The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-23
Members of the Board Of Education
Unable to Elect Successor
to Superintendent Baker.
BAKER PLEADS FOR REELECTION
Tells the Board That He is the Best Quail
lfed Ran for the Position-F. II.
JacOby Elected President.

ture was accomplished the new BOARD
has been organized and F. r. Jacoby
has been selected as President.
The members of the Board were un-
able to select superintendent of the
schools, and after thirty-ive ballots
had been taken without change IN
the vote an adjournment was taken
until April %. The two candidates
presented for the Office of Superinten-
dent were John B. Maloney and Nor
man L. Baker, the present incumbent.
Throughout the FIVE hours of ballot
Jag Mr.. Baker received the unanimous
support of the Democratic members
and Mr.. Maloney had the Republican
votes. Mr.. Baker was present at the
meeting and made many frantic APP
peals to the members of the Board for
reelection. Claiming that he had
never sought public Office, he ad-
dressed the Board for fully half an
hour in which he told of his expert
ences as politician and his difficulties
with the Republican party.
The talk of Mr.. Baker brought out
The fact that it would be impossible
for him to work in harmony with the
Republican members of the Board, and
after Mr.. Baker had concluded his
&lomily on politics, as it is and as it
should be, Commissioner Theirs point
ed out in pungent way the reasons
why Mr.. Baker was not acceptable to
the Republican members of the Board
~ od
that the Republican members were
seeking only harmony and the best
work for the city, and that he was
Convinced that this could not be Sc
cured if Norman L. Baker was elected
superintendent.
Notwithstanding this statement Mr..
Baker protested that he was the best
man in the city for the position, and
the only man who could bring harmony
20 the Board. In grand, eloquent
terms of rehabilitation he stated that
his election was demanded by ma
jority of the voters of the city, by the
teachers in the city schools and by the
pupils.
The Republican members held that
che distinguished services of Mr.Baker
for his party and for the schools of the
city had been entirely appreciated,
aud that his vindication was sufficient
TO allow him to get out of the way for
some man for Superintendent who
would work in harmony with the
Board. Mr.. Baker voted constantly
with the Democrats, and for several
hours helped the Democrats to obstruct
the business of the meeting so that
they might force the Republicans to
vote for Baker. But the Repu blicans
were not to be worn out, and they
CURLY informed the Democrats that
they would remain at the meeting all
night before they would vote for MIR.
Baker.
During the meeting many fierce ar
guments were INDUCED in, and several
times the lie was passed. In his ardor
for Baker, President eraser so forgot
himself as to make the statement that
the Republicans not voting for Baker
were not gentlemen. The Republi-
cans were accused. of making false
statements by Commissioners Saftig
and Jacoby, but evidently considered
the source and paid little attention to
the insults.
The balloting for superintendent
continued till midnight, the Democrats
refusing either to vote for President
of the Board or to adjourn. Shortly
after midnight it was finally decided
to take a ballot for President. The
Republicans proposed the name of Mr..
eraser, but it was evident that the
Democrats had decided to further hu-
initiate the city by electing F. r.
Jacoby. The Democratic candidate
for the Office was elected on the second
formal ballot, He then assumed the
chair and thanked the members for
the rather doubtful honor conferred
upon him, and a motion to adjourn to
April 10Th was carried.
There seems to be little chance for
either Baker or Maloney to win out in
the SUPPLEMENTARY fight, as both
sides are determined in the stand taken
and for the good of the schools of the
city it is hoped that compromise can
he made.
There was little done at the last
meeting of the old Board. The bust
mess had been pretty we'll cleaned up,
aud besides the acceptance of the resig-
NATION of Miss Jorgensen as teacher
M the Weiskopf school, and the cleo
Giou of Miss Elsie Gray to succeed her,
nothing of interest was done. Before
the adjournm ent of the Board, how
ever, Commissioner Larsen asked that
resolution of respect be passed in re-
gard to the death of the late Clements
Kroncke. These resolutions we're
unanimously passed, after which the
old Board adjourned sine die.
AT the adjournment of the old Board
the new Board was called to order by
Mr.. Baker, and Mr.. eraser was elect
ed temporary Chairman. All the mem
bers of the Board qualified by convinc-
ing the committee on credentials that
they were free-holders, and the battle