Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-16
BOSTON DEMOCRATIC CkUcUSES.
Gen. Collins Apparently Leads John Murph,
by Three Votes.

Boston, Nov. 16.-While the actual
result was not definitely known at .
q clock. this morning. the returns from
the Democratic caucuSes seem to indi-
cate that Gen. Patrick y. Collins would
have a sufficient number Of votes "a b.
the Democratic nominee for mayor
The vote. however, was very close anC
his Warmcst supporters at that tim
could not figure lead of more than
three votes.
Inc Democratic caucuSeS in all the
warsd of the city. tonight We're the
largest ever held in Boston. the fierce
contest for the mayorality nomination
between Gen. Patrick A. Collins. for
merly consul general to London. and
Hon. John r. Murphy. a former wa
ter commissioner. being sufficient to
attact thousands to the polls In near
ly every one of the % wards the vote
far exceeded the total vote cast in the
wards at the state election for all can
didates. while in a number of instances
almost the entire registered vote of the
ward had been accounted for when the
caucus closed.
There was a number of exciting
scenes throughout the city. the most
noteworthy being the arrest of the
warden of Ward s. William II. Spain.
for not recognizing a challenge Spain
was standing near the rail when a
man. after giving his name attempted
to enter. A bystander Immediately
mediately shouted a challenge and
ii is alleged, Spain refused to listen to
the call, and upon complaint being
made the warden was arrested and
taken to the station. He was after
wards released on bail. Hon. Martin
NJ. Lomasney. representative to the
Legislature and well-knoWn poll
tician. was appointed in Spain's place
In Ward there was a serious dis
turbarce, during which Michael w
Brick and President Kiley of the COM
mon council were both assaulted. AL
derman Brick received number of
bruises. while President kiley had his
jaw broken.
There was also a number of arrests
in different parts of the city for re-
peating, but none of those taken into
custody was recognized as coming
from outside of Boston. Eearly in the
day, Candidate Murphy notified the po-
lice that he had reason TO believe that
persons from Lawrence, Cambridge.
Scituate and Hyde Park would attempt
to vote in the caucuses. The police Of
Gicials replied soon after that officers
from those towns would be in the city
while the caucuses We're being held
In nearly half the wards the caucuses
began at , o'clock in the afternoon.
but so large was the attendance that
the voting was not over until nearly
midnight. and at that hour the actual
result was not definitely known. In
every ward in the city there We're two
sets of delegates to the different alder
| manic conventions, as well as candi-
dates for the common council
Both sides made every effort to get
| out the vote: in fact there was much
more Vigor put into the work than was
| shown at the station election. a week
ago. 1t was claimed by Democrats to-
night. that if the same vote is cast for
the Democratic candidates at the mu-
nicipal election. next month. the party
will carry tha city by the largest ma
| jnrity for many years.
The returD.. from the voting came in
| very slowly. the first half dozen wards
being entirely in favor Of Collins. In fact
his supporters claimed eight wards out Of
%. and ST delegates cut Of a9l, before
| midnight. In many Of these wards the
, vote two to one in favor of Collins.
and in Ward > the proportion was even
| greater.
| The Murphy wards however. began u
| nut i'm an appearance about 1I.aO. and in
| the first four wards his followers claimed
| 81 delegates. Then three wards came in
| which added 81 more delegates To thu
Collins column. ana brought the total AZ
to l23 which was the standing just before
midnight.