, ▁his ▁tal ents ▁as ▁an ▁organ izer ▁soon ▁placed ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁page ▁of ▁Boston ' s ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁his ▁parents ▁took ▁great ▁pride ▁in ▁him ▁for ▁this ▁reason . ▁Gold stein ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Boston ▁in ▁the ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁election , ▁finishing ▁with ▁ 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁While ▁a ▁Social ist , ▁Gold stein ▁also ▁met ▁Mar tha ▁Gall ison ▁Moore ▁A very , ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁influenced ▁by ▁Bell amy ▁and ▁who ▁became ▁Gold stein ' s ▁lif el ong ▁friend ▁and ▁ment or . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Gold stein ▁became ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁School ▁of ▁Political ▁Econom y , ▁an ▁institution ▁founded ▁by ▁A very . ▁ ▁Dis en chant ment ▁with ▁social ism ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Social ist ▁George ▁D . ▁Her ron , ▁Gold stein ▁gradually ▁became ▁dis en ch anted ▁with ▁what ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁the ▁ir rel ig ious ▁and ▁imm oral ▁imp lications ▁of ▁a ▁Marx ist ▁society . ▁Despite ▁his ▁attachment ▁to ▁Social ism , ▁Gold stein ▁had ▁always ▁believed ▁quite ▁strongly ▁in ▁family ▁values . ▁Therefore , ▁when ▁Rev . ▁Her ron ▁abandoned ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁children ▁for ▁another ▁woman ▁and ▁began ▁pre aching ▁free ▁love , ▁Gold stein ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁def rock ed ▁cl erg yman ' s ▁most ▁vocal ▁critics . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁rank ▁and ▁file ▁of ▁the