Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-17
THE BOSTON CAUcUsEs.
Collins Leads Murphy-Re Recount Demanded
Hart Defeats Sanford.

Boston. Nov. lilo A. Mas a re-
suit Of the Republican municipal eau
cuses held. tonight, Hon. Thomas n
Hart will be the nominee of that party
for mayor at the coming convention
Owing to the many close contests over
ward committees and other minor Of
ficiaIs, the returns came in slowly and
at this hour five wards are still miss
ing. Although the actual figures Of the
three mayoralty candidates cannot be
given. owing to the fact that many Of
the delegates were elected under no
pledge To any candidate. enough is
know1 Nv returns already at hand to
indicate that Hart will control fully
thrae-folIrths Of the votes Of the con
vention.
Alpheus Sanford of Dorchester, car
rics his three home wards, when sehd
60 delegates. but that is believed TO IN
dicatc nearly his full strength. Alder-
man VIM. Bcrwin was given the VOC
of his home ward-nine votes. Inc IN
nIedp4d delegations are claimed by the
Hart faction to be nearly unanimous
for Hart. although Of course there may
he q few scattering Sanford men among
them
The wards yet to bc heard from VIII
not change the relative standing OF the
different candidates.
Roston. Nov. l6-Thc great fight for
the Democratic mayoraity nomination,
begun weeks ago. and which was
thought to have been ended in last
nights caucuses by an apparent victory
of Gen. p. A. collins over Hon. John X.
n 1,IL ..f he
defeated candidate are already prepar 4
ing petitions for q recount of the vote
nr practically TIL. entire city. MI, Mur-
phys manager picked out returns from
II out Of the - wards as the basis iof
petitions alleging errors. one ward W.
did not tuia in its returns, mt
tonight. and the interest died
out on the supposition that the correct
ness Of The figures would bc protested
cnr various reasons.
The latest figures oi.tainahle de- not
materially change TIN result aa "n-
nounced carly In the day. There is a
slight discrepancy between the figures
given out HI ward 49, lasl night, ana
those returned by the warden. The
original returns cLlAi ted collins With
l. delegates ana NN,hy with j, While
the ward-ns return gives each cand--
date eight -lcgaies. a. thus am udrd.
the status IF tho count is now as fol-
lows.
Patrick \. Collins ....-...- l6l
John L. Murphy Observation-Disclosures. NJ
Jnplcdged ........--.... ----..... .--.- III
OF the unpledged delegates = ar
claimed to he favorable u collins ana
sc for Murphy. while II true would give
Collins IS delegates and Murphy loa
As 146 are necessary for choice in tn"
mayoralty convention Collins appears
To have. On the face M present returns.
80 votes more than is necessary t" Sc
cur" the nomination.
The Murphy men. however. dispute
So many Of the Ward figures that tn
recount VIII ~. necessary tn All ar
pearances the recouu, Wili begin to-
morrow
Neither candidate vtil give out AMI
interview. on the present outlook. bar
their managers ary equally SlnEuinr.
tn calling ~ the convention pr next.
Monday evening with a recount tu h".
determined Mas brought up TN qU,~-
tion whether IN" convention would b.
legal. Chairman Pearson uf thr ,l..-
ton commissioners mas ruled that thr
convention could nut hr legally .~'lh-
lishcd until j; WAS determined Nhu WI~
entitled to seats in it,