The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-13
BOSTON is REPUBLICAN.
FORMER MAYOR HART DEFEATS GEN.
COLLINS FOR MAYOR.
Tho winners Plurality Estimated mt 200
In November the Democrats Carried
the City by Moro Than 5000
License win.-Other Municipal Elections.

the City by Moro Than 5000
License wins-Other Municipal Elections.
BosToN Dec. 12.-Former Mayor Thomas N.
Hart Rcpl to-day defeated Gen. Patrick A.
Collins (DemI for Mayor by AMI estimated
plurality Of 300 votes. The result Is a sur
prise. The election OF Gen. Collins up to
last night was regarded as a foregone
conclusion. In the State election tho Demo-
Gratis carried the city by more than 5000 for
Robert Treat Paine, their candidate for Gov
ernor. The personal popularity OF Mr.. Hart.
the bitter factional warfare waged against
Gen. Collins by John r. Murphy. his
unsuccessful competitor for the Democratic
nomination. and the unusually large vote
called out by the question OF whether the car
tracks on Trem ont street. taken up whom the
subway was completed, should be relaid. con-
tributed to Gen. Colinss defeat.
Tho election was exciting. but orderly. The
losers will probably demand a recount OF the
vote. Although tho Republicans have elected
their candidate for Mayor. the two branches
OF tho City Council remain Democratic.
Tho Democrats elect seven OF the twelve
Aldermen and large majority OF the Common
Council Tho proposition to relay the car
tracks on fremont street 10 defeated two to
one. and license. as usual. Is carried by q
large majority. So many parties aud issues
are represented In the vote for School Board
and the tickets were 20 split and cut that II
will be impossible to determine tho winners
until n later hour
Six teen other Massachusetts cities held cleo
tons to-day. In nearly all OF them party lines
were disregarded and the results depended on
local Issues. In Chelsea. James Gould iRcp.)
defeats Green tSocialistl and Rowe lCitizensl
by 800 plurality. No license won. Woburn
reGlects Mayor william i. Davis over eI- Mayor
John I. Feeney and votes yes on the license
question. Beverly rcelects Mayor b. u. Weber
over two Independent candidates and votes no
on license.
In Everett. Mayor Brown tCitizensl Ia de-
featod by Charles G. Nichols (Inde pendentl aud
the town votes no as usual on license. Cam
bridge experienced u sharp contest. Mayor
Edgar Champlin's administration was under
nre. and he was defeated in the cau-
cuses Of the Temple Hall party. which
| dominates Cambridge politics. by David 7.
Dickinson The Mayor ran as an independent
no iiceHse b ~ an Increased major!ty. ''' '''''
There was no soP'fSt Worthy Worthy Of the name 10
Easily elected Mayor over the dsS Cam
dldats. In Lowell Jeremiah Crowley Dem
ocrat, was elected Mayor oye! q T. Putnam,
Republicans carried every other branch OF city
government, electing eight out OF nine alder
P9SR TsS siy xsp' for license by vote OF
MnRos saim there ws' rS Sar Can6aSiSs S5
Sidney fcfley. 2o5 The city wens, Tor license
member OF the present board o, aldermen was
In Lynn. the Republicans. reelected Mayor
William Shepard BY a plurality OF 2,7l6, over
Chester " Dsnnii; Dem. The city went for
| In Melross the citizens held their nrst city