The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-09-16
GOV. LOWMDES
AND
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
How He Has Eliminated Poll
tics from the Practical
Management of the Public
School System.
published by Authority Of the Maryland Demo
cratic Editors Association0

ceed Democrats whose terms had expired.
That was the language of the Indictment
published by authority Of the Democratic
Editors Association, aud we will proceed
to sustain the charge.
70 Baltimore Sun reporter, as pub
lished in that paper of May %, 1899,
Gov Lowndes said
II believe that it is Of the highest import
auce that politics should be eliminated from
The practical management Of the public school
system.
Upon this expression of commendable
sentiment, the Sun complimented the
Governor. The Governor ; unchallenged
statement and the Suns commendation
created an impression that the Governor
really did believe that politics should be
eliminated from the practical management
Of the public school system.
When uttering that sentiment Governor
Iowndes k,,,r has i,rariaJle practice had
bsel ,.rociiy CONTRARY 10 il.
the PROOF.
/ In the Indictment of the Republican
party i promise was made that proof would
( he adduced to sustain every charge and al
+ legation. To show how Gov Lowndes
practice has eorrespouded with his theory
/ that politics should be eliminated from
/ the practical management Of the public
school system. below will be found a
statement by counties of how the County
I Schcol Commissioners stood on January l.,
/ 1896 when Gov LowndeS went into
/ Office aud how they stood on January l.,
! 1899.
Allegany county, 1896 the
/ School Board consisted of three Democrats.
4 In 1899 of two Republicans and one
/ Democrat. whose term expires next year.
( The Democratic Examiner has been re
Z placed by Republican.
Anne Arundel county lS96
/ ,he School Board consisted Of three Demo
crats. In 1899 of two Republicans and
one Democrat. The Examiner has been
rc elected after thirty odd ballots to elect
+ a SUCCESSOR and because the tive Repubh
. cans could not agree upon 4 candidate.
Baltimore county, 1896 the
. School Board consisted Of six Democrats
I In 1899 Of four Republicans and two
+ Democrats. In 1896 the Examiner and
assistant were Democrats; both are now
/ Republicans.
/ Calvert county, 1896 the
I School Board consisted Of three Democrats
/ One was succeeded by Republican IN
I 1876. another was succeeded by a Repub-
I Ecan in IS9S. and the other time has not
expired. Ia 1899 the board stands two
\ Republicans aud one Democrat In 1896
the Examiner was Democrat. He has
been replaced by Republican.
/ Caroline county in 1896 the
f. School Board consisted of three Democrats
In 1899 Of two Republicans and one
{ Democrat
Carroll county in 1896 the
School Board consisted of four Democrats
and two Republicans In 1899 Of five
Republicans and one Democrat. In 1896
the Examiner and assistant were both
Democrats. They have been replaced by
/ Republicans.
Cecil county, 1896 the School
Board consisted Of two Democrats and one
Republican. In 1899 two Republicans
and one Democrat. The Examiner has
not been changed, but the counsel to the
board has and many Democratic school
trustees have been replaced by Republicans.
Charles county, 1896 the
School Board consisted Of three Demo
Gratis. In 1899 Of two Republicans and
one Democrat. The Examiner was a
Democrat, but he has since changed his
party aiiliation and no change has been
made.
/ Dorchester county, 1896 the
School Board consisted Of three Democrats.
In 1899 OF two Republicans and one
Democrat Democratic Examiner has
been replaced by Republican.
/ Frederick county, 1896 the
School Board consisted of three RepubIi-
cans and three Democrats. In 1899 OF
FIVE Republicans and one Democrat.
Garret county, 1896 the School
Board consisted of three Democrats. In
| 1899 Of three Republicans, who made
haste to replace a Democrat as Examiner
with Republican.
Hartford county, 1896 the
School Board consisted of two Democrats
and one Republican, In 1899 of two
Republicans and one Democrat. \ Re
publican has been elected to succeed L
Democrat as Examiner.
Howard county, 1896 th5
School board consisted of three indepen-
dent Democrats. In 1899 of two Repub-
lieans and one Independent \ Republi,
can has been elected to succeed a Democrat
as Examiner
Kent county, 1896 the School
Board consisted of three Democrats. In
/ 1899 of two Republicans and one Demo
crat. 4 Democrat has been succeeded as
Examiner by Republican.
Montgomery county-in 1896
the School Board consisted of three Demo
Gratis In 1899 of two Republicans anC
one Democrat. The Examiner was chang
ed in August, 1898, Republican being
elected in place of Democrat.
Prince Georges county ii
1896 the School Board consisted Of three
Democrats. In 1899 of two Republican,
and one Democrat. A Republican ha
been elected to succeed a Democrat a
Examiner.
Queen Anne's county, 1885,
the School Board consisted of three Demo
Gratis. In 1899 of two Republicans ant
one Democrat.
Somerset county-in 1896 th'
School board consisted of three Democrats
In 1899 of two Republicans and one Demo
crat. In 1898 Republican was elected
Examiner to succeed a Democrat.
| st. Mary's county, 1896 tn
School Board consisted of three Democrats
In 1899 of two Republicans and on
no,,o..,. have baan ,nada n