The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-06
school,.
APPOINTMENTS.
Some Heated Contests in a Few Of
the Districts.
HOT FIGHT IN BEDFORD, LoUDoN,
sMYTH AND BUCHANAN CoUN-
Es2supER1NrENDENT HAw-
KINs, Of BEDFORD COUNTY,
WAS Observation-Disclosures.
ENT RUST, OF ROANOKE :CITY,
HOLDS ON TO HIS JoB-soME OF
THE NEW ApPoINTEEs.

me State Board OF Education which has
been in session here since Tuesday morn
ing, making appointments of school su.
perintendents for the cities and counties
OF the State, completed it's work by noon
to day, and made public list of the m.
pointments.
This has probably been the most vexinp
meeting this body has ever held. There
were contests in nearly one-half of the
counties ir the State, and nearly every
candidate has been before the board, or
been represented there by friends. Prom
lnent politicians, lawyers and business
men from all parts of the State were here
in the interest of their candidates, and
IN many instances great pressure has
been brought to bear upon the board.
In the Bedford county case n number
OF leading Democrats were before the
board, urging the qualifications of their
tavorite candidate. The candidates were
Messrs. N. d. Hawkins, John s. RILEY,
Alexander Eubank, james r. GUY. John
p. Scott and j. d. Lowry. Mr. Hawkins
is the incumbent, and he and ono or two
others were here and appeared before the
board. The fight then narrowed down he
tween Mr. Hawkins and Mr.. Riley. No
charges were made against Mr.. Hawkins.
but the board thought best to appoint n
new man. leaving out both Hawkins and
Riley, and by a unanimous vote elected
James X. Guy.
In Accomac Mr.. John +. Alapp, the in
cumbent. who was re. elected, was opposed
by G.. G. Jones, while the candidates in
Dickinson, in which county one of the
stoutest fightsa5yas made, were Messrs
j. III. Long, n. A. Skeen, r. D. and p. ].
Sutherland, and w. B. Hylton. Mr..
Long got the place.
The King William contest was quite an
interesting one. Those after the place
were Messrs. Joseph H. Gwathmer, the
incumbent; G. l., Morrison, v. IL. Cnmp-
bell and r. w. Fox. The board re elected
Mr.. Gwathmey.
The fight for the superintendent in
buchanan was between Alessrs. John
Deskins, the incumbent; c. Il. Watkins
and Thomas Belcher. The fight was n
bitter one, but Mr.. Watkins won.
Messrs. l.. II. Shumnte, who was elec,.
ed, and q. Ernest leeth were the candi-
dates in Loudoun.
Those in Russell, in which county there
was IN interesting fight, were N1essrs.
w. Kindrick, elected, and II. w. Flu
gate.
In Smyth, the incumbent, A. G. PEN
dleton, was opposed by Messrs L. A.
Kelly and Charles f. Anderson, who was
elected.
One of the hardest fights made before
the hoard was in the Russell county case.
Judge w. a. Ayres and e. s. Finney have
been here i'm the interest of Mr.. Fugate,
while Messrs M. G. Clarke, the present
superintendent, who was not candidate
for reappointment, and B. j. Wysor have
looked after the cause of Mr.. Kindrick.
MIR. kindrick was successful.
Ihere was warm contest for the gu
perintendency in Scott county Judge
Ia K. Jackson has been ardent in the in
terest of Professor NJ. w. CULLEN, while
state Senator n. S. Kane has been hard
at work for the incumbent, w. d. Smith.
The other candidates in this county were
Messrs. George l.. Wolfe and James Wal.
lace. Mr.. Smith WAS reelected.
The contests were especially bitter in
Buchanan, Russell and Scott counties.
NO appointments have yet been made in
Alieghany and Campbell county. S. L.
chapman, the incumbent, is an applicant
for the postmastership at Clifton Forge
under the Mckinley administration and
the board thought best not to reappoint
him. These two vacancies will he filled
in II few days.
The fight in Franklin county was
little spirited, but the appointment of w.
y. Firth was easily managed.
AHcEe WIS no chanSe made IN Roanoke
city OF any of the Southwest Virginia
counties, except as noted below. In all
only thirteen changes were made, as fol-
lows
Appomattox-J. X. Hannah.
Bedford-Jas. II. Guy.
Bristol-E. HI. Russell.
Craig-T H. Huffman.
Floyd-P. f. Shelton.
Fran klin-W. O. Firth. y
.Radford-W. G. Gum.
Russell w. G. Kindrick.
Smyth-Charles L. Anderson.
buchanan G. Il. Watkins.
King William. H. Gwathmy.
Dickenson--J. II. Long.
Accomac-John e. Mapp.