The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15
IN THIRTEEN CITIES.
MaSSaehu settS municipalities Elect
Their Mayors.
STRICT PARTY LINES IGNORED
In MOST CASES.

Seven Cities Vote for License aud Six
Against-No License Vote Falls Off
Greatly In Cambridge, Rut Prohibi-
tion Gains in the Grand Total
Boston, December 14.-Municipal cleo
tlons were held today in 13 cities of the
state, thus completing the list with the
exception of Boston and North Adams.
which do not choose their municipal Off
GERS until next week. The contests in
several instances were sharp over local
issues, but in many cases strict party
lines We're ignored in making nomina-
tions.
Not one of the IS cities reverses the
license vote of last year, seven of them
voting in favor of license and six against
In Cambridge, which for many years has
been the banner no license city, the no
license majority was reduced. from 1900
last year to 597. The total vote cast on
the license question this year in 80 of the
80 cities, is 1851 divided as follows:
Yes, el,6l5; no, 76.705. Last year the
same cities cast 159, 81 votes. of which
s4,o75 were yes and 1876 no votes,
LYNN.
Lynn, Mass, December 14.-Mayor
Walter Il. Ramsdell, the Democratic aud
cltizens' reform candidate, was reelected
mayor today by plurality of 2,125 over
George ID. Sampson, Republican, the vote
standing 5,404 to 3,379. The Republicans
elect eight OF the nine members of the
board of aldermen and eighteen of the
twenty five councilmen.
The city has voted for license by a ma
Jority Of l, 329, the vote standing yes 5000,
no 3, ,763.
NEWBURYPORT.
Newburyport, Mass, December IA
George II. Plummer was elected mayor
today by plurality of III in field of
six candidates. There were no party
common council is composed of twenty
Republicans, four Democrats. The board
of aldermen of four Republicans, two
Democrats. The city voted for license by
majority of l04, the vote being, yes,
1247, no, 1143.
EVERETT.
Everett, Mass. December 14.-The mu-
nicipal election here today was the olosestl
Everett became a city, Alderman |
Francis 3. Dyer defeating Edward G.
Mead by the narrow margin of five votes |
Both candidates are Republicans, each
running on citizens nomination papers |
Dyer's vote was 1865 and Mead's, 1851 |
The board Of aldermen contains two Dyer
and four anti-Dyer mem bers, while the
common council has nom partisan com
plexion. The license vote was yes, 604: |
no, 1710 Majority of no license 11O6, |
as compared with 1869 year ago. The
friends OF candidate Mead are circulating
petition for recount.
WOBURN.
Woburn, Mass, December t4.-Mayor
John 2. Feeny, Democrat, was reelected
at the city election today, receiving 14l6
votes to 1242 for George G. Bean, charter
committee candidate, and 45 for Levi
Furbish, citizens municipal reform can
didate. Feeny's plurality last year was
ten. Under the new city charter the CITY |
government is vested in single body and |
of the members a majority were the |
candidates of the so-called charter com
mittee, strict party lines being ignored |
The board, however, comprises nine
Democrats and six Republicans. The
license vote WAS, yes, 1869; no. 1893.
SALEM.
nioipal election here today brought out
large vote, but there was little excite |
ment. The contest for the mayoralty was
surprise to the friends of Mayor Turner !
when 1t was announced that Alderman |
David z. Waters was the successful can
didate by majority of 1877 votes.
The board of aldermen consists of four |
members OF the old board and three new
members, while the common council is
practically the Same as last year, many
OF the members being reelected. Party
lines were completely withdrawn, all
parties running on nomination papers,
The vote: David P. Waters, 1892; James
Il; Turner, Jr., s.7o5. License: Yes,
1896; no, 1896.
CHELSEA.
Chelsea, Mass, December 14.-Seth 7
Littlefield, Republican, was elected may
or today without opposition. His total
vote was 57o5 and the city government
and school board are solidly Republican.
The city voted no license by a vote of
2,564 yes to 1864 no, being loss In the
no less license majority of 3S over last
year.
BEVERLY.
8 Beverly, Mass, December 14.-There
were 1850 votes thrown in the city elec-
tion today. Collier, Independent, was
elected over three candidates with $40
votes to spare. A lady was elected TO the
school committee for the first time.
The board of aldermen consists Of six
Republican, and one Democrat. and the
common council 16 Republican and 2
Democrats. License vote: Yes, 676; No
1851.
LOWELL.
Lowell Mass, December 14-Col.
James W. Bennett, Republican, was to-
day elected mayor of Lowell, defeating
Hon. Fisher Ell. Pearson, Democrat, by
754 votes. The totals were 1858 and 1904
The Democrats have elected their mayor
for the past three years. The Democrats
obtained control of the board of alder
men, electing five of the nine aldermen.
The common council will remain IS Re-
publieans. and 9 Democrats. License:
Yes, 6,836: no, 6,657.
CAMBRIDGE.
Cambridge. Mass, Decem ber 14.-The
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