The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-08
ELECTIONS.
Local Outlook for Republic
can Gains.

Uninteresting as the election today
may appear to the average voter the
results to be gained from continued
service of republicans in office are Of
far-reaching Importance, While it is
absolutely certain that the two Wor-
cester senator's, Charles G. Washburn
and Francis A. Harrington, will be
elected, and while tho election Of the
representatives to The general court
from wards l, 2, s, and is q fore
gone conclusion, there are two contests
that demand the attention ana the
careful consideration Of the voters, i'm
order that good government may be
perpetuated
While it does not seem probable that
Congressman Walkers majority will be
materially decreased and while there
has been no aggressive campaign
waged, it is never safe for the voter
to think for a moment that his ballot
is not necessary in order to elect In
this district it is not a question of win
or lose, but rather a question Of the
size of the majority that the republic
can party will honor their congressman
with after ten years of constant and
faithful service. John r. Thayer, his
opponent for the second time, is eX-
receive some republican votes from his
personal friends, but this detection will
not materially affect Mr.. Walkers ma
jority. The most that the democratic
candidate can do will be to bring out
the full party vote. Perhaps the
strongest argument for the retention
of republican congressman in office
at this time, is the fact that there are
several contests in various parts of
is To ho
sustained in several sections which will,
in turn, affect the republican majority
in the next congress. Republican voters
should bear in mind that the deciding
vote. in the matter of the rentention
of Thomas B. Reed as speaker of the
national house, may lie with their own
congressman. In any contest, irrespec-
tive of the personal characteristics of
the candidates, it is always safer to
cast the die for the man with years
of experience in governmental work,
than to cripple the district representa-
ton by electing a man not conVersant
with the districts needs.
Perhaps the greatest interest centres
around the contest for the legislature
in ward four where the perennial can
didates, James Fl. Mellen and Michael
L. Russell, are as usual lined up in
battle array for the fray today For
been waged, and each time both parties
have come up smiling, ready for the
next encounter. Each candidate has
had many pretty words of commenda-
ton for himself, and various printers
about town have reaped a harvest
from the production of circulars. I'm
fortunately there is to be no republican
opponent to even divide the vote this
year, as James A. McTiernan, who was
| S1IpNpqGfI11 nj he eli
decided that his chances for election
were not promising, and at the eleventh
hour withdraws from the fight. His
name, however, will appear on the ball
lot today
Although there is by no means a fight
for legislative honors in ward five,
there is something of a contest, al
though the republicans are confident
that their soldier candidate, Corporal
John G. Hagberg, will be elected by a
considerable mapority. He has as an
opponent James F. Carberry, who holds
the position at the present time, and
whose record is a good one.
| Employees of the city will be given
an hour in the morning to vote, not
being required to report for duty until
o'clock. AS usual, the polls will be
open from o'clock in the morning I'M
| til 4 o'clock I'm the afternoon, and as
there is always crowd waiting to vote
at the noon hour, voters are advised by
party managers to vote early In the
| day and avoid confusion at the polls.
| That there is q widespread ignorance
among voters of the precincts in which
| they live and the proper place for them
to vote, was evidenced yesterday by
the demand for copies of The Spy CON
taining the precinct boundaries and
polling places, with the accompanying
| instructions to voters as tn the ,1aanpar
of ascertaining exactly where they were
at. If any are still in doubt it would
be wellfor them to take q copy of yes
terday's issue of The Spy and having
determined where they are to vote, pre-
serve the guide for future reference. IT
will be useful at the city election, for
while the precincts Will remain the
same, the polling places will in many
cases be materially changed in location.