1897 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1897 Boston mayoral election Boston Presidential no 1895 Boston mayoral election 1895 December 21, 1897 1899 Boston mayoral election 1899 Josiah Quincy 5210004 015 032 (3x4d).jpg Josiah Quincy Democratic Party (United States) 39,984 50.1% Mayor Josiah Quincy Democratic Party (United States) Josiah Quincy Democratic Party (United States) Edwin Upton Curtis (1861–1922) (2).png Edwin Upton Curtis Republican Party (United States) 35,947 45.1% Boston 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.https://www.proquest.com/docview/498803305 THANKS ALL The Boston Globe 1 December 22, 1897 March 22, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com Quincy was inaugurated for his second term on Monday, January 3, 1898.https://www.proquest.com/docview/498823001 MAYOR QUINCY'S SECOND INAUGURAL The Boston Globe 6 January 4, 1898 March 22, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com Candidates Edwin Upton Curtis (Republican), former Mayor of Boston (1895), and City Clerk of Boston (1889–1890) David Goldstein (Socialist Labor)https://www.proquest.com/docview/498784453 IN THE FRAY The Boston Globe 4 November 12, 1897 March 22, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com 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"https://www.proquest.com/docview/498784548 RILEY NAMED The Boston Globe 1 November 13, 1897 March 22, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com (a reference to the 1896 Democratic National Convention and presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan) Results CandidatesGeneral Electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=718116 Boston Mayor Race - Dec 21, 1897 ourcampaigns.com March 22, 2018https://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1897bo#page/46/mode/2up Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners 1897 47 City of Boston March 22, 2018 archive.org mayoral election results not foundVotes% D Josiah Quincy (incumbent) 39,984 39984 79763 1 yes R Edwin Upton Curtis 35,947 35947 79763 1 yes BD Thomas Riley 3,000 3000 79763 1 yes SLP David Goldstein 825 825 79763 1 yes all others 7 7 79763 1 yes See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References 30em Further reading https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18518082/boston_city_election/ Boston City Election The New York Times 2 December 22, 1897 March 22, 2018 newspapers.com External links Boston Mayor Race - Dec 21, 1897 at ourcampaigns.com collapsed 1897 Boston Boston mayoral Category:1890s in Boston Category:December 1897 in the United States