The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-10
DEFEATED HIS NOMINEES
TWO pOPULISTS WE'RE BEATEN
FOR PLACES.
STEWARD CRAWFORD Will HOLD OVER
The Appointment Of Matron Left to the 81
perintendent and Executive Committee
Salaries Reduced--A Fine Physician
Displaced for INEXPERIENCED Man.

at the insane asylum last night.
1t Was the annual MEETING of thu
board of directors and officers were
to be elected, as follows: Matron, stew
ard and first and second assistant ply
sicians.
The first two places are filled by thu
superintendent with the consent of th'
board; the last two officers are electet
by the board independent Of the super
intendent.
Now the present board is one most
fearfully and wonderfully made.
They started ina good working ma
jority of them-to force DIR. Kirby
to do what they wanted done and not
what he considered to be for the Interest
and welfare of the institution.
Having at former meeting of the
board nominated Mr.. Will Crawford, q
Democrat, for the position of steward
and had him rejected by the board
| Dir. Kirby had agreed ITO nominate
a man of different political faith, who
he thought, would fill the position accep.
tably. He chose Capt. X. b. Davis
(Pop.), of Wilmington.
But this didn't suit the board. They
wanted Wake county Republican and
they chose him without regard to fit
ness or any other qualification except
his politics. Lonnie Nj. Green was
their choice, and they went IN to force
DR.. Kirby to nominate him.
| Coupled with this was q log-rolling
scheme to make him nominate also n
Miss Whitaker of Whitaker Nash cOun.
| ty, as matTon.
Two caltclses were held on these
nominations and it was decided by the
six Republicans in the caucus that ii
| DIR. Kirby would not yield to their wishes
they would defeat Capt. Davis his
nominee for steward, and allow Mr.
Will Crawford, the present incumbent,
to hold over.
Also they would defeat his candidate
for matron and, as the institution would
then be without a matr0n, Mrs. Whita-
ker having resigned, they would ret
quest the superintendent and the eXeql-
tive committee to appoint and request
that their choice, Miss Whitaker OF
Whitaker, be appointed.
But THIS is not all, they even made ii
a part of their scheme to defeat for first
assistant physician one of the finest
young doctors in the State, no doubt, be
cause DIR. Kirby wanted him elected, and
put in his place an inexperienced youth
who only has his politics 10 recommend
| him.
| Later they sent man to DIR. Kirby
TO tell him what they wanted and try
TO find out wnetner he had any inten-
ton of yielding TO their commands
Finding that ne did not, and that the
present officers would hold over unless
the nominations made to the board were
confirmed, they decided to reduce sala-
ries.
All of these schemes were carried
out last night to the letter.
There was full meeting Of the board
all the members being present as follows
Republicans-G b. Curtis, Enfield; j.
G. Ball. Raleigh; ]. Rowan Rogers, Raj
eigh; John II. Smith, Goldsboro, and J
q. Williams, Cary.
Democrats. d. Biggs, Williamson
/. w. Saunders, Ocean; DIR. X. IL
Speight, TarbOro.
Populist-J. G. Bellamy, Whitaker.
| The first business, when the board met
1 StI Z W th5
to fix salaries of officers. A cut was
made in them amounting to $500 a
year, as follows:
Matron's salary reduced from 5000 to
$500 a year.
The stewards from $1,000 to $1,000
| The first assistant physicians from
81 200 to 81 900.
| That of the second assistant physi-
clan was left at $1,000.
Clerk to the board left at $500 q
year.
The last-named place is held by J. C.
Bellamy, the only Populist on the board.
Salaries fixed, Dr. Kirby was called
on to nominate a matrOn.
Mrs. NJ. Il. Whitaker, the present
matron having resigned, he named Miss
Pattie Montgomery, of Raleigh.
| The board refused to confirm her by
vote of 6 to =, Messrs. Ball and Biggs
voting for her.
Called on TO nominate someone else.
DIR. Kirby sent in Miss Montgomery
name a second time.
This time she received 3 votes to
D against her. Capt. John r. Smith this
/ time came over to her.
This ended the ballOting for matron
and DIR. Kirby was requested to nomi-
nate a steward.
He named Capt. II. 3. Davis. Of Will
mingtOn. The vote was for him and
| u against MIN. Smitn, Saunders and
Riggs voted for him.
The board informed DIR. Kirby of the
result and asked another nomination.
| He replied that he had none to make
other than that already sent in.
Upon this the second ballot was G TO
:. Smith and Rogers only voted for
Davis this time.
A first assistant physician was then
elected by the board.
There were two nOminations-Dr 6
u. koonce and DR.. J. d. Koonce. both
OF Onslow county and cousins. DIR. I'D.
lAoonce was elected, the vote beinr <
for him to for DIR. S. e. Koonce,
Speight, Saunders, Rogers, Williams and
bellamy were the FIVE voting for the
successful candidate.
Dr' >. Il. koonce is young man OF
learning and experience in his nrofes.
sion such as few men Of bis aao 10,