The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-12
WHOM SHALL WE NoMlNl TE2

Here are two opinions from news
papers of high standing among think
ing Republicans:
In view of the promises which were
made to Massachusetts Republicans
when Mr.. Parker was nominated for at
torney, general, the party has the right
to ask of the Republicans of Worces-
ter that they make harmonious effort
to elect a Republican mayor. 1t is I'M
necessary to rehearse the painful de-
tails of Worcester politics in recent
years. The factional differences there
have done so much harm to the party
in the past, that the best way to treat
them hereafter will be to ignore them
completely. If the Worcester Repub
licans will do this. they will go far
toward carrying out the promises made
by Mr.. Parkers friends. The Repub-
licans will need their full vote and a
perfectly harmonious campaign to elect
their candidate for mayor There can
be no question of the fact that Mayor
O'Connell has made a remarkably good
record in office; and unless the Repub-
licans put up their best man and sup
port him unitedly. the present Demo-
cratic mayor will surely be reelected.
Boston Advertiser.
The young Democratic mayor of
Worcester appears to have done well in
office. The fact that the Republicans
are having great difficulty in finding
a candidate for mayor would go to sup
port this supposition, as well as this
quotation from The Spy: mo citizens
candidate hitherto elected mayor has
been more non-partisan in his official
duties than Mayor O'Connell. Attention
is directed to a letter of an old Repub-
lcan in another column" Turning to
the letter referred to, signed by "A
Republican since 49, we discover that
it advises the Republicans to indorse
Mayor O'Connell.-Springfield Repub-
lcan.
In another column The Spy presents
letter from one of the oldest and most
respected Republicans of the Getty
The Spy hopes that more Republicans
may respond promptly to the request
for opinions on the expediency of en-
dorsing Mayor O'Connell for a second
term.
We presume that if this were done
he would not run for a third term, I'M
derstanding that the endorsement this
time was purely non-partisan and such
an endorsement as the Republicans
would expect the Democratic party to
return in case a Republican mayor had
proved of equal satisfaction It would
perhaps be better if Worcester had a
two year term as the mayor is GER
tainly more efficient in the second year
and every mayor desires at least two
years, both for the opportunity to do
better service and for the endorsement
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If The Spy believed for an instant
that the reelection of Mayor O'Connell,
through the endorsement of the Repub-
llcan convention. would work any in
jury whatever to Republican principles
or to the Republican organization, it
would be the first to frown upon the
suggestions that are coming to it daily
in various ways
Mayor OConnell is asking the same
reelection this year that has been
given to every recent mayor of Worces-
ter. If The Spy is asked to put up a
partisan fight against his reelection, it
cannot conscientiously do So He has
not been partisan in his administra-
ton; he has sought to economic. per-
haps for political purposes. but at any
rate, to the advantage of taxpayers
of the city. He has been modest and
conservative and at all times he has
upheld the dignity of the great position
which he fills. He has improved, we
believe, and is more competent in every
way, to fill the position for the coming
year.
Therefore, although The Spy may be
called nominally to oppose him for re-
election, we believe that we speak for
thousands Of Republicans who would
like to defer any contest over the may
orally until next year. when Mayor