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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1905
Page
4
Boston voters backed former Congressman John F. Fitzgerald for mayor with a 83,80 plurality over Louis A. Frothingham in a four way race. Turnout topped 92,000 of 114,000 registered as licensing of liquor saloons carried a large majority and city government remained broadly Democratic in composition.
Boston voters elected seven Democrats and six Republicans to the board of aldermen, producing a 46 to 29 margin for Democrats in the new common council. The five school committee candidates backed by Republicans and the Public School Association won, with three also carried by Democrats. License votes were Yes 55 175 and No 26 450. William E. Hannan, Republican, won street commissioner over Democrat James H. Doyle by 2 227. Aldermen elected included James M. Curley and Daniel A.
Carleton & Hovey druggists offer holiday items described as inexpensive yet dainty. The range includes high grade confections from top makers, perfumes, toilet waters, sachets, fine cigars in convenient packages, and other foreign and domestic goods. Located at 235 Merrimack Street.
Democrats contesting the acting mayor Whelton amid intra party opposition over primaries for Edward Donovan. Curley confronted for a past jail sentence tied to impersonation during a civil service exam. Ballot counts finalized early today. City councils show 10 Democrats and 3 Republicans on the aldermen board and 49 Democrats and 26 Republicans on the common council. Last year’s license vote stood 41 854 yes to 20 192 no.
In Worcester on December 12 J T Duggan, a Democrat, won the mayoralty by a narrow margin over Republican M cCorlock. The city auditor term extension failed. The election covered 10 wards and 40 precincts with results showing Duggan at 9997 votes, M C Overlook at 625, L F Weiss at 222, and a license vote tally of Yes 9752 to No.
Newburyport on December 12 saw no national party split in the city race as Mayor W J Houston won a second term. The notable change was a license vote drop from 521 to 137. Mayor candidates were W F Houston 1562 and A F Hunt 873, with license Yes 1348 and No 1211.
Lynn voters elected Republican C. N. Barney as mayor over Democrat W. P. Connery in a fifth straight defeat for Connery. Barney captured 6153 votes to Connery's 4320, with minor totals for third party contenders and a license vote tally of Yes 5760 No 4622. The Republicans also won 11 of 12 alderman seats and 18 of 25 council seats.
Somerville voters backed Democrat A A Elston for mayor cutting into C A Grimmons Republican lead. Grimmons won 4031 to 3479 amid strong anti Republican sentiment. Alderman Armstrong lost ward 1 to Democrat W F Remick by seven votes. license vote split Yes 2883 No 4640.
Cambridge voters rechecked returns show Mayor Charles F. Thurston winning as a Democrat over Warren K. Blodgett by 104 votes. Board of aldermen likely four Democrats, seven nonpartisan. common council 12 nonpartisans to nine Democrats. no-license majority 3818. Archibald M. Howe loses to Warren P. Adams for school committee.
In Beverly on December 12 J A Wallis was reelected mayor without opposition. All aldermen and the school board ran on independent papers. Alderman at large Dow defeated Woodbury by 240 votes. Party lines forgotten. city heavily Republican and remained in the no license column with 806 yes and 1480 no on license.
In Newton on December 12 E W Warren won the mayoral race with 2564 votes amid a light turnout. Henry Stebbins defeated Dr Deborah Fawcett by 267 votes for the ward 7 school committee seat. City approved firemen pension and a 3 year auditor term while license referendum passed by 689 yes 2143 no.
Woburn voters cast a heavy ballot with a recount in one ward delaying final results. A. W. Linscott, Republican, defeated Mayor Lawrence Read, a Democrat, by 212 votes. License measure passed with 1452 yes to 1229 no, and the city approves a three year term for auditor.
Fall River voters cast a light ballot as no mayoral race occurred due to a two year term for the incumbent. Republicans won most aldermen seats and school committee posts while the firemen's pension bill passed. The license vote was Yes 5264, No 449.
Mayor Willard wins re election by 611 votes with 2970 for Willard and 2359 for Merritt. License vote 2722 yes 2643 no. Council results favor Republicans with five of eleven seats. mayoral candidate Thomas G. Locke leads in the final tally.
In Everett on December 12 ex mayor T J Boynton defeated incumbent H H Newton in a spirited mayoralty contest. R E Swan defeated A C Rogers for alderman at large. License vote showed overwhelming opposition to license with 2897 against and 892 in favor.
Voters approved the license vote with 691 in favor and 1511 against while the city faced no mayoral challenge. Disjointed phrases mention Prescott events and a cryptic exchange about Gray, with references to Baltimore and American.
Holyoke voters reelect Mayor Avery by a 1449 plurality over J D Ryan in a Republican sweep that also secures five of seven alderman seats. The council will tilt 12 to 8 in favor of Democrats.
In Melrose on December 12, J Barton, a Democratic Independent candidate, defeats Mayor Buttrick. Barton led by 648 votes when Independent nomination papers were counted, while the mayoral tally showed Barton ahead with 81 votes and H H Wattrie as a Republican challenger.
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