Republican and one |
Independent aldermen were elected. The |
A. y. AS elected their candidate for |
school committee, II. II. Hodgkins. The |
city went for no license by vote OF no, |
is4o; yes, 6o5.
A. r. A. In Evidenos.
CHELSEA, Mass, Dec 1.-THE Republ,. |
cans were successful in the city election
Bnd elected their candidate for mayor
John c. Loud-249s to 226s for Samuel p.
Tenney, the Citizens candidate. The A.
p. A. element supported Loud. The
board of aldermen consists OF six Repub.
ucans and one Independent The Repub-
licans elected the entirs school board. The
city went no license-264l TO 2i37.
Courtney Again.
LOWELL, Mass, Dec. 1l.-william r.
Courtney, d., was reelected mayor, beat.
ing his Republican opponent, Joseph
Miller, by l47l votes. The Republicans
elected out OF 9 aldermen is out Of 81 |
councilmen q out of 2 members of the
school board and ont of overseers Of the
poor. The city went license by i4l2 ma |
jority. The mayoralty vote is a rebuke 70 |
the A. p. A. element,
Curtis For Mayor
NEwBuRyPoRT Mass, Dec. II. - The
largest vote ever cast in this city was |
brought out. Andrew II. Curtis, Better
Government candidate for mayor, received
1897, against Orrin j. Gurney, Independents |
Citizen, 1l43. The Independent Citizens
secured the board of aldermen, the com. |
mon council and the school committee.
The vote for license was Yes, 1909; no,
e92.
All Republicans.
LYNN, Mass, Dec. H. The largest vote |
IN the history Of the city was polled. and |
resulted In tho elccti,Sof Eugene Bessom |
for mayor, who defeated Asa Newhau. |
Citizens candidate, by over 1000 votes
No license also won by 100 votes-a tuIn. |
over from last year. The aldermen. com.
rnon council and school committee are an