The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-03
HEAVY VOTE
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Sng began at the municipal election today
rather lightly Last year the city went
no license by a vote OF 800 against HS3.
Gloucester, Mass. Dec. 3.--None OF the
political parties made any nominations
either for mayor or for members or the
CITY government for the annual municipal
election in this city today, all the candi-
dates running as Independents The two
candidates for mayor We're the present In
cumbcnt George T.. Macdonald and
Henry III. Parsons. and II was generally
predicted that Parsons would win, al
though the MacDonald supporters were
not ready 10 concede this early In the day.
There was more than usual interest In
the vote on the question of license, with
q strong possibility that for the first time
in L. years the city might go no license.
Should this occur II would result less
from any marked agitation by no license
workers than from dissatisfaction with
- mannsg In which licenses are said TO
have been distributed for some time past
in this city. The weather was excellent
and heavy vote was polle1.
Hoverhill Mass. Dec. 3.-The voting in
the city election here is already heavy.
with the biggest fight In ten years at
hand on the license question. Mayor
Woods fifth term aspirations are bitterly
opposed by Edward A. Fits and with
good weather prevailing the heaviest vote
in the city's history will be polled.
Marlboro. Mass. Dec. IA close fight
between Henry Parsons CR) and indie
pendent. and William ~ Brigham. (Non-
partisan). who has just completed nine
years service as representative in the
state legislature. brought out large vote
ah today's municipal election In addi-
ton TO the interest In the mayoralty fight,
there were. for rhe first time In many
years several lively contests for alder
manic positions. Practically no interest
was manifest In the liquor question.
though the city went Yes last year -
only az votes.
Taunton. Mass. Dec. 3.-Early pros
poets were that the largest vote In the
history OF the city would be cast In the
city election today. The mayorasty con-
test Is close and peculiar one. Mayor
John b. Tracy. known as the bootblacl
mayor, who vast year received both the
Republican and Democratic nominations
is this year running Independently. hav.
ing lost the Democratic nomination. The
Republican candidate is Edward l.. Cross
man
For tho first time In eight years no
license campaign has been waged
Northampton Mass. Dec. 3---Wlth
close contest for mayor and aldermani
contests In every ward I'm the city. tn,
Indications were te,ias-tAat-o of TN
biggest votes In the history Of Northamp
ton would be polled at the city election
The principal contest centred about tn
mayoralty candidates. Egbert I. Clapr
Republican. who 10 seeking to be re
elected. is opposed Nv "A Democrat. Jane
w O'Brien.
Quincy. Mass. Dec. Am interestin
campaign between Walter l.. Piper. r.,
publicsp and william t.. Shea. pemocra
came 10 a climax today In an unusuall
large polling of votes for the nayoralt
candidates az the municipal election.
There was no expectation that the cit
would change from no-icense to license
Springfield Mass. Dec. "A three-co'
nered night among Mayor William
eanderson, Republican,: Edward J. Mu
ply Democrat. and Richard 7. Talbot (
the Independence League. was TO be d,
cided at the municipal election In tn
city today and the fine weather made
heavy vote seem probable. Though
vigorous no-license campaign had bee
waged. II was not generally expected tina
the city would change its license polio,