The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-04
FIRST
Ticket in the
Field.
LABOR SOCIALISTS
Nominate Candidates For
the City Election.

The socialists are the first party in
the city to put their municipal ticket
in the field, and at the meeting held in
their regular rendezvous at 554 Main
street last evening they decided to
nominate candidates, not only for may
or and three aldermen, as last year,
but to increase the number of alder
manic candidates to six, or the same
number as nominated by the republic
cans and democrats.
The intention to adopt this policy has
previously been announced in this pa
per, and the plan went through as an
ticipated, without much discussion.
Dr. Rosto o. Wood who led the So
cialist ticket for mayor last year, in
this campaign retired from the ticket
altogether. While DR.. Wood is a thor
ough and conscientious socialist, the
rank and file of the party do not think
that he has the requisite energy and
aggressiveness for a local campaign,
Charles x. Hardy has been put in
his place. Mr.. Hardy is one of the
most ready and scholarly of the social
list orators, and has spoken so often on
the common and in other parts of the
state that he is now a well known fig
ure. However, at first, DIR. Wood re-
eeiYed the support, but declined to run.
Another marked addition to the ticket
is the name of Thomas P, Abbott for
alderman. This nomination of Mr.. Alb
bott heals the last breach Which has
existed between the party and himself
for year, and, as recently told, proves
that he is now an active and influential
member of the party, in full stand
ing.
The Swedes have a strong representa-
ton on the ticket, and this shows the
gain that the socialists are making in
that portion of the population. Charles
G. Marcy, a well known member of
the Worcester Brass band, receives an
aldermanic nomination, as does Sam
uel Kisloff, a Main street tailor, who
has previously been identified with the
anarchists, but is now one of the faith
full followers of the cooperative idea.
Walter J. Hoar, who has had a busin-
ess store on Pleasant street and has
been a prominent worker for the par
ty, is honored with a nomination for
alderman.
The full municipal ticket will read as
follows: Mayoralty candidate, Charles
X. Hardy; aldermanic candidates, Olof
Boklund, Charles G. Marcy, Thomas p.
Abbott, Walter j. Hoar, Edgar Good
will, Samuel l<isloff.
Leroy K. Usher, who was on the
ticket last year, and who is secretary
of the state committee, declined to be
candidate again this year, and as he
and Abbott had been opposing leaders
Abbott is restored to his old position
of party leader. f. A. Fostrom also
declined a nomination. The general
idea among the socialists is that the
man must not seek the office, but the
Office the man.
The opening gun of the municipal
campaign by the socialists will boom
Saturday evening from Vernon square,
when the first of series Of open air
meetings throughout the city win be
held. T. A. Hickey, well known to So
ctalist audiences, will speak, as also will
Thomas P. Abbott.
Other meetings at Webster square
Lincoln square, Stearns square and
South Worcester will be held later.
The grand rally of the party will be
held Monday evening, November 7th
in Horticultural hall, when T. A. Hick-
ey will again appear and with him the
whole municipal ticket, who will make
short addresses.
Sunday regular weekly meeting will
be held, at which every candidate will
address the audience for few minutes
that the voters may see whom they
are to accept or reject. Sunday evening
another rally will be held in Granite
hall, 554 Main street.
The socialists are enthusiastic over
the prospect, and are sending out fam
ing posters announcing the grand rally
at which one of the stirring features
viii be the playing of the "Marseil-
la ica