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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
9
In Chicopee on December 11 the mayor and aldermanic results reveal incumbents Taylor and Kelly re elected with strong votes. O Connor loses Democrat tally while license approval gains. Next year councils include 12 Republicans, three Democrats and two Socialists.
Mayor Fitzgerald lauds the school committee vote and the 12 o'clock bill. He credits Republican support in Boston districts for Mrs. Duff's candidacy and predicts real estate gains and new hotel property from the election results. He notes satisfaction with the Democratic board majority and administration outlook.
The Republicans secured six of 13 aldermanic seats in yesterday’s vote. The Good Government Association endorsed four candidates, three Republicans Bangs Bell and Clark and one Democrat Finigan, while Mayor Fitzgerald failed to win both his favored picks Hennessey and Hoar.
Lists of councilmen elected by ward with names for wards 1 through 25 including Bagley Sorenson Woodside and many others. The roster shows multiple candidates per ward and marks the full slate of winners.
Republicans lose two seats reducing their total on the Common Council to 27 of 75. Ward 12 sees McGregor and McLennan win while Nichols yields to Daly the Democrat. Ward 95 sees Case and Zetterman win as Fonseca is defeated. McCabe the Democrat wins elsewhere. A Ward 1 East Boston race elevates Bagley and Woodside Republicans while Sorenson replaces Sexton the Democrat.
Massachusetts cities held elections with six mayors defeated and nine re-elected. Chelsea and Salem shifted from wet to dry, while Cambridge returned to nonpartisan government with Walter Wardwell elected as mayor. Republicans won ten mayoralties outside Boston, with no-license gains totaling a net 1525 votes across 31 of 33 cities.
Mayor Edward E Willard Republican defeated Alderman William A O'Brien Democrat by 453 votes as Chelsea chose a no license city. Mayor vote 2856 to 2403. License Yes 2714 No 2907. Five Republicans won alderman seats as wards elected. School committee results: Malone beat Lourie in Ward 1, Merritt won in Ward 2 amid a three way race. Churches rung bells when license result announced.
In Lynn on December 11, Mayor Charles N. Barney a Republican won a second term with a plurality over Walter L. Ramsdell Democrat by more than 2300 votes. Barneys tally was 5621 to 3299 with 216 for B W Gidney and license votes 490 yes 2574 no. Republicans also win the entire Board of Aldermen and most of the Common Council.
Salem voters backed no license after seven months of licensed sale as Republican Thomas G. Pinnock won reelection over Democrat John F. Hurley. The council slate includes 20 Republicans and 4 Democrats, with Aldermen split three Republicans to four non-partisans.
Worcester voters elect Mayor John T. Duggan Democrat to a second term by a plurality of 1918 over Melvin G. Overlook Republican and Louis G. Weiss Socialist. Aldermen at large go to Charles H. Hastings and Republicans win most wards as Common Council leans Republican. firemen pension statute passes. James H. Mellen, longtime Democratic Legislative leader, wins Alderman in the fourth ward.
In a straight party contest, Mayor James B. Casey Democrat loses to Fred W. Farnham Republican. Farnham tallies 7472 votes to Casey 6648 as Republicans hold the Board of Aldermen at six to three and the Common Council 18 to nine. License votes favor Yes 7861 to No 5769, with last year Yes 8340 No 5430. Pension statute for firemen passes 6921 to 5979.
In Newton on December 11 with no mayoral race, Democrats gained two Board of Aldermen seats. The main contest was Ward 3 where James R. Condrin defeated A. Stuart Pratt by 15 votes. License question: Yes 832, No 2078, compared with last year Yes 489, No 2143.
Examinations for the Rhodes scholarship will be held in Boston on January 12 and 18 under the direction of Harvard President Charles W. Eliot. The winner will tour and study in Europe for three years.
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