Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-14


george Brown------.--'------ ---''-'--'-
At the close of the election the old
directors as well as everybody else
agreed that George Brown had been
elected for the long term, and Alexis
Cone for the short term. The defeated
candidates after aousing what they call
ed the "bolters," the defeated candidates
were OF what was called the regular
Democratic ticket for defeating them,
set their friends to work to devise some
scheme by which the result could be
evaded and they continued in Office.
They first declared that Brown and
Chambers were elected, the former for
the lon- term and the latter for the short
term although he only received seven
votes for the shor. term while Mr. Cope
had received one hundred. They next
took the position that there was no
legal election because the law required
the electors when assembled on the day
Of the election to select the Judges from
among themselves and they as directors,
ignorant of the law although all three
were lawyers, had held the election.
The same thing had always been done
here, and if this election is not legal
then these gentlemen were not directors
for the election at which they were
elected was held in the same way-they
were only citizens and as such had a
right to select each other as Judges just
as they did and hold the election. The
law don't say that there shall be fifty,
or any other mum ber present when the
election commences. Three will do just
rs well as any other number, and those
three may make themselves the Judges
and hold the election.
If these gentlemen had been re-elec-
ted. We never would have heard any
thing about these petty quibles, that
are disgrace to the men who make
them The election would have been
all right, as well as strictly legal, if they
had been continued in office. Mr..
Swaney, the director who holds over,
has taken the liberty to decide that DO
election has been held, and with others
calls new election for next Tuesday.
If there was no election held last Mon
day when over two hundred votes We're
pJlled-the largest number ever pOlled
in the district-then there was no cleo
ton at the time Mr.. Swaney was cleo
ted. for it was held in the same manner.
and he ought to have given notice of an
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knew too we'll what the result would be
in that case to run the risk just nov,
when he and his friends seem so anxious
to hold a majority of this Schcel Board
WY are these gentlemen so anxious to
hold on to these petty offices? Why
are they so unwilling to let their books
go into the hands of a new Board? Why
do they resist the expressed will of the
people and refuse to give Up their Offices
TO the men who were duly elected? In
view of the frequently expressed dis
satisfaction at their neglect to make a
satisfactory report as to the cost of the
new school house. and their clapdbie G
failure to have ample security for the
safe keeping of the peoples money
through which the people have lost
three thousand dollars, they should be
anxious to turn over their books in or
der that their management of the peo-
ple's money might he Investigated
Their anriety to hold on to their positions
is more alarming than all the reports
that have been circulated by their enc
mics.
This movement for a new election is
mere trick-a Swaney and Charles
worth trick. They know there is no
law for this new election and if it does not
resultto suit Them they neednot be bound
by it, but in the mean time. the five
| days in which the persons who were
elected on Monday must qualify in or
der TO hold the Office, will have expired
and the vacancies will be filled by ap
pointment by the town Clerk, until the
next regular election. This is their
| little game and we hope Messrs. Brown
and Cope the two directors who We're
elected on Monday. will not permit
these gentlemen to trick them out OF
their offices.