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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1892
Page
2
Trouble brews in United Garment Workers locals as pant makers brace for action. Alexander Elkins of 169 Fulton Street is noted amid the dispute, with bar rooms and contractors cited as part of the defensive stance.
Boston contractors including Elkin and several named employers locked out union pannmakers citing union pressure over eight hour demands. 100 to 250 workers affected. most contractors still employ a partial staff, rest returning to work within days. Also, T W Pritchard of the Boston Cooks Alliance outlines aims to elevate cooks, reduce abuses, and enforce dues from members to cover society expenses.
Delegates from the Central Labor Union attended a largely attended meeting in Carroll Hall last evening where speeches were made addressing the union’s concerns and future actions.
The piece debunks Republican assertions that 15 000 Haile votes were lost to double marking and that blanks swing the governorship. It argues most voters marked by party, cites Chelsea and Boston recounts, and defends the Australian ballot showing no systemic error. The speaker denounces the GOP tactic and asserts no election fault.
Josiah Quincey chairman of the Democratic State committee condemns Republican leaders for disputing Governor Russell’s re election. He questions 15000 votes lost to Haile Hamlin and Wolcott claims, notes blanks, and emphasizes evidence should be produced or the charge dropped.
Colonel Coveney denounces the claim as a farce noting that thousands of voters could not have mistaken their ballots. Secretary Buckley doubts 80,000 Republicans misread tickets while Ex-Governor Long suggests court review. Boston Democratic leaders report few Haile Hamlin marks and misreads limited to Ward 9.
The speaker recounts personal investigation into building contracts and confirms that remaining work will be let by contract for 775000 dollars, 225000 less than architects requested. He notes prior high park spending, compares administrations, and highlights large public building and school investments with new hospital and public institution projects planned.
Governor Russell denounces claims of Republican voting mistakes after a statewide tally showed 19,186 blanks for governor in a 400,120 total, noting higher blank rates for other offices and asserting the evidence does not prove widespread ballot error. He cites prior off year blank patterns and compares leads over opponents to argue against alleged voter miscounts.
Mayor Matthews rejects the Suffolk County voting allegations saying he has no knowledge of such votes and doubts the claim. He argues Republicans would have reported if 15,000 GOP voters backed Hamlin for lieutenant governor, asserting voters are too intelligent to err in that way.
The piece discusses voters confusing candidates in a state election, accusing Republicans of error and urging ballot law reform to restore straight-ticket voting. It questions Governor Russell’s future and emphasizes the need to protect the Australian ballot from careless voting and political manipulation.
Firms across the city shared turkeys with workers for Thanksgiving. C H Robinson Co gave 2200 pounds of Vermont birds to patrons, Habich Co presented 100 turkeys to married employees, and Weil Dreyfus Co and Mellin’s Food Co distributed hundreds of pounds or turkeys to staff. A Shuman & Co and Boston Transcript Co also provided birds, with two tons used in total for some distributions.
In a tense interview Richards explains leaving Boston for New York to avoid pressure over an alleged affair with Mrs. Mitchell. He vows to face consequences, denies being a friend of the Mitchells, and reveals plans to marry his wife or seek a separation while remaining committed to his child. Georgie Lake confirms her presence and feelings, saying she came willingly and that Richards knew her husband well.
Mrs Richards, at Hotel Reynolds with daughter Marie, confirms Frank Richards fled Boston after a night out with friends. She says he drinks heavily and has been off his behavior for months, denying knowledge of a Miss Lake and predicting he will return after his latest spree. George Francis, cafe manager, recalls walking him to the nearby Copley Hotel and noting plans to go to New York around November 6.
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