The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-02
VAIL WAS CHOSEN
IN THE CONTEST YESTERDAY LEH-
MAN WAS NOT IN IT,
Vail Received Seven Out Of the Eight
Votes Cast-Thcre is Some Talk
of Contest by Mr.. Mcknight
Who Thinks the Appoint
ment is Illegal.
Ed Vail was the man.

At & o'clock yesterday afternoon the
board of education met in regular monthly
session in their rooms in the city building.
Fer some reason there were only eight
members present, although full attend
ance was expected.
Chairman Ward called the meeting to
order and on the roll being called the fol-
lowing members answered to their names:
Ward, Cole, Keck Davis, Gill, Goldberg,
Powell and Campbell.
The visitors present were George Ross,
c. r. Miller and Tony Reed, ali staunch
| supporters of Mr. Lehman for the vacancy
| caused by the resignation OF John Fazel.
The superintendent reported the school
attendance for December 4,232, against
4, l4S the preceding month.
The city treasurer could not make his
| monthly report on account of the holidays,
his checks being in the banks.
Campbell called attention to the fact
that the library is not opened in the even
| ing anymore, except Saturday night, and
| he moved that it be kept open Wednesday
evening also. Lost
1t was moved that Mr.. Brubacher be re-
quested to report progress in his attempts
| to collect tuition from pupils who do not
permanently reside in the city.
The exciting part of the session now ar
rived when Campbell introduced the
petition from citizens of the Fourth ward,
| asking for the appointment of G.. E.
Lehman on the board to succeed John
Fazel, resigned.
After the petition was read Mr.. Camp
bell placed Mr.. Lehman IN nomination.
Ed Goldberg rose and placed Ed Vail in
nomination. He said that he had no OBJ
Jectlon to Mr.. Lehman as man, but he
thought he was not treated courteously by
the parties who were booming Mr. Lehman.
He called the attention Of Mr.. Campbell to
the fact that when, at a previous meeting,
the matter Of filing the vacancy was talk
ed of he (CampbelD was the first one to
suggest that ..ir. Goldberg should prac-
tically name who should be his colleague
from the Fourth ward. With this in view
he thought it was not very graceful on the
part of Mr.. Campbell to be opposing his
lGolbberg's) candidate.
Mr.. Campbell acknowledged that he did
think that Mr.. Goldberg should have a
good deal to say about who should be his
| colleague, but be was asked to present the
petition and he did SO, not knowing that
Mr. Vail was candidate. Mr.. Goldberg
further stated that Mr., Lehman did not
patronize the public schools, but that he
sent his three children to the private
| schools. He thought that the man who
| should be elected to the school board
should be a man who would think enough
of the public schools to send his children
! to them
Mr.. Ward stated that if the gentlemen
| who visited the meeting in the interest of
Mr.. Lehman desired to say anything they
| would be welcome to do so, but no one
didu't want to say anything. 1t was then
| ordered that an open ballot be taken, and
| the following is the result:
For Vail-Ward. Cole, Keck, Davis,
Gill, Goldberg and Powell.
For Lehman-Campbell.
| The president then announced that Vail
| had been elected, and appointed Gill and
! Goldberg as a committee to notify him of
his election, and inform him to present
| himself and be sworn in. After few
minutes Mr.. Vail appeared ana was sworn
| in. He thanked the board for the honor
conferred on him, and stated that his
children were going to the public schools,
aud that he would work in the interest of
the public schools. There is some
talk Of contest. Mr.. Mcknight
who was an active worker in the interest
| of Mr. Lehman, told reporter of the
EAGLE that the election of Mr.. Vail would
probably be contested for the reason that
an appointment could not be legally made
on New Years day on account of it being
a holiday.
| A lawyer who had heard of the state
ment of Mr.. Mcknight said that it was
absurd. ''Why," said he, business of any
character can be transacted legally in
/ Kansas on New Years day. 1t is surpris-
ing to see how many people there are who
| do not know that there are but two legal
holidays in Kansas-Decoration Day and
Labor Day. That is fact. We have
many holidays during the year, but ac-
cording to the statutes there are only two
| II the school board could not legally
| transact businesa on New Years day how
| is it that Judge Reed coud hold court,
and you know that Judge Reed Is too
| good a lawyer to open court and transact
business on Legal holiday.
| The seventh and eighth grade teachers
will meet at Superintendent Richardson $
Office al O'Clock p. N. today.
SNOW WHITE.