The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12
The DAY after The
BATTLE OF BALLOTS
Happiness and Congratulations for the Sue
CessfuI Candidate, Sympathy and Con-
dOIenCeS for the Defeated
MAYOR-ELECT FLETCHER TO REST

Yesterday found the people of Wor
cester, for the most part pursuing
their regular avocations. The warm
political campaign that has been waged
during the past two weeks was
over and the business men found time
to return to their usual duties without
being stopped on the street to discuss
, the mayoralty situation. 1t was day
of entirely different emotions in the
rival political camps.
The men who were behind Mayor
elect Edward F. Fletcher were in a
happy frame of mind, and Republican
Headquarters was the scene of jubila-
ton all day and far into the night.
Within sight of the windows full of
light and gladness were the darkened
windows of the Democratic mayoralty
campaign committee on Front Street.
John j. Driscoll and few followers
visited the Front Street headquarters
during the day and removed all the
furniture but the desk. That viii be
taken out today and then the Demo-
Gratis will be without another home
until next fall.
Mayor-elect Fletcher was at Repub-
lican Headquarters nearly all day and
up " J.OV u tiOCh last IlBHJ. LUXURIOUS
of his admirers called to pay their re-
spects and tender congratulations and
every mail to his home, to his place
of business and to headquarters
brought letters of congratulation Nu-
merous kilograms of a congratulatory
nature were also received by him dur
ing the day.
He received IL invitations to attend
| formal and informal receptions and
q Vafc l.. .
| them. He says the state of his health
will not permit him to attend all these
social functions and he will have to
cut them all out His time during the
| day will be entirely used up in attend
ing to the affairs of the city and to
| his own business in this city and in
| Boston so that he will need his even
ings for rest. He win begin immedi-
/ ately to familiariz6 himself with the
| work of the several departments, but
he needs a short rest and he win go to
Aver tomorrow morning to visit his
| rather and from there he Will go to
| Sterling to visit relatives of Mrs
! Fletcher.
In brief conversation with a report
er for The Spy at Republican Head
| quarters last night, the mayor elect
briefly outlined a matter that will ap-
| peal especially to the young folks Of
lieves in educating the future citizens
Of the city in the way they should go
and in teaching them their duties as
citizens. With this end in view and to
interest the embryo mayors and alder
men, he will arrange, if possible, to
| have a "Children's Day" at City Hall.
not for this year alone, but for every
year to come. On this childrens day
| it is his intention to throw the City
| Hall omen IN tho pbiIdraf oF tho rft1y q
show them how the affairs of the great
municipality are carried on.
Everybody around headquarters was
pretty -thank-yOu, and the win
ners in other features of the campaign
were on hand to receive congratula-
lions and pass around cigars 1t was
a case Of everyone smoke up and tell
how 1t happened. There are some things
that could not be explained, and one
of these was why the big knife was
used with such vlgor down in Guinsiga-
mond on the Republican candidate for
mayor. That is still keeping everyone
guessing. Mr. Fletcher made noticea-
Bile gains all along the line with the
exception of this one strong Republican
precinct, and here he got it hard.
The talk over Mr.. Fletcher's coming
appointments is already being heard,
but no man is in position to say any
thing with authority, and all the gos-
sip that Is on Is only guessing. One
mans guess is as good as another's.
The Republican Club is to give
complimentary dinner to Mr. Fletcher
at the Bay State House Tuesday night,
and all Republicans Of the city are in
Vited to it. The club had a meeting
last night at Republican Headquarters,
and appointed the following committee
to make the arrangements: President
B. F. Curtis, Leon Rice Partridge, De-
witt Clinton, George w. B. SissOn,
George A. Busby, Daniel P. Shea and
Edward A D. Moss Tickets for the
dinner may be received from the mem
bers of the club or at headquarters.
Now that the municipal campaign
is over, the city committee politics is
attracting attention and the coming
organization Of the committee for 1902
is somewhat in the air. George w. B.
Sissen is out for the Craftsmanship Of
the committee but there IS a posi-
bility that he will not get it without
a contest because at headquarters last
night there was some talk Of Mr.. Fav-
reau and Mr. Allison in connection
with the place. There is no one in the
field yet for the office Of secretary but
Oscar F. Dodge the present incum-
bent. George E. Burr is named as a
candidate for treasurer although
Treasurer Fisk is a follower.
Another matter that caused more OF
less talk among the politicians is a
move to do away with the present sys-
TEN of minority representation in the
Board of Aldermen. Frank 3. Hall,
who started a campaign a couple Of
years ago for the repeal Of that sec
ton of the city charter which provides
for the present method of electing al
dermen, is once more at work for the
repeal of the section. His idea is to
have the aldermen elected by wards,
Just as the common councilmen are
elected now. This will give the Dem
acratic wards a representation in the
upper board and the fights viii be con-
fined to the wards and will not enter
into the mayoralty campaign as they
do now Mr.. Hall says Senator David
Manning is to introduce a bill in the
Legislature for the repeal Of the sec
ton and it has not yet been decided
whether the question viii be referred
back to the citizens of Worcester for
ratification or not. The present section
was put into the charter by vote Of less
than a majority of the voters and ex-
perience has shown that a compare
lively small percentage Of the voters
take any consideration Of such ques-
tons when put on the ballots.
Mr., Hall says his scheme has the