The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-14
POLITICAL NOTES.
Very Little Interest Taken in the
School Election-Less Than
One Hundred Women Turned
out and Voted.

every ward in the city some Of them avail
ed themselves of the privilege. One old
lady voted in the Fifth ward who said II
was the first time she had ever voted but
she wanted to vote for Mr.. Lewis B. Nor
row once before she died. After having
cast her vote she said that 1t was her first
and probably her last vote
Mrs. Benjamin Nields on voting said sht
wanted to see where her vote was put after
she had handed 1t to the inspector. Or
being asked If she had brought her tax re
ceipt with her, replied in affirmative and
taking it out of her pocket book as she
handed 1t to the inspector said, "the last
time l voted they would not even look at
my TAX receipt"
If all the ladies took as much interest ir
the school election as Mrs. Nields 1t wout
ensure competent and efficient men in the
board She has the interest of them al
heart and feels it her duty TO come out
and help to elect good and competent
men for the same. Her example should be
followed by every lady who is fortunate
enough TO be u property owner.
TAME ELECTION.
The election was an easy affair in the
majority of the wards only in the ones In
which there was a contest were there any
thing like vote polled. The largest vote
was polled i'll the Fifth ward the contest
being between Lewis B. Morrow who had
filled the unexpired term of William b.
Clark and Charles l.. Simmons. The
fight was really an interesting one as Mr..
Morrow's friends turned out in force and
gave him rousing vote. Mr.. Simmons Is
well qualified for the position, but it was
urged against him thet he had beon
brought out by DR.. John W. Crumbaugh
and Judge j. Frank Bail, which undoubt-
edly insured tho strong opposition against
him, otherwise Mr.. Simmons would have
polled u much larger vote.
Mr.. Morrow has made very efficient
member of the School board he is tho ugh
one of the men who has no children Of
his own to send to our .public schools.
This was one of the arguments used
against him by Mr.. George Whlteman
who worked against Mr., Morrow be-
ing reelected to represent the Fifth ward
But the voters did not view the matter in
such a light and he received 244 votes
against o. votes for Charles l.. Simmons.
DR. Crumbaugh will have hard row TO
hoo when he comes up for reelection for q
vndCation at the hands of the Fifth
Warderg two years hence. He will then
know how it Is himself, The course he
has been persuing since he has been in the
Board has not made him friends amongst
the voters in his own ward. He will tind
it out If he runs again and in no unmis.
taxable manner either.
The now members who were elected on
Saturday are: Richard II. Green, in the
Second ward; George L. Alfrey, in tho
Eighth ward; h, +. Adair. in the Ninth;
John c. Singles, in the Eleventh, and
George Rommell, in the Twelfth; while
Daniel Ross was returned from The FIrst
John D. Carter, in the Third John X.
Hartman, in the Fourth; Samuel IL. Bay
nard, in the Sixth; Dr. John Palmer, iu
the Seventh; Thomas Huoy, in tho Tenth.
There We're no con eSts in the First, Sixth
and seventh wards.
In the other nine wards there were op-
posing candidates, but in the Eigh h there
was Il triangular contest between j, Frank
Baldwin, the retiring members, b. j.
Donahoe and &. Il. Altrcy, wit the result
that Alfrey won. Mr.. Donahoe says lie
received the votes of men who had legal
right to vote and judging from the time
he was in the field he made a creditable
run, receiving A votes, beating Baldwin
13votos, while Alfrey received III votes.
From the present outlook the old officers
of The Board will be r9.elecicd. Tho Board
meets thi (ruesday) evening for organi2a-
tion, and the swearing o. the twelve new
members in.
The qualifications arc that each member
must bn bona tlde freeholdcr in the city
tion and be IL qualified vo or in the ward
The opposition to certain teachers in
our tSchOol, Should not for moment bo
hooded by the members of the Board of
Education. some persons arc never salts.
fled only when tAcy have everybody in hot
water as they live in that manner them
selves. They would regulate something
they know nothing whatever about and
are incompetent TO dictate to Others what
L., -, ,l,, Il
pie Of our city want no more DIR. Crum-
baugh High School fiascos. One is enough
to last for the next decade.
NO POLITICS IN THE SCHOOL BOARD.
The matter of politics or creed does not
enter into the deliheration of tho School
Board or the management of our public
schools, The schools are supported by the
people and are free to every child that bo.
havos itself and complies with the rules of
the Board governing the same. There are
only two positions to be given out by tho
Board, which arc Secretary and Treasurer
and which pay $3.50 each year besides the
'janitorship which pays $l25 per yenr So
the patronage is nothing to make polti-
cal fight over We bolieve Mr.. l.. Is.
Jones now has both positions.
The School Board meets on the second
and fourth Monday evenings of each
month. There arc two hundred and thir.
teen teachers employed in our twenty-sev-
ed school houses receiving yearly one hun.
dred and five thousand and thirty five dol
lars. 1t cost the board in the years 1895
and 1896 $3.50 snd Sl76S respectively TO
impart instruction to each pupil in the
schools.
CHAIRMEN OF THE SCHOOLS FOR 1897.
DR.. J. w. Crumbaugh, Willard Hall
High School, Eighth and Adams street.
David H. Coyle, No. , corner Eleventh
and Washington streets.
DR.. John Palmer, No. 3 Jefferson below
james D. Carter, No 4, Washington
below third.
Samuel \, Belts, No. b, Walnut near
Twelfth.
Daniel Ross, No, 6, Walnut above Third.
John Il. Hartman, No 7, Fifth and
Pine
Morris D. Crossan No. s. Seventh and
Spruce.
William Turner, No. o. Eighth and
Wollaston.
5 A. Mcdaniel, No. 10, Adams and
Elm.
W. H. Frick, No. H. Ninth and Scott.
Edgar A. Finley, No. II, Twenty. second
near Market.
A.G, McCauslund, No. 10, Seventeenth
and Union.
John G. Kersey, No. A. Cluymont and
Loblell.
A W. Briefly, No. 10, Third and Harri.
son.
c. Marion Leitch, No l6 Orange above
Twelfth.
DIR. e. G. Shortlidgo, No II, over Eleven. 4
tn street bridge
Morris ID. CrosSan, No IS, corner Town.
send and b streets
Christian Frederick at School No. 10,
corner Oak and Harrison streets.
4 J. Frank Baldwin, at School No 90 cor
nor Tenth aud Spruce streets.
Dr. j. w. Crumbaugh at School No. q,
corner of Fifth and Scott streols.
DR.. Il. G. Shortlldgo at School No. 30,
corner Thirteenth and Madison streets.
L. b. Morrow, at School No. a. Four
teenth and Washington streets.
Thomas Huey. at School No. 25, Bayard
avenue between Third and Fourth streets.
James ID. Carter, at School No. 20,
Thatcher street, Ninth ward,
Samuel H. Baynard, at School No 27,
Rockford lane and Park avenue.
Our readers can cut the above list out
md compare it with tho new one which
will bo madc by the president of the Board
,fter tonight.
s"-Ha A SHARP TRICK.
The news that was given In the news
papers that the two county tax collectors