The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-20
TWO F|TzGERALDs
WILL CONTEST FOR
HUB MAY0RALTY

Boston, May 20.-Two mayoralty candl-
dates bearing tho same name but rep
resenting radically different platforms.
tion in this city when the municipal cleo
tion is held next December. One OF tho
candidates Is the present mayor. John #.
Fitzgerald. who Is expected TO be once
more the candidate OF the city Democ-
racy. The other candidate is also John
ing any party. ho is the candidate of the
labor organization to which he belongs.
Roofers' Protective union. No. 10.
II Fitzgerald, the roofer. had any other
name his candidacy would not disturb
the mayor OF the municipal Democracy,
as II Is not thought that his platform
would command any more votes than
would 20 TO the Socialist Labor candidate
or the nominee OF any other minor politi-
cal party but II 10 feared that the SINH
larity or names may result In votes IN
tended for the reelection OF Mayor Fitz-
gerald being cast for his labor union ri
val and namesake.
Fitzgerald, the roofer, has accepted tho
nomination OF the Roofers' Protective
union and undoubtedly his name Will ap-
pear on the ballots at the municipal cleo
ton. In such an event the election oni-
cials would be obliged to pay the strictest
attention to the manner in which the bal
lots are marked. Last fall when John
B. Moran was the gubernatorial candi-
date OF three parties-Prohibiuonis
Democratic and Independence League-lt
was ruled that cross might be marke 4
on the ballots against his name In the
three places or in only one place and tho
ballot would not be invalidated In either
instance.
II. however. a voter intending TO cast
his ballot for Fitzgerald. the mayor,
marks a cross on his ballot opposite the
name OF Fitzgerald, the roofer, IL viii
mean that one vote Is lost TO the mayor.
Again, IL the voter, acting on the mis-
taken assumption that both mon are one
and the same marks cross opposite
each John II. Fitzgerald, the ballot will
be invalidated.
The candidate OF the roofers denies
strenuously that his candidacy IL being
engineered by practical politicians In the
hope Of defeating Mayor Fitzgerald's re-
election through the errors that must
naturally result from the similarity OF
names. He says that he is not attracted
by the so, 900 annual salary OF the may
orship but that he il inspired by an hon
est desire to be the candidate OF the PLAIN
people and workingmen.
So far, Mayor Fitzgerald does not ap-
pear 10 be disturbed by the projection OF
Fitzgerald. the roofer. into the local po-
litical arena. Referring TO the labor
mans candidacy Mayor Fitzgerald said
jokingly:
IF Mr.. Fitzgerald runs I won't. That's
all there IL TO IL. There are 80 few Fitz-
geralds In this city that we cannot af-
ford to fall out over little thing like
the mayoralty.
The candidate or the roofers is a native
OF New Hampshire and is 81 years old
He has always worked as a roofer and
never before sought political preferment
He lives in South Boston.
Mayor Fitzgerald, on the other hand
has been in public life for many years
having served In the Boston common
council, the Massachusetts, senate and the
national house of representatives. He IL
A years old and lives In the Dorchester
district.