Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-08
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hind Hazleton.
Haverhill. Mass, Nov. Vote for rep
resentatives: Third district. Carleton r.
Howe Rep; 4th district G. II. Carleton,
Rep. re elected; 5th district, J. f. Carey.
Social Democrat. reelected; 9th district,
Samuel B. George, Rep. elected.
Newton, Mass, Nov. THE contest
for election of representatives to the
Legislature was all that saved the cleo
ton in this city from actual dizziness.
Only a few more than one-half of the
registered voters in the city cast their
ballots, even though there was a three
correred fight for the Legislature. The
candidates We're John II. LangfOrd and
~ Henry Chadwick, Republicans, and
j. II. Kenslea. Dem. In Wards /, 2
and : the fight assumed it's strongest
aspect. The Republican candidates
won through the strong Republican
sentiment. Crane for governor receiv-
ed 1894 votes; Paine. SIS. These figures
show a loss of $50 for the Republicans
and four for the Democrats.
Fitchburg. Mass, Nov. This city
held one of the quieteSt elections in its
history. today. The vote for governor
fell off nearly 20 per cent. from last
years figures. The Republicans suffer
ed far more severely than the Demo-
Gratis, as they lost 341 votes while the
Democrats gained 125 votes. No par
ticular effort was made by either party
to get out the full vote, although the
weather was such that it offered no
obstacle t. these who wished to cast
their ballot. Crane. Rep. for govern
or. received 1893 votes, and Paine.
DEM. J1l votes. There were no local
contests and the Republican candidates
for the Legislature easily won. S. S.
Gleason of Gardiner, was sent back to
the Senate from the 3rd Worcester
district. and Isaac c. Wright in the
18th representative district and Chas.
Fl Blood ard James Pierce both of
Fitchburs. in the 18th. We're elected.
Taunton. Mass, Nov. 7.-Taunton
supported the straight Republican
ticket today. with a total vote much
smaller than the figures of last year.
in both the Republican and Democratic
columns. The contest in the 3rd dis
trct was the matter of principal in
tcrrst. The movement for John T. Bry-
ant of Fair Haven. for county COM
missioner fell through. w. r. Black
with 1916 plurality. The election Of
James r. Heath. Rep. in the Bird Bris-
tol district, was by - plurality and
was the result of one of the hardest
fights ever waged in Taunton The
vote for governor was: Crane. 2123:
Paine, $50.
Salem. Mass. Nov. THE feature of
todays election in this city was the
defeat of two Republican representa-
tive candidates. Last year. Salem had
three Republicans in the lower branch
of the House. Next year. she will have
only J. Frank Dalton of the 10th dis
trict. and Michael Kelly. Dem. won in
the 18th district by a wide majority
over Joshua l.. Bowen. These We're
the only doubtful districts. substantial
though materially decided pluralities
being given every other Republican
nominee. Cranes plurality was 100.
against 1850. which was given Wolcott.
last year. The total vote also fell off.
being l012, this year. against 1920 last
year.
Everett, Mass, Nov. THE election
was the quieteSt since Everett became
n city. There was no contest of any
kind. the Republicans carrying the city
| DS ABOUT 5 TO /. Out OF q total regis
| tration of 1898 only little over 1900
ballots We're cast. as against 2011, last
year. which was then considered very
small vote. on account of the light
vote the returns We're all filed at City
hall before s p. NJ.
| II. Fustis. Newton. and Edward c.
Mead, both Republicans are returned
| to the Legislature from the 10th Mid
| dleSeN district. the former for a third
| term and the latter for = second term.
| President George T.. Smith of the
Massachusetts Senate. is reelected
/ senator for a fourth time.
Among the representatives elected
are the following: Plymouth county
| District No. 3. Frederic NJ. Hersey.
Rep. bingham; No. 4. Frederick O.
MacCartney. DEM. Social. Rockland
No. 5. William S. O'Brien. Rep, Abing-
ton; No. 6, Joseph l.. Cole, Rep. Mat
| tapoisett: No. :, VIM. G. Littlefield,
Rep. Middleboro; No. 8. Curtis Eddy,
Rep, West Bridgewater; No. 10. Gar
} field. Rep, and Hancock. Dem.
Worcester county-District No. Is,
Charles H. Blood. Rep, James Pierce.
Rep. Fitchburg.
Norfolk cOunty-District No. 5. Eben
W. Shepherd and Eugene II. Sprague,
Reps. Quincy.