The Portland daily press., 1899-12-13

license vote was, Yes. 1898; No. fii7.
The sidsrnansc board stsuds. tsa Re-
pu ublicans 70 I've Democrats. The Socialist
vote was not an important factor.
WORCESTER.
worosstsr. Mass. Dscesnbsr 12.-Mayor
Dodge was reelected today recsiving
7,7s6 votes 10 400 for Thayer. Demo-
oras; sg7 for Goodwill Ds Lsonite. Seci.
aiist; $50 for Marcy. Sooiaiissic Labor,
and 40 for Sanders. Socialist Democrat.
The vote ON the license question wss:
Yes, 6,67s; no. $3.50. Compared with the
figures OF last year the yes vote suffers o
les, of 396.
Board Of aldermen stands six Republi-
cans. three Democrats; school COMMITTEES
and common council Republican BY big
msjorities. The socialiss and Labor vots
split. and was not much Of . factor.
ONE CANDIDATE IN SoMERVILLE.
Somerville, Mass, Dsosmbsr is.--En-
dorssd py the Republicans and muniti
pal league, George O. Proctor had the field
entirely t, binself In the mayoralty
election today. Something over oaoo
Lallots were cast, about 1000 OF which
were blank and Mr.. Proctor rscfivtd
the balance. The city council will com-
prise 10 Republicans and two Democrats.
The city again votes no-license BY vote
OF s3ss moss to 1872 ysA Last years. vote
was: No, st0l; yes. 1895.
The act to pension oity firemen was
adopted by q vot, Of 1901 to i7o0.
LOWELL.
Lowell. December l9.-Hon. jeremiah
Crowley, Dsm., was rs-slectsd mayor over
don. George Z. Putnam, Republican, BY
$50 votes, today. The oity went iioens BY
1918 votes.
The Republicans elected eight aldermen
and the Democrats one, while the Repub-
licans elsotea eighteen counoilmen out OF
twent ty. seven gain of one over last yea-.
License vote: Yes. 7746;No 5s3S. Last
year. Yes, 6467; No. 6siS.
CHICoPEE.
Chicopes, Deoembe. 12-Aayor Dennis
Murphy, Ind. Dem.. was reelected BY .
plurality of 16s over Msllen. Dsm..
Loomis. Her., and Hall, Soc., today.
The total vote was the largest ever cast
here the figures being sSI1, The oity
voted for license.
MELROSE.
MeIrose, Mass, December 12.-Melrose
graduated from Q town TO n city today
when at the first election she chose Levi
5. Gould, Republican, mayor, and CHOSE
A board Of aldermen Republican, save
In two cases. MIR. Gouid reoeived !. l0s
votes, his opponent. Sidney II. Buttriek.
the citizsns' candidate receiving i.0ii.
The citizens decided against granting
licenses by q vote Of T. ,5sl to 467. Tie
eisht-hour law was accepted By vote of
l, 80 to 500.
LYNN.
Lynn, MasA, December 12.-The city
went solidly Republican at the election
today when william she pherd. Rspub-
lican, was eisctsd and city council OF
IS Republicans and Democrat was
chosen. Mayor Shepherds vote OF
6, 55s. carried every precinct except two.
Chester W. Dsnnis, the Democratic nomi-
nee, received 2.7I3. Frank Keefe. the
Sooialistio Labor candidate, receivsd go,
and Ernest W. Jimson. the Social Demo-
crst nominee recsivsd 457. This IL the
first year the latter party has had can
didsts In the rsld. The city vent for
license, the vote standing g. 0S2 In favor,
and 3, a,72o against. Last year the vote
was 4,p7i for hcsnse and 4, 900 against.
The eight. t.hour law and the act for PEN
sioning disabled nrsmen were adopted.
CHELSEA.
Chelsea, Deoembsr ls.-James Gould,
Rspublicsn convention nominee. was
slsctsd mayor by s54 plurality over Chas.
K. Rowe, Republican, and Charles X.
Greene, Social Democrat The city 10
government 10 non-partisan. The social
Demoorats made their first municipal
nominations and received strong support.
This party slscssd six aldermen. the Re-
publican convention seven and the citi-
zsns two. The vots on license was, Yes,
92l7; No. s6Ss.
CLEAN SWEEP AT KEENE.
Kesne. N. H., December la.-The Re-
publicans made a clean sweep today In
the atty election. electins their candidate
far mayor. Austin A. Ellis, by plurAii-
ty of 91, and securing majority OF IL In
the city government.
ITALY'S RELATIONS WITH CHINA.
Rome, December 12.-In the Chamber
of Deputiss today during the budget de-
bate, Sigpor Barzileli, q leftist. discuss-
ing the governments attitude toward
China, said:
"Italy has obtained nothing from
China, and China has become hanghtier
toward Italy than toward any other Eu
ropean power. Already half the Italian
Aaat has b,an rscnlled from Chineae