Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-12-19
SOME SURPRISES.
How City Elections Went in Bost On
and Other Cities.

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 1G-A very light
vote was cast in the municipal election in
this city. 1t was dull, prosy election,
entirely lacking in exciting features.
John H. Duane, democrat, was re-
elected street commissioner by major
lty OF 526. Mr.. Duane's vote was 80. 1854 ;
the vote for Benjamin NJ. Cram, republican,
was 20, 633. The vote on tho license Gues-
tion was: Yes, 80, ,426: No, 25,s29. Majority
for license, 1857. On the question OF pay
ing the membe:s of the common council a
salary Of $500 each per annum, the vote
was Yes. 81, 5,246 No, 26, 7O3
The members OF the school board elected
are: For three years, F. L. Bateman, w. H.
Bowdlear, Francis l.. Coolidge, Edward H..
Dunn, Emily A. Fifield, Charles Fleisher.
Henry d. Huggan, James A. Mcdonald. For
one year, Samuel Z. Courtney.
The democrats elected Al members of the
common council and the republicans 81.
The republicans made gain of only one
member in this branch of the city govern
ment. The gain was made in ward four
The highest vote was cast on the II ense
question. The total vote on this issue was
$685. The vote for street commissioner
was 9,802 or {, ,453 less than the total vote
on the license question.
The candidates for street commissioner
were ut the top of the ballot, while the
space for marking on the license question
W 10 ~ tuC DottOu. oluiuutilts tut NOtc luIl5
of in the descent OF the ballot. but In this
instance the rule was not followed.
Five Massachusetts cities beside Boston
held municipal elections, and in nearly
every instance light vote was polled. In
Lynn, w. l.. Ramsdelf: the democratic-peo-
pies party and citizens reform candidate,
was elected MAJOR over Charles h. Baker,
republican by nearly 1900 majority, and the
city went for license nearly two to one. Re-
publican aide rmpn were elected
In Cambridge. Alvin f. Sortwell, the
Temple Hall and Library Hall candidate for
the mayorality, was elected over George A.
Perkins, citizens candidate, by % majority
of 1.776. Temple Hall nominees, in fact
were successful In all but two cases-that
OF one alderman AMI one councilman. Lib
rary Hall nominees were equally ruccessful.
The city went no-license by !, 1881 majority,
the largest ''no" majority ever in Cam
bridge.
The result of the Lynn election created
considerable surprise, Walter l.. Ramsdell
being chosen mayor over the Hon. Charles
H.Baker by a handsome majority. The former
was the candidate OF the democratic citi-
zens' reform and peoples parties, and the
latter that of the republicans. NJ. Rams
dell carried every ward in the city and all
but three precincts.
This time the city goes for license by2. .2C0
majority. Last year the NO" m ,jority was
1893. Every ward and precinct yesterday
voted for licencn.
In Chelsea alderman Harmon W. Pratt dc.
featei alderman Hndaway by large major
ity. and the city went for no-lict nse by 232
majority. This is 252 less than the no ma
jority Of last year.
In NewburyIort Mayor Curtis was re-
elected without opposition. and license was
carried by 135 majority, against 3l7 last
year.
Mayor Albert G. Houghton was reelected
in North Adams. and all the republican
nominees save one were successful License
was carried Ivy 200 majority.