Английская Википедия:1897 Boston mayoral election
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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsMA The Boston mayoral election of 1897 occurred on Tuesday, December 21, 1897. In a rematch of the previous election, Democratic candidate and incumbent Mayor of Boston Josiah Quincy defeated Republican candidate and former mayor Edwin Upton Curtis, and two other contenders, to win re-election to a second term.[1]
Inaugural exercises were held on Monday, January 3, 1898.[2]
Candidates
- Edwin Upton Curtis (Republican), former Mayor of Boston (1895), and City Clerk of Boston (1889–1890)
- David Goldstein (Socialist Labor)[3]
- Josiah Quincy (Democrat), Mayor of Boston since 1896, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1887–1888, 1890–1891), and United States Assistant Secretary of State (1893)
- Thomas Riley (Bryan Democrat), attorney—the Bryan Democrats had split away from Democrats in Boston who had "repudiated the Chicago platform"[4] (a reference to the 1896 Democratic National Convention and presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan)
Results
| Candidates | General Election[5][6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ||
| Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | D | Josiah Quincy (incumbent) | 39,984 | Шаблон:Percentage |
| Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | R | Edwin Upton Curtis | 35,947 | Шаблон:Percentage |
| Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | BD | Thomas Riley | 3,000 | Шаблон:Percentage |
| SLP | David Goldstein | 825 | Шаблон:Percentage |
| all others | 7 | Шаблон:Percentage | |
See also
References
Further reading
External links
- Boston Mayor Race - Dec 21, 1897 at ourcampaigns.com
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