Municipal Campaign Developments Stir City Politics
The Municipal League names Thomas J. Kenny as mayoral candidate and a council slate including Daniel J. McDonald Henry E. Hagan and George W. Coleman. Keliherites threaten to bolt a stacked convention while Keliher remains a candidate. Mayor Fitzgerald expected to run with a council slate led by McDonald and Goodwin. Republican leaders seek fusion with Bull Moosers for Bangs and Brier while Progressives resist. School committee members Leen and Corcoran face re election decisions amid party maneuvers.
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Municipal League
Thomas J. Kenny
League
Daniel J. McDonald
Henry E. Hagan
George W. Coleman
Keliher
Charlestown
Frank A. Goodwin
Boston
Lewis J. Hewitt
Brighton
Republican Municipal League
Francis R. Bangs
Republican City Committee
Bull Moosers
Bangs
Frank Brier
Dorchester
Thomas F. Leen
Michael H. Corcoran
Maynard
Democratic City Committee
Public School Association
Leen
Corcoran
Quincy
Corporation
Corbett
Martin M. Lomasney
Joseph A. Maynard
Young’s Hotel
League indorses Kenny and Kelsh er for City Council
The nominating committee and other league members were endorsed for City Council. Amid clashes over gag rule and steam roller tactics, Kenny faced no real challenge and was effectively supported by the convention.
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Kenny
Parker Morris Says Convention Was Stacked
Parker D. Morris on the league executive committee declared after last night's meeting that the convention had been stacked. He described irregularities and questioned the process, signaling dispute over the outcome and urging further review.
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Parker D. Morris
League
Parker Morris
John J. Walsh
John T. Wheelwright
Richard Olney
Logan McLean
East Boston
Olmey
League convention endures clash over mayoral nominees
The meeting saw Kenny leading with 67 votes as Keliher trailed, while ex Congressman Kelcher declined to run. Officials argued over borrowing beyond the debt limit for street improvements, with Kenny favored to beat Fitzgerald in South Boston. Tensions rose as accusations of secret talks and gag rules surfaced, leaving the league fractured and demanding reconciliation.
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Henry Hagen
Daniel J. McDonald
George W. Coleman
Lewis J. Hewitt
Logan McLean
Moses Laurie
Phillip M. Wardner
William MacGuire
William Walsh
William Haggerty
Thomas F. Phelan
League
Joseph Yendley
Fire in Dedham Damages Cottage and Furniture
A chimney defect caused a fire at 4 Madison Street in Dedham Oakdale yesterday afternoon, damaging the Mills cottage and contents by $2000 while the occupants were away. The Murche residence also caught fire but sustained only minor damage despite low water pressure fears.
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Charles P. Mills, Jr
Madison Street
Oakdale
Dedham
William G. Murche
Murche
Miss Clark Seeks Gift Amid Downtown Shopping Spree
Miss Clark a Democrat and suffragette aims to be a newspaper reporter. She visits her cousin Miss Frances Stockwell as reporters swarm outside. They discuss a gift for Miss Wilson costing about 200 dollars and possibly silver, with Representative Mann ready to purchase if approved.
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Clark
Miss Clark
Frances Stockwell
East Sixty-seventh Street
Miss Stockwell
Miss Wilson
House of Representatives
Tafts
Nicholas Longworth
Vouchers Filed By New Haven Detail Legislative Payments
Public Service Commission records show New Haven vouchers listing payments for legislative and legal work. Names include Bruce Wyman Harvard Law School 195, J H Benton 5015, and Practical Politics 250, with numerous other attorneys and agents cited for services from 1912 to 1915 in Boston and New York.
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New Haven
Public Service Commission
Bruce Wyman
Harvard Law School
J. H. Benton
N. Bert Knowles
Henry E. Bowden
Boston
George Conroy
Pub Melly
John N. Abibee
Ferdinand A. Wyman
D. B. Josneon
Johnson Legislative Bureau of
New York
Thomas H. Holton
Griffin
Edgar Beekman
Broadway
Concrete Bureau
South Building
Albin L. Richards
State Street
HM. Bert Knowles
Pemberton Building
Sylvester Baxter
Innes & Turtle
Boston News
Choate, Hall & Atuart
Dee. 1
Doremags É& Co
Coolidge & Hight
Thomas PF. Curley
Chambers to Meet in Washington for Annual Convention
Washington was chosen as the site for the next annual convention of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. The event is scheduled for February 11 to 18, with the selection made today by the board of directors in Washington.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
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