Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-05-08
~. r. BLACK
ELECTED
SUPERINTENDENT OF SULLIVAN CCUN-
TY SCHOOLS ON SECOND BALLOT
SALARY $1,000 PER YEAR
School Directors Assemble in County Cor.
veution. Politicians Manifest au
lnterist in The Election.

! The triennial convention of The
school directors Of Sullivan County
was held in the court house on
| Tuesday and resulted in the cleo
ton OF Prof. NJ. Il. Black of Forks
ville, for the ensning three years.
Sullivan county has thirteen
school districts and IL total of rs
directors. Early Tuesday morn
ing the members Of the various
school boards began to arrive and
when the time came for calling the
convention TO order all but five of
the directors were present. Not
| only the directors themselves favor
ed the county seat with their pres
ence but ii rather imposing array
OF politicians appeared and while
politics is not supposed To enter in
TO the election OF school official
particularly where all the candj-
dates are repuied 10 be OF the same
political faith, it must be confessed
to the discredit Of certain political
leaders that the influence of n
political machine was openly and
notoiiously invoked. for some
reason, in favor of one Of the can
didates, and he it said to the cred.
1t of majority of directors that in
spite OF all the improper influences
that were brou, LIT to bear npon
them they manfully voted their
convictions and refused to lend
their aid to the effort to inject
corrupting political methods into
the election.
Promptly at > O'Clock Supt. F.
w. Meylert called the convention
to order and declared nominations
for presiding officer to be in order.
Mr.. Fred Newell of Dushore. was
unanimously elected and upon tax
ing the chair thanked The conven-
tion for the honor. Waiter G.
Hoffman Of IIillsgrove. and Geo. #.
Deegan OF Dushore, were then chos-
en- secretaries. The organization
OF the convention thus completed
the president announced that the
first business would be to fix the
salary Of the superintendent for
the coming term. Upon motion
it was unanimously decided that
the salary remain as at present.
Sl2C0 per wear.
The next in order was the nuIni-
nation of candidates and the fol-
lowing names were proposed: Prof.
NJ. X. Black, Prof. C. Ii. Warren
and Prof. j Reese killgore. Each
candidate was given an opportunity
to briefly address the convention.
Prof. laacIl spoke of the Importance
-of he work of the schools and out
lined the plans he would pursue if
elected Prof. Warren spoke of his
cNpcli nee in school work and his
quaiiications.for the office. Prof.
kii.gdrc made ringing educa-
tiona.' address and concluded with
an amusing and pointed story that
brought down the house
The ballot was then taken with
the fohowing result:
Prof. Black, 80 votes.
Prof. Warren. IS votes.
Prof ki.igore, Is votes.
No candidate having received "a
majority of the votes east. another
haIot was ordered. At this june
ture rrof. kiiIgore addressed the
Chair and after warmly thanking
the directors who had voted for
him, Withdrew his name. The re-
suit of the second ballot was as
follows:
Prof. Black, 50 votes.
Prof. Warren. "a votes.
Prof Black having received a
majority of the votes east WAS de-