The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-11
BOSTON ELECTS
H|bbARD MAYOR
Independence League Candidate
Gets Enough Votes to Defeat
Mayor Fitzgerald - Hibbard
Promises Economy-Big Ii
cense Vote in Other Cities.

Boston, Dee 1i.-Goorge A. IIibbard. the
Republican postmaster OF Boston, was
elected mayor today by plurality OF
more han 1000 votes.
John f, Fftzerald, the present Demo-
cratic mayor. went down To defeat after
one of the most bitter campaigns for re-
election in the history OF the city.
John a. Coulthurst. the Independence
League candidate, though not In the rum
ming 80 far as any hope OF victory was
concerned, was a big factor I'm the result,
receiving many votes which otherwise
would have gOne to Fitzerald.
The revised returns show the following
vote cast for the mayoralty candidates:
John "A. Coulthurst. Independence League.
l5,S1. Fftzerald. 36O5i IIbbard 3SO67
Mayor-elect Hibbard will have i'm office
with him during his two years tenure, a
board OF aldermen composed OF seven
Democrats. and six Republicans and u
common council with 46 Democratic mem
bers and 90 Republicans. The complexion
OF the board OF aldermen is the same as
that OF the past two years while the
Democrats lost two mem3ers I'm the COM
mon council. The board OF aldermen for
next two years is composed of the fol-
lowing members:
Walter Ballantyne, (R) Ellery H. Clark.
CD and Independence league; Louis M
Clark, (I0 William ID. Cotton, (Ia) Fred
erick j. Brand. (R) George T.. Anderson
OO John t. Baldwin, (D) Daniel J. DON
nelly. (D) James +. Timilty, CD) Frederick
A. Finigan, CD) Michael j. Leary, CD w.
Prentiss Parker. (R) and James NJ Cur
| ley (D).
Boston, as has been the custom for
many years. will continue to grant liquor
licenses, the question receiving a large
majority in favor of IL. The exact vote
could not be known until late In the day
as the vote was delayed In preference TO
the compilation Of election returns The
! tabulation OF the license vote which was
not completed until nearly daylight today
showed considerable Increase in inter-
est i'm the question over last year. nearly
ten thousand more votes being cast than
in 1906.
The vote yesterday was:
Yes AOS0: No 27,65i. The vote for 1906
Yes 49, 222: no 1850
The Increase OF nine thousand votes in
favor of no license materially increases
the total vote OF the state in favor Of
prohibition.
The Republican candidates, James b.
Magenis and DR.. d. d. Scannell, wero
elected TO the school committee v a COM
, Portable lead defeating Mrs. Julia Duff a
FORMER member OF the board. and John L.
IpuiS, the DtHOcrutlC candidate.
The city voted TO license the sale of
liquor by large majority somewhat
smaller than in previous years, however,
due TO hard campaign on the part OF
the clergy and others in an endcavor TO
keep the saloons out of the suburbs
In the fight for the street commissions
ership, over which there was n spirited
contest, Salem ID. Charles, Democrat. won
over the Republican candidate. c. NJ.
Draper. by vote OF two to one.
Mayor-elect George A. Hibbard said:
''As mayor / shall give TO Boston an
economical, non-partlsan administration
of the affairs of the city for the next
two years. ! shall ask and expect to re-
ceive the cooperation of all lovers OF
good government TO enable me TO carry
out my pledges made in this campaign. -
FITzGERALDS VIEWS.
Mayor Fitzgerald issued this statement:
Under the unofficial returns Mr. Hib-
bard Is elected mayor by n plurality OF
1870 over the vote which ] received I
tender him my personal congratulations.
and 1 trust that his administration will
accomplish the best of results for the city
OF Boston.
'The cioseness OF the vote. in view OF
all the conditions, seems to me almost as
much OF an Endorsement as n condemna- :
ton OF my administration. I am not d.
rectly defeated by Mr.. Ilbbard I'm a
straight contest, nor is the Democratic
party beaten by the Republican party.
The result is due To the fact that tho
Independence league has come into this
contest. as IL did in the state contest.
as new political factor and has upset
normal political conditions"
\ feature which contributed largely 10
the return Of a Republican mayor after
a Il. ,f-t.. a..
beside tho heavy vote given the Inde.
pendcnce league candidate by Demo-
Gratis. was the thorough investigation
made by "A finance commission into the
affairs at city hall. out of which have
come charges OF Irregularities in the nur.
chasing department and I'm the granting
Of contracts. II was claimed the CITY
had lost hundreds OF thousands of dol.
lars.
Coulthurst. who was formerly secretary
OF the Democratic state committed IS
exceedingly popular among the younge,
Democracy and It. was from this source
that no drew much OF his strength and
contributed to the defeat Of Fitzgerald
The campaign was strenuous through.
| out, Mayor Fitzgerald delivering several
| hundred speeches In every part OF tho
city. Postmaster Hibbard and MIR
Couithurst were hardly less active and
addressed tho voters day and night I'm
\ all tho wards
BIG LICENSE VOTE
| Tho swinging OF Worcester. tho second
| largest city in the state. into the no.
| license column for the first lime in Is
years; a similar change OF attitude by
| the voters I'm Lynn. after II. years of
liquor selling. and in Woburn: substan-
tiai gains To the temperance sentiment
In many other places. but a complete turn
| In the other direction on tho part of
| Chelsea voters. were the most surprising
OF tho general features In the municipal
elections held I'm 1S cities OF the stnte,
exclusiveof Boston. yesterday.
The choice IN Salem OF tho woll-known
radical reformer. John r. Hurley, 10 mn
the mayors chair. which he occupied I'm
1901 and 1902; the SUCCESS i'm Maiden OF
George Howard FAN. a. Boston univer-
sity Instructor. after four annual de-
feats: the sweeping victory OF James
Logan. Republican. over Democratic
Mayor Duggan in Worcester. aud the rc-
election OF Mayor Walter G. Wardwcn of
Cambridge by close margin. werc some