The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-24
STILL VACANT.
The School Board Fails to Elect
q Secretary.
AN HOUR OF BALLOTING
b Trustees Stand Three Z Three for
the Two Leading Candidates. o'Brien
and Nadeau- Adjourned Until
Next Tuesday Night.

The ONCE Of clerk of the school board
Of School District No. 10 is still vacant.
Last nights meeting did not touch the
matter so far as results are concerned. al
though nearly an hour was spent In bal
ioting. At the end Of the fifth ballot the
vote remained the same-J. T.. O'Br.en, Q;
E. J. Nadeau. 3.
Those present at last nights meeting
were Messrs. Tuttle. Welcome, Twohy.
MacCal.um. Stephens and Cuddihy. The
president announced that the meeting had
been called for the purpose OF going
ahead with the organization of the h ard.
which was left over from last Saturdays
meeting. Trustee Welcome acted as
clerk of last nights meeting. The m n
utes OF the previous meeting were read
and approved. A big lot of communica-
tions was received. but all were laid over
except the applications of persons who
wanted to become clerk of the school
board.
Those who applied for the position were
e. e. Lyman. s. A. Kennicott. +. j. Ma
deau. j. T. O'Brien, NJ. o. Triol. Mrs. ].
e. O'Brien and Miss Thompson.
The election Of a vice president was first
taken up. MacCa.lum nominated Cuddihy
and Stephens named Twohy. Mr.. Cudd by
withdrew from the race. but he was
urged to stay in for a vote. The candi-
dates threw several bouquets at each 9TH
er and a ballot was finally taken. which
resulted in the following vote: Cudd by,
2; Twohy. 4. Mr.. Twohy was declared duly
elected. He held the Office with the old
board.
The election of a school board clerk was
then taken up. Mr.. Twohy nominated E.
j. Nadeau for the position. In doing so he
said that Nadeau was my cand date"
whereas the fact was Nadeau had never
asked him for his vote. He favored Ma
deau's choice because he was a good man
and IL elected would keep the records of
the board in a straight and careful man.
ner. That was what the school board
wanted, said Mr.. Twohy, and that was
the reason he had nominated Mr.. Nadeau.
and not from any personal motives. How
ever. IL the board chose to select another
he was ready to abide by the
choice and would be satisfied with any
one the board named.
Mr.. Cuddihy named ]. T.. O'Brien. He
that Mr.. O'Brien's qualifications to
I'LL the position could not be doubted. and
he had a convenient office where he
could always be found.
There was some little discussion about
the two candidates. but of an informal
and Trustee Stephens moved
that nominations be closed. The motion
carried. Balloting was then begun.
The first ballot showed three ballots for
O'Brien and three for Nadeau. Two more
were taken with the same result. After
the third ballot Mr.. Twohy suggested
that he thought the board should waste |
no further time in useless voting, but
wait until the other member Of
board. DIR. Mckenzie, should be pres |
emit.
President futile said that the failure to
elect a clerk was a very bad thing. The
of the district was behind now.
and some one ought to take hold of IL
away. Ii was a poor policy to keep
he school boards business at a stand
still.
Two more ballots were then taken, but
The result was not changed. 1t then be-
apparent that no selection could
be made and Mr.. Cuddihy moved to adj
to next Tuesday night, which mo-
ion was carried.