The Washington herald., 1906-11-07

Boston. Nov. Gov. Curtis Guild. jr,
and the whole Republican State ticket
was reelected to-day by one Of the most
sweeping pluralities and after one Of the
most exciting campaigns the State has
experienced In many years. Lack Of
financial support. and the general belief
that he represented the principles advo-
Gated in New York by ". r, Hearst,
were responsible for the defeat OF Dis
trict Attorney John r. Moran. who ran
on three tickets-the Democratic, Inde-
pendence League. and Prohibition.
The result was a surprise, even to the
Republicans. In Boston, normally Dem
ocratic by 1900 to 2o,oo0. Moran only beat
his opponent by 13t00 With all but ten
towns 90 be heard from. Guilds plurality
Is 9S,000 Last year the same cities gave
him 5000 over Bartlett, his Democratic
opponent
The effect Of the bitter attack launch
cd against Lieut. Coz. Draper By or
ganized~ labor was apparent in the re-
turns. for he ran 400 behind the ticket.
The Democrats elected only three out
Of fourteen Congressmen, winning in the
Ninth, Tenth. and Eleventh districts,
which are conceded Democratic.
The death OF Congressman lockwood
HOar, Republican nominee. 10 succeed
himself In the Third district gave the
Democrats hope of victory. but these
were blasted by the election Of Charles
r. Washburn, who, in the eleventh hour,
was chosen to take the Congressman
place on the ticket.
Only in the legislature do the Demo-
Gratis show gains
Many Democrats voted for Guild and
Brown to-day. she result being that the
latter had a plurality IN Boston OF about
2l.009. The conservative Democrats un-
dOuhtedly voted for Guild, and Moran's
managers are wild with rage over the
treatment their candidate received In the
city.
Fitzgerald sent Out Word.
Mayor Fitzgerald. who has been watch
ed suspiciously by the Moran people
throughout the campaign. first predicted
a plurality Of 5000 in Boskon for the
Democratic ? rohibihon I independence
League candidate. Then ~ dropped 20
20ooo, but last nights rlmors that the
word had been passed out to knife Moran
were verified at the polls to-day. and he
was slaughtered in all the Democratic
wards.
Guild made big gain in percentage
all over the State. due to the heavy vote
which was cast to-day, and Moran also
gained in percentage over Bartlett's vote
Of 1905. Guilds gain outside Of Boston
was about IS per cent. while that Of
Moran over Bartlett's vote was about
4 per cent There was tremendous in
terest in he fight throughout Massa-
chusctts, and the vote was nearly as
great as that cast in 1904.
Guild gained finely IN the small towns.
but in the miIl centers and factory towns
Moran gained heavily on Guild but the
overturns were so slight that the Repub-
licsn candidate came down TO Boston
with "A plurality of $4,000 To offset this.
Moran had a plurality of barely 1900 in
the CITY.
senator Lodge Pleased.
Senator Lodge teiegraphed to President
tonight. saying Guild and
Draper had been reelected by increased
pIuralities, and that the Congressional
delegation would probably stand the same
sixteen Republicans and three Demo
Gratis.
Diapers plurality is about 1900. Brown
made a pretty fight. but he lacked the
in Boston and vicinity which /
So nearly elected Henry NJ Whitney last l
year. Senator Lodge gave out this state /
nent tonight:
II am greatly pleased by the result 4
IN Massachusetts, although I should have
been glad to see larger majorities in view 4
)f the nature of the issues raised by Mr. 4
Moran
But his election, OF that Of MIR. Brown, /
would have been calamity, and it is a /
subject .or rejoicing by all rejecting men
hat It has been averted.
I desire TO express my sense of obli- /
cation to many Democrats, who. plac- +
ng patriotism above party, helped us TO
ave the State from the attack made ,
upon its government
Il am also greatly gratified by the cleo
ion of eleven Republican Congressman.
hus retaining our present strength in
he House.
Gov. Guilds Statement.
Gov. Guild said: I have never cher
shed any illusions in regard TO the char
icter Of this campaign. nor to the very
serious dangers we have had to face. L
lave fought il TO the best Of my abili-
les.
1T is not a personal victory. nor is It
EereIy a Republican victory, splendidlv
IS the Republican committee and others
worked for it, It is a victory over yellow
journalism.
PATTERSON IN TENNESSEE