The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
VIVA rs GOING ON
IN NEW ENGLAND
Boston's Mayoralty Campaign Has Some
Sensational Features -News Of the
Other States Back East -
By R. q. LARSEN.

BY r. q.
Boston, Mass, Dec. 9.-The district
attorney has been asked to investigate
charges that leading politicians have
- entered into a
Serious Charge conspiracy. to- kill.
The man who be-
in Hot heves his life is
in danger is Mar
Political Row tin M. Lomasney,
whose candidate
for the mayoralty nomination was de-
feated in the primaries. John B. Moran,
the new district attorney, after a
searching investigation declares that
the charges are unfounded, and that
they were brought to injure John F.
Fitzgerald, the democratic candidate
for mayor, and Joseph A. Dennison,
who has been appointed assistant dis
trict attorney. This, however, is only
one incident in a campaign Of mud
singing which is strange to Boston.
There is hardly man up for office
who has not been besnlirched in some
manner. Judge Dewey who, almost sin
votes of winning in the republican pri
+
made very good impression, is now
talking in most surprising manner,
his speeches being very largely devoted
to his ancestry, the fact that be is an
aristocrat, and explaining why he re:
signed from leading Boston clubs. AL
the candidates are talking morning
noon. and night, and Boston is being
/ treatsd to decided novelty in the form
Of outdoor meetings in the business
and other sections Of the city at noon;
time, the candidates going from place
to place much the same as they do in
the evening.
Indications are that the coming SEES
sion Of the legislature will be interest
ing, for John N. Cole Of Andover, now
that he has no opposition for the speak.
ership, claims to be making up his com
mittees without any regard to tho cor.
poration interests which are generally
supposed to have something to say
about task which in it's fulfilment
Is Of the greatest Importance to them
The Boston Elevated company, of
which General w. A. Bancroft is the
head, Is one Of the strongest influences
in legislation, but Mr.. Cole asserts that
he received no support from that cor.
poration, but that, on the contrary
General Bancroft was most active in
promoting the candidacy of Mr.. Walker
Of Brookline.
New. Hampshire has become very
much agitated over the purchase al
Salem, near the Massachusetts line, OF
: " million dollar
Horse Racing racetrack built
by the New Eng
Near the land Breeders as
ISOLATION. The Bel
Bay State Line monts and othe,
New Workers. arr
interested in the venture. They in
vaded New England last season whe,
they had a race meeting outside o:
Providence, where poolselling was al
lowed. Efforts were made to establish
another track in Massachusetts, but tn,
gambling laws are SO strictly enforced
that the project was given up. TIL,
New Hampshire State Sunday Schoo
association has taken up the Salem mat
ter, and Governor McLane has hat
Andrew Miller, president Of the Breed
ers' association, and others interested
call upon him. It has been intimate,
that an extra session Of the Legislature
may be called to modify the club g char
ter. This track Is one of humbe
which will make a New England cir
cult. The annual meeting of the Lewis
con and Auburn (Me.) Driving associa
tion was held this week, and Angus
Belmont, Thomas W. Lawson: an,
George G.. Hall Of Boston were electe'
honorary members, which is significant
Governor Curtis Guild, Jr., VIII
immediately after election began
make elaborate preparations in antici
patton Of taking up his new duties, ha
been ill at home for more than a week
He was obliged to submit to an opera
tion, and when this became known Their
was some alarm, but General Guild ha
been steadily improving. Meanwhil
Lieutenant Governor Eben +. Drape
has been the guest Of the townspeopl
Of Milford, the town from which Hope
dale, where the Draper paper mills ar
located, was set off.
The mill owners Of New England hav
become very much interested in an ag
tation, started in Fall River, which ha
for its object the abolition Of the COY
eminent cotton reports. There has bee
considerable complaint about these fc
long time, the manufacturers CLAIM
ing that they are Inaccurate; that tn
immediate effect in Fall River has bee
TO reduce the age margin, to stife th
demand for cotton cloth and to upse
the calculations Of mill men who hav
been trying to buy cotton from soutl
ern planters at some fixed price. Th
planters rely on the reports to such a
extent that they will not offer the
product below the speculative figure
fixed in New York.
Municipal elections we're held
thirteen Massachusetts, cities this wee]
and there were no material changes
political sentiment. The socialist
showed strength in Broclzton and Ha,
erhill, their candidate for mayor in tt
former being defeated by very sma
margin. The mayors elected were
Brockton, Frederick O. Bradford
Fitchburg, James H: McMaha1
Gloucester, George E. Mcdonald; Ha,
erhill, Roswell L. Wood; Lawrenc
John P. Kare; Marlboro, Henry Pa
sons; New Bedford, Thomas Thom1
son; Northampton, Theobald Connol
Pittsfeld, Allen H. Begg; Quinc,
James Thompson; Springfield, F.
Dickinson; Taunton, John B. Trac,
Waltham, John L. Harvey.
A contested will case which &c q