The record-union., 1892-11-05
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
The Republicans Nominate One Dem
oCrat, DR.. Gardner.
A Disposition to Have No Election, and
Allow the Present Directors
to Hold Over.

The Republicans of the city held con-
vention at the old Pavilion yesterday for
the purpose of nominating candidates for
four School Directors, one from each
ward, to be voted for at the school cleo
ton on December 9TH.
A. j. Johnston, Chairman of the City
Central Committee, called the convention
to order and stated its object.
| P. E. Platt placed Hon. John We'll in
nomination for President of the conven-
ton, and he was elected by acclamation.
Lincoln White was chosen Secretary.
On motion Of G. n. Post, the published
list of delegates was accepted as those en-
| titled to seats in the convention. The
list was as follows:
First Ward-Eugene J. Gregory, A.
Abbott, Thomas Harper, Hiram Gribble,
Edward K. Hamilton, Arthur Miller,
George Schroth, |. J. Simmons, William
Land, Daniel Z. Hardy.
Second Ward-A. Conklin, H. Lagos.
I. J. Finn, w. D. Stalker, b. Shields, f.
| Dole, Charles Root. Z. A. Miller James
Hopley, Fred Schneider.
| Third Ward-Ed +. Taylor, p. L. Platt,
| G. w. Baker, William Hicks, L. w. VIII
cox, Thomas Holmes, Charles Dosh, NJ.
| macher, John Watt, L. J. Dwyer, l.. b.
! Nichols, NJ. NJ. Glenn, John w. Green
law, Jr
Fourth Ward-A. j. Wingard, j. H.
hatcher, George Murray, Lincoln White,
Z: ID. Holmes, John We'll, w. II. Jen-
nlngs, w. ID. Knights, John Shelton, J.
f. Slater, NJ. E. Hornlein, j. H. Dolan
}. c. Ing, Jr., f. NJ. Woodson, Samuel
| Gerson.
The following proxies were admitted:
j. +. Slater for George Murray; G. N.
Post for Gus Zimmermacher; w. w.
Connor for j. J. Wingard; J. II. hatcher
| for w. d. Knight; Lincoln White for
Samuel Gerson.
1t was decided to dispense with Com
mlttee on Platform aud proceed to NOM
inations for School Directors.
| Nominations being declared in order,
eX-Mayor Gregory said the Board of Ed
ucatlon should be a non-partisan body;
it should be made up on the basis of
worth, ability and devotion to the best
| interests of the common schools. The
! present board IS good one; it has done
| well and ought to be commended. Had
he his way he would retain in the board
every member Oft, and keep politics out
of it. But he could speak only for the
First Ward, and in doing so he was
happy TO nominate for Director from the
First the present incumbent a Democrat
DR.. NJ. Gardner. He knew him to be a
competent man, and believed his reten-
ton was in the best interests of the
school department.
City Trustee Conklin indorsed the re-
marks of MIR. Gregory, and added that he
| would prefer to have such steps taken as
might, If possible, do away with the pro-
| posed election, which would cost the citv
about 81, 800 All the present mem bers Of
the board, he said, are capable men, and
those whose terms are soon to exniro
GhnlIn allowed N fl,,z,-
They should be renominated by all the
| political bodies that intend making nom
nations, and by allowing the election to
go by default they would hold over until
the first election under the new charter.
Had this suggestion been brOached a
day earlier no doubt it would have been
accepted by the convention, but it ap-
pears that some of the delegates had al
ready promised to place other persons in
nomination for some of the wards.
| There was no opposition, however, to
DR.. Gardner, and he was nominated by
! acclamatiCn.
| For Director from the Second Ward w.
D. Stalker named P. A. Miller. the we'll
| known contractor, and he was nomi-
mated by reclamation.
For Third Ward Director C. n. Post
named Richmond Davis, the present Di-
rector, A. Z. Tufts, declining to serve
again.
Mr.. Davis was nominated by acclama-
| ton.
For the Fourth Ward c. H. Holmes
namted j. l.. Robinette, who was in
dorsed by Lincoln White, and he was
also nominated without opposition.
! J. H. Batcher moved that the Central
| Committee be empowered to fill any va
cancies that might occur ponding the cleo
ton. Carried.
| On motion of Lincoln White, the con-
vention declared that all the nominations
be made unanimous.
a delegate moved that the candidates
| be assessed So each.
1t was finally decided to let the Central
! Committee and the candidates settle the
matter between themselves, as it was
! shown that the expenses of the convention
were nominal and uncertain.
PROBABLY NO ELECTION.
After the adjournment Of the coflven-
| ton the proposition made by Trustee
| Conklin was discussed among delegates
and other citizens and was quite gem
orally favored
Mayor Comstock said, when the matter
was mentioned to him, that if it could be
| legally carried out he would favor it
| that is, let the Trustees refuse to call an
election. If the School Directors whose
! terms are about to Capitalization.
| Gardner, Tufts and Chipman-could not
hold over for another year, there was, he
! thought, little doubt but that Governor
! Markham would re-appoinC them. and
thus save the city the expense of another
! election.
The Democrats took no action in the
matter yesterday, hence they will have
no ticket.
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