The Portland daily press., 1897-11-03

LIGHT VOTE IN MASSACHUSETTS.
But wolcott's Majority Is Substantial
EHH For All That.
Boston, November AIT the annual
state election today the Republicans as
usual swept the state by a substantial
majority, electing their entire ticket as
well as three-quarters of the members of
both branches Of the legislature.
Last year the Republicans after a
vigorous campaign on national issues
rolled up vote of 25s 600, but such was
the lack of interest this year that the
vote fell to $4,000, a plurality of $1,000
over Williams. The Democrats, pursuing
a more vigorous course received 10000
votes as compared with 103, 900 last year,
while the national Democrats not only
came within 100 of their vote of $4,000
last year, but actually made gain of one
per cent in ratio to the vote of the state
and obtaining more than the necessary
three per cent, will continue to hold
place on the state ticket. The Prohibition
and Socialistic candidates split up the
balance of the total vote.
There will be four less Republicans in
the 1898 house than in 1897. AS the Re-
few defeats Will make no difference. The
Senate, however, will remain unchanged
| thirty five Republicans and five Demo
| Gratis. John II. Sullivan in this city re-
gained his seat as member of the execu-
tive council, which has bean occupied
this year by Isaac B. Allen, the colored
| member.
The council thus returns to it's old state
of seven Republicans and one Democrat.
There was one congressional contest in
the first district made necessary by the
death of Hon Ashley B. Wright, and
here again the Republican candidate,
Hon. George P. Lawrence, was success
| full.
Boston, November 2.-Vote on the
! single chamber amendment to the city
charter in 1S4 precincts out of 191 give,
yes, q, 739; 10, 29,394.
Boston, November 2.-Returns from all
| but three OF the 33 cities, and 305 out
| Of 321 towns, indicate Republican plu-
rality in Massachusetts of about $1,000.
The total vote for Wolcott, the Republi-
can candidate, will be about 166. 600: for
Williams, Democrat, 73, 600 and Everett,
National Democrat, about 1900. The
legislature remains practically un-
changed.
| RESULT IN BOSTON.
Boston, November a.-The complete re-
suit in Boston is: Everett, National
Democrat, 1861 Williams, Democrat. "a !.
1888; Wolcott, Republican, 3O,s46 The
plurality for Woloott is 1868. The single
chamber amendment to the city charter
was defeated by majority of 573b, the
vote standing: Yes, %, ,o64; no, 19,329.
ESSEX REPRESENTATIVES.
Haverhill, November 2.-Representa-
tives from the fourth Essex district,
George H. Carleton; third Essex district,
E. II. Hoyt; fifth Essex district, Geo. q.
Bartlett.
| BOSTON IS REPUBLICAN.
Boston, November 2.-For a second time
in two years, this city, ordinarily strong
ly Democratic, gave substantial ma
jority to Roger Woloott, the Republi-
can candidate for governor at the state
election today. There was, however, a
decided falling off in the vote for both
candidates and in this Wolcott suffered
moro than Williams.
With a lead Of L., 900 over his opponent
last year, the governor this year had q
trifle over $500 in total vote of about
| IS. 900. Wolcott's vote of 81, 900 this wear
shows q decrease of 80 per cent from
| that given him last year. while the Will
liams vote of 24,500. show less than 20
pre- cent decrease. The attempt to CON
soIidate the legislative departments of the
city in a single chamber was voted down
by majority of about 6000.
John H. Sullivan, who last year was
defeated for councillor by Isaac B. Allen,
a colored man, was elected by substan-
t:al majority over Stanley Ruffin, anoth-
or colored opponent. The election was
| remarkably quiet and the wet weather
undoubtedly accounted FLOR the falling
off of the Republican vote.