Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-10-19
TIE c!yIzFNS ACT

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THt,peg4 &C SCHOOLS 1. svU.N DED.
three Candidates, Regardless OF Party
Affiliations, Are Nominated for school
commissioners Thelr Election Is
Almost an Assured Fact.
Woe 10 the political pa ties IN rub
liz matters hat are onlv of local nat
ne. The citizens Of Maltinsburg
have decided that ii is high tune That
politics be divorced from the public
schools. as we'll as from the city gov
ernmenf. Tire hand Of the partisan
has puiGed tbe afTairs OF the city
schools long enough, yen too long for
the good Of me schools The blame
of pat isa0ship t he management of
the city public schools, where party
ism should be non est, can be laid
cit the door Of the representatives
OF both political parties many
years back So II came to pass that
nrmber Of the good, resolute citizens
IL Martipsl urg met, pursuant to o.
cali publish q in The Evening World,
In the Court House Mouday and
took decisive steps toward divorcino
politics from III e city school govern
menf
After waiting for sometime after
the specific fme f3r crowd to as
semble. D. NJ Kilmer took the initia-
rive - ratlipa the meeting 20 ord
~ 49, sr'tiny the purpose OF the
mpefing. ttter which he called for
the niHatlon o officers OF the
meetiu- w j. Mniliss was nomipat
ed for the office oi president and r.. ID
North for the Office OF tecre airy.
Both were unanimously elected.
Mr. Mulliss addressed the m eeting
briefly as he took the chair. He said
he was view much obliged TO the citi
zens for the compliment they paid
him by eiecting him chairman OF the
meeting. He said further, he was not
fully acquainted with all the work
mapped out for the meeting by those
Eho bad called it, but he was fully in
symDathy with the movement, which.
he had no doubt, was for the best
interests OF the city.
ID. NJ Kilmer moved hat com
mittee OF six be appointed TO report
nominationsfor school commissic 1ers
ID II. Stuckev offered as a sub
stltute for the motion that the
nominations be made in open con-
carried.
ID. H. Stuckev, rlsced in pomi-
nation Cicccit Court Clerk L. Dew.
Geghardt as the citizens candidate
for school commissioners from the
Third Wafd. The morton WAS second
ed aud was unanimously carried.
Elk School Commissioner A. T.
Russler WAS placed in NOMINATION for
Vie Ten nit, ga ii,m The Fop tn
Ward aud WAS unanimously elected
as the cilizeps' cauditale from that
ward
For the Fifth v.wd &. S. Hill
nominated w. S Small. Some of Mr..
Small S friends said chat there was
extreme doubt as TO whether or not
Mr.. Small would accept aud j FL.
Whetzel, the present. president of the
School Board. was also placed IN
nomination.
Some said IL would not be q good
policy TO vote for man about whose
acceptance OF the nomination there
was extreme doubt. Mr.. Whestenhav-
er replied by stating that he was
nominated for city council in a !
similar movement at the last muulci-
pal election and was required by the
people to serve in that capacity. He
said he felt assured tLat no citizen |
would refuse to serve in movement
of this kind, which WAS TO promote
the public good.
". A. Gard aud O. +. Martin were
appointed tellers and ballot was
taken. Mr.. Whether received elyen
votes and Mr.. Small thirteen. Mr..
Small was declared the citizens can
didate for school commissioner
from the Fifth Ward.
On motion of Mr.. Hill the president
and secretary were instructed to no
nfy the School Board and the
nominees of the result of the meeting.
On motion OF Mr.. Kilmer the citi-
zens then All journed to meet at the
eall of the president and secretary at
any time they judged proper.
MEDALS FOR woMAN's 0OLLEGE,