The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-28
ELECTION next TUESDAY
County Superintendent Of Schools
Nill Be Chosen.
TAYLOR WILL BE UNOPPOSED
Mayor Bailey Thinks That There win Not
lie a Meeting OF Select Council on
Thursday Night Going TO
State Convention.

Next Tuesday morning. May .. at 10
O'Clock. the school directors Of Lacka-
wanna county, except those of Scran-
ton. Carbondale and Dunmore, VIII as
semble In IN main room of the court
house anu elect a county Superintend-
.nt Of schools. j. c. Taylor, the pres
ent superintendent, will, to all appear
anCes, be reelected without any oppo-
position.
Mir. Taylor Is being accorded what it
has been customary 10 give to county
superintendents in the past, second
term. He has spoken on his visits
around the county TO the different di-
rcctorS. ana they seem to be agreed
that his service in the office has been of
such sufficient and satisfactory nature
as to entitle him In second term.
There are 2.o directors in the county,
and they will meet, elect chairman
and secretary and proceed through the
routine of balloting. VI will also be
necessary to fix the salary of the super
intcndcnt. That will very likely take
up but very li.tlc time. as there does
not apucar to he Il disposition to in
crease the amount from $1,000 n year,
at which figure it has remained for sew
rral wears.
out of this the superintendent must
pay the expenses of the office, which
amount to about $500 a year. leaving
him $1,000 net
There is some talk about the streets
of a special meeting of select council,
Thursday night tn receive Mayor Bal
lcy's appointments, but in city hall
nothing is known of any such intended
move.
.,l, .l,I
were interviewed, said they had heard
no intimation of a call further than
street rumor. and ii Il call was to be
made they felt that they would know
something about 1t. City Clerk La
vellc. who would necessarily be called
upon to issue the notices if the meet
ing was to be called by the chairman
had no knowledge nf any intended
meeting.
Mayor Bailey. when approached on
the subject, said he had no intention of
calling a meeting, and had heard moth
ing Of any intended special meeting.
IF there Is a meeting Thursday night
will you send in your ppointments?
he was asked.
1T is not likely that there will be a
meeting"
But. if there is a meeting, will you!
appointments so in?"
NO. ! think not" answered the may.
or after a few moments of dellberation
The indications are that the asplr.
ants are doomed to another week on the
anxious seat.
Mayor Bailey absolutely refuses tt
commit himself for publication with re-
gard to the appointments he contem
plates making. Within the last few
days a slate has several times appeared
in print. which, it is said. he has de-
cded upon. 1t gives Captain Robbins
the position of chief of police, promote!
Patrolman John Moir to the office o.
captain. and puts Common Councilman
=. ]. Hickey in charge OF the fire de
| partment. These men may be appoint
ed; and in fact. it is the general i'm
preston now among the leading Dem
ocrats of the city that Robling Is SUR
of the police department berth, but a
the same time they are not betting an!
large amount of their coin on the entir
slate mentioned above.
| If the mayor has decided upon his ap
pointments. as many believe. 1t Is onl!
reasonable to suppose that he wOul,
| call a meeting of the select counci
Thursday night and present his men 70
| the consideration of the selectmen
That would end the agony he has bcel
enduring since election. No appoint
ments will be made Thursday night
says the mayor, and from this the con
clusion is drawn that he is not We
ready to speak his mind in the matter
In the meantime the persistent sports
men are getting more and more hungr.
with each succeeding day, but man.
men who used to spend hours each da,
In their back yards learning how t
swing a policeman's club with ease an,
grace, have become disgusted and ar
returning to the ordinary vocations o
does not so eagerly search man ou
as when he wears the blue.
The Lackawanna Democrats vii
start today for Allentown to atten
Harrity's state convention. Count
Chairman James O'Neill and the dele
gates elected by his committee Wi
leave this morning on a Delaware an
Hudson train for Wilkes-Barre an
from that place will proceed to Allen
town over the Lehigh Valley road
They will be accompanied by numbe
of Democrats whose interests are linke
with those of the delegates.
At 1245 the delegates who will con
test the right of the men elected by tn
county committee to hold seats In tn
convention will start fu- Allentown, 60
ing over the Central Railroad of Ne,
Jersey. These men are anxious to b
recognized for the reason that they wi
have the naming of the two nationa
delegates from this county if they sue
ceed in getting seats in the conventio
to the exclusion of county committe