The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-03-18
TRUSTEES ALL
REELECTED
School Board Remains the
Same as Result Of
tuesdays Contest.
BALLoTING QUITE ONE-sIDED

George G. Smith, Joseph H. Van
Doren and David I'll. Wilday were re-
elected school trustees for three years
on Tuesday by vote of the people.
The election was held in the chapel of
the Maple avenue public school under
the provisions of the new school law.
Few knew of the elections approach,
but as soon as opposition developed
against the reelected trustees with
the issue of a local paper on Saturday,
a large number of voters attended the
election. ss ss....1.;
There were two tickets nominated,
one containing the names Of the re-
tiring trustees, the other the name of
one of the old members, Joseph III.
Van Doren, and two other men, James
w. AYrowsmitil and /. d. Lyon. When
the votes were counted, G.. G. Smith
received 236; j. n. Van Doren; D. H.
Wilday, 2S2; j. w. Arrowsmith, As (;
l. D. Lyon, 55; Gordon E. Sherman, L;
e. A. Peer. 9. There we're 289 votes
cast. Those receiving the largest
number of votes was declared elected.
The election was copy of the
old town meetings of New England
The voters assembled in the chapel
and at two O'Clock the meeting was
called to order and George Ross was
elected chairman and Harry Lindabury
secretary. A copy of the school law was
placed in the hands of the chairman
and he explained the object of the cleo
tion and called for nominations.
Charles K. Surdam, one of the pro-
prietors of the Jerseyman and a mem
Der of the State Board of Education,
nominated the retiring members. In
doing so Mr.. Surdam made several pun
gent remarks in which he intimated
that the fight made against Messrs.
Smith and Wilday was that Of a local
paper against the action of the Board
of Education in not declaring man
guilty until he proves his innocence
rather than assuming as the law does
that a man is innocent until he is
proven guilty.
E. Fl. TomlinSon, editor of the Rec
ord, placed in nomination, the opposi-
tion ticket. The editor made some
what extended speech criticising the
school trustees. He said they were
worthy of some praise, but not worthy
of all praise. Their work, he said,
could be improved upon, and he
thought the schools did not compare
with ether public schools in the State
which he knew of.
When the nominations were closed
the chairman appointed L. B. Tomp-
kins and G. f. Wilson, tellers. A bal
lot-box such as is used in political cleo
tions was procured, and the voters
lined up as the school children do
when they march into the chapel for
morning devotion, and cast their bal
lots into the glass box while the tellers
sang out the names and counted the
votes.
One hour was given for voting and
at three O'Clock the polls closed. 1t
took three-quarters of an hour to as,
certain the pluralities. Most of the
voters left the school building after
voting, but several remained and list
ened eagerly to the count until it be-
came nnonotonous. After the vote was
offieially announced the meeting ad-
journed.
A financial statement was read be-
fore the election, which was as follows !:
Finan cial Statement.
RMCEIPTS
From July /, 1905, to March l, 1904. with esti-
mated receipts TO end Of financial year. July
/, 1904:
From 9tate in full ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .el9,i81 l3
Special Tax ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $1,000 90
Interest, First National Bank. 26S
Tuition M......,...........,..,et t.f....,.. ~ w
Estimated Observation-Disclosures. 36 w
s4So47 l2
DISBURSEMENTS.
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