The Portland daily press., 1897-12-21
CURTIS OR QUINCY.
CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN THE WARM
EST In MANY YEARS.

Thomas Ri1ey's Candidacy Has Been tho
Disturbing Faature-Heavy Reglatra-
ton in the Democratic Vards-ResuIt
Entirely ProblematicaI.
Boston. December 20.-The municipal
campaign closed tonight with rallies by
the supporters of all three of the leading
candidates in various parts of the city,
and tomorrow the hundred thousand or
more of voters win have an opportunity
CT casting ballot for mayor, seven alder
men, eight members of the school com
mittee, a street commissioner for three
years and three Councilmen from each
ward.
The campaign which began immediate
ly after the state election has been long
one, owing to the fact that the election
was put over a weak by the last legisla-
ture, as 1t was anticipated that the city
would, at the state election, accept
new plan for the consolidation of the
board of aldermen and the common ooun-
Gil, and that the additional time wo uld
be necessary to adjust matters. The act.
however, was not accepted and the extra
week gave more opportunity for stirring
up the strife so that the campaign has
been the war1nest that has been seen here
for many yeras.
The candidates of the two leading poll
tical parties are the same as two years
ego, Mayor Quincy heading the Demo
cratic ticket, while ex-Mayor Edwin U.
Curtis is again the candidate of tho Re
publicans for the third time, his defeat
for re-eleetion two years ago, being ac-
complished by Mr Quincy.
The disturbing factor in the campaign
has been the candidacy of Thomas Riley,
who Is running on the Byran Democratic
ticket and his campaign which has been
avowedly antagonistie to Mayor Quincy,
has been fought with great vigor by
| several young politicians. notably John
b. Moran, Timothy ". Coakley and
Philip j. Doherty.
MIR. Riley has spoken almost nightly in
different parts Of the city, while the other
| two candidates have refrained from any
| speeches whatsoever and although the Re-
| publican orators have been hard at work
for three weeks the Quincy campaign did
not gain headway until week ago, Gen.
| p. A. Collins being the principal speaker.
| The campaign has been noteworthy for
| its intensity of feeling especially on the
part Of TIE Riley supporters, whose on
slaughts on Mayor Quincy have been ex-
eeedingly bitter.
! The mayor mas also been the subject of
severe criticism by the Republican
speakers, especially in-fegard to attitude
| in advocating the erection of the new
! Union station upon its present site.
AS the election of MIR. Riley is con
/ sidered out OF the question. the contest
apparently depends on how many votes
/ ne can draw from the regular Democratic
candidate and thus insure an election OF
ex-Mayor Curtis.
| While the city gave Republican ma
jority at the state election last month the
registration which has been exceedingly
heavy has been greatest in Democratic
wards. and taking into account the fact
that the CITY under ordinary conditions is
| Democratic, the question OF who of the
two candidates will carry off the victory
appears to be very much in doubt, with
| both sides claiming 1t.
The Socislistio Labor party has also a
candidate, but this Is considered factor
| in the result.