The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-09-26
INTERESTING CHAT FROM BUSY
BOSTON,
WOMEN RUN THE SCHOOLS.
A CORRESPONDENTS VIEWS OF THE PROMI,
NENr CANDIDATES FOR THE PRESIDENT
IAL NoMINATIoN-HE THINKS PATTIsON
THE MAN.


miltees," in the elt ction of which all women
are allowed to vote. The next election will
occur in December and the women opened
the campaign at T'emo Mt Temple last
Tuesday evening. All over the state the
women have formed organizations which
are known as Independent Women Vot-
ers" The colored women have also or
ganized, and now present colored woman
Tor election to the school committee in
Boston. The women, it seems, have taken
entire charge of public school affairs. and
nominate their own candidatesfor the com
miltees. They say the politicians had ne
elected the schools and were allowing the
school houses TO go TO decay. In 1888 the
women of Boston elected their ticket for
school committee. and they have held the
ort ever since. In three years they have
erected twenty new school buildings ard
repaired the old ones, at a cost of one mil
lion dollars, and there is ample accommo
iation for every child of school age in the
city. In Boston the women have estab
Iished tenure of Office for teachers, iustruc
lion in manual training has been introduced
IN the public schools, and, if the new law
IA observed, scientific temperance will be
hereafter taught.
AT the first rally of the school campaign
| he temple was we'll filled. There were
| women orators and woman ushers, and
:" sides the grand organ, presided over by
y woman, Towards ladies' military band
furnished the music. The speakers were
Mrs. Eliza Trask Hill, Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe, Mrs. Mary A L-vermore and Mrs.
susan S. Fessenden. All are good takers
While very conservative, they were very
earnest, and were heartily applauded.
| They are all advocates Of universal suffrage
and universal education. They claim thai
he matter Of suffrage is not race question
that the school question is not seclarlan
question, but that both are American qurs
IONS, TO he settled by the American people
m the true American basis, and we guess
hey will be.
II seems that fremont Temple is used bv
Ill classes and conditions, so the republic
cans held their state convention there on
Wednesday, and nominated for governor,
N the first ballot, eX Congressman Allen
he machine candidate, Il us turning down
Old man Grape again. henry Cabot Lodge
vas permanent chairman anc made long
md rabid speech. He has the ser a,orial
Dee in his ,nnet, but a number of the big
.est republican guns in the Bay state ar
.ready loaded for him.
The peoples party and the prohibition
isis have each nominated full ticket and
will canvass the stale. The prohibtioniss
dominated for auditor the first negro ever
nut upon The state ticket of any party j.
Massachusetts, His name is Armstrong
He is quite bright fellow. and has been
councilman for Boston aud member OF
he legislature. He was nominated by d
cooIed mass meeting, which passed reso.
state convention, demanding his n,mina
ion for auditor But the other "felows'
put Armstrong on their ticket, and he &C.
repled, before the RAIDS met IN convention
The republican state convention ignored
The negro, as usual.
The democratic stale convention will b,
held this week. THUS Tar here is no op
position to VIM. E Russell the presen
Opuar governor. He will be renom,-
nated by reclamation and, it is predicted
will sweep the stale like tidal wave.
Everyday hear old and young republican,
say they will vote for Russell. The,
speak it right out. Only to-day a gray.
headed old man said 10 me: II have al
ways voted The republican ticket. l am g
republican now, but my party is the mos
corrupt party we ever had in this county
md can't 60 it. 1, is rotten, and won
\ support it. I'm voting for RUSSELL Hell
be elected, and III be glad of it,"
| met great many disgruniled or dir
', gused republicans, and never let An %
poltuni'y pass TO do the best missionar,
> work can for democracy.
: Mrs. Harrison, "Baby" Mckee an,
: other members of the presidential hou g
hold are stopping at Auburn lale, a sub
:, urb ten miles out. 1t is said the presi
;; dent viii visit there soon, passin.
through Boston, and he has been invite,
!, to be present at republican rally in tn
' Hub this week.
II With the mination of Fassett by tn
II republicans and Flo "tr by the democrats
10 the prospect for democratic succ. IS i,
y New York was thought to be very briuh
indeed, but since Lieutenant Governo
IL Jones has commenced his opposition t.
It the democratic nominees, many regar,
Il the outlook as an, thin but promising
At the present writing the cow iol
/. presses itself upon me that if the demo
d Gratis hope to elect the next presiden