The daily gazette., 1880-05-03
TINE SCHOOL ELECTION.
HOW REPUBLICAN TACTICS TO OBTAIN
CONTROL OF THE BOARD CAME TO
GRIEE

GRIEF.
Certain Republican politicians of
Wilmington recently set afoot some
well laid plans to obtain political con-
troll of the Board of Education, ut the
election which took place on Saturday
afternoon. The plans opened with the
declaration on all sides that ''there
should be no politics in the school cleo
tion," followed soen by the selection
of Saturday afternoon as the time for
holding the Republican primary cleo
tion, the idea being to thus draw out
such Republican vote rs would prac-
tically control the school election in
which the people in general take very
little interest.
Then followed the nomination of
Republican candidates, and sly edi-
torials in the Republican papers, de-
l'reciating the injunction of any parli-
san issue into the school election, yet
urging the superior fitness of the Re-
publican candidates in every ins ance.
This line of policy w9s followed until
the day of election, but the result show
ed its utter failure.
In the First ward the retiring men,
bers, Messrs. Palmer and Kyne, were
reelected over two Republicans
brought out against them, and Mr..
Furry, of the Second ward, was also
reelected by a safe majority over Jno.
w. Mari, Republican, who was slyly
brought out, at late hour, with a
hope of being sneaked in. In the
Third ward, Lindley G. Kent was de-
feated for reelection by j. Il. Theo-
dore Fuekel, whose candidacy was al
most unknown until Saturday. Mr..
Fuekel is in the grocery business, and
is also music teacher, well known as
a member of the Millard Club. lie was
run as a representative for the German
citizens and Taxpayers in the ward.
In the Fourth ward it was supposed
there would be no opposition TO the re-
turn of VIM. j. Morrow, and therefore
no interest was taken. Taking advan-
tage of this ticket was hastily pre-
pared bearing the name of Esquire
VIM. Ii. Brady, and without his know
ledge or consent, he being Inspector of
the election, enough of these ticke
were voted to elect him by small ma
jority. Under these circumstances it
is supposed he will not accept the po-
sition.
DIR. Grimshaw was reelected with
out opposition in the Fifth ward, and
Jacob Pusey was elected in the Sixth
over DIR. w. f. Quinby. In the Sew
enth Mr.. w. w. Lobdell was re e-eected
without opposition, and in the Eighth
Bennett Hazlett, who was the first
candidate announced was elected over
James b. Floyd, whom the Republi-
cans brought out to defeat him.
In the Ninth ward, Constable John
Brooks defeated Henry p. Grubb, who
was candidate for reelection, by a
majority of only two votes. in this
ward the election was conducted with
great strictness, and no man was al
lowed to vote without producing his
city tax receipt.
In the Tenth ward, ii. G. Jacobus
and Hewson Il. Lannan were elected
without opposition. The full returns
are as follows:
FIRST WARD.
Luther w. Palmer, two years, 142
isaac w. Hallam, =" SO
Palmer's majority, SO
William Kyne, one year, LAT
VIM. +. Brick, " 54
kyne's majority, 80
SECOND WARD.
Peter U. Furry, SO
John w. Mari, 81
Furry's majority, 90
THIRD WARD.
j. T. Theodore Fuekel, 100
Lindley G. Kent. 81
FuekePs majority, 13
FOURTH WARD.
VIM II. Brady, 80
VIM. ]. Morrow, 81
Brady's majority, 8
FIFTH WARD.
DR.. A. II. Grimshaw, 81
Isaac C. Pyle, 1
j. T. Theodore Fuekel, l
SIXTH WARD.
Jacob Pusey, 70
DIR. w. f. Quinby, 81
Pusey's majority, 3S
SEVENTH WARD.
w. w. Lobdell, 50
DR.. John Curtis, ?
EIGHTH WARD.
Bennett Hazlett, 73
John b. Floyd, 63
Hazlett's majority, 10
NINTH WARD.
John Brooks, Al
Henry p. Grubb, 80
Brooks majority, 2
TENTH WARD.
Henry Jacobus, two years, AZ
Hewson f. Lannan, one year, 40
Walter ID. Bush, one year, l
Total vote of the city, 1115; total
last year, $50; total in 1878, 1880.
THE NEW BOARD.
The new Board is composed of the
following, those marked with a star
being the holding-over members
First ward-Luther w. Palmer,
William Kyne.
Second ward-Peter U Furry. b. r.
Heisler.*
Third ward-J. Il. Theodore Fuekel,
Thomas II. Lally.*