Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-12
Wins Out by Plurality OF AIS Over Storrow, in a
Total Vote Of 95,35S, the Biggest Ever Cast in
Boston--Fitzgerald Polls H,06l Votes, Stor-
row 45,757, Hubbard 1916 and Taylor But
6l3==End of Very Warm Contest.

Boston, Jan. 11-Boston today, in
the first partyless election held under
her new charter, elected Former May
or John f. Fitzgerald to fill again the
mayors chair for a four-year term,
giving him 47,172 votes and plurality
of 1415 over his nearest opponent,
James j. Storrow, banker, and former
chairman of the school board. The
most remarkable feature of the cleo
| ton to many was the vote of 1916 CIV
en- the present mayor, George A Hib-
bard, who was elected two years ago
on a Reform" ticket, over Fitzgerald.
The fourth mayoralty aspirant. Nath-
aniel il. Taylor, found only GLIB sup
porters.
The campaign, remarkable in many
ways, was easily Boston's greatest A
record total vote. 95,35S, more than 81
per cent. of the total registration. was
| cast.
| The successful mayoralty candidate
based his campaign on a plea for vim
dication, his previous term in office
having been conspicuous for the sub
sequent exposure of graft among a
number of his subordinates in City
hall. Like Mr., Storrow, he is and
heretofore in local politics has been, a
Democrat. Under the provisions of
the new charter, the ballots today bore
no party designations, but only the
candidates names and street addresses.
even the ward numbers being omitted.
Mr.. Storrow made a tremendous
| fight to gain the chief executiveship
| of the city, promising the citizens a
progressive business administration.
| He was unable to overcome, however,
| the work of the powerful personal fol-
| lowing of Fitzgerald and his support
| ers. Appearances indicate that Stor-
row while receiving a majority of the
vote normally given Republican can
didates in previous municipal elections
| did not draw as many Democratic
votes as his managers counted upon
getting. The wards in the Back Bay,
where Mr.. Storrow lives, gave him a
handsome vote.
Throughout excitement ran high. BY
noon it was clearly evident that an
unprecedented vote was being cast.
Tremendous efforts were made by both
sides to get out the voters. two men
| even being summoned to leave their
beds in hospital to vote. Hundreds
| of automobiles flashed about the city.
conveying members of the electorate
to the polls, while scores of cabs and
! carriages of all descriptions were
| pressed into service.
| With one or two exceptions, the bat
tie of the ballots was conducted in or
| derby fashion. one man was arrested
| in Ward s, the stronghold OF Martin
Lomansy, one of Fitzgerald supporters
| charged with repeating. His defence
| was that the election officers confused
him with his son. Earlier in the day
in the same ward, Ernest E. Smith, a
former Harvard athlete and one Of
Storrow's workers, was assaulted by
an unknown man, who fractured
Smiths nose in two places. Brass
knuckles hidden by an automobile
glove were used by his assailant
Smith told the police.
Soon after the figures as here used
were given out at City hall, Herman
HORNED, Storrow's campaign manager
| created some excitement by issuing a
statement saying that his candidate
conceded the election of Mr.. Fitzger-
aid, but by plurality of only POI, and
that a recount would be asked for. Mr.
| HORNED offered no explanation of the
alleged discrepancy
Political wiseacres say that the
campaign was probably the costlies
one ever waged in Boston. Page after
page in the newspapers was bought
for signed advertisements and the city
itself was plastered with posters
Scores of hall, among them the larges,
in the city, were hired for monster
rallies and expensive headquarters
were maintained by the leading candi-
dates in each of the 25 wards Of the
city.
| The closing days of the campaign
were marked by "Whirlwind" rallies
by the two chief mayoralty aspirants
who ended the campaign by making
40 or more speeches each in a single
evening. Bitter personalities were
freely exchanged and the air resound.
ed with the din of speeches by scores
of campaign spellbinders.
Soon after the polls closed throng.
gathered before the newspaper offices
in Newspaper Row and at City hall
to read the returns as they were bull
letined, first by megaphone and later
by stereopticons. Until late into tho
evening when the result was finally
known the crowds filled the streets
Volleys Of cheers for the various can
didates were frequent.
Celebrations by Fitzgerald adherents
were held tonight in all sections of the
city where the Little General polle6
a heavy vote.
John Francis Fitzgerald, the new
mayor is a native of Boston, having
been born in the North End, Feb. II
1869. He graduated from Boston Latir
school and then was registered for one
year at the Harvard Medical School