1897 Boston mayoral election
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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
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The 1896 Democratic National Convention, held at the Chicago Coliseum from July 7 to July 11, was the scene of William Jennings Bryan's nomination as the Democratic presidential candidate for the 1896
1897 Boston mayoral election
…Bryan Democrat), attorney—the Bryan Democrats had split away from Democrats in Boston who had "repudiated the Chicago platform" (a reference to the 1896 Democratic National Convention and presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan) List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts…
The convention was held at the Chicago Coliseum
Seating arrangement for delegates at the convention
Newspaper Publisher John R. McLean of Ohio
Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia