El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-02
Seven Trustees To Be Elect
ed On Saturday, the
Fifth Of May
AN ACCEPTABLE TICKET
viii Be Put Up, To Which
There Is Not Expected
TO Be Any Op-
position

The regular election for members of
the school board, under the new law,
| will take place Saturday of this week,
May 5. There are seven members to
be elected, including a president.
For number of months the subject
has been quietly discussed by citizens.
Certain candidates for the position of
trustee. which is entirely honorary,
have been laying their plans and
pledging their friends for long time
But ii is only within the last week that
plans have been sufficiently matured to
make possible the preparation of
slate.
Many, probably most, of the better
class of citizens in Ell Paso resent the
Injection of partisan politics or relig-
ious matters into the admin istration Of
school affairs. II there is one division
of local government that ought to be
free from scandal or jobs, 1t Is the
schools. But there are few people
who are bound to have political ques-
tion raised over the election of a school
board and these people have to be cen
sldered in any plan looking toward i'm
provement in school ad tfon.
There have been schemes" without
number proposed by the political lead
ers of the various parties and factions.
There has been from the first q strong
element that insists upcn material
change in the personnel of the board
This element has for the most part
been willing to compromise, while Ger
tain extremists have wanted to preci-
plate straight out fight on political
grounds. Better counsels prevailed,
however, and the result of the many
conferences is ticket that represents
the best compromise that can be eff
fe ,ted.
The democratic boss has been very
much excited because he feared fierce
opposition to his measures. He was
strongly opposed on certain things, and
on these he gave in. He has been fix
Ing the boys for week, and his side
walk campaign has became the talk OF
the town. Many IF his own part.saus
have been amused at the earnestness
with which be went after ap official
prize which, according to many, is ali
glory and hard knocks. The boss's
public spirit in phenomenal.
However, the pre- sure was strong
enough to secure the selection of q
ticket that would be reason ably ac-
to all. So strong is the de-
sire of the best of our public men to
question that some of them were even
IN favor of keeping the whole thing
quiet until election day. But now thai
The thing may be considered settled IL
3 best that the people should
% informed so that any
cneme of the ring to upset the present
'lans may be promptly recognized and
frustrated.
or the present board, all memters
ire to stand for reelection except DR..
Race and A. G Foster. Mr.. Foster
3 under the law ineligible to
erve while he holds the Office of as
istant Uuited States district at
orney, and while he is willing to serve
mother term by consent he does not
are to make a contest.
The ticket that Will be put up ON
only ticket, 60 far "a
ne HERALD knows-consists orc. X.
forehead, E. G. Pew, W. r. Martin,
nd E. A. Shelton. of the pre- sent
osrd. and DR.. F. w. Gallagher. jos.
. Williams, and De-. M. o. Wright as
ew members. The majority of these
re men who can be relied on to work
r. the interests of the schools, and
yen If some of our folks do net get
'eryth1ng they wart, the tick ct de-
rves support.