He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910 in a three way primary with former Representative William S. McNary and Boston City Councilor James Michael Curley, O'Connell came in second behind Curley.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910. In a three way primary with former Representative William S. McNary and Boston City Councilor James Michael Curley, O'Connell came in second behind Curley.