The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-15
Their Opposition To Hart in the
Election at Boston Aided the
"United Democracy" to Win
With Gen. Collins
CAUCUS LEGISLATION
WILL BE IMPORTANT
The Issue Raised at Cambridge
Will be Considered by the Com
mittee on Caucus 1aWS-PreS-
E ident SouIe Has a Task to Sc
Iect Committees

from her astonishment over the Ple'l-
omenal majority of nearly $4,000 given
Cen Collins same time during the IeXt
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she is speeches.. Inc general Is Io|
however. and he distinguished himself
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the OlVli SeIN ~ - ~ - So -!
where carr SchulH' hleIdIu inc
and othef prominent men "eie nc e.
fractions. refusing 10 say any .nliLs
hrst, and then ASKING tne pIaNIIeSe %
addressing the Assembly. Iheh ne
launched out INTO d 'faue asdlils1 Tue
efforts of the league to reform tne con
sular service, and sot hlmse5l mo q
controversy Win Harry GdIHeIu' Inc
Oldest son OF the maftyFed pIeSluelil'
who defended the league nelhous,
and rather strongly hslhualgu ma ma
the general did not Know e-dctly what
he was talking about rms was
something Of spectacle, considering
the fact that Collins doubtless owes
a great deal of thanks in ms recent
campaign to the contest between me
Massachusetts civil service co1nlhlssioil
and superintendent Wheeier Whlch
resulted in the rather hasty resignation
of the latter and the discontinue
A United Democracy is being credl-
lea Win lilt bttt-aJ " Nj u l-SNA -
but The reunited party could never
have given Collins such majority as
he received. 1t was evidently very
largely recruited by dlsgrunt.ed Re-
publicans. Butone prominent real es-
tate dealer was favorable to Hart
reelection. The rest condemned nm
bitterly for securing legislation Whlch
enabled him to increase the tax rate,
While doubtless realizing that Collins
cgl- no
pealed, the desire for revenge was 100
strong 10 be resisted. The IeeuuS is
very well shown by the remarks OF
well known real estate man ana d
prominent Republican i'm city matters,
who said to the writer yesterday that
two years ago there were IN ms hands
S350,000 worth of real estate when ne
expected 10 sell for $500 600. he con-
sidered his equity in % worth SlOO, OUO,
but that today. as consequence OF
Mr. Harris interference with the tax
rate ths equity was not worth cent.
cratic, and therefore should naturally
expect to have q Democratic mayor,
Cambridge is normally Republican,
and very much so. The election of a
Democratic mayor is therefore very
much Of a surprise party This, and
the election of Mayor Hurley of Salem
for a second term. together with the
results in Lowell and Fitchburg, in
dictate very clearly that what hap
pened in Worcester last year Is very
likely to happen almost anywhere in
a municipal campaign Party lines
cannot be absolutely drawn in such
contests. and any attempt to disci-
pline a Republican who voted against
his party candidate in a municipal
contest would probably prove this.
When everything goes smoothly it
seems well to have party lines drawn.
but when Republican candidates go
down. party leaders are much more
willing. as a rule. TO hermit the fornna-
ton of "citizens''' parties, The defeat
of Library Hall in Cambridge this
wear may call attention 70 tha fact
that under out model ca1Icus laws
matters have now reached the Mace
where ei1ob a THING as a citizens, marty
ar an indanande57+ marty cannat he
recoenizad HTa,-o, rirI-arso,,', admin
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