The sun., 1901-12-11
COLLINS CARRIES BOSTON.
DEMOCRATS ELECT 4 MAYOR
BT 1900 PLIRfLITY.
The Overwhelming Victory was Unexpected
Even by the Democrats They Ex-
pected 10 Win Conn fortabiy PLURALITY
the Largest In the CIt,'s History.

BosToN, Dec. l0.-Patrick A. Collins was
elected Mayor Of Boston over Thomas n.
Hart to-day by a plurality which is not
only a landslide OF magnitude unex-
pected even by the Democrats, but the
greatest by several thousand ever given to
candidate for the office in the history OF
this city. The total vote was Collins
50 ,048; Hart. 33,07e, u plurality OF 1890
| Two years ago Hart led Collins in the same
precincts by 1881.
Gen. Collins's victory was simply over
whclming and shows that the Democrats
not only voted soidly for their candidate,
but that his campaign managers utterly
failed in their estimate Of his strength
among the Republican voters. The .sizs
of Collins's plurality was just as much
OF a surprise 10 the Democratic managers
a. Il was a disappointment to the Republi-
cana. No one among the Democrats mag
ineh for IA moment that their candidate
would roll up a plurality Of more than
10000. and even those figures were laughed
at by some OF the leaders Few Republi-
cans looked for victory, but they hoped
20 keep Collins's plurality under 5000.
Mayor Hart's managers hoped for re-
election by getting the Republican vote TO
the polls, and although every effort was
made to do 80 the knitting of his name by
thousands Of GiH9Gcot Republicans con-
tributed largely - COll!ns's great lead.
Only iii tn 2jtl wlrd did Mayor Hart gain
a vote over i..at OF two years ago, and there
he added lis la .il I q other wards Gen.
Collins gained ON him. The Board Of Alder
men and {. ntGon Council are strongly
Democratic. the LcnoCrats gaining three
III the upper body.
OTHER MASSACHUSETTS ELECTIONS.
Sixteen Massachusetts cities in addition
TO Boston elected Mayors and city govern
meuts to-day, but Salem was where the
battle Of the ballots was the keenest. An
effort was made there 20 Gus. Mayor John
+. Hurley on account of the notoriety
which the city gained through his charges
against members Of the Police Department.
Mr.. Hurley's SLOGAN was Economy
and low taxes and tbs appeared to please
majority Of the citizens. FOR they returned
him 10 Office hv a plurality Of about 500.
The city also voted to return to the license
column
There was n big surplus in Chelsea in
the license vote the city favorng Il for
the first time in eleven wears. II elected
Eiward f. Willard, the Republican candi-
date Beverly reelected Samuel Cole on
an independent ticket
David T. Dick nson was reelected in
Cambridge. Charles Bruce, Republican.
was elected in Everett james II Loomis.
Rep won over three rivals in Chicopee.
Mayor Arthur b. Chaplin, Rep, Of Holyoke
was reelected. Mayor Charles l.. Dean,
Rep, Of Maiden was elected for a fourth
term. Mayor John Larrabee. Rep, OF
w Weeks was chosen Mayor
OF Newton ON the Republican
John p. Feerey Dem) Tor its Mayor. Mayor
Edward Glines CRep) was elected In Somer-
vile Mayor Moses Brown was reelected
in Newburyport on an independent ticket.
the city voting no license, Mayor William
Shepherd Rep) was elected to his fourth
term in Lynn. Gen Charles A. r. Dimon
Oen) was chosen Mayor Of Lowell by a
large plurality.