▁on ▁imm igr ant ▁voting ▁B anks ▁had ▁supported ▁and ▁passed ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁first ▁compreh ensive ▁integration ▁laws . ▁ ▁Cont in ued ▁domin ance ▁( 1 8 7 6 – 1 9 2 8 ) ▁ ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁Re const ruction ▁also ▁sign aled ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁one - party ▁rule ▁in ▁Massachusetts . ▁As ▁the ▁national ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁gained ▁support ▁in ▁the ▁urban ▁North , ▁Boston ▁became ▁compet itive ▁in ▁state wide ▁elections . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁Boston ▁mayor ▁William ▁Gast on ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Democratic ▁governor ▁since ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁elections , ▁Republic ans ▁lost ▁six ▁con gression al ▁seats ▁and ▁R uther ford ▁Hay es ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Republican ▁to ▁lose ▁Su ff olk ▁County . ▁Liberal ▁Republic ans ▁Charles ▁Francis ▁Adams , ▁Sr . ▁and ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁Butler ▁left ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁st aged ▁compet itive ▁b ids ▁for ▁Governor ▁on ▁the ▁Democratic ▁ticket . ▁ ▁However , ▁Republic ans ▁were ▁still ▁the ▁dominant ▁force ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁through ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁century , ▁and ▁Massachusetts ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁Republican ▁Party . ▁One ▁national ▁figure ▁to ▁emer ge ▁was ▁Henry ▁Cab ot ▁L odge , ▁a ▁sc ion ▁of ▁wealth y ▁and ▁powerful ▁Cab ot ▁and ▁L odge ▁families . ▁L odge ▁represented ▁Massachusetts ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁for ▁thirty ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1