Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-05-07
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
MA. kYNG DID NOT GET HIS
SEAT.
EX-Sheria John Pyle Objected to It
Swearing In New Members The
Old Officers of the Board
Reelected.

The memters OF the Board of Educa-
t0n, holding over and elect, met last night
for organization. The following were the
hold ng over members eject present;
A. P. Bliley. Eighth wari; J. X, Baylis,
First ward; John j. Cassidy, Tonth ward
John II. Dauby, Fifth wa-d; W. Ii. Foulk,
Sixth ward; James A. Magee, Fourth
ward; II. P. Mason, Twelfth ward, AMI
3. N. Trump of the Eleventh ward,
At the h ur Of O'Clock w. II. oulk
was called TO the chair and l.. B. Jones
was selected temporary secretary. On
the motion to appoint committee on
credentials, the G, air appointed 5. N.
Trump John II. Dandy and IL. p. Mason
said committee. Before the committee
retired MIR. Trump presented petition
from John p lie, of the First ward, ask
ing that William Kyne of that ward, re-
turned as elected, be MOI sworn in pend
ing an investigatiOn of alleged iTregu-
larities by which be was elected. The
petition was accepted and referred to the
committee on credentials.
The following was the petition read;
ITO the President and Board of Public
Education Of the City of Wilmington,
Delaware:
THE petition Of John Pyle, of the First
ward OF the city of Wilmington, Della
ware, respectfully represents: That at
the election for members of the Board OF
Public Education of eaid city, held on
the 4th instant In said ward, your petit
TONER was Il qualified school voter IN said
ward, and was candidate for member
for two years of said board from the First
ward. That al said election your petit
ftnnar yy % rot N cd "a ha frt raNafuah Al
votes, and William kyne, his competitor
in said ward for election to membership
in said board for said term, was returned
/ as having received 81 votes and that
certificate of said Kyne's election as a
member of said board from said ward has
been issued and signed by the inspectors
OF said election. That your petitioner
charges and AYERS that the polls at said
election held at school-house No. 30, In
said ward, were not opened Ia accordance
with the requirements OF law, the same
not having been opened until IL 35 o'clock
on said 4th day of May last.
"Your petitioner also charges and
alleges that large number of Illegal
votes were cast for said William Kyne,
by persons not lawfully qualified to vote
ct said election, amounting, as your petit
tioner is informed and believes, to at least
twenty-three votes Your petitioner also
charges and alleges upon information and
belief that the said William Kyne, mem
ber-e.ect from said ward, was not, at the
time of his alleged election, lawfully
| qualified v, ter at said election, inasmuch
as the said Kyne was not bona fde
freeholder In said city during at least one
| month before taid election. Your petit
TONER also charges upon Information and
belief that the eald William Kyne, mem
ber-elect from said ward, was not at the
time OF his alleged election Il qualified
voter, inasmuch as said kyne did not ex-
hibit to the inspectors of said election any
evidence that he mad laid county tax
within two years assessed against him at
least six months prior to said election;
and also because said Kyne did not exhibit,
10 said Inspectors at said election, any
evidence that he had been assessed and
paid school tax for the city Of Whining
ton for the preceding year; and also be-
cause at the said time and place said
| Kyne did not exhibit to said inspectors
any evidence that he was duly regis
tered voter at city elections OF the said
city OF Wilmington.
your petitioner alleges and AYERS that
he received a majority OF the votes of the
lawfully qualified voters at said school
anu WAS huu 10 VIC uuig SltClGu
and lawful member Of the Board of Pub
lie Education from said ward for said
term.
"WLerefore, your petitioner prays your
honorable body to investigate said charges
to the end that the lawfully elected MEM
Der OF said board may be declared en-
titled to his seat, and that pending such
investigation the said William Kyne may
not be sworn in.
"And your petitioner will ever pray, etc.
John PYLE"
The committee then retired, aud after
an absence OF nearly half an hour re-
turned to the board room and reported
the following named persone to have
been elected and qualified according to
the law to be members OF the board:
Charles L. Simmons, Second ward, for Q
years; Peyton G. West and David H.
Coylei 1hird ward, and 2 years, re-
speciively; William Ii. Turner, Fourth
ward, 9 years; 8. redmond Smith, Fifth
ward, 2 years; 8. F. Belts, Sixth ward,
2 year,; John Palmer and Charles Baird,
Seventh ward, and 2 years, respectively;
James II. Morgan, Eighth ward, years;
David Il. Smith and DR.. e. G. Short
lidge, Ninth ward, / and 2 years, re-
spectively; Thomas Q'Dohnell, Tenth
ward, 2 years; Patrick Magsrity, Eleventh
ward, 2 years; Joseph Pyle, Twelfth
ward, 2 years.
In the case of contest between William
Kyne and John Pyle, as representative
from the First ward, the committee Ie-
ported that it had not been able TO decide
between the contestants and referred the
matter back to the board. The report OF
the committee was adopted.
On the motion to sw ear in the members
elect, reported by the committee, MIR.
Magee moved an amt ndment that Mr..
Kyne's name be added to the list OF those
to be sworn in, but the motion was de-
feated. The members of the hoard as re-
ported were then sworn In and took their
seats.
The board then proceeded to the cleo
tion of officers, when the old ollic RS, Mr..
Baird for president, Mr.. l.. B. Jones for
secrt tary aud treasurer and Mr. McEntee
for blilih, were unanimously elected.
Mr.. Baird on taking the chair made a
few remarks and thanked the board for
this oft repeated malk OF confidence re-
posed In him.
On motion of Mr.. Trump to refer the
petition ol John Pyle to committee OF
investigation, the motion was adopted
ard the president appointed s. N. Trump,
II. p. Mason, 8. r. Smith, W. II. Foulk |
aud DR.. James II, Morgan.
Pending the appointment Of tie com
mittee, Mr.. Trump moved that Mr.. Kyne |
be permitted to make statement OF his !
case, but Mr.. Morgan objccting on the
grounds that the petition had been re-
ferred to q comm ttee, aud whatever |
statement was to be made should be |
made to that committee, the motion was
withdraw.