Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION.
Probability That There viii be Contests ii
Most OF the Wards.


Most of the Wards.
Active preparation has been begun
for the biennial election of members of I
the Board OF Public Education, which |
will be held on Saturday, Juno Sth. |
Twelve members are TO be elected, one |
from each ward, to succeed the follow |
ing members whose terms will expire
on June Both. 4 irst ward, Daniel Ross !;
Second, James II. Green; Third James
ID. Carter; Fourth, William Turner
Fifth, Lewis B. Morrow; Sixth,
Robert @. Fraim; Seventh, DIR. John
Palmer, Jr. Eighth, John T. Schaeffer
Ninth, Robert Adair; Tenth, William
g. Baugh; Eleventh, Frank j. No
Govern; Twelfth George Rommel,
Most of the present incumbents
whose terms expire will be candidates
for re, election, but the indications
are that there will be contests in most
of the wards, and il is quite likely that
tho election will be SO spirited that a
good sized vote will be pol!ed, some
thing Wilmington has not known at
school election for many day. OPP
position has already developed TO some
of the members whose terms expire and
the movement il likely TO extend to
nearly all of the wards, and since the
| opposition has begun to come to the
surface there has been much activity
amongthe friends of some.of the candi-
dates who desire re- election.
Already two new candidates have
been mentioned, They are DIR. Henry
g. Buckmaster, who desires to succesd
| William Turner in the Fourth ward
and DIR, James H. Morgan, who will
| oppose Lewis Il. Morrow in the Fifth.
T - b, ;r,l CNab Al
4 DIR. Morgan was formerly member of
the board. Politics will not, it is IN
derstood, cut any figure, so far as the
opposition candidates are concerned.
4 The members are elected for four
year terms. Each ward is entitled to
two members, one TO be elected every
other year, there being no elections in
the even numbered years. The mem
bers receive no pay and the duties re-
quire considerable time and sacriiice.
The president is chosen by the body
from among its mem bers.
Heretofore the terms have expired on
the second Saturday in June, the day
of the election, but the last Legislature
amended to the law SO as to provide
that hencefcrth the te,ms shall ex.
pire ON the last day OF June and tht
terms OF new members begin on the
first Monday in July, when reorganiza
tion is to be affected. Consequently
the present members retain their mem
bership until the last day OF June anc
, the terms of the new msmbers will no
begin until the first Monday in July
This gives members whose terms expirt
, an opportunity to remain In the boart
| until the close of the school year ant
, tea hers are appointed for the ensuing
, year.
The lag also provides that all candl
dates must file thoir names with tn
secretary of the board at least 10 day
q prior to the day of the elfotion, thu
!. prohibiting the springing of eandi
+ dates at the last minute. which ha
a been done heretofore and sometime
resulted disastrously for candidate
4 who did not anticipate opposition.
3 The tickets are to he printed by tn
!. board and the election will be cor
! Quoted by the Depai tment OF Elec
v tions, who select election officers frci
!. those who serve at the municipal elet
tion on the preceding Saturday. Th
N requisite for voting ia a years res
4 dence in the city, 30 days residence
q tho ward and city tax receipt, whic
" in the present instance should
III tuo bibg poa oiiSo,
" men who desire to vote and do not oN
= real estate must be provided with
= capitation tax receipt Women WI
n OWE and pay taxes on city property al
~ also qualified to vote.
!, There will be one polling place
IN each ward, which will, in all prob
as bility, he as follows First ward. n
,o a % SchooI, Second sJroet near Washin
ii on; Second, No. IA, Olaymout al
:" LoEdell streets; Third, No. B Jeifers'
street above Third; Fourth, No.
I'd French street above Fifth; Fifth, N
OF 0, Eighth and Wolaston streets: Sixt
sd No. s. Walnut street above Twelft
Seventh, No. 9, Eleventh and Washin
a. ion streetl; Eighth, No. 20, Tenth al
fe Spruce stt eets; Nirth, No. II, Twent
second street near Market; Tenth, n
NJ Is, Third anG Harrison street
y, Eleventh. No. 10, Oak and Harris
'rs streets; Twelfth, No. 2l, Fifth a
o. Scott streets.
at Some Of the women of the city W
M are Interested in the public schools &C
70 template taxing hand in the conf
school election. The matter has alrea
10. been talked over informally among SO
nd of the women attending meetings
'y- different organizations and 1t has aht
a been decided to do oil in their power
tic bring about the election of candida
ces who will, in their opinion, best SO
re- the interests of the pubic.
ION They have no intention at present,
fa- far as Is known, OF placing any won
IL in the field as candidate, but they /
pose to throw their support, so fal
possiblo, toward such candidates as d
NAV endorse. Women paying tax
property have right to vote, and mi
who are not so qualified intend to
ms fiuence their husbands in the mat
e. if possible. -
AZ ~. 1t is likely that there will'he an org
0ne iZed movement with this object IN v
a9 aud the preliminary steps will proba