The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-02
Openly Asks School Teachers to.
Work for His Ticket.
NOT LIKED ev HIS OPPONENTS
9ahey Declare Circular n In Direct
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Cfvaa Service Rule Advocates BY
DR.. Titus sna Mr. La1s.

DR.. II. r. Titus ;s the ssgner OF CIRCULAR
lester addressed and mailed 20 large NUM-
Der OF school teachers In the city. inase
who are opposing TITUS caaracsefizs This
move as q record bTeaksF
The circular Requests the teachers 10
whom 4, was sent 70 use their efforts TO
register people friendly 10 TIE ticket which
Or. Titus together with Eugene w. Way
q C. cz,dcrb.ad r. K koweil. Thomas
Eay:n and others nominated. The men
opposing this ticket say that DIR. Titus Pc
alton which he assumes in his circular let
Ter to tire teachers. IL so directly opposite
70 that taken By aim before the board OF
education last July A. TO convict him OK
tnsinctfity.
II will be remembered that DR.. Titus
Vas the campaign manager for John Lamb
. year ago when the latter was elected
school director on a ''non-pol!tical plat
Term. DR. Titus and Mr.. Lamb were re-
oponsibie. II is claimed. for the passage
By the board OF education OF a resolution
which makes "perniclous activity In the
election Of school directors By the teachers
cause fer immediate removal.
Following Is 4 copy OF the circular. which
wax received by scores OF teachers. men
And women, in Seattle in an envelope which
also contained a sample ballot, containing
the nameg OF DIR. Titus candidates. and
also a copy Ok Or. Titus paper entitled
"seastfe, Oct y, 1898.
Dear Sir or Madam: Inclossd is copy
Of the first issue OF campaign paper.
10 as TO know what the coming election
.aTisss letter IS sent 70 . selected number
In each ward. requesting them TO act az 2
volunteer registration and election day
committee for the school campaign now III
You are respectfully urged to give your
time and effort TO gwt people to register
vhn Will vote the iYrIosed ballot
only two days remain. Monday ana
Tuesday The registration books close
"Wiil you not take these two days to
register all your friends and neighbors so
that reform may be established permanent
.Rexistration il at the city hail. Yesler
var and Third avenue. from a.. m. to 8
D. IN. on Monday. and a. m. 10 Il mid
aIf you do not register now you cannot
vote November 5.
Enclosed you will find also official ballot.
.HERMoN r. TITUS.
IN. B.--pon't ask them to register. See
that they ds II. and act on election day to
be sure they vote"
The interesting question has now been
sprung by these opposed TO him Az to what
JJr Titus meant by his civil service per-
Torrance before the school board on July
lf2 On that occasion he. with Director
Lamb. obtained the Introduction and dis
cuss!on Of resolution which read as foi-
lows:
I'm accordance with the verdict of the
people at the last school election. In or
der to acparate the schools from politics.
and TO prevent the deuioralIzng practice
OF superintendent. principals. teachers anl
other employees controlling the election af
directors who are In turn 10 elect the said
superintendent. principals and teachers. be
II now resolved:
'tfrts-Thas any s.npIaye of this district
shah be forthwith dismissed who shall
hereafter actively participate In the work
Of selecting or -elecfing school directors.
'Second-That all employees az this dis
trict may hereafter retain their places
month after month while the schools are
In session Unless dismissed sor cause after
the privilege OF a hearing before the board
IN public session
The resolution that was finally adopted
contained this paragraph:
Resolved. That pernicious activity In
school elections shall be regarded as suffl-
cient cause for Immediate dismissal from
service"
Upon It's adoption, DIR Titus said: THE
teachers will bless you" And Director
Lamb said when asked what was meant by
s'pernicious activity
'Uh. | don't challenge the right
OF any teacher TO work quietly and vote for
whom she pieases. but l think when a
teacher takes an armfui OF ballots and
starts down street distributing them from
house Ia house; thats what I think You
might call pernicious activity"