Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-23
THE LABOR PARTY IN BOSTON.


 duce McNein to Run For Mayor.
 BOSTON, Nov. 22.-The preliminary labor committee is completing its work of securing pledges to vote for George E. McNeill for mayor and to use all honorable means to secure his election in the interest of united labor. MT. MeNeill has agreed to stand pro vided seven thousand votes are pledged. Over five thousand names are now on the roll. The total number of names should be obtained before Thursday. Tomorrow headquarters will have been established and permanent working organization effected. AS soon as MT. McMeill is in nomination on the basis mentioned Henry George will come over here and speak in several places. Mr. McNeill was found this morning in the Co operative Printing company's establishment on Beach street. He was hatless and coat less hard at work, dividing his time between the printing office and A. M. Bridgman, the Boston publisher of the Labor Movement, ed- ited by McNeill. ''Yes, I had long talk with MT. George" he said in response to the reporters inquiry. tHe is much interested on the situation in Boston ard if once nomination is made he will do all he can to assist it. I went to New York to see my publisher about my book The Labor Movement and in this way the con- ference came about" Mir. McNeill is receiv- ing frequent communications urging h-m to stand and promising assistance. What are the Republicans going to do about mayor alty nomination?" said he. A labor confrere who stood by ventured the suggestion that they might persuade ex-Alderman Whitten to run and added that it would not be strange if the county Democracy should join the labor mems movement. At meeting of prominent labor men yesterday in regard to another matter the subject of Mir. McNeii's candidacy was brought up and every man present spoke warmly in favor of the plan and promised his support. Inquiries about the headquar- ters of district No. 30. K. of L., develop the strong probability that MT. McNeill if can didate will have the official approval of the body. Some few men, however, who have not recovered from their feeling over certain iealouses of the order will probably oppose him. One or two found in the headquarters of the executive board this morning said that they should do so.
 O,BrIen the Democratic Nominee.
 BosToN, Nov. 22.-Hugh O'Brien was to- night renominated for mayor by the Demo- cratic committee.
 Jennie saxton's Trial For Forgery.
 BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 22.-The trial of Jennie Saxton for forging the name of John L. Mason was continued to-day. Mason testified that he had received not more than ten letters from Jennie. He had destroyed all but three. He received her first letter two years ago. That asked for money and he destroyed it. Long arguments ensued on the admission of the letters. Counsel for Miss Saxton said the case rested on the let ters Mir. Mason's friends had charged the girl with forgery and her friends with black mail. She going to charge him with adultery, criminal seduction and something more serious which he was not yet ready to state Of the fifty or seventy five letters they expected to show Jennie had written to Ma son, the latter swore he had destroyed all but five or six; he had undoubtedly destroy ed the unfavorable ones and now all that Hare overruled the question. Witness said he never had a code of signals for meeting Jennie Jennie never had any business with him except to borrow money for her father. Mason shows the effects of his trouble; the lines on his face are deeper and pallor over spreads it.
 The State rested it's case immediately after the opening of the afternoon. Counsel for the defense asked that a continuance be granted to enable him to obtain witness from out of the State. The State attorney moved that the defense be compelled to sub init it's testimony, but the court continued the case to December 2. Miss Saxton and her sister burst into tears when counsel re- ferred to the fact that the accused was charg- ed with State prison offense.