The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03
MEREDITH WOULD R|sE.
CoTyTT SUPERINTENDENT AsPTREs
TO SUCCEED SJPT. BROWNE
HE Assistant. Pref. Moss. Said 20
Have His support for County Of
Aee-Thfs Weald Xot Likely Sait

rNzAFscat5ea 81 tbs fast that stats So
! rS-rtezszezt Of Sc1osss Frank J. E-axEe
! Is candidate fer the as.oe q principal
~ Ire normal sc1oel 81 Wk4tca-a Aas
aroused -sGeA Interest a-nanx teachers I.
I nZrg c01r-y as 20 rs p~o5a2s@ Successor.
A rH-sar credited 20 8 well posted azt1sr-
Ky - n circulation 30 tse eject that
County s1E-@r4r.er5ez. ". J. Meredith %
] This eitr. VII - appointed hy Cor. Reg
e-S % sszeceed Superintendent Browne II
ths event q Ire iaTte-s election as p-.a-
/ esssl 81 tire Whatcara school.
THIS story hgs IN sarz created q deal ~
interest IN .Ae question ~ a successor 70
Superintendent Meredith ard * is TOW
sad that Madison NJ Mess q. present
teacher In th~ Seattle 1igs school, ard
iske~A=e deputy county scte3s sGp4-ln:er1-
snc. aspsres - the position 20 - vacated
by P~ut Meredith
A change II school officers IS always 4
signal FOR q agttsr % excitement and
intense interest en- the par. % The school
teachers % fa@ city. and il the present
case IRE teachers n ,ae country az well
are closely watching Developments While
II IS true thai these in authority in sse
schools ostsnst5iy 6isco4nE4raarcs any
thing Aks politics entering into the 5fsro-
sation % school effce< yet tn. fac, re-
mains that since the appropriation for ire
maintenance Of ire Whatcorn normal
school was made hy the legislature the
trustees q thai institution have be@n ~
ssegs6 with applicants fer the Office %
principal. ard politicians in she fusion
ranks. Q. both great ard small influence
have been brought into the contest fur ,ha
plum
TIE Office ws1l pay probably g IN r year
and possible more and &, is the unw-itten
rule. more O. less strictly adhered 10. 10
allow man in such position 70 hold
Office without being DISTURBED On account
~ his political s~lief
Superintendent Meredith IS generally
ere1sts1 with desire tn sec his coa-9ftsrnr
Nj Moss, Installed az couniv Supevil-
tendent in case hls aspirations 70 the man
tie ~ be discarded by the state s>srse~sv-
tens@nt are realized Mr. Moss draws q
salAry as teacher in the h!gn school ard
any condensation ~ receives for his ,zryt--
as assistant TO Superintendent Na-e4sfsh
IS paid BY that official ont q his arrttnl
stipend Il is understood that Mr. Moss
has never 5eei1 prominently Saerffae-S with
any political PARTIES in King county-sn
Tact, that be has never nHtr8ded MS rse-
ift!cai convictions upon the osghiic Mr
Meredith is q fusionfs, with Democratic
anteceGerts somewhere in the dim an
distant past His friendship for Mr. Moss
lends some color 10 the opinion cherjshe<.
IL certain quarters that Mr. Moss Is
rugvump with Democratic 1eaningS
At this stage in the story the FAC. tia.
majority % the present bra~a - county
commissioners Is Renutliran ard xllt haea
voice in the selection of Mr. Naredifh's
successor forces Itself OF ones Attention
II VII 1e really believed that the two
Republican rIeuhe~s ~ th@ board viii ros
- fnsiuene~s BY Democratic or fusion an
tho-ittes in the election ~ a new county
superintendent. This Is probably the req
son why more than ore teacher is S-snker
81 As likely 10 - elected 20 fill the Office
which Nj Meredith wishes - vacate In
this connection - -ay - said that the
friends ~ ". c. Eartranft. who mate
such good rsin sxainst NJ Meredith in
The las. campaign hare brol9gh. his name
20 the attention Of the hoard % county
commissioners.
But ali these hores ana fears are DEPEND.
ent sor realization rDon the action II tha
board 81 trustees ~ TIE normal schOn, a.
Nhatcoul- Superintendent Browne II is
said has strong influences At wo-gr vgth
the hoard His reason for seeking he an
poinrr-ent are many and COOL ones. In
the tirsf place. Mr.. Browne IL IS under
stood realizes the small chance he has
~ succeeding himself az state si!r,e-3--
t@raeUf az tse expiration ~ his term
eighteen months hence Clver-cnrS ger-a
IN the probable victory - the fusion
forces II rot one % Mr. Brownies faults
j. current runners may ~ believed Sea-
ing then the termination q. his osgrtal
career -sn34iy approaching Supertrrera-
ert Browne has concluded Il would he
wise "a relinqGish his salary - & ~ aunu-
ally fer year and half IN the hope ~
securing A longer tenure m oFe ~ t21so
per aunEn2-
Nr Meredith s. said 20 stand high In
tse opinion - Gov. Rogers He has lately
been appointed or The state hoa ~ - ID
ucation by the governor. The present
state superintendent heiEg from King
county Il wouId cnlv r. natural IN tire
opinion 90 politicians for th@ governor 70
naru@ q King county man - TIE ptaca
should Il become vacant ~ the resixna-
,ioD q the incumbent