The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-18
REPUBLICANS
WON The FIGHT
Exciting Battle Climax Of a
Long Struggle In Scituate.
DEMOCRATS ARE OUT AT LAST
The State Republican Organization Took a
Hand In The Contest GratIhed it the
Results Last Evening.
DEMOCRATS ARE OUT AT LAST

For the FIRST time since 1855 the Re-
publicsns gained control OF the town OF
scltuate at the election yesterday.
The energy with which the Republicans
took hold OF the campaign impressed the
Democrats with the probability that the
result would be close and might be de-
cided by a very few votes, so that there
was plenty doing In the way OF work after
the most approved political methods in
all three districts.
The town council met this morning 10
make the oficIal count of the votes.
Following Is the result Of the vote sc-
cording 10 the moderstor's count
For moderator. District Joshua G.
Potter Dem. ls9: Martin $. Smith. Rep.
1871 Plurality for Potter. 8. District q
Hansn Covin. Dem. ST. Arthur F. Moan.
Rep. 12S. Plurality for Moan. a.. Dis
trict 3-Frank i. Capwell. Dem. 1873,
Henry ID. Sprague, Rep, lo6. Plurality
for Capwell, %.
For clerk. District benjamin F.
Boss. Rep. l6S; Edwin l.. Hawkes. Dem,
1863. Plurality for Boss. 3. District p
Abram T. Kingsley. Rep, 1873; Charles II.
Simmons. Dem. ST. Plurality for Kings
ley. AZ District s-Harry /. Bentley.
Rep. s7 Fred s. Hill. Dem. l27 Plural
ity for Hill 30.
FOR TOWN CLERK.
Henry T Potter Bsm B,sIrietsI! 80 e, is Tn SD
Mr.. Potter elected.
FOR TOWN COUNCIL.
charles char s X. Clarke Rep. i54 1856 III 46i
Edwin L. Hawkes. Dem. IN u ils S1S
Plurality for Clarke q.
Charles H. Lawtop, Rep. .Iss rs jos sss s
Plurality for Lawton 3D.,
Allen {. Barber. Dem 1853 81 10 $50
james A. Hopkins Rep. .l5s lbs ll5 Sss
Plurality Tor HOPKINS fS
william II. Arnold. Dem lsi ss l25 81
William H. Brown. Rcp....leo lis 100 SsS
Plurality for Brown 6.
No. s.
stephen B. Atwood. Rep. ls7 12O l07 Ss4
Darius O. Phillips, Dem. lb5 IS l2l S64
Plurality for Atwood 30.
No. 6.
Edward F. Page. Rep. 1sl l23 1N asl
Robert Il. Walker. Dem. l5o 81 l3 Ss4
No I.
Nelson d. Alverson, Rep. lsl 123 lo7 3si
Frank II. Wilbur. Dem. LIZ IS lA ISL
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
No. /. Dstricts-t TIL.
EIber o. Card. Rep. lS3 12i III 3s0
Coomer S. Ford, DEM. le2 81 ll5 S5s
Plurality for Card &c.
No. .
Darius O. Phillips, Dem. i42 81 eS 200
George J. Roberts. Dem. l42 81 90 800
Plurality for Phillips II.
No. 8.
George w. Cole, Rep. 162 12l 12l 4O4
E. A Waterman. Dem. 160 sS 1903 346
Plurality for Cole SIS.
No. 4.
William F. Angel, Dem. is6 81 1913 sss
D. II. Remington. Rep. las 10 30 3is
Plurality for Angel As.
No. 5.
George II. Howard. Rep. l57 125 l0s 3ss
Amasa 5. Potter. DEM. 1853 81 l1S 363
Plurality FOR Howard 25
FOR TOWN TREASURER
Districts ? 3Tu
c. A. Capwell Dem, Rep. 2es lsl l24 $50
Mr.. Cspwell elected.
TOWN SERGEANT.
Dis,ricts-i 2 3Ttl.
Nathan Colvin. DEM. 1ss 90 IA 422
Herbert A. Page. Rep 40 ll3 77 800
Plurality for Colvin 102.
FOR oVL-.SEER OF THE POOR.
Districts-l 2 TIL
Leander Hopkins Dem. l6l SIS "a $40
Ashton Slater. Rep. l59 IA 129 402
Plurality for Slater GO.
FOR ASSESSORS OF TAXEs.
No. /. Districts 2 TIL
Albert y. Luther, Rep. l72 rs lis ais
Nathan Mitchell. DEM. l5s 81 los 3ie
Plurality lor Luther SO.
No. Q
CiIhar, AIdrfcb Pan 100 aa So .ae
George T.. Riley. DEM. 40 % 1ls 343
Plurality for Aldrich SO.
No. g.
Wilson f. Barden. Rep. rs lis lis T4
Ives Salisbury, DEM. 81 81 Jos 279
Plurality for Barden la5
No. g.
John A Battey. DEM. 1a ~ ia s5s
Willis w. Fiske,' Rep. liz l20 l07 800
Plurality for Fiske IL.
No 5.
Joseph knight, Rep" Is7 l2s ii2 4n5
Amasa s Potter. DEM l5S So 10 35o
Plurality for knight 55.
No s.
James r. Bishop. DEM. 1iS Sc io7 al
Harley 7 Luther. Rep. l75 l20 100 4oi
Plurality for Luther s3.
No .
John H. Comstock. Dem iE 81 III S3s
Emery walker. Rep. lis lls los .o5
Plurality for Walker CO.
FOR MEMBER OF SCHOOL COM.
MITTEE
(For Three Years.
Districts-1 2 TIL
Charles a Capwell DEM 2s2 l29 il3 52t
AR CapweL elected.
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