Telegram-herald., 1891-09-10
USHlRID INTO OFlICl
The Vote for School Trustees On
yassed By the Beard.
flREEELLS AND CoJcRiIULirIoy
Shs Nsuiy Riesssa Members ln1ss
Anse Once ana the Wsrh - -
echeoi Tear cemmsaesA-IAo
Present Beard - Gducesaen-

Ihe hoard Of Eduea ton net las
evening Tor the purpose of ca4vasnn
The vote cast al the saeetion OF schoo
trustees held last Monday. Long b<
fore the hour OF meeting arrived th.
members began 30 stroll in aud con
gregate about the corridors. Thos
who had not been candidates wers
profuse In their congratulations TO ths
new or reelected trustees. and tina
latter In turn shook hands with ons
another, There were only a few hair
breath escapes 20 recount, as the
majority had complete walk Always.
Mr.. crossman. the new member froIa
the Eighth ward, wa< presssht getting
acquainted with the members. as wac
also Mrs. Andrews, who laid out Mr..
Bianford IN the Ninth.
President Blair called the meeting
90 order and Secretary Stein called
the ROLL There was q quorum present
and the president stated the objects
ot the session.
Canvassed the Returns.
Secretary Stein commenced with the
First ward and read the reports ot
the election inspectors Through 10 the
Tenth. Upon motion OF their cole
dgues the reelected and new members
were declared elected Trustee House.
man, from the Second. said he wanted
20 make an expianat tion which he
hnna6 the hoard
OF the morning papers," said the trus-
tee In its issue OF yesterday. made
some grave and scurrilous charges
aainsf my colleague. Mr.. Wagner.
stating that the election had been con-
Quoted frauduiently. and that M-.
Wagner hsd been elected by illegal
voters. These allegations are false
10 tho core The ELECTION was con-
Quoted according TO law. Was pres
ent at the polls all day and was
particularly careful to observe
that each voter was qualified before
l allowed him TO cast his ballot. Those
who could not answer the qestions
satisfactorily were not allowed 10 vote
and I even went 80 far as TO compel
some people 70 swear their votes IN.
Another charge was that the polling
place was in the Office of Mr. wagner,
which is also untrue"
Mr.. Hustled, OF the Fifth, said that
he understood that Mr.. Bundy, the
defeated candidate In the Second. had
written a letter to Mr.. Wagner aaeur-
ing him that the article was false and
that he did not believe N. imputa-
tions. Mrs. Goodrich. OF the Eighth.
who was defeated by NJ. Crossman.
returned her thanks to the board for
courtesies which had been shown her
during her term and expressed her rc-
gret at being compelled 90 leave the
board. Mr. Blanford. who was de-
feated for reelection. spoke Of the
pleasure II had given him TO be a men,
Der of the board. and said. that while
ii would have been gratifying 10 havs
been reelected ne was pleased 20 know
that so efficient a person as Mrs
Andrews was to succeed him.
saltSes Of wit Rxchangsd.
Mr.. Hustled said a. q consolation 20
Mr.. Blanford he would repeat that ne
was rot the first man to be beaten nv
woman. Mrs. Goodrich quickly re
piled: "And I. Mr.. President. am not
the first woman that has been beaten
by man." The whole board laughed
heartily at this flash of wit and ap-
Aauded the retiring lady member en-
thusiasticly. The board now stands:
First ward, Stain. Locher: Second.
Wagner. Housemar: Third. Fiahcr.
Bradfield: Fourth. Clark. Blair: Fifth.
Husted. Leffincwell: Sixth. Fclker.
Van Brie: Seventh. Fitzgerald. Folger.
Eighth. Hay. Crossman: Ninth. Mira.
Andrews, Strahan: Tenth. Maybury