Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-12-20

A Clear ktatement of the
Causeo Of the Fight.

| an election In Boston. in which the
Protestants were elected on one side
and the Catholics on the other, has
caused considerable speculation
here, but the details Of the contest
have received but meagsr attention
from the telegraph. The following
is q dispatch to the Philadelphia
Ledger, and gives very interesting
and clear account:
BosToN, Dec. 11.-Today's cleo
ton closed one Of the most exciting
municipal campaigns ever carried
on in this city. Bitter personalities
have been freely INDUCED in upon
all sides, and especially has this
been the case in the discussion Of
the public school question, which
has been tue principal issue of the
campaign. This Issue was brought
before the people last Summer by
the removal from the public schools
by the School Board, of certain
text books, which contained state
ments distassefnl to the Catholics.
Believing that in this action they
say an entering wedge by which
Catholic supremacy in tho control
OF the public schools was to be ulti-
mately obtained, the friends OF the
public schools have held frequent
meetings to protest against such in
terferance, and public feeling has
been wrought up to the highest
pitch. A mass meeting was also
held in Faneuil Hail, and, as the
outcome, q committee of enc hum
dred, irrespective Of party was APP
pointed to prepare list Of School
Committee members for election to-
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"
The unusual interest aroused in |
this question is most noticeable
among the women voters, and is
shown by the fact that while only
S37 were registered for the munich
pal election last year and only 725 |
voted the total registration this
year reached 20,216. The School
Board consists of "a members, of
whom IL were elected today, in
cluding two members to fill va
.aucies resulting from the death of
Edward G. Cariigan and the rssig-
nation of Rev. J. T. Dnryea, who
aas accepted call from the West.
Of the thirteen members who hold
over, eight are of the Catholic
aith, and. it being held by the Re-
publican Convention that this is q
MISREPRESENTATION Of that sect
Upon the Beard, the ticket present.
ID by the Republicans today cora
aims the names Of no Catholics
whatever.
The Republican ticket was en-
lorsed by the Committee OF One
hundred. The Democrats on the
ontrary, rsnominated Mr.. Canning,
Dunn and Collision, the three retir-
ng, Catholic members, who alss ]
the endorsement of the 5
,itizens' convention. Miss Care
ne Hastings, NJ. D., waslrsnomin-
ted by the Republicans, Citizens
nd Committee of One Hundred,
ut was dropped by the Democrats,
tho named instead, Mrs. Isabella f
!. Borrows, wife of the editor OF the :
hristian Register. Rabbi Solomon j
was the Gully candidate '
hose name appeared On all the 1
ckets. 1t,
Another effect of the agitation of s
le school question was to arouse . 2
rye number of the male voters, q
no ordinarily take but little inter-
It in the municipal election, and
il to vote at all and caused many ),
no usually vote the Democratic :,
cket to support the opposing can :.
dates. To this agitation the de- :
at of Mayor O'Brien today is at
ibuted largely. In many Of the
dermanic districts the contests