St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-07

pose of Secretary White, since he MAX
heidi had resigned and would step out
OF his Office at once. Silence paralyzed
every individual in the crowded room
when President Haas raped for order.
HIler ID. Horton, representing Secre-
tary White in legal capacity, stated TO
the beard that if it would prefer some
specific charge of malfeasance or of any
other breach on the part of the secre-
tary. that he would then file an
answer with the board which
would other refute or admitted the
specified allegations of such complaint.
He gave no formal character to the bud
get which Mr.. MaAfield had filed against
the secretary, and there was nothing in
1T which the board, as an organized mu-
nicipal body, with prescribed functions,
could take cogniZance of under any pos
sible view wherein the board could be
upheld by the law constituting it.
MIR. Horton argued that the board could
not delve into mans personal affairs,
no matter how odious they may be to
some other man: that if the secretary
was in default with anything of an Off
cial nature he should be charged with
it in some form compatible WITHIN the
rights and jurisdiction of the school
board.
Il ask you, gentlemen continued Mr.
Horton, ito vote on the question, whether
or not you will present against Mr.. White a
set OF Speclfc charges, and then III fairness
10 the accused afford me an opportunity of
answering the complaint. There is serious
legal unge about this affair now which
means much TO my client. for his character
must have justice and vindication. If you
retnse to do this. then an appeal TO more "a
tional powers must be taken.''
At this juncture Mr.. MaXfeid pro-
duced an armfHl of letters which were
read to the board, some by the secretary
himself and others by Mr.. MaXtield.
They constituted the correspondence
which passed between Mr.. MaXfieid and
the persons to whom, it is alleged. Mr..
White poured out his spleen against
Supt. Gilbert and members of the board.
After Mr.. MaXfield had hurled
Every Conceivable Characterize
ton
at Mr.. White, calling him liar and
traducer. insulter OF women, and agi-
tator of INSTRUMENTATION among school
teachers, he moved that Mr.. White be
asked TO resign. Mr.. Postlethwaite
seconded the motion. whereupon Mr..
Wright said he would support it be-
cause he had evidence in his possession
OF MIR. Whites guilt of charges besides
those preferred by Inspector Maxfield.
Again Mr.. Horton admonished the
board upon the arbitrary proceed
ing, but his speech went to
naught in the tumult, and the
gavel brought the board to
order and TO sense OF the business be-
fore it. The vote Oh the motion de-
manding Mr.. Whites resignation was
put, eight voting yea. one nay and the
president refusing to vote. Those yot-
ing for the motion were: Croonqnist,
Gesen. Heinnemann. Kuhles. Maxfield,
Postlethwaite, Rodger and Wright, Mr..
Foley voting the negative. Imme-
diateiy upon the carriage of the notion,
yell for adjournment threw
the board and the furniture
into noisy tumble of disorder.
MIR. Horton thinks, and expressed him
self to the effect that the members IF
the board Of education will eat some
legal process before they come out of
this affair. He says Secretary White
VIII continue to perform the duties of
his Office and draw his salary just as
long as becomes man who is in no wise
derelict. Mr.. White neither acts nor
utters anything but what comes within
the direct advice of his attorney.