Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-08
SURPRISES AT HAvERHILL.
Social Democrats Beaten and Big IT,
cense Vote Rolled Up.

llavcrhill Mass, Doe. Sin the city
election here the Republicans made n
clean sweep, defeating the Social pcmo-
cratic candidate FOR mayor, John G.
Chase, who was seeking a third term, by
plurality of 1877 The entire Republi-
can board of aldermen is elected by plu-
ralities ranging from the above figure to
n majority of about 200. The single is
sue of the campaign has been socialism,
for, although there were hve candidates
for mayor in the field, three of thsm get
combined total of but 30 votes the con-
test being between Mayor Chase and
Isaac Poor, the Republican nominee.
The result was Il complete overturn.
The vote on the license question showed
a majority of COG for license, and was
one of the surprises of the day.
The result of the Springfield election
was n landslide, resulting in the re-
6llSSGjtHIfRp 6llSSGjtHIfRipp,c OF Ma9N9r Haynes pemo by $3.50
and Democrats in the common council.
The city voted for license.
Charles II. Coulter Social Democrat,
was elected mayor OF Hruvnto'" a'--
city remains in the no license column.
The Republicans elected four Of the seven
aldermen. and IS out Of u councilm2n.
In the election at t'itchburg, charles
A. Babbitt. the independent citizens
candidate for mayor. vas elected, and
the city changed from license to no
license by vote Of 23iS to 2o4S. The IN"
dependent citizens ais" elected their en-.
tire ticket OF aldermen, and 10 OF the ~
counclmen.
Arthur Watson tDem) was elected
mayor of Northampton. Both branches
of the city government are Republican.
The city voted for license,
II. S. Russell RcpD was re-elrcted
MAYOR Of Pitsiicld The Republicans
control the common council. ana the
Democrats have one majority III the
board of aldermen. The city voted for
license.
Marlboro Republicans elected their
candidate for mayor. Walter Il. Morse.
They also elected five Of the seven alder
men, and eight Of tho IA r"urcllmeh.
License was again voted.
Taunton swung into the licens" column
nv q ma iority of 6i6 votes and for the
second time in almost score "f years
elected n Democratic mayor, Johh
O'Hearne. Apart from the mayoralty'
James r.. Leonard CDem.) was re-
elected mayor of Lawrence. over flcnaro
W. Ellis (Rep). License: Yes, ''25'
no, .S92. The city government stahas
a tie.
Mayor John Fl. Abbott Repo was re-
elected at Fall River. The board Oh AZ
dermcn consists of six Republicans ana
three Democrats. and the common couh-
ell has IS Republicans. s Democrats, and
I Independent Democrat. The city
voted for license.
The next city government Of Waltham
will be comprised of Republlcah mayor
and 16 Republican members OF the poaru
of aldermen, out Of total of q, While
the Republicans elect the four members
of the school board. Mahlon r. Leonard
for mayor, carried every ward except
one. The city again entered the no
license column.
The Quincy election resulted in the re-
election of Mayor Hall (Repo. the
,jty again voted against license. The
city council will be Republican by
much larger ma jority than year ago.
There were seven candidates for mayor
of Gloucester, and ex-Mayor French led
Mayor Merchant by II votes. The city
reuna,ns in the license column. The
Republicans were victorious on tne'r
whole ticket in the city, there being elsh!
aldermen and "a councilmen elected.
Charles s. Ashley was reelected mayor
of New Bedford for the seventh time.
The same aldermen who have served
during the past year were reelected
The city went for license.