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The Boston mayoral election of 1897 occurred on Tuesday, December 21, 1897. In a rematch of the previous election, Democratic incumbent mayor Josiah Quincy defeated Republican former mayor Edwin Upton Curtis to win re-election to a second term. In addition to Curtis, Quincy also defeated two minor challengers.[1]
Quincy was inaugurated for his second term 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 | % | ||
| D | Josiah Quincy (incumbent) | 39,984 | 50.1% |
| R | Edwin Upton Curtis | 35,947 | 45.1% |
| BD | Thomas Riley | 3,000 | 3.8% |
| SLP | David Goldstein | 825 | 1.0% |
| all others | 7 | 0.0% | |
See also
References
- ↑ "THANKS ALL". The Boston Globe. December 22, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
- ↑ "MAYOR QUINCY'S SECOND INAUGURAL". The Boston Globe. January 4, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
- ↑ "IN THE FRAY". The Boston Globe. November 12, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
- ↑ "RILEY NAMED". The Boston Globe. November 13, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
- ↑ "Boston Mayor Race - Dec 21, 1897". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1897. p. 47. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via archive.org.
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Further reading
- "Boston City Election". The New York Times. December 22, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
External links
- Boston Mayor Race - Dec 21, 1897 at ourcampaigns.com