Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-08
OTHER MASSACHUSETTS CiTIES.

Marblehead, Mass, Nov. "A decid-
ed contest for representative here de-
| Veloped into a Democratic victory IN
the 18th Essex district. This district Is
Republican, but owing to the popular
| ity of Hon. Samuel Roads, the Demo-
| cratic nominee, he run 254 ahead OF his
| ticket and won by majority OF 2i'
| in a total of 142S
RockIand. Mass, Nov. In the 4th
Plymouth district, Rev. Frederick O.
| MacCartney, the nominee of the So
| cial Democrats, was elected to the
| House of Representatives. The result
was a great surprise. MIR. MacCartney
carried the district by a plurality of
| lO2 over Harvill, the Republican nomi-
nee. and Bonney. the Democratic can
| didate.
| New Bedford. Mass. Nov. THE
vote of the city. today. showed Il slight
gain Of the Republican strength. Crane
| carries the city by the handsome plu
| rality of 1901. The vote for Attorney
General Knowlton seems to have been
slightly affected by the opposition of
organized labor owing to his opposi
ton on the mill fremen's license cases.
mere WIS IL MAJ hfi VII III Wv
vote of the Socialist Labor party.
John l. Bryant Dem. for county com
missioner. swept the city. leading Black
by III, votes.
The successful representative candi
dates are MacCord. the regular Repub-
lican candidate, and O'Neill. Dem. in
the eth district. and Bullock. Rep. In
dependent. and Francis. Rep. in the
Sth district.
Havcrhill. Mass. Nov. 7.-Haverhill
gives Crane an increased vote over
year ago. The Democratic guberna-
torial vote fell off. Porter. the Social
Democratic candidate. made gain in
the city. Socialist Democrats re-elect
Representative Carey.
Fall River. Mass. Nov. The vote.
| today. was rather light. Little enthu-
siasm was displayed until late. Then
contest developed between senatorial
candidates. Returns show that Moran.
| DEM. is elected by a small majority
| over Morrison. Rep. Otherwise the
| election resulted as predicted. Hope
well. Rep. 9Th district. Donahue, Dem.
Jones, Dem. 10th district; Gibney.
Rep. Thurston. Rep. and Weeks. Rep,
| 18th district. We're chosen representa-
| tives. Vote for governor gives Crane
| plurality of about 1900. The vote
against the proposed new city charter
was overwhelming. For county com
missioner. Bryant ran about 400 ahead
of the ticket. The vote for governor:
Crane. Rep. 41S2: Paine. Dem. 2976.
Haverhill. Mass. Nov. Vote for
| governor: Crane. 2S42; Paine. S14:
Porter. 1144
| Lynn. Mass. Nov. Solid Republic
can is the story of the election in
Lynn. Crane 4344 votes to 2006 for
Paine out of 1894 votes cast: registra-
ton was 10000 This shows the extent
Of party apathy. Senatorial and rep
resentative districts went Republican
| by heavy leads. No Democrats run
ming in the 18th Essex district. There
was but one contest. that in the 14th
representative. where an effort was
| made to defeat Frank p. Vennett of
Saugus. for a third term, but Saugus
pulled through with nearly 500 votes
to spare. County returns give a re-
turn of George F. Harwood. Rep. of
Lynn. the 5th councillor district. How
ard X. Sanderson, Rep, of Lynn was
elected senator in the MiddleseX-E s-
sex district. The day passed without
special incident and with a general lack
| of interest. Bates vote for lieutenant
governor was 447O: Mack, Dem, 1881.
| Haverhill Mass. Nov. THE Social
Democracy. while losing one representa-
tive and failing to meet their anticipa
tions in the election of the senator in the
4th Essex senatorial district. have doubled
their vote for governor over that cast. a
year ago, cutting largely into the Demo
cratic strength and evidently cutting into
the Republican lines. for, with an in
creased vote out, the Republican ticket
polled but few hundred more than last
year Representative Carey was returned
by practically as large plurality as last
year. Representative Scales, the other
Social Democrat in the Legislature, last
wear, was, this year. showed under by 3jl
votes Last year he was one of the
street railway employees who quit work
rather than sign an indemnity bond, ant
; his election came more from sympathy
in that movement. than by actual Social
istic strength in the district. This yea
the Socialists gained votes in his district
hut he lost the sympathy vote and wa:
; defeated.
2 In the 18th representative district. the
Z Social Democrats had no candidate, las
year. but ran second in the field, Thu
t year. with 415 votes. The Republicans
saved the day by a determined, effort t.
get out the vote. 6207 votes being cast
against 1855. last year.
Springfield Mass. Nov. 7.-Parsons
Rep, is undoubtedly defeated for thu
Senate. With eight comparatively small