Show REPUBLICANS FRIGHTFULLY BEATEN IN INi i MASSACHUSETTS AND BLAME WEATHER Boston Mass K Dec K The Demo Democrats cents erat completely ove the Re Republicans publicans in the city elections today General Patrick A Collins Coffins being elected mayor over Mayor Thomas N Hart by the largest t plurality in a quarter of ofa ofa ofa a century Th Democrats likewise ob oh obtained obtained control of both branches of the city government elected their street S A Charles and practically practically practically all their candidates for tor the school commission As usual the city voted strongly s ly in favor ot o license The result re of the canvass was fully Cully as an much lunch a surprise to the Democrats ts as to their then opponents The most san sanguine pine guise Democratic prophet last night only gave 1000 70 yet the UIe plurality was waa nearly tripled Two years ago Mayor Hart defeated General Collins by 21 votes and an polled something over This year the total Republican vote for mayor was a trifle over the smallest given a party candidate for Cor mayor since Inee 1893 1811 despite a registration almost most 90 58 per cent larger Ia r than then Yet General Collins Collin received over 5 votes the largest in the history of the city and he be carried earned eighteen of the wards The Republican leaders were Inclined 1 to blame the weather eather tonight hut but t this i does not account for t r the tremendous i gains ns made by the Democrats in Re Republican j publican wards I Republican in the state were ere not quite as II successful atul in the eighteen el city j elections held today as they their were in inthe Inthe Inthe the fourteen held last week for al a 1 though thy carried ca seven to the Demo Democrats Democrats cra JJ four the other three being non nonpartisan nonpartisan partisan contests three Republican mayors were defeated while the t party suffered almost amo t a rout in this thUI city clU la lu Worcester Mayor OConnell a Demo Democrat Democrat Democrat crat was defeated In Woburn Mayor Feeney defeated the present re aye r rand and the city changed from no e eto to license In Chelsea where the t th Re Republicans RepUblicans publicans swept the city there here win was w 8 a g change from no DO license e to license t e for Cor or orthe the time in eleven years yearn In New where license has bas had bad rm hold for twenty years yearn the city voted no by over majority S SOne One of the most stubborn contests was in Salem where Mayor ad administration administration administration ministration was wu endorsed endor ed by the tile vote vole The majority against license was wag re en re from 58 68 last year to Ic o 75 this year There was likewise a warm eon con test t t in Cambridge The Democrats succeeded In electing John over Victor Dickinson on |