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Woicott Reelected Governor by an OLD I'll
Republican Plurality.


SPRISGFIELD, Mass, Nov. 2.-Goy, Roger
Wolcott, Rep, was reelected to-day by an csti.
mated plurality Of $1,000 over George Fred
Williams. Democrat. This is n falling off of the
Republican plurality of 1896, whom the samo
candidates wcro in the field, OF nearly 10000
votes. The Republican vote fell away 80 por
cent. from that polled last year and tho Demo-
cratic vote fell Off 20 per cent.
The remarkable decrease is attributable to the
inclement weather which prevailed all over the
State on election day and to the general lack OF
interest in the contest, which was such a foro-
gone conclusion as to DO no contest at all. The
election followed the dullest campaign in years.
The Republicans did not take the trouble to
hold an. rallies or put any speakers on tho
stump. George Fred Williams, tho Democratic
candidate, made speeches in tho principal cities.
Drenching rains kept the farmers at home. and
tho votes in some of the country towns narrowly
escaped being reduced to zero. Even in tho
cities, except where local fights brought out the
voters. the result was much the same.
The entire Republican State ticket is elected
by substantially the came plurality as that given
to Gov. Wolcott. The Republicans will also con-
troll the Legislature by tho usual preponder-
ance. The Democrats, however,. have made
slight gains in House and Senate, regaining the
seats, normally theirs, which were won by the
Republicans in tho tidal wave OF 1896.
The votes Of DIR. William Everett, nominee OF
the National Gold Democrats. falls 1000 behind
that which Prince received last year. and the
Socialist. Labor, and Prohibitionist totals are
insignificant. At midnight the returns from all
but twenty towns and q few cities gave Wacott
an estimated plurality Of $4,000, which is not
far from what the official count will show.
With the single .exceptien'of Chicopec, which
gave Williams q plurality of 80 votes, Wolcott
carried all the cities by decisive margins. That
of Springfield had not been counted at mid
night. but 1t is heavily Republican. boston
gave Wolcott 30. 963, Williams, "a, s97; Ever
elt, 1923. Wolcott carried tho city last year
by IL. 900 votes. The vote Of all parties showed
q heavy falling of, but the Republicans suf-
fered the most severely.
The act consolidating the City Council In a sim
gle chamber was Unexpectedly defeated by
nearly 5000 votes. The Democrats regained
the Fourth Councillor district. represented by
the negro Isaac b. Allen. The result makes a
dismal prospect for Josiah Quincy to contom.
plate in the Mayoralty election next month.
BOSTON, Nov. 2.-The net Republican loss
throughout the State was slightly less than in
Boston. and this is nscribed by Gov. Wolcott and
other party leaders to the fact that every effort
was made last year to get out Republic.
can votes. while this year there WINS practically
no effort at all, although the entire State Re-
publican ticket is elected, but there will be u
change in the Governors Council, the Hon.
John II. Sullivan. q Democrat, being again
elected. Mr.. Sullivan served in 1898. but was
defeated last year by a colored Republican,
Isaac B. Allen. Ie was elected this year by
5000 majority over Stanley Ruffin, also .
colored Republican.
Tho Democrats have gained one Senator and
and probably Representatives but tho Republi-
can ma iority is so large In both branches that
the slight change will make no material differ
ence in the working of the legislative ma
chinery. or the 233 members OF tho lower
branch the Democrats will probably have as.
and the proportion in the upper branch ia about
the same.
In the First Congressional district State Son.
ator George p. Lawrence was elected by n good
majority to succeed the late Ashley ID. Wright