The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-16

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| Singles Election in the Eleventh
Ward-Judge Grub know
More than he is Credited Will
| Republicans Arrested anc
Tried Before Magistrate Kelley
tut Discharged for Want o
! Evidence-Won derful Reform
ers and the Men Back ofit.
The Board of Education met last even
ing and elected Secretary and treas urer
OF that body. There were seven candidates
Tor the post ion being Ambrose McVey,
benjamin 4. Bartram, l.. b. ZONES, NJ. G.
Laeklan, w. ]. Burton, ". Y. Tuxbury, and
} G. l., Stradley. After halloting for the
fourteenth time B. r. Bartram was elected
on the fifteenth ballot receiving thirteen
| votes to L. b. Jones nine. Ambrose No
| Vey as soon as he saw that he could not
DO elected went around amongst the mem.
bers who had voted for him from the first
and told Them to vote for Bartram. That
| ended the contest and elected Bartram,.
Mr.. L. B. Jones has held the position
for eight consecutive years, having sue.
ceeded Benjamin y. Bartram, who now
succeeds him and who will serve the board
for tho next two years. Mr.. B. is in every
way qualified to fill the position and Is
thoroughly coDversant with all of the
workings Of the office He resigned eight
years ago, because as he stated at that
time. he had enough to keep him and
somebody more needy should have the
position. He has been IN position lately
to ask for his old job back, and he re-
ceivcd it,
A FAITHFUL OFFICER
Mr.. Jones the retiring secretary and
treasurer of the Board has made faithful
diligent and competent official and was
well liked by all who had business to
transact with him. He has the best wishes
of the members Of the board and the teach
ers for his future prosperity and success in
life wherever be m0y be called to serve.
WILL RESIGN FROM THE BOARD.
Mr.. Willis Perkins is we'll and favor
ably spoken CT as worthy successor to
Mr. c. NJ. Leitch OF the Eighth ward who
will at the next regular meeting of the
Board which takes place on Monday even
ing, j une 2Sthr to the take position as Presi-
dent CT City Council.
WILL CONTEST THE ELECTION.
Christian Fredsricks of the Eleventh
ward eutered a protest against the seating
of Mr. Singles, who was returned as cleo
ted from that ward on Saturday last
The other eleven new msmber5 were
sworn in by President protein Leitch.
Mr.. Charles Baird who has served the
Board for years rs President, was elected
to the Same position again last evening.
He appointed Messrs. Carter Turner and
McCauslaDd rs the commiGtee to hear owl
dencc in the contest case Al the Eleventh
ward,
GOV. IN THE CITY.
" John L, salisbury of Dover was in ouY
city last evening, and was being cntor-
talned by his q mocratic friends. FL was
looking exceedingly well and was il
particularly good humor. Being bache-
lor he has few cares to worry him Or make
his hair turn gray.
TO WORK A REFORMATION.
1t is reported that u caucus was held in
a certain saloon In tho vicinity Of Sixth
and French Streets and slate fixed upa
few days before the School Board election
took place That was to have worked
numerous reforms in the public schools
AMI in the personality of the officers Of
the Beard Of Education But the plan fell
through at the last minute only one Of six
candidates 'auling. What object these
men who sOu up the movement can have
in he stand they have taken against some
of tho teachers in the public schools Is be-
youd our comprehension.
TWO BEATS ONE.
The Every Evening says the Republicans
need not feel 50 lubilant over the appoint.
ing of William c. SpruRce the resident
judge in place OF Judge tiIuhb, who has
been appointed judge it-iargo sitting
whenever thore is vacancy, In New |
Castle county the courts will be composed |
of Lore Boyce and Peunewill. This will |
make the court in Kent county, Lore, |
Spruance and Bryce, and in Sussex |
county Lore, SpruannH and Pennewill, |
nature that Iuay come before the court
As two beats one Judge Grub as Il poll. |
tican has not lost any of his cunning, |
which placed him where he is to-day, on |
the b.nch, MS much rs his judicial learn. |
ing, While the Republican party has now |
two representatives On the bench in DolH. |
ware they have been SO arranged has |
only one Of TWO Republican Judges lit in !
any one Court at the tIlnG time ,Lme |
persons do not give JEdge Grubb credit |
1or III, wing anything about politics and |
how he could best serve the Democratic |
party IN ih'nfe tliuCsr II Their inspectors |
shouts again 5e' INTO trouble aud DO |
brought before the ConrtS to have sent
encc passed upon them. The Democrats |
can well say that oven the appointing Of |
the future police Comnissl0nCri Will not |
rest IN the bands Of u republican III tGS.
That matter VIII De attended to later on, |
or disc the Democratic politiciGls shall |
have lost their cunning ana forgotten |
''rUtten rev politics.
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