Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-12
For Four Year Term---First Partyless Elect
 ion Under the New Charter
PLURALITY OF 1,414 OVER STORROW
Present Mayor Hubbard, who Received 300O0 Votes Two Years Ago, Being Elected Over Fitzgerald. Yes terday Received Only 17S3 Votes-kecord Total Vote Cast-Excitement Ran High All Day.

Boston Jan 11.-Boston to-day, in the first partyless election held under heI new charter. elected former Mayor John r. Fitzgerald to fill again the mayors chair, this time for a four veal term giving him z6, ,96S votes and a plu- rality of 1928 over his nearest oppon- ent. James J. StorrOws banker. former rresident of the chamber of commerce and former chairman of the school beard, who received 45,745.
 A Remarkable Feature.
 The most remarkable feature of the election to many was the small vote gf I-sS given the present mayor George A Hibbard, who received 5S,UOU votes two years ago. being elected on e reform ticket over Fitzgerald The fourth nayoralty aspirant, Nathaniel IL Taylor, found only 62e supporters.
 Talk Of Recount
 While the figures above were those announced at City hall, 1lr- Storrow' 8 campaign manager had other returns, and on these based a statement given out early in the evening. that while he acknowledged the election df F1tzger- t-td by an apparent plurality of -291 votes. he would ask for Q recount
 e5, 125 Votes Cast.
 The campaign. noteworthy sn many ways. was easily Boston's greatest A record total vote. 95.125. more than S4 per cent of the total registration was cast The largest prveious vote was casc In 1907. when MT Fitzgerald was first elected ma. or, the total vote then being s2.9s4. of which Fitzgerald re- ceiTed 44,1T1-
 Net a Newspaper Advocated Fitzgerald
 1Tr. Fitzgerald won his victory today in spite of the fact that not one of the daily newspapers Of the city advocated his election He based his campaign on a plea of vindication. his previous term Tn office having been conspicuous Tor the exposure of the finance com mission of graft among a numbtr of his subordinates in City hall Like Mir. politics and has been d deTnocra also heretofore in local politics
 Under the provisions of the new char ter the ballots today bore no party des- names end street addresses. even the ward numbers being omitted.
 storrosS Made Tremendous Fight.
 Afr SeoTTozy. who resigned the pres sdeEzy of the chamber of commerce to ezte- the campaign, made tre- utiveszaip of the city, promising the citiEens a progressive business admin tstrefion- He was unable to overcome, however. the work of the powerful per Hon21 following Of MT. Fitzgerald
 High Excitement All Day.
 Throughout the city excitement ran hiEn all day The voting fin the early hours WAS heavy, and by noon it was clearly evident that an unprecedented vote was being cast Tremendous eff forts were made by both sides to get out the voters, two men even being summoned to leave their beds in Q hos Dieal to cast their ballots. Hundreds Of automobiles flashed about the city, conveying members of the electorate 10 the polls. while hundreds of cabs and carriages of all descriptions were MfEo pressed into service.
 With one Of two exceptions, the bat kfe Of the ballots was conducted in or der1y fashion One man was arrested tn ward 6. the stronghold of Martin LrTna<ney one of F1tzgerald's chief chief EsutenantS, charged with repeat