Daily Republican., 1881-05-09
The school Election.

Democrats and only six being Republic
cans. This large dispropOrtion can be
accounted for in no other way than the
turning of the election into a political
contest, generally by the Democrats,
wherever they could make contest to
any advantage. Almost against our
best judgment the REPUBLICAN urged
that partisan politics DO kept ont of the
election and that wherever good com
Detent candidate was offered to vote for
him irrespective of politics. BY this
old members to the Board who had
proven themselves not competent for the
position in more respects than one.
We were in hopes that in the Wards
where the Democrats had an undoubted
majority and could elect whom they
please they would have nominated a
better class Of candidates, but instead
of doing this they nominated and elected
those who have all along been the most
Objectionable. BY drawing Il strict
party line in the First ward and com
peling the Republicans to do the same
for consistency's sake, two Democrats
have been elected over two RrpubIi-
cans, the latter being mu,h better qual-
ified in every respect than the elected
candidates. However as Mr.. Palmer suc-
Ceeds himself for third term and Mr.. |
Baugh is sent to the Board for the frs
time, we are pleased to note the i'm
provement.
In the Second Ward there has been a
silent and successful revolution, The =
ward has always been strongly DclnC-
cratic and there were none who doubted I
that Heisler would succeed himself for I
a fourth term, hence the surprise at the {
close of the polls and the counting Of '
the votes to find that DR.. y. b. Morri- Q
son, a new conner into the ward was a
elected by a large majority considering |
the number Of votes cast. Though MT c
Hcisler was never exactly what mem I
DtT vi lIlt DDdlt Slpl4'l Ut li' " dN l4'-
eral and by no means the worst member
0Gthat body. by the election Of Dr, +
Morrison we are pleased to note an inn
provement. This is about the only y
ward in which politics seen to have /
been completely ignored, 4 large num- y
Der Of Democrats voting for nr Nor -
SiSOn. y
The Third Ward presented queer b.
spectacle. 1t is believed that politically
this is one Of the closest Of the recon II
structed wards, and yet there was 40 "
opposition worth speaking Of against iii
the Democratic candida Is, Mc>SrS. "
Kyne and Fuckel. A few diSgustcd Il
Republicans voted for John II. Graham d"
rather than leave the polls without Y
voting as most Of them did. Had there l.
been determined effort made Il better %
ticket could have been elected from this "
ward, as Notwithstanding III. kyuc's ~
well.known ability III pniijng political in
wires he only poIicG To yolr, for him l."
self However As the citizens If the
ward saw proper 10 make 10 oIrms.fiou
to the election Of Mc,ag>. kynr and 81
Fueke, we need not conp,ain lhey =
were both members oi the o,1 B5.rI l.,
In the Fourth Ward the old member, ",
were both reelected, though Nh. John -
T. Davis came within - votes If de- <.
feating Mr.. McIntire. Both M",>r, :.
Morrow aud Mclntirr have made good -.
practical members Of the board, and -,
by their reelection there is no change,
either for the better Or worse. ..
The Fifth Ward returns II. G. Conrad.
Fsq, the late President Of the Board.
Though h. had been an intelligent and =.
progressive member the Democrats .,,
could not resist the opportunity Of Try
ing TO eject Democrat in his place.
Such political hack, a Cuu,tab.. Will
liam Washington Pri'chs't, Constable ~.
Hickman aud "Nrd,' - Mtca.l had to =,
have a political contest, and for that =.
purpose brought ont Payma-ter John =,
Il. Lawson, very good candidate. by
the way, but in very bad company, 10 ~.
oppose Mr.. Conrad. This made spir-
tied contest in which the cpu.tabIcs =.
claimed they had "Iaid Conrad out, q" ~
but the counting Of the votes showed
1l8 majority for Conrad, within twelve ,''
of being as many votes as Lawson re-
Ceiyed altogether
There being no opposition TO Mcs.r4.
Belts and DR.. j. 2. Wales in the Sixth '''
Ward, those gentlemen had a clean
walk over, each receiving y votes, be- r.,
ing all that were cast. Mr. Belts is IL
elected for third term, but DR.. Vale. =.
Is a new member, and viii be one Of the =
best in the Board The Seventh Ward -,
returned Charles Baird for a 70 Irth
term without opposition. Thisis credit g.,
able to the Ward and deserved com
pliment to Mr.. Baird who has alwavs ',,'
been an active intelligent member. ,,
The Eighth Ward would have done '',
much better if the tie had been hro!,,,, ''
and Mr. Grubb elected instead Of Dor. ~!
iel OConnell Kenney, who pulled vi
through by the castingv vote of the inspec. s''
tor. Mr.. Kenney was member ofth Old
Board and it is to be regretted that M
which is much needed -.
was made by his reelection. 1a
There being Il county constable re- .a
siding in the Ninth Ward who happens tb,
to be member of the Board, an op- tG
DoSitiOn uoc iuauuIIrota1 ntai,,y, a..