Boston Goes Democratic

Boston, Deo. 12. - At the city electiou here tho Republicana were defeated for everything. Hon. Josinh Quincy, the suceossful Democratio mayoralty candiduto, showod greater strengtk than even his party exppcted and made heavy gains in noarly every section of the city. Over soventy-five thousand voters went to the polls, the largest nutnber ovor recorded in an election ík Boston, and represouting ovor flva-sixths of the total registration. The campaign was fought on straight party linos, the Democrats making every efïort to rodeem last year's defeat and their opponents seoklng an indorsament of the reforms enacted by thern during the yoar. Tho mayor-elooted will serve two years. it being the first oleotion sinoe the legislature doubled the length of the ordinary term. Mayor Curtís' administraron was generally satisfactory to the business men oL the city and they gave him thoir support. The Democrati party, however, put thir strongest men in nomination, and were not hampered to any groat extent by divisions in the -party. Josiah Quincy, the mayor-elect, is well known thrjughout the eastern states, having eerved as assistant secretary of state during Mr. Cleveland' present term and also as a member of th Democratie national coinmitteo. The city declared in favor of licanse by over 15,001) majority. The new board of aldormen will consist of seven Democrats and UTO Bapublicans. The cominon couacil is strongly Democratie.