The sun., 1897-12-15
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Contests In ThrFteen Places IN Haoat OF which
Party Lines vsere Obiitsrnte6.

SPRiNeF1RID. Mass, Dec 1k.-Thirtoon Massa-
chusetts cities held elections to-day. A pour
ing rain resulted in q light vote. The cleo
tions we're notable for the fact that in nearly
every case party lines were wiped out, and
candidates wero made and marred on local
issues solely Where any Democrats were In
the field as such they held their own.
Tho reelection OF Mayor Ramsdell In Lynn. q
l'ryanitc OF Bryanites in the teeth OF intense op-
position Is notable, as is also the downfall OF
Mayor Turner of Salem. for the afth time can
didate FOR reelection. No city changed It's vote
on license.
LYNN. Mass. Dec 14.-Mayor Walter L.
Ramstell. young Bryan Democrat who pro-
fcsses broad streak of Populism in his make
UP and got citizcns' nomination. easily Sc
cured his recollection to-day. Ho polled 1894
votes to 3,2l5 cast for George IL. sampson, his
robaSy eonro SS Incoming city eoSn
Gil. License wins for the second year by 1890
bEvEHLY, Mass, Dec. 14.-This. the youngest
OF tho Massachusetts cities, had to choose be-
tween four citizens candidates. Perry Collier
publican. License was beaten by vote of 675
six candidates for or to. day. George II. Plum.
x, msr ,0tizens non:partissp AVA, was elected: The
behind Plummor. Plummer is Republican
and Curtis q Democrat, but party issues were
not joined; The city again voted for license by
woBuRN, Mass, Dec. 1A-woburn begins its
fTst year run under Is the new charter by re;eectng
sS ScSps oEd hasy hMsyGT
he was VICTORIOUS BY 10 votes. This time he beat
SeGrFH 4 sss 9n
single chamber is Democratic, and license pre-
walls BY 1852 to l.199.
closest municipal fight in its history. FRANCIS
r. Dyer was elected Mayor by majority of 8
Citizens nominees ' The Nay sii %iii Ssre sre
censys ey To,s CSsnSi in I VIII him The
field. Republican, Citizen, was reelected unani.
mously to-day, and for the eighth consecutive
was cut down close to the vanishing point.
The vote stood: Yes 2,546; no. 1853.
this old town resulted to-day in political over r.
turn, Mayor James II. Turner was defeated by
David ?. Waters, Wnters's vote was 2.s92;
ure. 1t was one citzens'' ticket against an
other No % license ngain prevailed by 3,235
,MEpFoRp, Mass; Dec. l4.-There was no cleo
ton for Mayor. Mrs. Mary, l; Wood, OF the
The vote on license was was: YES" Yes 7Ga ~ 7 ,ss7.
,CAMBRIpoE, Mass, Dec. IA As was expected,
MsyS Snd bs HoTws hs n
George A. Perkins. independent. by a vote Of
6.b9s to 3,347. Cambridge annual struggle on
the license question resulted in the university
no, 4,144.
LOWELL, Dec. l4.-After memorable fight
and by straight party vote the Republicans
recaptured Lowell to-day. James W. Benn stt,
the defeated Republican candidate OF last year
was elected Mayor over F. II. Pearson. Demo
crat, by 1858 votes to 6.6O4. The city voted
for license again, but by an extremely narrow
majority.
WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. 14.-Rufus B. Dodge,
Jr., Rep, was elected Mayor to-day over Gen.
4. b. Sprague the Citizens nominee. Dodge 8
vote was 9, ,354. against 8. 800 for Sprague, and
165 for Populist candidate. The Republicans
control the City Council. License was carried.
NHIcoPEE. Mass. Dec. 14.-Chicopce. the only
city that showed a majority for George Fred
Williams at the recent State election. reelected
Mayor George d. Edredge. Democrat. over T.
G. Page, his Republican opponent, by 3OS ma jor-
ity: Tho city went heavily for license.
HoLYoKE, Mass Dec. 14.-Michael Connors,
Dem, was elected Mayor to-day by 3.54O votes
to 2,160 received by G. H. Smith. the Republi.
2.439; No." 1916.