New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-05
ROARD OF EDUCATION.

interest. inasmuch as it is the first under the
new law reorganizing the Board. Hitherto we
have chosen each year one member OF the Board
of Education in each Ward to serve two wears.
Under the new law we choose seven members
each year to serve three years. The Board will
next year consist OF ~ members holding over,
one from each ward, and seven new members,
to be elected tomorrow, one i'll each OF the seven
School Districts into which the city is divided.
Tho first Of these Districts consists OF the
First. Second. Third, Aourth, Fifth, Sixth
and Eighth Wards, or Of oil the city below
line from the Hudson, through fIammersley,
Houston. Broadway, Canal, Bowcry and
/ Division--treets TO the East River. The
Second District comprises that portion OF the
city north ofthe First District, east Of Broadway,
and south OF Houston, BOwery and Rvington'
streets; it consists Of the Seventh Tenth, Thir'
teenth and Fourteenth Wards. The Third Dis
trict, the Ninth and Sixteenth Wards. bounded
by line running from the Hudson through
Hammersley, Cottagc-place, Blocker, SIKH
avenue and Twenty -si1ths street TO the Hudson
again The Fourth District, the Eleventh and
Seventeenth Wards, comprises all east OF
the Bowsry between Rivington and Four
teenth.s,reets. The Fifth District, consisting
Of the Fifteenth and Eighteenth Wards, in
cludes the remainder of the city below Tween
! ty-sixth-strect. The Sixth District, the Tween
tieth and Twenty first Wards, extends from
Twenty-sixth to Fortie,h-streets, and from river
to river, and the Seventh District includes all
north of Fortieth-street, the Twelfth, Nine
teenih and Twenty second Wards.
! In the First District, by a singular good
fortune, but one candidate is presented for School
Commissioner, Mr.. James b. Dupgnac, an
honest, Jealous, hard.working member of the
I Board, now representing the Fifth Ward, hay
| ing been twice elected as the candidate of the
Citizens School Association of that Ward.
In the Second District, Mr.. William Gardner
| Is the candidate of the Citizens Association He
! is trustee in the Thirteenth Ward School
Board, and was prominent in the investigation
which last year resulted so unpleasantly TO a
commissioner and a school-teacher of that ward.
II will, however, require extraordinary effort TO
elect Mr.. Gardner, as the Tammany nominee,
John Hayes, esq, now member of the Board
from the Fourteenth Ward, is popular, and has
the support of political organizations which, at
the late election, cast nearly two-thirds of the
votes Of the District. The vote for Sheriff in this
District stood: Farmer, 4,935; Kelly, s,3io;
Connolly, 4,425.
In the Third District the reelection Of James
W. Farr, Union, over Orlando L. Smith, Dem
ocratic, is impcrilcd by tho nomination Of Mr..
Robert Mackic by the Citizens Association OF
the Ninth Ward. The Citizens Association Of
the Sixteenth Ward have refused to make a nom
nation in opposition to Mr.. Farr, who has rep
resented the Ninth Ward in the Board Of Edu-
cation for eight years, and who is entirely wor-
thy Of the confidence and support OF all. AL.
though Mr.. Far will secure a very large vote,
the District is so evenly balanced (he
Union Commissioners having been elected in
the two Wards last year by an aggregate plural
ty Of but 20 votes) that it Mr.. Mackio should
run he will probably get votes enough to elect
Mr.. Smith. Mr.. Smith belongs to the auditing
bureau Of the Department Of Finance, has
been a member Of the Board for six years, and
is Chairman Of the Finance Committee. The
vote Of the District on Sheriff was Farmer
&, 400, Kelly, 4,4I9, Connolly 2,i26.
In the Fourth District the contest lies be-
tween DIR. Robert A. Barry, who has all the
nominations except the Tammany and, the
Tammany nominee, Mr. John +. Turner. We
believe that by vigorous effort DR.. Barry, who
is in every respect worthy and capable, may be
elected. There is 10 contest for Alderman in
any portion Of this District, and the organiza.
tons which nominated DR.. Barry polled for
Sheriff last month $500 more votes than the
organization which presents Mr.. Turner. The
vote for Sheriff stood Farmer, 5,54s; Kelly,
1873; Connolly, 1907.
In the Fifth District the contestants are s.
Weir Roosevelt, esq, Citizens and Union, and
James W. Gerard, esq, Tammany. Mr.. Roose.
velt is q member Of the Board from the Fifteenth
Ward, and during his year of service has
fully vindicated his claims to reelection. Mr.
Gerard is the well.known lawyer, and his nomi-
nation by the Mayor as Inspector Of Common
Schools is now before tho Board Of Education