Daily Republican., 1881-04-27
SCHOOL BOARD GOSSIP.
TALK OF CANDIDATES FOR THE
COMING ELECTION.
Who go Out and Who Stay in
Those Who are LIk ely to be Can.
didates-Interest Taken
In the Matter

The election for members of the Board
OF Education will take place on the first
Saturday in May, and is therefore but
ten days distant. Not much interest
has been taken as yet, except by the
members of tho Board themselves. Peo-
pie generally do not seem to care who
goes to the School Board, and the up
shot has been in the past that almost
any one could 20 who wanted to, and
capable men did not want to from OBJ
viouS reasons. The "gerrymander"
scheme has made the number of vacan-
CieS to be filled greater than usual. Fif-
teen members retire as follows:
First Ward-Wm. Kyne, l.. w. Pal
mer.
Sccond-B. Il. Heisler
Third-ThoS. II. Lally, j, Y. r. Fue-
krl.
Fourth-Wm. J. Morrow, Edw. McIn-
tire.
tIfth-Hcnry c. Conrad.
SiXth-Samuel Il. Belts, Jacob pusey.
Seventh-Charles Baird
Eighth-D. orc. Kenney.
Niuth-Dr. f. q. Shortlidgc,
Tenth-H. L. Lannan, Henry Jacobus
This will render it necessary to elect
two new members in the First, Third,
Fourth, Sixth and Tenth Wards. A
disposition has made its appearance
wi hin the last few days to send com
petent men TO the Board and this move
ment is likely to dosome good. AT pre-
sent candidates do not appear to be
numerous, but running glance over
the field shows that good candidates are
more plentiful than usual,
In the First ward the canvass has mar
rowed down to l.. w. Palmer, retiring
member, and Lindley c. Kent Both
have had experience in the Board, and
Mr. Kent has made Il remarkably good
member Mr.. Palmer was elected last
year for two year term, and the gerry
mandercurtailed histime by one half. On
this account thereisa disposition to send
him back. 1t will make popular
ticket in the First ward.
Candidates are not plentiful in the
Second ward. Mr.. Hcisler retires, and
it is not likely that he will care to run
again. In this case the people of that
ward could not do better than take up
his brother Frank L. FleisIer, Esq.
In the Third ward Mr., LalIy, whose
term expires cmphatically refuses To
run again, and Mr.. FUekol, who was
| icgiSlatrd ont, does not refuse it is M
derstood. Mr.. kynr who was thrown
into the Third from the First, is likely
to turn Up again as II candidate in his
new district. Frederick Pyle is being
mentioned more than any one else. IL,
would make an active and valuabl,
member and il is altogether likely that
he will run.
The two vacancies in the Fourtl
ward have as yet brought out but few
candidates, Il thing unuSual there
William j. Morrow is almost sure It
run again. but whether Mr.. McIutir
will he II candidate remains to be seen
John ". Davis, who would fill 4 posi-
ton in the Board very creditably, i
spoken Of. Few men would take NOR
interest in the matters of eduCatiol
thar he
President Conrad is talked of froI
the Fifth ward to succeed himself. |
Mr.. Conrad does not run, (thopgh thi
is unlikelyD there is Il disposition t
send Harry A. Brown, who is calcu
lated to do credit To the warG in tn
school Board
Possibly in the Sixth ward Mr.. Bett
will again he a candidate There are tw,
vacan cicS that caused by the eXpira
ton Of his term and the resignation 0
Jacob PuScy. The citizens Of the Ware
have suggested u number Of names an,
among them may be mentioned DR.. j
,l
Thomas McClary. Any Of these gen
tlemen would make excellent members
In the Seventh Ward ii is under
stood that Mr.. Baird does not care T.
return again. The ward could not d.
a better thing than send Mr.. James \
WOUlLcy, who at one time was one @
the best members Of the Board, if h
can b" prevailed upon TO run. In cas-
Mr.. Woollcy peremptorily refuses Prot
w, A. Reynolds would made Il good It
preventative,
1t is not known whether Mr.. Kenne,
will run again i'll the Eighth ward
He has not made up his mind. TIL
people down that way talk greatly il
favor Of Of Lewis p. Gruhb, and it j
understood that Mr.. Grrbb is not al
verse to being candidate. And tn
people being eager and willing and Mr.
Grubb being willing there is nothing il
the way of him going to the Board.
In the Ninth Ward DR.. Shortlelge i!
likely to run again. No one else ha'
been mentioned.
The only suggestion coming from the
Tenth Ward is that Of DR.. Read j. Nc
Kay. Other candidates are likely tc
come ont in a few days.
Eleventh Ward people are more in.
terested in the school election than all
the rest of the city combined, chiefly
because the thing is n novelty. The
Old Board at that place consists Of sam
uel n. Trump and Thomas j. sullivan,
and both Of these gentlemen are talked
of. j. :. Bond and Walter Tatnall art
also mentioned.