Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-30
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Nominations Made by the Joint Com
s1ittee Yesterday-Eveaythtng Har-
a,e0nious and Nominations Satisfactory.
AS per previous arrangements, the con-
ference committee appointed by the several
nominating conventions, to select candidates
for the board of education met at the city
council chamber yesterday morning.
Hon. L. Fletcher called the meeting to
order, and delegations from the respective
organizations reported as follows:
Republication. L. Fletcher, W. W. East
man, A. r. Camp, r. Fl. Hankinson, Ohas. W.
Johnson, X. H. Jones, w. H. johnson.
Democrats-A. T. Ankeny, o. G. Merriman,
Vim. Lochren, Edmund Eichhorn, F. J. Mead,
Geo. n. Hamilton, and Isaac Atwater.
Workingmen-Wm. Krech, Martin Ring, s.
D. Rollins, John M. McGuirk, VIM. D. Hanni-
gan, g. W. Kellogg, J. II. McNally.
Women-Mrs. Judge Babcock, Mrs. l.. A.
Reynolds, Mrs. W. T. Bowen Mrs. DR.. Collins,
Mrs. Elisha Morse, Mrs. H. F. Brown and Miss,
O. E. Adams.
Temperance-Judge Reyonlds, Albert Law
renee.
Mr. A. L. Ankeny was nominated and
elected permanent chairman of the con-
vention. Mrs. Collins and Frank Mead de-
clined the nominations to the position of
secretary, and the place was filled by Chas.
w. Johnson.
All outsiders were, by vote, then ex-
cluded from the room, and members from
each delegation proceeded to briefly express
the desires of the different parties which
they represented.
A motion to proceed to the election of a
board was overruled by subsequent motion
to make complete nominations first, the
board to be chosen from the parties nomi-
mated. The following nominations were
then made:
Winthrop Young, DR.. Charles Simpson, o. G.
Merrinan (declined,) Geo. HUM, Isaac McNair,
Hon. d. Morrison, S. @. Gale, Prof. Oftedahl,
G. G. Jones, j. B. Bassett, Samuel r. Thayer,
Judge lBabcock, L.. P. Plummer, Charles II.
Woods, Charles McC. Reeve, T. B. Walker, d.
M. Gilmore, A. T. Ankeny. r
Mr.. Ankeny declined to allow his name to
be considered as he was about to move be-
yond the city limits, which fact would make
him ineligible.
MIR. Merriman hoped the selection would
be made with reference to wards.
Others thought the precedent bad one
to establish, but to facilitate present matters
Mr.. Merriman's suggestion prevailed.
Mrs. Collins announced that the ladies
committee was instructed to endorse only
such candidates as are favorable to the pres
ent school system.
The conference then proceeded to ballot
taking each ward in turn, with the following
result:
First Ward-Dr. Chas. Simpson.
Second Ward-Winthrop Young.
Third Ward-A. c. Austin.
i. Fourth Ward-Geo. HUM.
Fifth Ward ID. Morrison.
Sixth Ward-Prcf. s. Oftedahl.
At Large-S. c.. Gale.
The ladies, by courtesy, or by right, as you
may choose to term it, were permitted to
name the candidate at large.
The ticket having been selected, the terms
of service of the different members were
fixed by vlun uoce vote as follows:
FOR THREE YEARS.
S. G. Gale, Winthrop Young. d. Morrison
FOR TWO YEARS.
Geo. HUM. Prof. Oftedahl.
FOR ONE YEAR.
DR.. Simpson. A. G. Austin.
The several committees were then instruc-
ted to apprize their various organizations Of
the action taken, and Charles w. johnson
was appointed committee to prepare uni
form ballots to be voted at the several polling
places. The tickets will be distinctive in
style to avoid confusion at the ballot box.
mutual exchange of courties and thanks
then took place between the delegations of
ladies and the gentlemen, and the convention
adjourned SINE die.