Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-05-07
The Directors Convention.

It required seven callings Of the roll Of
School Directors of the county TO elect a
County Superintendent, Tuesday afternoon
On the sixth ballot Cheseman had 103
votes. Painter l02 and Janison q. Jami-
son withdrew and threw to Che seman
and the seventh and last ballot gave
Cheseman l27 and Painter 10.
The Convention was called to order
shortly after O'Clock by Superintendent
Mccullough.
DR.. Thomas, F. 3. Critchlow, Harlan
Book and G. D. Swain were nominated tor
President Of the convention. DR.. Thomas
had the most votes on a standing vote and
was declared elected. DR.. pisor and +.
B. Crirchlow were elected as Enrolling
Secretaries, and J. C. Gsisford and Prof.
Russell as Reading Secretaries.
The roll was called, aud all the directors
answered to their names excepting about
thirty.
On motion persons not directors and not
connected with the press were requested to
leave the room; all the candidates being
especially requested to leave.
On motion the salary of the County
Superintendent was fixed at 81 90 per
school, aud AS there are now 272 schools IN
the county, this will make the salary for
the coming year aggregate $1,224 The
law fixed the uinimum salary at 81 90 per
school, the Girectc rs can increase it. but
they cam { decrease il
A motion to make the nominations with
out speeches carried, and Prof. Knoch, W.
F Ekas, A. w. Kelly, ) L. Cheseman.
J. B. Mcbride, l.. NJ. Caldwell, K. j.
Miller, W. P. Jamison, 1. Il. Painter, j.
Il. Wilson and A. G. Kelly were named.
Bsllot No. l, resulted as follows-Csld,
well 13, Jamison 3S, A. W. Kelly Z, Cheese
man 40, Miller %, Wilson 81, Ekas l9,
Mcbride s, A. G. Kelly 80 Painter Al,
Knoch I3.
Ballot No. 2-Caldwell 10, Jsmison 80,
A. w. Kelly 5, Chesemsn 43, Miller %,
Wilson 45, Ekas %, Mcbride 4, A. G.
Kelly 81, Painter AZ and Knoch IL. A. W.
Kelly and Mcbride withdrew and
Ballot No. 3--stood Caldwell 8, Jamison
81, Cneseman 4Oy MlllcI -o' lASon o.
Ekas "a, Kelly q, Painter So, and Knoch
10. Knoch and Caldwell withdrew and
Ballot No 4-gave Jsmison q, Chese-
man "a, Miller "a, Wilson 30, Ekas %, A
G. Kell % and Painter 20.
Ballot No. 5-gave Jsmison %, Cheese
man 81, Miller 81, Wilson l., Ekas 10,
Kelly % and Painter IS. Miller and Kelly
withdrew and
Ballot No, 6-gave Jamison %, Chese-
man 1903, Wilson u, Ekas and Painter
1O2. Jamison, Wilson and Ekas withdrew
and
Ballot No. gave Cheseman l27 and
Painter 110. Then there was cheering
and confusion, and the convention began
adiourniog without any formality, but Pat
Burke stopped the tide for moment and
secured the passage OF a resolution to here
after meet at 1890 a. m. instead of p. m,
and the crowd left the room as quickly as
possible to make the o'clock trains.
Prof. Mackey was unanimously re-elect-
ed City Superintendent of Butler, Tuesday
evening.
At Kittanning, Tuesday. W, N. Jackson
was reelected County Superintendent; at
New Castle, II. NJ. Stewart was elected;
at Beaver, G. A. Moore; at Mercer, L..
Eckles; at Frank lin, J. b. Bigler was re-
elected; at Clarion, A. W. Beers was re-
elected and at Pittsburg and Allegheny,
Luckey, Hamilton and Morrow were re-
elected