Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-12
BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

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 Thomas N. Hars Elected Republican ] Mayor by 1.yoO PluraIity-The Re.
 publican school Board Also Elected Signal Defeat of the Catholic Party. BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 11.-To-day's election
 closed one of the most exciting municipal campaigns ever carried on in this city. Bit- ter personalities have been freely indulged in upon all sides, and especially has this been
 the case in the discussion of the public school question, which has been the principal issue in the campaign. This issue has brought before the people last summer by the removal from the public schools, by the school board, of a certain text book which contained state- ments distssteful to the Catholic clergy. Be- lievening that in this action they saw an en- tering wedge by which Catholic supremacy in the control of the public schools was to be ultimately obtained, the friends of the public schools have held frequent meetings to pro- test against such interference, and the public feeling has been wrought up to the highest pitch. mass meeting was also held in Fansuil Hall and as the outcome, com mittee of one hundred, irrespective of party, was appointed to prepare list of school com mittee members for election day that should contain only the names of persoNs who are known to be friends of the public school system, and who would work only for its development.
 BITTER sEcTARIAN STRUGGLE.
 The unusual interest aroused in this ques- tion was most noticeable among the women voters, and is shown by the fact that while only S37 were registered for the municipal election last year. and only 725 voted, the total registration this year reached 20, ,216. The school board consists of twenty four members, of whom eleven were elected to- day, including two members to fill vacancies resulting from the death of Edward O. Car rigan and the resignation ot Rev. J. T. Duryea, who has accepted call from the West. Of the thirteen members who hold over, eight are of the Catholic faith, and it being held by the Republican convention that this is a sufficient representation of that sect upon the board, the tickets presented by the Republicans to-day contained the names of no Catholics whatever. The Republican ticket was also endorsed by the committee of one hundred. The Democrats on the con- trary renominated Messrs. Canning, Dunn and Collison, the three retiring Catholic members, who also received the endorsement of the citizens convention. Miss Caroline Hastings, NJ. D., was renominated by the Republicans, citizens and committee of one hundred, but was dropped by the Demo crats, who named instead Mrs. Isabell O. Barrows, wife of the editor of the Christian Register.
 A REPUBLICAN, MAYOR.
 The returns were not counted until past midnight. The count gives the following re- suit: For mayor-Thoaas N. Hart, (rep. and cit. ) 32, 195, Hugh O'Brien, dem., 3O,- 494. Hart's plurality 1,7o1. Street som- elected-3 Republicans and Democrats. Last year the board was composed of eight Republicans, two Democrats and two Inde- pendent Democrats. The common council
 this year stands 3S Democrats, 35 Republi- cans, against 86 Democrats, 29 Republicans and Independent Democrats last year. The members of the school committee, who appear to be elected as far as canvassed are those nominated by the Republicans and in- dorsed by the committee of one hundred, Messrs. Green and Sohindler being the only successful candidates upon the Democratic ticket. They are as follows: Fol For two years, Dr. Charles M. Green and William A. Mowry; for three years, Lsllah
 B. Pingree, John P. 0. Winship, Rabb Schindler, Willard s. Packard, R. O. Humphreys, Thomas J. Emery, Ssmue Campbell. The license vote was: Yes, 39, \ JS1; no, 21 ,695; 6 majority of 17,566 in ia
 last year. The difference between this anG last years vote is due to the fact that many
 temperance people voted 'yes" this year il order to give the high license law passed b, | the last legislature trial in this city. NJ | estimate can be given at this hour of the wo | mems vote in this city, as the figures are no \ all tabulated, butt it is believed to reach 6 ! least 15 GOO.
 Although the votes are not yet canvassed \ the probabilities are that the complete Re ! publican ticket for school committee as en dorsed by the committee of one hundred i | elected.