Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-06
MASSACHUSETTS.

Boston, Nov. 5.-The state of Massa-
chusetts in yesterdays election chose
a Republican state ticket, con-
gressional delegation of 10 Republicans
and four Democrats, a Senate of 81
Republicans and nine Democrats and a
House of Representatives of 1855 Re-
publicans, SO Democrats and three So
cialistS.
The total vote was the largest ever
thrown for governor, reaching approx
imately 100000 against 1856, 100 cast for
governor two years ago.
Lieut.. Governor Bates in being
chosen governor, led Col. william A.
Castor. the Democratic candidate by a
plurality of 37,419, but it has been
many years since Republican COVER
nor barely secured a majority over all.
So well did Col. CASTOR run that he
made the remarkable gain of 40 per
cent. in the party vote as compared
with that given Hon. Josiah Quincy
last year, and cut the average Republic
can plurality about one-half. This
too. in the face of evidence that he did
not get his full party vote in som,
| wards.
gaining 1O.10O votes over Governor
Cranes vote of year ago, or about
five per cent. The Socialist vote can
not be overlooked as John c. Chase
for governor received about $4,000, .
gain of more than 300 per cent. over
last years and jumping the party for
a three per cent. to an eight per cent.
basis.
Analysis of the state vote is causing
encouragement to Democrats rather
than to Republicans. They have gain
ed one congressman and in the Legisla-
ture two senators and IL representa-
tives. In re-eIecting Congressman
John Y. Thayer of Worcester, for his
third term the Democrats claim to
have proven that the third district is
Democratic and by cutting down the
Republican candidate plurality in the
fifth district to less than 300 to have
shown that the district is good fighting
ground with Democratic tendencies.
The interesting features of the Con-
gressional fights are being noted in
connection with the results in the ninth
and 18th districts. In the former,
Congressman Joseph A. Conry had to
contest with ex-State Senator John A.
Keliher. by whom he was beaten by 4i9
votes in a total of 10000, both running
as independent Democrats. Charles L.
Witt, the Republican did not make any
showing.
In the new 18th district, Senator
John A. Sullivan. Democrat, overcame
an estimated Republican plurality of
5000 and defeated Eugene N. Foss,
brother of Congressman Foss, of the
House committee on naval affairs, by
half that figure. Foss made his cam
paign for nomination on reciprocity
and tariff revision platform. was forced
to take the stump by his Democratic
opponent, and finally at the polls was
unable to overcome the personal
Magnetism as vote getter of Sulli-
van, who year after year has been sent
to the State House from a strong Re-
publican district. The contest appears
TO have been settled outside Of party
lines. ss
In the fifth district, Candidate Ames,
grandson of General e. +. Butler.
finds himself congressman-clect with
800 plurality.
Outside the congressional fights, the
feature OF the vote in the city of Bos-
ton was the increase in strength shown
by the Socialist party. While their av-
erage in the state was about per cent.
of the total vote in Boston. 1t was 3
per cent, aggregating more than 500.
The question Of dividing the city Of
Boston into eight districts each Of
which should have the privilege of de-
Gliding for itself. the question OF IL
cense brought out vote nearly 5000
greater than the usual aggregate on
the license question, and the PROPOSE
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