The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-03
SUPT. GOSS REELECTED
THE RESULT IN DOUBT UNTIL AFTER
III FOURTH BALLOT.
j. =. Dunlap Succeeds Il. j.. O'Meara rs
superintendent Of BuiIdinGs-Miss
Browning for Librarian.

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superintendent of the city schools on the
fourth ballot. Miss Eliza c.. Browning.
city librarian. was also chosen for another
year. z. j. O'AIeara. superintendent of
buildings, grounds and supplies. however.
was turned down and j. S. Dunlap elected
in his stead.
After some routine business was disposed
Of President Scott read the rule Of the
board requiring the election for the three
Offices to be held at the first meeting of
April each year. Commissioner Adam was
recognized. He said that he desired to make
a statement before the superintendent was
chosen. 1t was generally known that he
had worked earnestly TO secure the cleo
ton Of c. l.. Emmerich, voluntarily and
unasked- March 10 he had received a letter
from {. r. Emmerich asking him TO make
no further efforts in his behalf. Mr.. Adam
read the letter. which SAL:
IN view of the fact that my name has
appeared In the public press IN connection
WITH the superintendent OF public schools.
and showing that you have interested your
self In my behalf, believing me to be the
right man for the place. 1 beg to inform
you that 1 am in no sense a candidate or
asplrant Tor the place and that L do not
wish 10 be considered In this connection.
MY Work In the Industrial Training
ochooi Is very congenlal ana satisfactory
TO me, and / have no desire Whatever 10
leave II. / would, therefore, ask you not
TO make any further efforts in my behalf,
as l 40 not desire the office OF superin-
tendent."
Notwithstanding this letter." continued
Mr.. Adam, Il urged that he accept the
nomination, as | regarded him as the best
man that could be selected. / continued to
work for him. believing that he could be
elected, until last night. Now 1 am salts
fled that there is nothing left for me to do
but withdraw his name from considera-
ton
There were no further comments. and
President Scott appointed Messrs. Sloan
and Vonnegut as ~tellers. The voting was
by ballot. No formal nominations were
made. The first vote showed four votes
for Goss, five for ex-Superintendent Jones,
one for Emmerich and one blank. Jones
failing to receive a majority, another ballot
was taken, On which Goss received five
votes. Emmerich three, Jones two, with
still a blank. The result of the third ballot
was the same. ON the fourth and last bal
lot Goss received six votes. just enough to
elect, Emmerich three and Jones two. As
the voting was by ballot, II was not known
who had been voting the blank, but IL
was quite generally believed that Com
missioner Rhine was the man and that his
vote on the last ballot told the story.
After the meeting adjourned several com
HllSSiOnerS VINO NOteQ against GOSS asserted
hat If Emnerich's friends had stood by
him he could nave been elected. Commits
Sioner Blackledge asserted confidently that
the letter Mr.. Adam read did not express
Mr.. Emmerich's latest view Of the subject.
A representative of the Journal and an
other paper met Professor Emmerich and
announced the result as he was on his way
to the Library building. He seemed con-
siderably surprised at the result, but did
not care to discuss it. He walked away
with Mr.. Adam, thanking him for the eff
forts made in his behalf.
When the election OF the librarian was
taken up Commissioner Hendrickson moved
that the secretary be instructed to cast the
vote of the entire board for Miss
Mr.. Nonnegut seconded this motion. and
Miss Browning was declared the unanimous
choice of the board.
IL took but one ballot to decide the cleo
ton of the superintendent OF buildings.
grounds and supplies. p. !. O'Meara sat
tdent as the count proceeded. 1t ran pretty
even all the way through, first one vote
for him and then another for Dunlap. until
there was q tie when the last ballot was
taken from the hat. IL was for Dunlap.
OMeara's face changed color. Some of his
friends left the room. Shortly afterward
the board adjourned.
James 5. Dunlap, the new superintendent
of buildings, is a man who has been very
Well known in business circles for a num-
Der of years. Until about a year ago he
was connected with the Union Transfer and
Storage Company, but since his retirement
from that firm he has not been actively en-
gagged in business. Mr.. Dunlap was rec
commended to the commissioners who voted
for him by prominent business men with
whom he has been associated.