Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
LIVELY Up IN BOSTON
Local Politics Creating Quite
a Disturbance.
ORGANIZATIONS SPLIT
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
WAGING WAR AMONG THEMsELs
Independent Candidates Fighting for
Recognition-Senator Lodge In
volved in the General Row.
ORGANIZATIONS SPLIT
BOSTON. Novemher d. 1905.

BOSTON. November %, 1905.
Boston is In the throes of a city election,
In many respects the most remarkable in
the history of the city. The election oc-
ours December II, and there VIII be five
candidates in the field Mayor z. ]. Col
Inns. who died recently, had difficulty
In rolling up democratic plurality of 90
900 whenever he ran. With his death there
was a struggle to succeed to his mantle
The city gives close to 10000 on state and
national issues, and that is in round num-
bers the democratic plurality.
The contest for the successorship caused
bitterness In democratic circles and led the
republicans to hope for success. This
brought out two republican candidates. but
the republican organization, the machine,
as it is called, thought neither could COM
mand the votes of the independent voters
and brought out a third candidate, who
was In favor with the Good Government
Association and the Citizens League, and
he was nominated at the primaries Novem-
Der 16 by less than 20D plurality in a repub-
lican vote of 10000. This in turn caused
republican dissension and an attack on the
machine and Judge Dewey, relative OF
the admiraPs, has announced himself as an
independent candidate. He fell behind the
nominee at the primary less than 200 votes,
and his followers are crying fraud. MACHINE
intey ference and ring domination.
The democratic campaign for the nominal
ton was extremely bitter. Ex-Representa-
tive John f. Fitzgerald early announced
his candidacy as an anti-ring democratic
candidate. City Clerk r. j. Donavan was
brought out by the democratic organiza-
lions and he was supported by Representa-
tive W. s. McNary, Representative ]. A.
Sullivan and Martin M. Lomasney, de-
L.
boss OF Boston. Neither faction made any
charge Of mismanagement in the demo-
cratic government appealed for
bette =rnment. The contest was en-
tirely pc. sonal and the mud-slinging left
few adjectives and epithets unused.
Judge Dewey Active.
State Senator Edward B. Calende~ was
early in the fight as a republican car date.
He was a man with clean record. but not
a wide acquaintance and the party work
ers decided that he could not hope to COM
mand large independent vote. Judge
Dewey was especially obnoxious to the
Good Government Assoc alton. Dewey re-
signed from the criminal bench a snort
time ago TO give his time to a lucrative law
practice. He is popular, but his popularity
was not of the sort to meet the approval of
the reform element. Dewey distinguished
himself on the bench by lecturing the
police for arrests for intoXication and dis
charging the accused whenever 1t appeared
that the accused, with a little assistance
might have reached his own domcie with
out creating disturbance. He was SINH
larry lenient with those charged with other
offenses. and though he was unpopular
with the police officers he made many
friends. He is an able lawyer and we'll off
Finally, Louis \. rockingham was in
duced to be a candidate. He is speaker of
the house, was reelected and was candi-
date for another term. 1t was announced
for several QaNS that he being urged
and finally he permitted the use of his
name. AT the same time the announcement
was made that at the appearance of can
didate so popular and so highly respected
all other candidates would withdraw and
rockingham would be nominated unan!-
mously. They did not retire and this
brought on fight in the republican camp
almost as bitter as that rending the demo-
cratic organization. rockingham was a
blue blood, man of means without an oc-
cupation, a welcome guest in most exclu-
sive Back Bay society, who devoted his
time to public questions and the public
good. He possessed none of the elements of
personal popularity of the political kind
and his candidacy was not hailed with en-
thusiasm by the republican rooters.
Five Candidates Busy.
With five candidates in the field Boston
stock on a rosy hue. The city fairly seethed
with oratory. Every candidate had speak
who filled five or six engagements every
night. Sunday meetings were held in the
common and fremont Temple and Faneuil
Hall were in constant demand. Dewey
attacked the Good Government Association
which was opposing him, which he charac-
terized as a new and insidious form of
bossIsm In local politics." Fitzgerald
painted the horrors of graft that would
prevail under a DonaYan administratio
and oDnavan called Fitzgerald a liar and
offered to prove 1t at a joint debate at
Faneuil Hall, which fortunately was not
held. The newspapers had no space for
reading matter, so great was the crowding
OF their columns with political adyertis-
ing according to the method introduced by
Gov. Douglas when he was elected last
year. There were several riots when the
factions came together on parade, and al
together 1t was the hottest primry cam
paign Boston has ever seen.
The primaries were held November 16
Fitzgerald received 2S,22S votes, Donavan
2t,301, a majority OF 1897 for Fitzgerald
on the republican side rockingham re-
ceived 9,9ST. Dewey 9.712, and Calendar
1865 Dewey Immediately demanded a re-
count. which has just been finished. This
cut the plui ality of rockingham from 275
to 100 The total democratic vote was
2.529, the total republican vote q 1864, the
apparent democratic majority in the city
81, 165. This total vote was within 1000
of the total vote cast for governor in the
city at the state election early in Novem-
Der. Clearly the Good Government Asso-
citation. known to the opposition as the
outside of the primary vote.
Forecast of Vote.
Claims were made for Forthingham that
he would receive the full republican vote
of 21.000. the Independent vote amounting
TO 1900 and half of the Donavan vote,
1900; total, $4,000 This would leave
Fitzgerald his own vote of 5000, and half
of Donavans 1900, a total of 10000. 1t
was claimed that Fitzgerald's vote how
ever. would fall off many thousands on
account of loss of interest after his nomi-
nation was secured and election seemed
certain His enemies on the other hand
would get out a full vote. The Dewey men
ridicule the idea of rockingham getting
any Donavan votes. first because he is the
regular republican nominee, and, secondly
because he is a professional reformer They
claim on the other hand that Dewey has
been pledged the support of the Donayan
leaders and will get two-thirds of that
vote; that he Will get his own vote and