The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-09
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ., 1899.
TUESDAYS ELECTION.

TUESDAYS ELECTION.
Taken as a whole the republican city
committee has good reason to be pleased
with the result of the election in Wor-
/ cester.
1t was an off year and there was no
incentive to bring out the vote, save the
representative contests in wards and
5. The apparent falling off in the vote
for the head of the republican state
ticket and the slight gain of the demo-
cratic has but little significance Wor-
cester democrats claimed yesterday that
it was due to an anti-expansion feeling
in the republican ranks, but this does
not appear to be borne out by the facts
of the case. 1t was foregone conclus-
ion that Crane and Bates would be cleo
ted by overwhelming majorities, and
many republicans simply made their
cross against the names of candidates
where the contests were close.
| There is particular cause for gratifi-
cation in the return of John G. Hag-
| berg to the Legislature from ward 5. 1t
is an Endorsement of his record during
his first term. That he received a large
number of democratic votes is a COM
pliment to his broad mindedness and
liberal tendencies. Mr.. Hagberg is an
able young man and bound to make his
mark in politics. His defeated demo-
cratic opponent, James F. Ryan, made
| a GIaIp 6Oh hod Hixyid ad
support of the democratic city commit
tee and it's able young chairman, John
| H. Meagher. That he was defeated
proves that ward is no longer in the
doubtful column, but entitled to count
as one Of the certain republican wards
of the city.
The republicans believed that there
was a chance to carry ward and con-
siderable work was put in by the city
. committee for their candidate. Had the
republicans supported Mr.. Desmarteau
to man, the division of the democratic
vote between Mr.. Sullivan and Mr.. Nc
Loughlin would undoubtedly have re-
suited in the achievement of brilliant
republican victory.
In the state, republicans have every
reason to congratulate themselves on
securing q plurality of over 65 1000 votes
for their candidate in an off year. That,
too, in one of the most quiet cam
paigns for years. There had been little
or no excitement and comparatively
little stump speaking. 1t would have
needed but little more effort to have
added many more thousand votes to
the republican plurality. This election
is the solid endorsement of Massachu-
sets republicans for William McKin-
ley. 1t is an endorsement of the admin
istration and an emphatic statement
that the republican party believes the
policy pursued in the Philippines is just
and righteous; that it believes in con-
trolling the destiny of that country
which God has entrusted to them Gov
elect Crane and Lieut.. Gov.-elect Bates
will assume their new duties with the
hearty approval and cooperation of
every republican in Massachusetts, and
If, as is so frequently said after an cleo
ton in this commonwealth, the COVER
nor, elected by whatever party, is the
governor of the people, there need be
little fear as to the very happy auspices
under which he will enter upon his
duties.
The success of the democrats of Bos-
ton may, as the Boston Advertiser has
truly said, temper whatever grief the
hot
count of their overwhelming defeat.
They may be able to say with truth
that they expected to lose Massachu-
sets and expected to win Boston, and
that in both regards they have es-
capped disappointment. But it must be
borne in mind that in Boston the hopes
and purposes of the mayoralty election
was not without it's effect. The sup
porters of all the candidates were alike
concerned to give the state democratic
ticket as big a vote in Boston as posi-
1 BILE, and it remains to be seen how
much or how little this democratic vic
tory in Boston really signifies in mu-
nicipal politics.
One of the most striking features of
the election was the lesson in loyalty
learned by the defeat of Senator Par
sons of Greenfield who had recently
expressed so marked a hostility to SEN
ator Lodge. Senator Parsons was aided
by the democrats of his district and by
Ievery newspaperin the state hostile to re-
publican administrations, and by many
lsneakers along that line He was one of
the central figures of the anti-imperial-
list crusade-buthe was defeated But he
sought a party nomination, received it
and so surrendered in return a part of
his freedom of personal action and DO
litical affairs. His attitude toward
Senator Lodge was, in a sense, vio-
lation of his obligations. The results Of
yesterdays election show that Sena-
tor Parsons constituents feel that he
no longer represents them. From this,