Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-19

Illinois Women Flock to the Folls an
Vote for School Ofhcials-

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Illinois Women Flock to the roEls an
Vote for School oGicials
KsvAxEz. III. April is.-Klevsn hun-
dred and siKty-five votes were east -
tween the hours Of ~ and . saturday
and fully 500 Of them were deposited BY
women. Nra- Y. v. Eddy. the women's
candidats for member Of the board Of
education. was defeated by about iss
votes.
AunoRA. H.. April le-Ths most ex-
citing school election held here in years
was that IN the two city school dis-
tricts Saturday. Over a.soo votes we're
cast The women hnd . ticket in the
6eld in each district and fully I. 200 Of
them voted The candidates Of the
west side were defeated. On the east
side they elected one director.
EVANSTON. III. April ls-About -
women exercised the right Of suffrage
st the school election held here on Sat
urday. II resulted in defeat for the
w. c. r. U. ticket, which was com
posed entirely Of women. with Mrs.
Gertrude NJ. Singleton for president %
the board. The peoples ticket. headed
by II. II. C. Miller, was elected Mrs.
Louise b. Stanwood was cne of the vic
torious candidates. A great many won
en- voted against the w. c. 7. u. ticket.
MARKEso. III. April le.-The school
election Saturday was one Of the most
exciting and certainly the most novel
ever held here. The w. C. T. U. WON
- IA . ,;nl~>< - xh. ala >nA x~>~l~~a
for its success with untiring real. but
were defeated.
MONMOUTH. H.. April Is-rhe
largest vote cast at a school election
here in years was polled Saturday.
Mrs. Jennie Logue Campbell. for many
years principal of Monmouth college.
was elected president of the school
board. receiving $50 votes TO 2se for Mrs
J. Z. Webster Mrs Mary Patterson
was also elected director without oppo-
sition. No other candidates were in the
field. Fully half the ballots were cast
by women.
MOLINE, H.. April 1s.-At the school
election Saturday the women poiled 500
votes and the men 500. Mrs. Gould. the
woman's candidate. was elected BY $50
majority.
BATAVIA. Ill, April la-In election
District No. 6 Saturday two women
were elected by 81 majority in . tstal
of seA votes There were lSo women
voted In District No. twenty-five
women voted.
PEORIA, H.. April ls.-The sehsol
election Saturday was the hottest ever
held in this city. The women voted In
large numbers. and in one instance. in
the Fourth ward . woman, Mira. Cole
man, was elected over @. j. Case. the
president Of the school board and .
popular man.
WArsKKA, Ill, April le-There was
an election here Saturday Of . presi-
dent and two members of the board Of
worked like veterans, nearly go Of
them voting. Mrs. Nina Tucker and
Miss Mamie Lawrence, with Charles
E. Barber at the head of the ticket
were on the republican list The wom-
en- received lie majority and MIR.
Barber s6 majority.
ELorS. ILL.,, April le--Dr. A. L. Clark
was elected president and Mrs M. r.
Lowrie. z. s. Emo and w. 4. 0hls MEM
bers of the board Of education Saturday
without opposition Mrs Lowrie VIVA
reelected, having already served with
credit. There were 3ls votes east, of
which qs were those Of women
JACKSONVILLE. Ill, April is.-The
women Of Centenary Methodist church
assembled and marched in procession
to the polls fifsy strong. voting soiidly
for Rapp. pillar of the church One
thousand votes were cast IN the Third
ward, Of which Rothweil received sss.
The total number of women in the city
voting Saturday was ass.
BEARpsTowN. IN. April 10. - The
largest vote ever polled at . school cleo
tion in this city was cast Saturday. IL
was the Arpt time the women have ever
participated IN an election here, and
while but ffty-nine Of them voted they
neverthelese held the balance of power.
Philip Kuhl was elected president and
J. A. Psppmeier and J. J. stubbs mem
bers Of che board
DAxvILLa. III. April ie--As the
oohcel election here last Saturday tbers
wee great excite meut and oct Of total
vote Of 2. 600 the women poiled one half.
The issue wss the removal Of Super
intendent Latham. John ID. BeDedic2,
late assistant superintendent Of psb-
lie obstruction, was the rival candi-
date Latham was succesaful ~ SOC
majority.