McCall Wins Massachusetts Governorship in Tight Race
Samuel W. McCall defeats Governor Walsh by about 6,500 votes to claim a third term after a statewide contest marked by a strong farmer vote and heavy Prohibition and suffrage effects. Calvin Coolidge elected lieutenant governor as Republicans sweep state offices.
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Samuel W. McCall
Massachusetts
Walsh
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Northampton
Edward P. Barry
Curley
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Governor-Elect Samuel McCall: A Practical American Statesman
Samuel W. McCall, born February 28 1861 in East Providence Penn is profiled as a practical scholar and conservative reformer. The piece highlights his 20 years in Congress from the Harvard College district, his stand against imperialism and for free trade within the US, and his leadership on ethics and tariff policy.
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Yesterday's Election Features and Results
The article reports results from yesterday's election with Walsh losing Boston by about 22 000, suffrage defeated by over 130 000 in the state, Coolidge beating Barry for Lieutenant Governor by over 49 000, and various local races. It notes recalls, party votes, and comments on McCall's long congressional career and 1912 nomination battles.
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New Bedford
Taunton
Waltham
Brockton
Lawrence
Charles Sumner Bird
Joseph Walker
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Progressive Party
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Republicans Gain Seats in Boston Legislature Victories
With nine senatorial and 18 representative districts heard from, mostly in Boston, Republicans net 12 seats in the lower house. The Senate districts heard from will be represented as at present.
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Senate
Legislature shifts seats across districts with party gains
Republicans gain seats in multiple districts including Berkshire Bristol Essex Middlesex Norfolk Plymouth and Suffolk Florida not applicable. Democrats take Chelsea districts fifth and 26th Suffolk and defeat longtime Republican John L. Mather in Hampshire district with M. J. Fitzgerald. Schlapp regains fifth Essex seat for GOP.
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Berkshire
Bristol
Essex
Middlesex
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
Chelsea
Hampshire
John L. Mather
Northampton
Mather
M. J. Fitzgerald
Frederick L. Schlapp
Democratic sweep for Mississippi voters
Democratic voters in Mississippi elected a full slate of state, county, and district officers led by Governor hopeful Theodore G. Bilbo and Lieutenant Governor candidate Lee M. Russell. The opposition came only from Socialist petition nominees, making the result largely a ratification of the Democratic primary.
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