Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-18


the Hospital, ana then securing his
election by her casting vote in the
Board, was an unseemly one and not cal
culated to add to the confidence of the
public in the influences which prevail
in that body, or to conduce to the
good government of the institution
This expression of opinion seems to have
aroused for Mrs Appelman a doughty
champion, in the person of the editor of
the Peoples Paper, sheet published in
Clermont, where she resides, who, in
grandiloquent style, informs us that,
though averse to controversy, he can
not and will not permit citizens of our
acquaintance, who we know to be above
reproach, to be maligned without an
earnest protest" He then goes on to
make certain statements intended to
vindicatc Mrs. Appelman from our
structures upon her official action some
OF which statements are material to the
point in issue, and others are not Those
that are material we propose to exam
inc. First, the z. Il. says:
After the Board refused to make Smealle
| his own successor DIR Reynolds nominated
Mr.: Appleman and his nomination was at once
confirmed he having strength enough on the
Board to obtain the appointment without the
| aid of his mothers vote"
1t is true that Dr. Reynolds nominal
ted Mr.. Appelman, but only because he
was then the only applicant before the
Board. His preference was indicated
by the nomination that had been re-
jected. 1t is egregiously untrue, howev-
er, that Mr. Appelman had strength
enough on the Board to have been elect
ed without his mothers vote This will
clearly appear further along.
Next the Z. T. says
1.-The nomination of Appleman on this occa-
sion was entirely unexpected to Mrs. Apple
man, DIR. Reynolds having made it without APP
prising her of his intention so to do. Mrs. APP
pleman had no knowledge of the fact that DIR.
Reynolds had heard from her son (who was at
the time In California;, or that his name would
be mentioned in connection with the Steward
ship until after the Board had convened; then
why charge her with scheming for the appoint
ment?''
We are at a loss whether to attribute
the above paragraph to recklessness or
ignorance. In either case it is without
excuse. 1t is exactly the reverse of
truth in all important particulars. That
Mrs. Appelman did know before the
meeting of the Board that her son
would be an applicant for the post of
Steward; that she had intelligence of it
by telegraph from her son himself the
day previous to the meeting; that she
talked about it to the Superintendent
the same day, is capable of the clearest
proof; nay, more, the inference that she
made no personal effort for her sons
election at that same meeting is knock
ed higher than a kite" by the fact that
she procured and brought with her, and
exhibited recommendation of her son
from her brother and his uncle, Judge
Williams Why charge her with schem-
ing, indeed.
Again, the L. p says:
"On former occasion, when upon recon-
mendation by the best of authority, DR.. Reyn
o .i mad nominated her son. Mrs Appleman
alton of the question of his appointment; but
this time discovering that her vote was not
needed to confirm his appointment, she did not
think it necessary to retire; then why falsely
charge her with securing his election with her
own vote
The inference from the above is so
plain as to amount to declaration that
if the facts are as we have stated them,
then we were justified in characterizing
Mrs. Appelman's action as unseemly.
Now, what are the facts? The T. p
says that she discovered that her vote
was not needed to elect her son. Then
why did she cast it? But her ''discov-
cry was fiction The votes stood
thus: For Mr.. Smeallie, DIR. House and
DR.. Robinson; for Mr.. Appelman, Mr.
Fisher and Mr.. Morgan. The Board of
Trustees consists of five members, and
at this juncture Mrs Appelman dis
covered" that her vote would give her
son fat position, and in it went for
Noyes Appelman. Her former delicacy
about being present when a question
came up in which her own family
was interested, seems to have been for
gotten, or, if remembered, only to avoid
the mistake she made then, of letting
the fitness of things interfere with the
advancement of her household. These
are the real facts in this case. Having
once ventilated them through our col
umns, we should not have alluded to the
subject again but for the onslaught of
Mrs. Appelman's foolish friend of the
r. r. The latter closes his article with
the following dire threat:
And now we give notice that, while as we
said In the outset, we do not desire II cOntrO-
Sersy over this matter, yet If driven to it we
will try our hand at vcntilating the Smealie
bubble until somebody will cry enough
We do not know of anybody as likely
to be so much damaged by GoQdrich's
sloshing around as Mrs. Appelman
Judging by his last performance, she
has reason to pray for deliverance from
bungling defenders.
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE. - Mr.. J. j.
Bowles. Sthe teacher in the grammcr
room of the east side school building,
was arrested on Wednesday morning, at
the instance of the father of one of his
pupils, on charge of excessive punish
ment in bringing the youngster in ques-
ton under wholesome discipline Mr.
Bowles was arraigned before the Mayor,
and the case was continued until Satur-