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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1897
Page
5
Boston faces a crowded mayoralty fight with Mayor Quincy as nominal candidate and Edwin A Curtis viewed as a potential nominee. Party divisions linger, independents surface, and candidates like Doherty Moran Ryan Hall and Williams allies shape a tentative field as alliance shifts forecast a large citywide campaign.
A Parker House meeting of prominent Republicans touched on Curtis Guild and Jesse M. Gove with Gove stating he will not run. Ex Mayor Thomas N. Hart was mentioned as willing to accept the nomination if offered. Guild was open to the candidacy if factional ties remain civil. Curtis reportedly indifferent to being nominated if another is chosen to lead.
A Charlestown banquet at the United States Hotel honored James 3B. Hayes, second Suffolk district senator. Delegates laid for 150, presenting Hayes with a life sized portrait. Hayes declared pride in representing Charlestown over any other place as cheers rang from friends and officials.
Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen is met by a large Norwegian delegation at the Boston & Albany depot. A procession to Hotel Touraine leads to a Music Hall lecture followed by a reception in Copley Hall hosted by Norwegians of Boston and vicinity.
The semi annual election of officers of the Prospect Union Cambridge was held last night. Elected were President Rev Robert E Ely Vice President Carleton Pierson Recording Secretary Edward Schwartz Corresponding Secretary H I Bowditch Treasurer P M Hubbard Auditor E A Mc Masters Steward A McDonald Chairman Social Committee J F Warrington House Committee Thomas H Hall Entertainment Committee J P St Coeur Membership Committee C A Liewright Executive Committee Francis G Peabody William H Nagle George L Paine James A Stinson W W T Pierce F P Sheehan.
Nine day tour leaves Tuesday November 16 with visits to Washington Mount Vernon Old Point Comfort Philadelphia Broadway Central New York and optional extensions. Price thirty dollars covers all expenses itinerary includes Riggs House stay and private rail legs with trips to Florida California in select months. Send requests to A J Simmons N E A Boston.
John Wendell Jr was arrested in Portsmouth New Hampshire for attempting to bribe and influence the jury in the civil case Butman versus Currier in the state Supreme Court.
Democratic leader Allen C. Meyers said Hanna cannot win the Senate on a close joint majority and hinted Democrats might join Republican members to elect Bushnell if the Legislature’s official count favors it. Bushnell and others deny knowledge or involvement.
In Kansas voters struggle to decide county and district judge contests. Among 22 counties reporting, 11 favor Republicans and 9 Fusionists, with two too close to call. Shawnee and Wyandotte counties elect Republican nominees by about 200 to 400. Some districts once Republican have swung to Fusionists, but totals remain uncertain.
In North Dakota eight circuits vote results show Republicans elect five judges, Democrats one, Populists two in the Black Hills. Judge Jones in the second circuit beats a Populist majority by 700, after a 1100 Populist lead. overall voter turnout under 40 percent.
Kentucky reports show the Democratic column ahead by about 25 000 votes state wide with James E Shackelford likely to win a large majority for Appellate Court clerk and a silver Democratic majority in both houses. Louisville names Weaver Democrat mayor with a roughly 2500 margin and predominates on the municipal slate.
The Central Falls mayoral contest hangs in the balance after a recount began on election night. Initial returns showed Republican Henry G. Thresher ahead by 17 over Mayor Gottschalk, with 15 disputed ballots in Ward 3 to be counted following a Supreme Court ruling. The outcome may reach the Supreme Court as the narrow margin hangs on two votes.
The Denver dispatch notes conflicting tallies in Colorado with Gabbert, Democrat, Populist, likely winning the Supreme Court seat by about 8000 votes. It also questions Sheriff Webb’s re-election, while Charles Hayt appears victorious in El Paso County. Fusionists sweep Leadville and Lake County for silver Republicans.
Nebraska results from Lincoln show new precincts not altering the fusion lead over 1896 numbers, with Fusion headquarters maintaining a plurality between 20 000 and 25 000. Secretary Sizer of the Republican committee refuses to concede while many top Republican workers accept the results as likely defeat.
In the third congressional district a vacancy caused by Representative Wilson's resignation to become Brooklyn postmaster, Edmund R. Driggs, a Democrat, defeats Republican W. A Prendergast and independent Democrat H. C. King to win the seat.
Huron South Dakota November 3 returns from yesterday's election show Republicans winning six of eight circuit court judge seats while Fusionists gain the remaining two.
In Athol a large crowd of men drags the Miller River seeking Anthony Donnelly who has been missing since Monday noon. Authorities and volunteers coordinate the search, focusing on river channels and likely hiding spots along the riverbank.
Fragmentary numbers show totals and subsegments without clear context. The OCR yields 74 683 and 63 857 among others, with 146 639 and 100 081 noted, but no identifiable entities or events to describe a coherent item.
The article profiles Augustus A. Van Wyck son of a prominent Democratic family and a leading jurist. It covers his birth in New York, Columbia Law School valedictory, lineage to Cornelius Barents Van Wyck, and his rise in New York politics. It outlines mayoral powers, salaries, and plans for selecting government officials once in office. It notes his preparations at the Bartholdi hotel and expected early resignation as city justice to focus on city administration.
The upcoming New York City administration will hand major patronage to the mayor choosing from Democratic ranks. The charter grants the mayor power to appoint and remove most officials, with civil service rules in place, creating a powerful, party aligned yet nonpartisan city government vision.
Mayor-elect Robert A. Van Wyck returns home at dawn after a victorious night and pledges a truly democratic administration. He seeks rest but promises to govern with the will of the people and to move New York forward.
Details outline a major rise in central Roxbury with an elevated railroad central station at the Washington Dudley Roxbury Guild row block. The plan would extend Shawmut avenue to Washington street replacing the current route and reallocating property including the Universalist Church site and parcels tied to James Guild heirs and Timothy D Murphy. The total assessed value of the involved property reaches about 82 400 with land and building portions itemized.
The Massachusetts gubernatorial vote shows Wolcott leading with 165,370 to Williams 79,414 and Everett trailing, a Wolcott plurality of 85,956. Williams gains about seventy percent of his prior year totals, Wolcott about sixty percent, and overall turnout falls from last year though above some off year averages. Gosnold town is the only one missing.
Last evening at the Brookline Baptist Church Miss Lillian Norton Newcomb and Mr. William Archer Andrews were married by Rev. T. S. Barbour. Best man was William D. Paine, maid of honor Maud W. Newcomb. The bride wore ivory satin with pearls and lace. veil of white roses. A reception followed at the bride's parents home. the couple will tour the West.
The Massachusetts Commandery of the Loyal Legion met last evening with Col Bancroft and staff as guests. General George L. Andrews presided. Commander J. Giles Eaton read The Constitution's Last Victory at Sea. New members admitted include Robert Robbins Andrews, Lewis Jones Bird, George Henry Burnham, Richards Chew Horner, William Stoughton Pillsbury, James Pelham Rhodes, George Morrison Roberts, George Wesley Priest, James Marshall, Walter Livingston Cutter, and Edward Bridge Richardson.
The Boston Business League meets at the Ygoers' Club rooms on 212 Boylston Street Friday at 2 30 PM. Mrs. Alice P. Moore will lecture on Women in Modern Industries followed by a social hour. A finance class will be formed and members' names taken.
Election results show John H. Sullivan elected to the Governor's council in the fourth councillor district with a tally indicating a 8722 plurality over Ruffin. The table lists ward by ward counts, culminating in Sullivan’s overall victory margin.
Fragmentary text notes Republicans and Democrats in a local political scene with unclear details. The brief hints at party roles and a numeric reference toward the end but lacks concrete events, dates, or outcomes to confirm a specific story.
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