The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-27
Centralized School Con-
troversy Like Banquo's
Ghost, Will Not Down.
Warning Factions Fight
ing, Out Their Differ
enCes in Circuit Court.

Tne MarlDOrO township ScnOol HBuS
has broken out again in ,the courts.
The Samuel Newhouse faction has In
|stituted quo-warranto proceedings in
circuit court, and are represented by
Prosecuting Attorney Robert H. Day
and Judge J. p. Fawcett.
In that township there are two sets
of school directors, one representing
the special school district, and the
other the township board. At the spe-
cial session of the legislature an ACT
was passed providing that the board
of education of the special school dis
trict of Marlboro township should
furnish transportation to scholars
living at distance of mile or more
from the school house. This law was
conceded TO be unconstitutional and
was never attempted to be carried out.
With this law eliminated, the ques-
ton then came up as to what the
status Of the situation was.
FRACTIONAL CLAIMS.
The Taylor-Nash faction, insisted
that when this unconstitutional law
was eliminated, the district reverted
TO the special district which had been
organized legally some years ago and
which had not been affected by the at
tempt to pass an unconstitutional
measure. A board of education claim
ing to represent this special district
is in existence hut not in control.
On the other hand, the Samuel
Newhouse faction insist that when
the special act which failed to stand
was annulled, the district went back
to. the old township board and .thia
is the board that Is controlling the
schools at the present time. ~
In order to make assurance doubly
sure, Newhouse and his supporters
have commenced the quo-warranto
proceedings to o,,st the special dis
.rict board The matter was argued
partially before the judges Tuesday
afternoon and the attorneys may Cd
to GAINESVILLE or some other point and
meet the court later, or submit the
case by briefs.
A LONG CONTEST.
Attorney T. F. Turner is counsel
for the Nash-Taylor faction. Never
in the history of Stark county has
there been such another fight as that
over the schools of Marlboro town
ship. They have been at war for
years. 1t has divided families, madS
enemies of neighbors, created trouble
in the churches, and engendered bitter
ness that will last as long as Ken
lucky feud.. Hundreds of dollars
have been spent in the courts. the dif-
ferent phases of the question having
been In the courts for years. The
fight has been the bane of representa-
tives and politicians. At almost every
session of the legislature the repre-
sentatives and senators have been be-
sieged with petitions and remon-
strances for and against certain spe,
cial legislation.
HOPING FOR AN END.
Politicians have been afraid almost
to into the township. If the Tay-
lor faction caught~a candidate con.
isulting with the Newhouse crowd, he
was spotted. The reverse was also
true. NewhOuse and his friends max,
Ing common war against any one whs
vas favored by the Taylor-Nash
crowd Taylor lives at Alliance now.
but still is moving spirit in MARI
boro township, especially when any
feature of The school fight is on.
1t is thought that when this case
is settled in the circuit court it will
put an end to the fight for the pres.
ent at least