1899 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1899 Boston mayoral election Boston Presidential no 1897 Boston mayoral election 1897 December 12, 1899 1901 Boston mayoral election 1901 Thomas N. Hart 5210004 015 029 (3x4a).jpg Thomas N. Hart Republican Party (United States) 40,838 50.2% Mayor Josiah Quincy Democratic Party (United States) Thomas N. Hart Republican Party (United States) Patrick Andrew Collins (1) (3x4).jpg Patrick Collins Democratic Party (United States) 38,557 47.4% Boston The Boston mayoral election of 1899 occurred on Tuesday, December 12, 1899. Republican candidate (and former mayor) Thomas N. Hart defeated Democratic nominee Patrick Collins and two other contenders, to become mayor for a second tenure. Incumbent mayor Josiah Quincy (a Democrat) had announced in July 1899 that he would not seek re-election.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18578768/the_weeks_news_tuesday_july_11/ The Week's News – Tuesday, July 11 North Adams Transcript North Adams, Massachusetts 2 July 13, 1899 March 24, 2018 newspapers.com Hart benefitted from strife within the Democratic party, where John R. Murphy had lost the nomination to Collins.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18510376/democrats_at_odds/ Democrats at Odds The Washington Times 2 December 4, 1899 March 21, 2018 newspapers.com Murphy subsequently announced his intent to cross party lines and vote for Hart.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18510427/murphy_will_vote_for_hart/ Murphy will Vote for Hart The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 4 December 6, 1899 March 21, 2018 newspapers.com The votes of Murphy and his followers in support of the Republican candidate contributed to Collins' defeat, and was referred to as a "knifing" in contemporary news reports.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18510604/hart_wins_in_boston/ Hart wins in Boston Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 1 December 13, 1899 March 21, 2018 newspapers.com Hart was inaugurated on Monday, January 1, 1900.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18509742/mayor_harts_inaugural/ Mayor Hart's Inaugural Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 8 January 4, 1900 March 21, 2018 newspapers.com Party conventions Democratic The Democratic convention was held on November 20, 1899, at Bumstead Hall. Incumbent mayor Patrick Collins defeated former state senator and state representative John R. Murphy.Collins Named: Nominee of the Democratic Convention for Mayor The Boston Daily Globe November 21, 1899 Democratic Mayoral BallotCandidatesVotes%Patrick Collins 187 64.26%John R. Murphy 104 35.74% Republican The Republican convention was held on November 21, 1899, at Association Hall. Former Mayor Thomas N. Hart defeated former common councilor, alderman, and state representative Alpheus Sanford.Hart the Chosen: He Will Lead Republican Hosts Against the Democrats The Boston Daily Globe November 22, 1899 Republican Mayoral BallotCandidatesVotes%Thomas N. Hart 239 69.08%Alpheus Sanford 107 30.92% General election Candidates Patrick Collins (Democrat), former member of the United States House of Representatives (1883–1889), Massachusetts Senate (1870–1871), and Massachusetts House of Representatives (1868–1869) Thomas N. Hart (Republican), former Mayor of Boston (1889–1890), Postmaster of Boston (1891–1895), member of the Boston Board of Aldermen (1882–1886), and member of the Boston Common Council (1879–1881) John Weaver Sherman (Socialist)https://www.proquest.com/docview/499249516 Debs Will Speak for Sherman The Boston Globe 6 November 20, 1899 March 21, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com James F. Stevens (Socialist Labor)https://www.proquest.com/docview/499243459 THREE NOMINEES The Boston Globe 2 November 23, 1899 March 21, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com Results CandidatesGeneral Electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=718109 Boston Mayor Race – Dec 12, 1899 ourcampaigns.com March 21, 2018https://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1899bo#page/68/mode/2up Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners 1899 69 City of Boston March 21, 2018 archive.org totals columns are obscuredVotes% R Thomas N. Hart 40,838 40838 81350 1 yes D Patrick Collins 38,557 38557 81350 1 yes SLP James F. Stevens 978 978 81350 1 yes S John Weaver Sherman 976 976 81350 1 yes all others 1 1 81350 1 yes See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References 30em Further reading https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18510187/republicans_carry_boston/ Republicans Carry Boston The New York Times 1 December 13, 1899 March 21, 2018 newspapers.com External links Boston Mayor Race - Dec 12, 1899 at ourcampaigns.com collapsed 1899 Boston Boston mayoral Category:December 1899 in the United States Category:1890s in Boston