Campaign issues and party critiques in local electio
Editorial discusses campaign civility and race politics, praising the Democratic administration’s tax policies and city management. It criticizes opponents for focusing on religion or ethnicity, defends Irish, French, German, and African citizens as loyal Americans, and calls for scrutiny of appointments and performance in city offices.
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the Chronicle
the Tribune
Danton
Robespierre
Joseph
Carpenter
Peter
Fisher
Lafayette
Roland
Jefferson
Cambridge Police Court
Rafid
Board Health
C ‘Aed
Edmund A. Whitman
McNamee
Whiteman
James W. Pierce
W. I. R. Gifford
Farnham
Board of Health
Roswell Wetherbee
Goodwin A. Isenberg
W. ©. Lane
BE. Wellington Abbott
Cambridge Bridges
NcNamees
A. J. Daly
Prince Henry
Carl Schurs
Town notes on local party politics and a mayoral race
The piece attacks the Non-Partisan Municipal party and questions their reform claims and Catholic and Irish representation. It casts Mayor McNamee as necessary for racial progress and criticizes Daly and Kronan, urging a straight Democratic ticket to support McNamee’s administration.
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Fitzsimons
Ireland
Daly
William H. Gray
Sitvaimons
The Mayor and the Negroes Speech at Cambridge
Rev J Henry Duckrey praised Mayor McNamee for municipal recognition of Cambridge's black residents. He noted decreasing lynching, rising prosperity among New England Negroes, and thanked the city for inclusive support from its leadership amid racial tensions.
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J. Henry Dockrey
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Duckrey
New England
Cambridge
McNamee
Enthusiasm Buoys City Politics as Meetings Fill to Doors
Voters rally behind a chief driven by duty and confidence from supporters. City meetings are packed, outpacing last year. apathy or dissent from rival ticket makers remains absent. Daly’s faction offers nothing forthcoming while Coveney shows weakness. Democrats see instructive contrasts amid rivalry. Nonpareil voters urged to back cooperative government.
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Daly
Ovan
Coveney
Perkins Loyal Candidate Defends Integrity Against Chronicle Sniping
The Cambridge citizen George A Perkins, denounced by The Chronicle for his repeated Democratic campaigns, is praised as loyal and principled. The letter defends his record, urges voters to back McNamee for school committee, and condemns perceived class bias in the paper's criticism.
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Chronicle
George A. Perkins
House of Representatives
Old Ward 1
John Read
Russell
State Highway Commission
Seagrave
Apathy and race in Cambridge politics surface in dissent
The piece attacks Non-partisan efforts in Cambridge as weak and ineffective amid civic indifference. It questions Mr. Whitman and Democratic tactics over race and religion in appointments, defending pride in heritage while urging loyal Americanism and noting contentious political rhetoric.
Debate Over National Identity and Irish American Heritage
The piece attacks Mr. Whitman's view of American identity, arguing heritage from Puritan, English, Irish, French, Jewish, and enslaved ancestors enriches the nation. It contrasts alleged hypocrisy in Whitman’s political stances with claims of illogic, extremism, and unreliable loyalty to allies. It notes Library Hall’s reactions and portrays Whitman as a volatile political ally.
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Whitman
John Bridge
Senator Hoar
America
Tibrary Hall
Library
Library Hall
Archibald the Knight at Odd Fellows Meeting
Archibald M Howe appeared as a bold knight during a Non-partisan meeting at Odd Fellows hall last Monday night. He dramatically demanded McGinty’s whereabouts, hinting at a dramatic confrontation and referencing a cryptic fate, while critics debate his depth of insight.
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Archibald M. Howe
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Archibald
McGinty
Macinty
Archibald i
Hooley on the Primaries in City Nomination Clash
A hooley on the primaries portrays a city candidate battle with nonpartisan rules, editorials, and questions about Daly, Donovan, Coveney and others. Voters fear party manipulation and fear losing influence as committee leaders press loyalty over choice. The piece mocks refusals to publish full lists and calls for broader participation.
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the Times
Ixprecain
Dearie
Wenneasy
Bisness
Surg
Fennessy
Aa Jong
Yure Arm
Richard Dana Henry
Bollis R. Haily
Daly
Board of Health
Casey
Henry
Hally
Fennesey
Choate and Webster
Hennessy
Hig
Mac
City Hall
Donovan
Coveney
Allen
Mike Shea
Aee
Jerry
Cambridge
Archibald’s speech stirs Cambridge in heated cries
Archibald invoked sacrifices and public duty to win sympathy, laments over children and disease, blames the Nonpartisan Board of Health, and criticizes the sale of Faire Grammar School. He fears private sale would fatally betray Cambridge and urges action at the polls.
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Archibald
Republican Party
Congress
Cambridge
Menton
City Hall
Board of Health
McNamee
Longton
Faire Grammar School
Washington School
Two Colored Rallies Stir Boston Civic Debates
The city saw two colored citizens rallies last week with 17 attendees at the Non-partisan gathering and 400 at the McNamee backed meeting. The Chronicle and Tribune gave mixed coverage while criticizing anti Irish bias in local politics and warning against voting against men for their race.
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the Chronicle
the Tribune
McNamee
Tribune
Central Square
Boston
Isaac BR
Allen
America
Cambridge
Forget It Rally Remark Sparks Partisan Flap
East Cambridge figure John W Coveney, once a Democrat alderman, now a Nonpartisan advocate, urged his audience to forget earlier candidate remarks at a recent rally. He defended a controversial campaign speech as not obscene but indecent, aimed at nonpartisan voters wives and mothers, despite Democrats urging cessation.
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John W. Coveney
East Cambridge
Aldersman
Ory Tor
Jaan
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Jjames T. Barrett
Henry Duckery
Hilip M. Fitzsimmons
William A. Davis
Michael J. Anglin
Joseph C. Authier
J. Edward Barry
Nicholas F. Burke
Michael H. Flynn
Stephen H. Harrington
John H. Hart
Edward B. James
Thomas McDermott
Duffee
Sullivan
Common Council
Daniel J. Dinan
R J. McSorley
William M. Hogan
Maurice Reardon
Daniel Cronin
Jeremiah F. Downey
James P. Kneeland
James A. Rogers
John
Kenney
Edward F. Savage
William L. Casey
John F. McKenna
James L. Berkley
Joseph P. Leary
John P. Brennan
James H. Stokes
Mortimer Gallivan
Peter J. Kenney
Edward P. Clarke
Joseph A. Fegan
Ward
David J. Nelligan
Thomas P. O'Neil
Building Department
Falal
Rock of Gibraltar
George A. Perking
Iad McNamee
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Joera
Archibald the Knight
Hooley
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