The Columbus journal., 1895-07-03

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The hoard met 1t the usual place and
boar Monday, al present but President
Heary, vios President Galley presiding.
To minutes q previous meetings read
and approved, otter correction.
Claims audited and warrants ordered
in payment Of sme were: :.
City Of Columbus. .............$ 8 00
! Open HOUSE. 20 O0
W.0.0o0@3uD " -
in. Taylor. .....:.......... 20 O0
c. A. Speice. 8 lO
n. Z. Turner 4 Co. 81
=. a. Barber Z Co .....:....... 81
G. W. Philips. &c
rAarmoy 4 Simnons. 8 SO
. The bin Of Columbus Orchestra for
$16 was referred back.
i A communication from The county
superintendent was read notifying the
board that the seni-annual apportiou-
ment tor G.o district ID 8667y6A.
The minutes 6ere then read and ap-
proved, and on motion OF Turner, men,
bers-elect Gluck and Hockenberger we're
requested to take their seats a. members
and the board proceeded to elect officers
for the ensuing year, which was done by
ballot, ree1lting in president, J. II. Gal
Icy; vice president, George Lehman;
secretary, John g. Becher, tho latter
being also selected a. temporary score
tary until the fling Of his bond a.
secretary.
A communication. in tho nature Of q
remonstrance, signed by Ernst, McGill,
Clark and Others Of the suburban por-
ton OF the district, against the action Of
the board at . late session, d~iscontin-
uing the suburban school, was read and,
on motion OF Lehman, the same was re-
considered.
The motion to discontinue vas amen
ded to read that school be held three
months the coming fall and three
months the following spring, which
amendment and the motion as amended
we're carried by q unanimous vote.
The action taken by the board at a
former meeting with reference to q three
years. contract with the superintendent,
was, on motion of Becher, reconsidered,
and, at the request OF Sup't Williams, |
Turner moved that the time be one
year.
Adjourned to 4 o'clock Tuesday.
The time for conventions is drawing
nigh and candidates are being can |
vassed. As the county grows older and /
makes it's history, the people become 4
more acquainted with each other and
tho conditions that surround them, and
in the selection Of candidates they are
able to act more intelligently and more
unitedly. Parties will have to take
these things into consideration in max
ing their nominations. States are al
ready made and proposals for trading
candidates rendered, but it will not be
60 easy to carry these plans out as for
merly. States will be smashed and
trading will be repudiated. Candidates
will have to stand on their merits and
the party that wins this fall will have
to put their best men forward.
The above, which We clip from the
Central City Republican, is somewhat
applicable to Platte county, az we'll a.
to Merrick. We really wish We could
say that the last sentence would be true
here, but it is almost too much, even to
hope for, except on the theory that all
other elements get together against the
"bosses," and combine forces for success.
Under such circumstances there could
scarcely be a question as to the result,
and this is desirable to more classes
than a few. There are quite q number
of prominent, worthy democrats who are
more Of less Outspoken against the con-
tinued rule OF q certain few of the party,
term after term, but whether they have
stamina or independence enough to get
to the front and make a sweep, is q
question. They have had, up to
now, and there is nothing in sight that
would lead an observer to think that
the coming democratic county conven-
ton will be much otherwise than such
conventions have heretofore been.
The JOURNAL continues to believe,
however, that Platte county's peculiar
politics has proven very costly to Platte
county taxpayers, the most grinding
thing being that it 80 partisan as to
ignore public interests in the supposed
interests Of party workers.
The voters OF Platte can have achange
il they will begin to work for it now, and
keep on till the election, but they will
not get it by allowing the "bosses" to
nominations, and put three
tickets in the field.