New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-05
THE CANDIDATES FOR THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION.

The Board OF EOuChuOn IL COhlpOscu Va II cOH""i
Commissioners, 9 from each Of the % Wards Of the
city, They are elected for two years one being chosen
from each Ward every year. considerable MAJOR
ity-eix, we believe-of the members holding over
belong TO the Opposition. Unless, therefore, the
Democrats succeed in electing IA out of the y new
members, the Republicans will retain their majority,
and the bylaw of the Board compelling the reading OF
the Bible in all the schools will not be repealed.
FIRST WARD-Jsmes G. Elliott is the Republican
nominee John II. Williams, an old school officer and
now President Of the local Board the Tammany can
didate. The Directory does not give his business.
The contest hes between him and James Cavanagh,
the Mozart nominee. Last year the Tammany can
didate was defeated in this Ward.
SECOND WARD-Jared A. Timpson, present Com
missioner is renomDated by the Rel ublcan aud Peo-
pies Convention. We have not learned the name Of
the Democratic candidate but Mr.. Timpson will prob
ably be elected
THIRD WARD.-Samuel N. Lecompte is nomnSted
by the Republicans Hugh Crozier, present member,
il renona ed by both sections Of the Democracy, and
bis chances are good for reelection though the Repub-
leans carried the Ward last year. securing the election
of Mr. Gould. Mr.. CroZer il a wholesale grocer in
Fulton street.
FOURTH WARD.-Eugene Shine, Custom-House
officer il the nominee Of Mozart Hall. He served IN
the Board of Education during 1873, when be de-
Tended as well as he able, the action Of the Fourth
Ward Local Board in extracting $4,000 from the
treasury for three los worth about half that sum- An
Injunction impeded the swinde for time, but it was
finally consumaied Since then it has been discovered
that the lots are not large as they are described in
the deeds We hear of no other candidate bir. Shine
will perhaps fifty represent the ward.
FIFTH WARD-Here Citizens party, which has
for eeveral years elected s candidates for School
officers has re-nominated James NJ. Tuthill, promi'
Dent Republican and present member. This party is
composed of The leading of the ward, both RePub
hcans and Democrats. Last year 1t nominated and
elected Democrat. As there is little doubt Of Mr.
Tuihils election need say no good word for him.
He is the gentleman who just failed Of being the
Republican nominee for Governor of the Alms-liouse.
John Y. Savage, FultOn.street matchmaker and
new man. so far as the public schools are concerned is
the Tammany nominee, and Jeremiah Casey has the
Mozart nomination.
SIXTH WARD.-Timothy Brennan, an old school Off
GER is the nominee of Tammany. He is a cooper, and
the brother of Owen w. Brennan. lie will probably
be elected, and ia a remarkably good man--for the
81, tn Ward Thomas Stephens, present Alderman, is
the Mozart candidate.
SEVENTH WARD.-Danel Coger, r..gsent member,
ship,oiner, is the Republican and PEOPLES nominee
He is a sturdy advocate Of economy. Thomas Wood
ward, 6su.dealer, has been no minated by Tammany;
h. can only be elected if he gets the Mozart vote also
Eten4b WARD.-Henry Morgan is the Republican
nominee. John r. Lydecker, member of the Board
In 1867, Custom HOuse Clerk, Is supported by the
united Democracy, with prospect OF success
rre.eut member and chairman Of the Evenitg Schoo
Committee, isthe Republican nominee lie VIII PROBABLY
receive two.thirds of all votes cast in the Ward Wm
j. Van Arsdale nOin the Directory is the ceEaccsanc
nominee.
TENTH WARD.-BeTs. F. Shaher, Murray street.
merchant has received the Republican nomination.
He is a new man to the Public Schools. Daniel Slote,
present member, is supported by the Democracy. Mr.
Sote is stationer and has long been an influential
member of the Supply Committee His opponents say
that he is responsible for the fact that ~ per cent more
supplies are furnished to the Ward officers of this
Ward than to those of any other Ward, and that they
are s6 per cent more than the average of supplies
used by the Ward officers of all the Wards. The In
erease in supplies used by all the schools Of the city
was so per cen. from 1855 TO 1885, while the increase
in scholars wassut l3per cent Mr. Slote is also amem
Der of the EveHng School Committee The supplies fur
nshed % the evening per cent from
1856 to 1858 while the pupils increased but SO per cent
His opponents contend that this may be explained by
the fact that in lShe last year OF the comparison
George White, Daniel Size and Terence Farley were
all on the Evening Sehool Committee, and also the
Supply Committee, of which they constituted major
i,y The Evening boOl Committee is elected by the
Board but the President of the Board is responsible
| for the selection Of the Supply Committee, bill OF
$3.50 for carriage hire last Winter, brought in by the
| Evening School Committee, seemed so large 10 the
President Mr.. Richard Warren, that he objected 10
signing it; it was, however, passed in his absence
The schools were open but forty-fve evenings But
Mr. Slote has great many friends, among them the
Young Amsrica Of the Ward, and viii not easily be
beaten The Republicans carried the Ward Last year
EtEyHsrH WARD-Bepi. T. Rhodes, present Coun-
Gilman and foreman in the Morgan Iron Works, has
the Democratic nominations ID. ID. Wright, hard
ware merchant, is nominated by the People, aud may
defeat him. The Tammany candidate was beaten here
last year.
TwEIFrH WARD.-Dr. II. II. Gregory, for several
wears a trustee in this ward and of character,
is the Republican candidate. JAS. Mexican, Secretary
of the Presbyterian Missionary Society, has the Tam
many nomination; he Will not be elected II DR.. A. '.
Williams. present member and a prominent supporter
Of Fernando Wood, consents to receive the Mozart
nomination. In that case the Twelfth Ward will have
Republican representative.
THIRrrENrH WARD.-David II. Gilderleeve,
drugs, the Republican nominee, may easily be elected
The Tammany men are running Garrett h. Losee,
wiiowware an old trusee and Mozart brings into the
field Louis w. Wilmington, carman, an old school
officer.