New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
BAY Y STATE ELECTIONS.
LOCAL OFFICERS CHOSEN IN SEVERAL
CITIES.
A MAJORITY OF TIE PLACES WERE CARRIED BY
THE ADVOCATES OF 40 IICENSE-TfIE
A. 2 A. ISSIfE CROrS Up.

A. p. A. ISSUE CROPS Up.
Lawrence. Mass. Dec. Sin the municipal cleo
iion to-day Mayor c. 5. Junkins (Rcp) re-
elected James +. Leonard ODem) by % votes.
the lowest majority ever given Mayoralty candi-
date in this city The city government is COM
posed of Republican and Democratic Aldermen
and 10 Democratic and Republican Councilmen.
Junkins had 4.244 votes Leonard. +.221. The city
voted for license 1916 to 3.7S+.
Beverly Mass. Dec. S-The vote OF Beverly for
Mayor to-day Froeborn w. Cressy. l.l@;
Perry Collier $50. There political issues.
all nominal tions for Mayor and members OF the city
government being non-partisan. Vote on license:
Yes. 6i9 no. 1.2ai.
Somerville. Mass. Dec. s.-Mayor Perry was re-
elected to-day. receiving 1924 votes. The contest
was fought between the Non-partIsan Municipal
League and the Republican city machine. which is
controlled by the \. p. 4. The League nominated
Mayor Perry. and he. having opposition. re-
ceived the support OF anita. p. a. Republicans.
Democrats and the conservative part Of the \. i.
A. The radicals in the secret society displayed
their antagonsm by voting blanks and. according
TO the returns. this element commanded 1904 votes.
The Municipal Leagues candidates for city gov
ernmen: elected and the city voted no IL
cense 10y 1850 to 1.476
Brockton. Mass. Dec. S-The election to-day
suited in the recollection Of Mayor Charles Will
hanson by the following vote: williamson Rcp).
3.5l2: Henry f. Garfield Dem. and Cit) 2.555:
are Republicans. Democrat. The complexion Of
the Common Council is: Republicans. 10: Demo
Gratis. License vote: Yes. 27ls: no, 3.os4.
Gloucester, Mass, Dec. s-The city election passed
of quietly. To the surprise OF many. Colonel II. +.
Cook, who occupied the Mayors chair IN 1894 and
1885, is elected David I. Robinson. the present
incumbent by nearly 300 plurality while license
carried by 100. The Mayora,y vote was: Cook
Rep). 20ej Robinson Oer). 1855 The city govern
ment is Republican. License vote: Yes. 1.'0. no.
1873
Fall River Mass. Dec s-Mayor w s Greene
(Rcp) reelected to-day by vote OF e79i TO S6i7
for Qurk UDemD. The city government is strongly
Republican. License vote: Yes. $3.50: no. 3.i63
Taunton. Mass. Dec. s-At he citv election today
y. J. W Fish CRcpD elected Mayor without op-
position. his vote being 3.6'7 The Aldermen are five
Republicans and three Democrats. In tho Common
Council there ar" eighteen Republicans and SIX Dem
ocrats The vote on license was: Yes 2i1s. no. LES
acs ft,f To $50 sHl'' 'S''''''" ""'''' "NN '''
Salem Mass Dec s-The resu; OF the city clec-
ton was not surprise 10 those who had followed The
trend Of affairs the reelection OF Mayor james H.
Turner for a fourth term ana no license by do'lei
vote being foreseen hy ~" hcst-in'orm"l Tn" Re-
di no, emnun, 10 any,hng as he vote flr the yar!-
ous candidates showed that II was matter ~ per
- s. jordan 242s. James H. Turncr 3.si. Turner's
plurality SsL License vote: so. BON yes e.,io
Everett Mass. Dec s-Iohn Il Henderson, tho
present Mayor wns defeated for reelection to-day
by John 5. Cato. Tho nominations wer" non-par'i-
san being known Present Adninistration' and
"Anti-present Administration" Three of the four
Aldermen elected wcrc "Adminisiraiion" candi-
dates which gives that faction control Of the new
Board. License vote. Yes tS3. no. -"
Iravcrhnl Macs Dec s-A grca, deal of in'crcs,
WIS manifested IN tho municipal election to-day.
H. +. BrIckctt tho present Mayor. was the Demo
cratic Non-partisan and Good Government cahdi-
date nomination papers for Mayor; T. g. Froth-
ingham was tho Republican nominee: Samuel l.
Jcwe,t the Cl,lzers' and James =. Carey tho So
cialist-Lahor candidate novel fatur" OF inc
10 remind voters Of their eariv opportunity 10 voi"
The result was as follows. Efick"it Ip"fnl. 3'''.
rI"lhi,.nnih , y & ca To AIscrmcn elected are
nvc Republicans ana two Democrats. Tho Com
mon Councilmen-eeci arc all icpuhAcan License
vote: No. 2.15'. y's. ..'Z'.
REPrBLICANs WIZ IN KEENE H.
Keenc " H. Dec Sat tho municipal election
to-day Francis a. Perry GscpD elected Mayor
by the largest majority since Kecne has been
CITY, receiving ss7 votes. Herbert II. Wall Dcm).
received 292 votes. Tho Aldermen elected are four
Republicans and one Democrat. Thirteen R"puhH-
can counciln"n were elected and TWO Democrats.
Springfield Mass. Dec. s-IIcnry 5. Dickinson
(Rep) VAS elected Mayor - this city to-day over
Colonel John l.. Rice by 80 majority. Mos, OF IN"
A. p As cast their ballois for tho Democratic
dldate. but Mr. Dickinson waa pulled through by the
lquor interests. The Aldermen all Republicans.
and the Common Council OF eighteen members CON
tans only two Democrats License vote: Yes. 4.'2I.
no 3Gi9. The total voi" FOR Mayor was: Dickinson.
i4S2 Rice. 3S9s.
Worcester Mass Dec. S-Augustus B II. Spragu"
(Dem) was reelected Mayor to-day over Colonel
Samuel T.. Winsow Ncp). by .s7 plurality. The
vote was: Sprngue. 1.15i: Winslow. o. 1G1 The vote
on license was: Yes. s.la3 No. 55O2 Six Rcpub-
lean Aldermen and three Democrats elected
under the minority representation system that pre-
walls The Common Council stands III Republicans
and Democrats. -Four women were elected to the