The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-09
.olcott Has
Big Majority
FOR FOURTH TERM.
Entire State Ticket Also
Chosen by Safe Margin.

Boston, Nov 9, 1 a. m.-The vote of
the state at an early hour this morn
ing was nearly complete, and gives
Gov. Wolcott, republican, a plurality
over A. B. Bruce, democrat, of 1911.
The democratic vote in S41 cities and
towns out of 1852, was 10S, zoo, which was
somewhat larger than the total vote Of
Williams in 1885, and $4,000 ahead of
his vote of last year. Gov WoIcott's
vote is 10000 behind that of 1895, and
10000 ahead Of that Of the vote of 1897.
The congressional delegation will stand
II republicans and democrats, a gain
Of one by the latter, while the legisla-
ture will stand practically the same as
last year, and will re-elect Lodge as
senator.
Boston, Nov. S.-After a canvass
without state issues, and confined al
most entirely to four congressional dis
tricts and a few local districts, the re-
publicans have again carried Massa-
chusetts and elected Roger WoIcott
governor for the fourth time, as well
as the entire state ticket, by safe ma
iority.
Gov. Wolcott's plurality over A. B.
Bruce, his democratic opponent, will be
about 10000, or $1,000 less than his lead
last year. The vote, however, this
year was much heavier than in 1897
and Mr.. Bruce made a substantial gain
over George Fred Williams, the demo-
cratic candidate last year.
AS in the past two years, Wolcott
succeeded In carrying Boston, which is
usually a democratic city. He was
cut. however, considerably in East
hampton, where there was considerable
feeling against him on account of his
reappointment of Bank Commissioner
Locke against whom considerable OPP
position was manifested. Nearly all
the interest in the campaign was con-
fined to the fifth, seventh, ninth and
tenth congressional districts and both
parties fought hard on national issues,
but the republicans lost two If not three
Of these districts. Even with the as
sistaace of a strong independent DEM
ocratic candidate. the ninth district re-
manned democratic and returned John
F. Fitzgerald for the third time, while
the tenth district went democratic and
the fifth district was in doubt for some
time The seventh district, however,
which was considered doubtful, remain
ed in the republican ranks, and elect
ed Ernest w. Roberts. The legislature
will be but little changed from it's pres
ent list-namely, ISL republicans, SO
democrats. and the governors council
will also stand the same as last year,
seven republicans to one democrat.
Returns received at midnight from
the three doubtful congressional dis
tricts-the fifth, NTH and tenth-indi-
cate that the republicans won in the
fifth and the democrats in the ninth
and tenth This is a loss for the re-
publicans Of the tenth district in
which Naphen (dem) has defeated
Barrows (rep.) by about 1000 plurality
Fitzgerald (dem), in the ninth district,
returns, with about $500 plurality,
while Knox (rep), in the fifth, goes
back, with about HOO plurality.
Hon. Edward ]. slattery, the candi-
date for lieutenant governor on the
democratic ticket. said tonight on the
result of the election: II am frank to
say that the result Is erninently salts
factory to me. personally and politi-
cally The result is evidence OF where
the democratic party will stand in the
next campaign and in the great presi-
Alexander B. Bruce, the democratic
candidate for governor, said: Gov.
Wolcott is not any better pleased with
his vote tonight than l am with the
100, 900 odd I received at the hands of
the plain, Woodworking people of the
old Bay State. The general result is
all that 1 could wish for"
Roger Wolcott, the republican candi-
date for governor, again carried the
city of Boston in todays election. In
1897 Boston cast 80, S66 against "a 933 for
Williams, his democratic opponent,
thus giving him a plurality Of 1898, with
gold democrat in the field. With a
fairly united democracy this year, it
was confidently predicted by the mem
bers of that party and apparently con-
ceded by the republicans that Bruce,
the democratic standard bearer, with
no party entanglements whatever,
would carry the city, yet when the vote
was counted the total was found to be
at least 5000 greater than last year,
and Wolcott had plurality of little
less than 1900.
The returns from two precincts out
of 191 were very late The vote re-
ported from the other 1S9 precincts was
33,359 for Wolcott and 81, 442 for Bruce.
In the two precincts which We're miss
ing Williams last year had 342 and VOL
colt 1923, plurality of 10 for Williams.
The fight in the ninth congressional
district was said to be largely due to a.
so-called democratic slate which it
was alleged certain influential demo-
Gratis made up, at the same time en-
dorsing Congressman Fitzgerald for re-
election, Henry F. Naphen for the
tenth congressional district Charles l.
Quirk for the fourth councillor district,
which was overwhelmingly democratic;
John A. Kelliher for senator in the
fourth Suffolk district and ex-Alder-
man William j. Donovan for senator
in the third district. AS a result of
today's election, Boston will remain in
the legislative sense about the same
as in the past year, although it looks
as if there would be a few more demo-
cratic representatives in the house. In
the senate the democrats VIII not in
crease their representation.
The following is the vote for con-
gressmen: In the first district Davis
(dem) 1914: Lawrence (rep.) 1859;
second district, one town missing.
Bisbee (dem.) 1885, Gillett (rep) 1926;
third district, Thayer (demD wins over
Walker (rep.) by II votes: fourth dis
trict complete, Morse (dem.) S447, Wey-
mouth Gep0 14,146; fifth district Flynn
ldem.) 13,439, Knox (rep-) 14,0l5; sixth