1905 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1905 Boston mayoral election Boston Presidential no 1903 Boston mayoral election 1903 December 12, 1905 1907 Boston mayoral election 1907 J.F. Fitzgerald LCCN2014714230 (3x4a).jpg John F. Fitzgerald Democratic Party (United States) 44,171 47.5% Mayor Daniel A. Whelton Democratic Party (United States) John F. Fitzgerald Democratic Party (United States) Louis Adams Frothingham (1).png Louis A. Frothingham Republican Party (United States) 36,028 38.7% Henry Sweetser Dewey (1856–1932).png Henry S. Dewey People's Party (United States) 11,608 12.5% Boston The Boston mayoral election of 1905 took place on Tuesday, December 12, 1905.A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown, 1847-1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822: Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers 1909 City of Boston Printing Department 56 https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=n_BMAAAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PA56 en Democratic nominee John F. Fitzgerald defeated Republican nominee Louis A. Frothingham and four other contenders to win election to his first term as Mayor of Boston. Ahead of the general election, primary elections had been held on Thursday, November 16, 1905. Daniel A. Whelton, who had become acting mayor upon the death of Mayor Patrick Collins in September 1905,https://www.boston.gov/departments/archives-and-records-management/quick-look-bostons-history PAST MAYORS OF BOSTON boston.gov 8 July 2016 March 12, 2018 did not run for the position. Fitzgerald was inaugurated on Monday, January 1, 1906.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18395970/fitzgerald_bostons_mayor/ Fitzgerald Boston's Mayor The Washington Post January 2, 1906 1 March 18, 2018 newspapers.com Results Democratic primary Edward J. Donovan, Boston City Clerkhttps://www.proquest.com/docview/500474583 DONOVAN OR FITZGERALD? The Boston Globe 1 September 20, 1905 March 18, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com John F. Fitzgerald, former member of the United States House of Representatives (1895–1901) and the Massachusetts Senate (1892–1894) CandidatesPrimary Electionhttps://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1905bo#page/106/mode/2up Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners 1905 107 City of Boston March 18, 2018 archive.orgVotes% John F. Fitzgerald 28,130 28130 52522 1 yes Edward J. Donovan 24,387 24387 52522 1 yes all others 5 5 52522 1 yes Republican primary Louis A. Frothingham, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Henry S. Dewey, former Boston Municipal Court judge Edward B. Callender, member of the Massachusetts Senate Withdrew Edward J. Bromberg, Boston Alderman Sources:https://www.proquest.com/docview/500483007 FROTHINGHAM HAS THREE OPPONENTS The Boston Globe 1 October 25, 1905 March 18, 2018 limited pqarchiver.comhttps://www.proquest.com/docview/500478236 BROMBERG OUT The Boston Globe 5 October 27, 1905 March 18, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com CandidatesPrimary Electionhttps://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1905bo#page/138/mode/2up Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners 1905 138 City of Boston March 18, 2018 archive.orgVotes% Louis A. Frothingham 9,941 9941 21343 1 yes Henry S. Dewey 9,745 9745 21343 1 yes Edward B. Callender 1,653 1653 21343 1 yes all others 4 4 21343 1 yes Other candidates Henry S. Dewey, who had narrowly lost the Republican primary election, ran as People's Party candidate Michael D. Fitzgerald, Socialist Labor candidate, was removed from the ballot in early December due to invalid signatureshttps://www.proquest.com/docview/500548322 WHOLE LIST OFF TICKET The Boston Globe 10 December 3, 1905 March 18, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com George G. Hall, was the Socialist candidatehttps://www.proquest.com/docview/500528568 GEORGE G. HALL FOR MAYOR The Boston Globe 5 November 6, 1905 March 18, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com James A. Watson, was the Municipal Ownership League candidatehttps://www.proquest.com/docview/500548444 EACH THINKS HE WILL WIN The Boston Globe 1 December 10, 1905 March 18, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com General election Candidateshttps://www.proquest.com/docview/500491608 PAPERS ALL FILED The Boston Globe 1 November 28, 1905 March 18, 2018 limited pqarchiver.comGeneral Electionhttps://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1905bo#page/170/mode/2up Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners 1905 171 City of Boston March 18, 2018 archive.orgVotes% D John F. Fitzgerald 44,171 44171 92999 1 yes R Louis A. Frothingham 36,028 36028 92999 1 yes P Henry S. Dewey 11,608 11608 92999 1 yes S George G. Hall 712 712 92999 1 yes M James A. Watson 457 457 92999 1 yes Michael D. Fitzgerald 9 9 92999 1 yes Scattering 14 14 92999 1 yes Total Vote 92,999 100 See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References 30em Further reading https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18397346/fitzgerald_wins_in_boston/ Fitzgerald Wins in Boston The New York Times 1 December 13, 1905 March 18, 2018 newspapers.com 1905 Boston Boston mayoral Category:1900s in Boston Category:December 1905 in the United States