The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-11
Was Elected Mayor Of Boston
Yesterday
FITZGERALD WAS SECOND
Close Of One Of the Most Remarkable
Campaigns Ever Conducted in Mas
saehnsstts capitAA-Rssults
In Other Cities

Boston, Dee, ii.--Dy q narrow margin
Of s0is votes. Postmaster George 4. lib
bard, Republican. was yesterday elccte,
mayor Of Boston, defeating Mayor JohI
y. Fitzgerald. Democrat. and John A
Coulthnrst. indepcndcnee League. The
revised returns show the vote a. folloWsl
liibhard, 5000
Fitzgerald, 36O5i.
Coulthurst, 1871
Two features contributed notably "a
the return Of a Republican regime after
ak years Of Democratic power, one being
the heavy vote given the Independence
League candidate, which greatly lessenoi
the Democratic strength, and the other
the thorough Investigation which fof some
weeks past has been made by a finance
commission into the affairs Of cify hall
IN which evidence has bccn brought forth
alleging Irregularities IN the purchasing
department and in the granting Of con.
tracts through which L was claimed the
city had lost many thousands Of dol.
lars.
While the independent vote proved snf
fclent 10 transfer the power from one Of
the leading parties 10 the other. Il did
not, however. come anywhere near the
strength expected by those who based
their estimates on the vote in the recent
state campaign, when the Independence
League pollcd a vote bigger than the
Democratic party.
Coulthurst. who was formerly secre-
tary Of the Democratic state committee,
Il exceedingly popular among the young.
cr Democracy, and Il was from this
source that he drew much Of his strength
and contributed 10 the defeat OF FitE.
gerald.
The city went license by a very large
majority. somewhat smaller than in pre-
yious years, however, due 20 a hard cam.
paim on the part Of the clergy and 9TH
ers In an endeavor TO keep the saloons
out Of the suburbs
Statements Of Candidates.
Mayor.elect Ilibbard gave out this
statement last evening:
Il have been elected mayor Of Boston.
j appreciate fully the great responsible
ity which goes with that important task.
thank the people Of Boston for this
expression OF confidence in me. | thank
those gentlemen who have so generously
given Of their time In behalf Of my can.
didacy. thank the officers and mem.
bers Of the Republican city committee
for their loyalty TO the cause for which
stand. as well as those who, forsaking
party ties, made possible this result.
Il deeply appreciate the courtesy and
fairness of the press.
"As mayor | shall give to Boston an
economical, bipartisan business admin |
istration of the affairs Of the city for
the next two years. / shall ask and |
shall expect TO receive the cooperation
of all lovers of good government to |
enable me to carry out my pledges made
in this campaign"
Mayor John +. Fitzgerald, who was de-
feated for reelection yesterday, last |
night issued this statement:
Under the unofficial returns, Mr.. Hib-
bard Is elected mayor by plurality Of /
! ,975 over the vote which received. The
margin is very narrow one, but as
every possible effort was made in behalf
Of my candidacy, / do not see how the
result could have been changed. While |
/ have made the hardest fight of my life
10 defeat Mr.. Hibbard, tender him my
personal congratulations and / trust that
hls administration will accomplish the /
best Of results for the city of Boston
"The closeness of the vote, in view Of
III the conditions, seems to me almost
Is much of an endorsement as con.
of my administration. | am
not directly defeated by Mr.. Hibbard in
straight contest. nor is the Democratic
,a ~ haaf fns. hry 4be Dc. |
he result Is due to the fact that the In
dependence League has come ino this
.ontest as it did into the state contest
Is new political factor and has upset
formal political conditions. The candi-
lacy of Mr.. Coulthurst drew away at
east three Democratic votes to one Re.
publican vote, and his candidacy while
alling far short of the expectations Of j
Is sponsors, has proved strong enough
0 elect Mr.. Hibbard.
MY candidacy certainly had to en-
ounter extraordinary difficulties. The II
ttitude OF the public has become exceed /
ngly exacting in its demands upon off
ials, and destructive criticism has been
nore popular than constructive work. {
Il feel that my defeat is partly due
D the work of the finance commission.
nd particularly in the fact that it saw
4 not only to continue public hearings (
b to within few days Of the elec- /
ion, but apparently to hold back ma |
erial in its possession in order that II
1ight have political effect at the last
loment.'
John A. Coulthust, the Independence
ieague candidate for mayor, made the {
GLOWING statement last night:
II have made the best fight possible
nd have been defeated. / am, however.
heerful in defeat and have no regret. j
~ campaign has been open and honest,
nd sincerely believed in the platform /
advocated and my ability to carry it d
ut It was my misfortune that I was j
nable to convince thousands of voters I
ho sympathized with my candidacy, j
nat / had chance to win, | will un.
oubtedly try again p
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