Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-05
WORK OF.THE BOARD ]
SOME sUPERINTESDExTs WIG
HAVE BEEN AGREED IRON.
SEVERAL INTERESTING CoEYES12
Hot Fights I'm Bedford, LouAsuns
Smyth, and Buchanan Countle0D
Nnny Candidates and Ths1o
Friends Here.

The State Board OF Education. which
has been in session here since Tuesday
morning, making appointments Of school
superintendents for the cities and couns
ties OF the State, Will. 1t is thought. CONF
piete Its work by noon to-day, and make
public a list of the appointments.
This has probably been the most vexs
ing meeting this body has ever held.
There were contests in nearly one-halG
of the counties in the State, and near
ly every candidate has oeen before the
board. or been represented there bX
friends. Prominent politicians, lawyers.
and businessmen from all parts of the
State are here in the interest Of theip
candidates. and In many instances great
pressure has been brought TO bear upon
the board.
While the board has passed upon theso
cases in secret session, and refused to
give any information as TO whom they
have decided upon for the places, Il 10
thought to be known who have been
practically agreed upon In several Of the
hottest contests.
THE MOST HEATED CONTEST.
In the Bedford county case a number
Of leading Democrats were before the
board. urging the qualifications OF their
favorite candidate. The candidates were
Messrs. n. ID. Hawkins. John 8. Riley.
Alexander Eubank, James X. Guy. John
=. Scott and J. ID. Lowry. Mr.. Hawkins
is the incumbent. and he and one or two
others were here and appeared beforcsths
board.
AGnnroan oh =
incumbent. was opposed by Mr.. q.
G. Jones, while the candidates In
Dickinson, in which county one OF the
stoutest fights was made. were Messrs.
j. II. Long, n. A. Skeen X. ID. and p. j.
Sutherland, and w. B. Hylton.
The King William contest was quite
an interesting one. Those after the place
were Messrs. Joseph II. Gwathmey, the
incumbent: c. L. Morrison, v. r.
Campbell. and II. w Fox.
The fight for the superintendency In
Buchanan was between Messrs. John
Deskins, the incumbent; c. I. Watkins.
and Thomas Belcher. Messrs. l.. M.
Shumate and G. Ernest Leeth were the
candidates In Loudoun. and those In RUS
sell. in which county there was an In
terestng fight, were Messrs. w. j. Kim
drick and III. w. Fugate. In Smyth, tho
incumbent Mr.. A. @. Pendleton, was
opposed by Messrs. +. A. Kelly and
Charles f.. Anderson
One OF the hardest fights made before
the board vas I'm the Russell county
case Judge w. A. Ayers and Mr. X. s.
Finney have been here In the interest
of Mr. Fugate. while Messrs. NJ. G.
Clarke, the present superintendent. who
was not a candidate for reappointment,
and b. j. Wysor have looked after the
cause of Mr.. Kindrick.
There was a warm contest for tho
superintendency in Scott county. Judge
e. r. Jackson has been ardent In the
interest of Professor VI. w CULLEN.
while State-Senator IL. 5. Kane has
been hard at work for the Incumbent.
Mr. W. ID. Smith. The other candidates
In this county were Messrs. George il.
Wolfe and James Wallace.
stPERINTENDENTS AGREED UPON.
The impression prevailed last night
that the board had agreed upon the ap-
pointment Of the following as superin-
tendents in their respective counties.
and that the appointments would be do.
finitely settled and announced to-day:
Accomac-Mr. John T.. Mapp.
Buchanan-Mr. c. r. Watkins.
Bedford-Mr James r. Guy.
Dickenson-Mr. J. III. Long.
King Wiillam-Mr. J. III. Gwathmey.
Loudoun-Mr l. NJ. Shumate.
Russell-Mr. W. j. Kindrick.
Smyth-Mr. Charles T.. Anderson.
Scott-Mr. w. u. Smith.
Prince WillIam-Mr. II. NJ. Clarkson.