Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-06-13
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION.
Very Little Interest Taken, Except Where
There Were Contests.

Very Little Interest Taken, Except Where
There Were Contests.
The biennial election OF members OF
the Board Of Education, In this CITY,
which was held on Saturday afternoon,
was characterized by the customary
lack Of interest, except In those ward
where there wern contests, and the show
ing there Was not what it should have
beep, Consequently, only l,0Sl votes
we're Lolled out Of total registration
OF about 10, 600 for the city. The result
was as follows:
First ward S. J. Horn, II votes no
Second james II. Green, 80; Bernard
Donohoe. 96; Donohoe's majority, 81;
total vote, 1876.
Ihiid-James D. Carter, IL votes;
no opposition. 1t.
Fourth DIR. II. g. Buckmaster, q
votes; no opposition. n
Fifth--Lewis Is, Morrow, 1877; DR..
James II. Morgan, So; Monow's ma
jority, 102; total vote, 272.
Sixth--Robert @. Fraim,, So; Morde-
cal Barnes, o.; Fraim's majority, 81;
total vote, 81 .-
Seventh DIR, John Palmer, 81 votes;
unopposed. III
Elghth--Jobn i, 6cnaeHer, 70; JONI
White, ST., 100; Whites majority, %;
total vote, 2l8.
Ninth -Robert Adair, Sc; Townsend
Miller, 77S Adair's majority, o; total
vote, 1853.
Tenth william q, Bnugh, IA votes;
| no opposition.
Eleyenth-Francis j. McGovern, 20
votes; no opposition.
| b Gaaraa
l.. Norris, %; Shatfer's majority, 20;
total vote, 10.
Women voted as follows: Second ward,
Eighth, 25; Ninth, 3; Eleventh, 2;
Twelfth, 4.
There we're no contests in the First,
| Third, Fourth, Seventh, Tenth and
Eleventh wards, which accounts for tho
apathy there. Matters were lively in
the Second ward, where Bernard Dona-
hoe, former member, triumphed over
james ii. Green, the retiring member |;
Fifth, where DIR. James II. Morgan
made an unsuccessful effort to defeat
Lewis Il. Morrow. who was returned ;
Eighth. where John 4. Schaefer. who
is Killing an unexpjred torn, was de.
featsd by John White, ST.. Ninth,
where Robert Adair, The present mem
Der, defeated Townsend w. Miller, who
had been brought out in opposition to
him, and Twelfth, where two nav men
were running, j. W. Shaffer defeating
George l.. Norris. 1t was thought there
would be a liyoly contest 10 the Sixth
waid, where Mordecai Barnes was
brought out In opposition to Robert o.
Fraim, the present member, but the
latter won without difficulty. Women
entered into tho contests IN some of the
wards, and us result 90 voted.
The total vote, 1,0sl, was larger by
104 than that OF two yeRrs ago, the
number voting then being s77. Two
yeara ago only Al women voted, which
was 20 less than on Saturday. Polite,
did not figure In the election to any ex
tent, although some political influence
was used. The largest vote. 272, wal
cast in the Fifth ward and the small
est, IL. In the Third Only those per
sons who paid city taxes for 1900 wer'
qualified to vote. and as result thu
voters were confined almost exclusively
to the property owners. Many who ar,
not property owners would have votet
, il the conditions had been the same o.
at the city election. This differenge il
J regulations is responsible, TO some ex
tent, for the apparent lack OF intefes
, In School Board elections.
! The men elected on Saturday wer
, chosen for four-year terms, The term
OF their colleagues, the hoding-ove
members, will expire two years hence
} when their successors will be electe'
, for four years. The new board will b
as follows:
First ward-Thomas 0. Cooper AM
: s. j.. Horn.
! sscoad John O. Kersey and Bernar'
Donahoe.
Third-Dr. J.. Harvey Spruancs an
) Fourth--J. Prince Ford and DR.. il
t @. Duckmaster.
Fifih.-DI, benjamin R. veasey au'
Lewis b. Morrow.
, Sixth Walter L. Buckmuster ant
!, Robert q. Fraim.
/ Soventh--Dr. Abram =. Frantz an
Q Dir. John Palmer,
Eighth--Willia.n ]. Burton and job
: White, Sr.
q Ninth--Dr. Evan q, shortlidse an
0 Robert Adsir.
Tenth-Thomas +. O'Donnell an
Q William G. Bauah.
, Eleventh John e. Postles and Franoi
. j. Mct3overn.
9 Twelfth " William o. Brown an
d james W. Shsifer.
The new members are as follows
Q First ward, S. j. Horn, succeedin
Daniel Ross; Second, tBernard Dont
? hoe, succeeding James II. Green
e Fourth, DR.. II. G. Duckmaster, SUI
x ceeding William Turner; Eighth, job
White, Sr., succeeding John y. Schaefei
Twelfth. James W. Shaifur, sucoeedin
George Rommel. OF the smembershiI
:. Messrs Horn, II. G. Buckinaster, Pa
met and Adair are members of the HiR
a School Alumni Association, being graz
a uates IF tho institution, and nearly a
3 of the Others received their early edi
\ cation ia the city schools.
- Under law passed at the last seasio
i of the General Assembly tho preseI
II members retain their seats until Jun
IL 30th, and on Monday, July lst Il
new board will meet for organization
N when president will be chosen. 1t
4 likely that DR.. Shortlidye, who no
: fills TINT office, will he reelected
n During July the president will arpoil
- new committees
10 EASTERN SHORE or MARYLAND.
The tax rate at Chesapeake City hi
BEEN fixed at 30 cents on the 500.
y Tho Elkton Presby terian Church hi
- made $1,000 paymtnt on the man