New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-14
TRIED TO GEORGE HIM.
xNOXs CAMPAIGN FOR THE BOARD
OF EDUCATION PRESIDENCY.
,us,.sE OF MAYOR GHROY's NAME IN A
,.,I. on COMMISSIONER RoGERs-AN IN
FERENCE" THAT THE LATTER WOULD
III, REAPPoINTED ONLY AFTER
ppoNISINC HIS VOTE

,-rpFNCE" THAT THE LATTER WOULD
nE REAPPoINTEp ONLY AFTER
PROMISING HIS VOTE.
s,s Of the methods adopted by Charles II. Knox
'o his reelection president of the Board
ra,cat,on are meeting severe criticism from his
% commissioners. The twenty-one members of
~. poard Of Education are appointed by the Mayor
term OF three years. seven of the terms ex-
',,g every January !. The seven Commissioners
p.oss terms were 10 end next January are Charles
:. Knox Thadaeus Moriarty Henry A. Rogers.
,,,ss NJ O'Brien. Albert J. Elias. John l.. y. Hunt
- charles c. Wehrum According to law. ION the
-, Wednesday of November In every year, the
,,,vor shall appoint seven Commissioners" 1t has
49,, customary to reappoint the Commissioners on
~ expiraton Of their terms. and failure to be
.oooInted has been regarded in the light of dis
zee unless the Commissioner requested it,
s,hou, ten days before the third Wednesday in
xavsmher when Mayor Gilroy to appoint the
commissioners. Mr.. Knox visited the office of Com
,ssioner Rogers No. 10 John-st Mr.. Rogers is one
:, the seven Commissioners whose terms OF office
FARO about TO expire and the question as to whether
A. was 10 succeed himself or be dropped and
.,o,her man put in his place. was TO be decided.
rrou the conversation that took place. 1t was more
nan evident tina, President Knox was aware of this
30, which taken in connection with his call on
Mr.. Rogers at that particular time was to say the
least. COINCIDENCE
Mr. Knox Is not in the habit of making calls on
vr Rogers In fact. the president of the Board of
r,ucafion had never before been in Mr. Rogers S
oNce and when he called ten days before the APP
rointments were made. Mr. Rogers knew that some
hing was up" He did not have long to wait be-
.o,s discovering what was up for scarcely had
n, Knox comfortably settled himself in a chair
h,s,de Mr. Rogers's desk when the former remarked:
~Nr Rogers l am a candidate for reelection as
,rssdent of the Board of Education
Mr.. Rogers did not express any surprise at this
,.,sment. and casually remarked: IF you are
,.cted hope you will make up the standing com
m,rees in a more satisfactory way than you did
last January"
A desu,tory conversation followed. lasting about
cen minutes when Mr. Knox withdrew. a few days
after this Mr.. Rogers met Mr.. Knox in the Office
Of Commissioner John l.. ~ Hunt when Mr.. Rogers
was again informed that Mr.. Knox was "a candidate
"a, reelection" Again allusion was made by Mr..
Knox 10 the fact that the Mayor was considering
the subject of appointing seven Commissioners TO
serye three years from January J. 1925.
OF the seven Commissioners whose terms or office
we're about to expire, only Messrs Rogers. Hunt and
Wehrum were known to be opposed to the re-elec-
ton OF Mr.. Knox. 1t had long been foregone con-
clusion that Mr. Wehrum would not be reapponted
because he had been counted upon 10 support Mr..
Knox last January and had failed to do so. So this
left Mr. Rogers and Mr.. Hunt the only remain
ing Commissioners TO be reappointed who were
known 10 be opposed TO Mr.. Knox Under such cir
cumstances. Mr. Knoxs unusual cal on Mr. Rogers
and Mr. Hunt together with his allusion TO the
fact that the Mayor considering the subject of
reappoin;ment, left room for doubt in the minds
OF those men as TO the object OF his visit. Botn
Dr. Hunt and Mr. Rogers were independent enough
10 refuse TO commit themselves to Mr.. Knoxs can
didacy.
On the day before Mayor Giroy was TO make his
appointment Mr.. Knox again visited the office Of
Mr.. Rogers. saying that he had come from Mayor
Glroy. that he and the Mayor had been talking
over the matter Of reappointments. and that the
Mayor wanted 10 know II Mr. Rogers intended 10
vote for Mr. Knox president Of the Board of Edu-