Boston's Solicitude

Boston, Mass., Dec. 12. - Yesterday's qlection elosed oneof the most exciting municipal campaigns ever earried on in tbis city. ter per sonalities have been indulged in freely on all sides, and especially has this been the case in the diseussion of the public school question, which has been the principa! issue of the campaigu. This issue was brought before the peoplo last summer through ■ the removal froiu the schools by the school board of a eertain textbook, which contained statements considered by the Roman Catnolie clergy to be incorrect as matters of history, and to be unjust reflections upon the Roman Oatholic faith. Believiug that in this action tbey saw an entering wedge by which Roman Catholic eupremacy in the control of the public schools was to be ultiraately obtained, those who tbought the schools in danger have held frequent meetings to expresa their opinions, and public feeling has been wrought up to the highest pitch. A mass meeting was also held at Faneuil hall and as the outcome a committee oL 100 citizens, irrespective of party, was appointed to prepare a list of school committee members for election yesterday that should contain the names of only such persons as were known to be friends of the public school system, and who would work solidly for its development. The unusual interest arousedin this question was most noticeable among the women voters, and was shown by the fact that while Oüly S."'7 of this class were registered for tos municipal election last year ap.d only 725 voted, the total .registration this year reached 20,216. The school board consisted of twenty-four members, of whom eleven were elected yesterday including two members to fill vaeancies resulting froin the death of Edward C. Carrigan and the resination of Rev. J. T. Duryea, who has accepted a cali frorn the west. Of the thirteen members who hold over eight are of the Roman Catholic faith, and it being held by the Rapublican conveution tbat this is a suffieient representation of that sect upou the board the ticket presented by the Republicaus yesterday contained the names of no Roman Catholics whatever. The Republican ticket was endorsed by the committee of 100. The Democrats, on the contrary, re-uöminthe three retiring Roman Catholie members who were also eudorsed by the citizens' eonvention. The Democrats nominated Mrs. Barrows instead of Miss Hastings. Rabbi Schindler was the only candidate on all tickets. The agitation brougbt out a large vote which is usually silent or Democratie, and to this agitation the defeat of Mayor O'Brien is largely attributed. The contest was a hot one and all tickets wore badly scratched. The complete count (except for school board) gives for mayor: Hart (Rep. and Cit.), 32,165; O'Brien (Dem.), 30,494. Street coir.missioner: Dore (Dem. (, 83,808; Hogan (Rep. and Cit.), 38,ü5U. Aldermen elected in the twelve districtsin their order: Gove, Rep. ; Stacey, Dem. ; McLaugblin, Dem.; Wilson, Rep.; Bmitb, Rep. ; Murphy, Dem. ; Kelley, Rep. ; Polsom, Rep. ; Short, Dem. ; Reed, Rep. ; Rojers, Rep. ; Eddy, Rep. Total- 8 Republicans, 4 Democrats, against 8 Republicans, 2 Democrats and 2 Imlpendent last year. The common council will stand 38 Dsmocrats, 35 Republicans, against .'S0 Democrats' 29 Republicans, and 7 Independent Demócrata last year. Green and Schindler are the only Democratie nomiuees for school board elected. The board elected is as follows: Caroline M. Hastings, for two years; Dr. Charlea M. Green and William A. Mowrey, for three years; Laliah B. Pingree, John P. C. Winship, Rabbi Solomon Schindler, W. S. Allen, L. D. Packard, R. C. Humphreys, T. J. Emery, S. B. Capen. The license vote of the city was: Yes, 84,47.; no, 16,91)5- a majority of 17,566 in favor of license, as compared witu 8,483 last year. The difference between this and last year's vote is due to the fact that many tem - perance people voted yes this year in orde to give the high license law, passed by the last legislatura, a trial in this city. No estímate can be given at this hour of the women's vote in the city, as the figures are not all tabulated, but it is believed to reach at least 15,000.