The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-24
FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
Butte Has Nam3d TW) Good Can
didateS.
MRS. MOORE IS ONE OF 'EM
The Meeting Last Night was HAIR
monious and SUCCESSFULLY. NJ. D..
Ford Also Put in the Field
Enthusiastic Speeches.

BUTTE, Feb. ga large and representa-.
tive number of business and professional
men responded to the invitation of the
chamber of commerce committee, aud met
at the court house tonight for the purpose
OF considering the ACCESSIBILITY of Nominate
| ing non-partisan and -seofarian
ticket for school trustees. The meeting
was an earnest and harmonious one and
nominations were made that Will COM
mend themselves to every intelligent and
unbiased person in the district. j.
h. Is. Howell. chairman of the commits
tee, called the meeting to order and am
nounced its objects. He said it WIS not
chamber of commerce meeting, and that
the committees duties ended in getting
the citlzens out 10 the meeting. 1T re-
manned with the meeting 10 say what
should be done and whether or not a
ticket should be nominated. u
j. II. Russell moved that nominations
be made, and the motion was seconded By
>. V. hemper and carried without a dis
senting vote. Mr.. Howell was selected as
chairman and III. NJ. Patterson as secre-
tary: The chairman then read the follow
ing letter:
BUTTE, Feb. %, 1895.
Messrs, Horell, Kcssler and others, Commit
GENTLEMEN,-Your favor OF the Goth Instant
Is received. In reply would state that L am in
Iull sympathy with the movement in qu6s tion
anu exceedingly regret my inability e. be with
YOU TINS evening. lie is highly imIortant that
the candidates TO be selected should be persons
Mnose eaucd.lonal qualities anu unsetsh deyo-
tlon 10 the best interests Of our public Schools
would commend them 10 the entire commuuaity. "a
your can IS very timely. In the past the selee.
non OF school trustees has been made perflapS 4
without due consideration OF the interests IN
VOWED, which has often resulted In injury to the
public schools IL is now time To Seiecf candi
n ha "A 4 faIIf O.
people, through their representatives mayLaya
q voice IN the selection OF persons on whom All |
may unite Fully Deneving that the convention /
truly, WIiIIAN Il n
j. X. Wharton nominated Mrs. Clinton |
H. Moore as one of the candidates.y He |
sad there was universal demand that az |
least one woman be placed on the board /
and that Mrs. Moore was endorsed Inv |
everybody. Mr.. Wharton paid n trfluus
to the educational and business quaiifica-
lions of Mrs. Moore, and expressed )ths I
opinion that she would make the hest
trustee the district ever had.
j. X. Russell seconded the nominaf3o,t \
ana SAID Mrs. Moore was known all over
me state as an abe woman and educator, !
lie referred to the fact that there are !
nearly 1900 pupils enrolled in the schools
OF the district, nearly 800 of whom are in
the High school, and he thought thatIns
order TO carry on such vast educational
institutions trustees of educational and /
business ability were needed. In the past
too little attention had been paid to this.
Chairman Howell also endorsed the
nomination of Mrs. Moore. He said she
taught in the schools while he was super-
lntendent and he had no hesltancy in saw
ing that she was the best teacher he mad IL
ever met, besides being an accomplished
lady. The people, he said, should be con- |
graduated on the fact that such a compe-
tent candidate was available.
The selection of Mrs. Moore was then
made unanimous.
Mr.. Russell nominated T. NJ Ford for
he other trustee and II. NJ. Patterson and
:. IL. Dolman seconded the nomination.
Samuel Mulville nominated L. b. How ,
I'll and "A. Ii. Barrett seconded it, but Mr.. |
Howell positively declined.
Mr.. Pfouts nominated Colonel Dolman
)ut he also declined. j. X. Wharton J. 4
i. Leyson and Henry Jonas also declined
nominations.
Mr. Loyson made an earnest talk in
avor OF an educational qualification TOR
he candidate. He said the trustees :
mould be htted by education so that they
ould appreciate the efforts of the suDer-
ntendents of schools and work hand In
land with them. He said the tlIstrict {
night not always be so fortunate in hay- 4
ng superintendent like the present one Z
nd an that event the trustees shouId ne =
Die TO look after the work of education Y
n the interest of the pupils and assist the {
uperlntendent in the school work. Z
A. h. Barrett nominated j. ID. Slem-
mons and then the nominations were
losed. All nominees with the exception
Mr.. Ford and Mr.. Slemmons had de. 3
lined, and there were only two to be
oted for. Voting was done by ballot and
esuted in a majority of four for Mr.. Ford IL
nd MS nomination was then made unan,-
lous. - a. 4
On motion of Mr.. Wharton the chain, 4
ian was authorized to appoint n commit y
,e of five to conduct the campaign ahna
e present at the polls on election day.
he chairman announced that he wotih q
OF appoint the committee until no con-. Z
ilted with the two candidates and the =
eeting then adjourned with a general z
Spression of satisfaction with the excel q
mt nominations made. y
Mr.. Ford is head clerk at NJ. j. Con- q
Ellis and has been a resident of Butte q
II number of years. He is a college y
aduate and man of fine educational y
I'd business ability. q
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