The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-22
JOSIAH QUINCY ELECTED.
HE WINS BosToNS MUNIOIPAL
FIGHT BIZ 1000 PLURALITY.

VIII succeed Himself AZ the CIty's Chier Ex.
ecutve-Tom Riley Pollea Only s.ssB
votes-One Branch or the City Legislature
MAY No OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Rejoice
BOSTON. Dec. 21.-Mayor Quincy was re-
elected to-day, polling a tremendous vote. carry
ing every Democratic ward and running very
strong In the Republican wards. Tho total vote,
with but one small precinct missing out OF 19l.
is: Quincy, 39,7o7; Curtis, 35,741; Riley. 1856.
ouincy's plurality, 4,o4s.
The Riley vote. upon which tho Republicans
based their hopes Of defeating Quincy, was
ridiculously small, q paltry $500 votes in place
Of from 10000 to $4,000 estimated by his man.
agers aud the Republican machine. The outly.
ing wards alone remained true 10 Curtis, but
the Republican majorlties of former years were
reduced. In fact the Republican vote prac-
tically elected Quincy.
Returns from the first eighty-four precincts,
mostly Republican, showed q small margin In
favor Of Curtis, but not equal to the estimate
sen, out BY tho Republican City Committee.
The returns from the strong Democratic wards
soon put q quietus on their hopes, and early
in the evening they gave up tho fight and con-
coded the election of Quincy by a plurality. The
Democrats held a jollifcation meeting in Mayor
Quincy's Office. where tho successful candidate
greeted his friends.
The result 10 accounted for by the men on the
inside on tho theory that tho Riley movement
was planned and executed by the Republican
machine in an effort to divide the Democratic
vote. The general belief in this fact cost the
Republican party many hundreds Of votes. and
secured for Mayor Quincy many Democratic
voters who might otherwise have cast their bal
lots for an independent candidate.
The voters undoubtedly. refused to TAX to
Mr.. Riley seriously, and his small vote is thus
accounted for. It Is probable that the Republic
d dsns %an b sse sSs result e %ihs'G viz not aS be &c E sSSya or Until I'll
very late. The Common Council will be over
whelmingly Democratic.
In the School Committee, one-third Of which
body is chosen annually, the republicans again
have a preponderance. although it is the habit Of
master ' i. +. bo re fp' en e Rs reSl taes g str ress
Commissioner by 5000, and the city has voted
sf iiS SsrSsp y b sS a silr III sa 1saaG @aa' ons: as last
ing Of Candidate Curtis in the heavy
Back Bay, Quincy gained 972 votes over
Williams, candidate for Governor at the
most most waiting essiftS" Of B wSsa "a and ad' the aeff home ss Of
other hand, in the hard and fast Democratic
wards, Curtis made only slight gains.
The vote was increased 10 per cent. over that
of the November election. and 80 per cent. of
voting was the thing, and the vaunted strength
OF Tom Riley. the Bryan Democratio candidate,
w c sSdiisn1Pns1Ma a ltts tse or %ls the IN a fss %SSifiaans c eSH;
Committee said early in the evening that he
would demand q recount. but tho majority
probably change his mind. He and Mr.. Curtis,
the defeated candidate. attributed their disaster
~ M aas erP quincy y'e sags Il is "a a q" a;u neelion
MT, Riley Ironically observed that on the face
e. Gho r sna tSo ne oeb %s 6s mot slests figb tst saT /. 4 !;
just what they expected. De