The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-11
MARIE E. IVES NOMINATED
THE W0MAN'S SCHOOL SUFFRAGE
 ASSOCIATION TRIUMPHANT.

mSmDeE OI IuS lSOuFC OI EVucuLlOu NlcIJs !.
 ed Away-Isaac M. Ullman Placed Miss
 Ives' Name Before the Meeting-Messrs
 Betts and Moran Named--Sketch of tho
 Female Candidate.
 The voters of New Haven school dis. trict held mass meeting last evening and nominated Frederick A. BettS James T. Moran and Marie E. Ives to be voted for as members of the board of education for the ensuing three years. The first two candidates have served on the board one term, having been elected with William D. Morgan. who declined renomination, three years ago. Miss Marie D. Ives, the third representative on the ticket, was placed there at the demand of the Wo- mems School Suffrage association, whose members and their allies were out in force at the meeting.
 Last year the women of the district ran Miss Ives for a member of the board in accordance with the then re- cent act of the legislature, giving wo- men a right to vote at school elections. There was then independent action on the part of the female voters. The vote boiled exceeded their expectations and caused the male voters to wonder if tho time had come when New Haven should have woman for one of the members of the school board. The ef- forts of the women had been rewarded to that extent, at least, though they had suffered defeat. The suffrage associa- tion with keen political sagacity kept up the work through the winter, adding members to it's roll and converts to the woman idea"
 When the time came for canvass to be made as to the makeup of the ticket for the ensuing year the women again came forward with the name of the de- feated candidate. With the assurance that many male voters had turned from their former opinions on the subject the leaders of suffrage association took new courage and entered the race with all the ardor of hopeful campaignera. They have been successful in getting their candidate regularly nominated by the voters assembled in pursuance of a call an innovation in the line of mak- ing school tickets in this city. If tho unanimity with which the association's choee was selected last evening is cri- terion there is little doubt that her elec- tion is assured.
 The meeting last evening was in
 more than one sense an innovation, for never has there been held in the city
 of New Haven mass meeting for the
 nomination of persons to fill secular
 offices, a meeting of it's citizens. the
 majority of whom were women. It
 was an enthusiastic assembly from the
 time the first two female voters made
 their appearance talking earnestly as
 to their prospects. Their number was soon increased by fellow workers, who
 were accompanied by their husbands,
 whom they have impressed with 'the new idea"
 For short time there was confer-s ence of the leaders of the Ives forces and this all seemed to be well, for they took their seats in the rank and file. Their confidence seemed almost to leave tl.em when they saw the opposi- ton line up in the back part of the
 room in formidable array. There was
 no expression of opinion, however in favor of any man for third place, though it was admitted that a candi- date would be named at the proper
 time As developed later the women
 won the fight because of concert of action in favor of Miss Ives, while the
 men could not agree on a candidate. It was 8 o'clock when Isaac Uilman said that he had been requested to call the meeting to order. He then placed in nomination the Hon. N. D. Sperry for chairman of the meeting. There
 was no other nomination and MT. ull-
 man declared MT. Sperry elected. A. G. Shell was elected secretary, after which the chair announced the purpose of the meeting and asked for nominations. | City Auditor Benjamin E. Brown
 moved to proceed with the selection of candidate for the first place on the
 ticket. Major Brown then placed iir nomination the name of Frederick A., Betts In doing so he spoke of the can- I didate's experience as a member of the board and his sterling qualities as as 1 business man.
 Judge Studley seconded the nonainas I ton of MT Betts. He said that thres years ago the citizens of New Haven | had selected MT. Bets for member of the board of education. They soon | found that they had selected the right
 man for the right place.
 The choice was made by acclamma-s tion without dissenting vote. The second place on the ticket was | filled with the name of James I. Moran, | who was nominated by James A. How- arth, who said that he wished to name | the associate of MT Betts. MT. Moran l had worked with MT. Betts and had done noble work in the interest of good ! schools. Judge Cleaveland seconded the nomination of Mir. Moran. The l election was unanimous.
 Two names had now been selected, 1 but not word had been said as to the
 candidacy of Miss Ives, the women rig idly adhering to the plan agreed upon
 at the meeting of the association Wed- nesday afternoon. This was that Miss
 Ives name should not be presented un- til two names had been selected for the first and second places on the | ticket.
 | When Chairmany Sperry called for | the third nomination there was an air of expectancy prevailing the room. Everyone knew that here as in large conventions crisis had been reached. l lrT.r-- ha