The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-22
GIAUoUE WINS IN SECOND.
Replies to Charges Made Against Hi
Record on Board

RECORD on Board.
Arnold G. Giauque. present incum-
bent was nominated in the second pre-
cinct.
Fred Price acted as chairman of the
meeting, which was held at the Sixth
ward meeting house, and Ben d. Luce
was secretary. Jacob Greenewald nomi-
mated Mr.. Giauque. Daniel Elton was
also placed in nomination, but when
the chair called for a rising vote.
everyone in the room stood up to vote
Tor Giauque. 1t was decided that Ben
u. Luce, the Democratic chairman,
FRED Price, the Republican chairman.
and Mr.. Giauque should form a joint
committee to choose a campaign chair
man.
After the regular business Of the con-
Vention was over. Mr.. Giaque was
called 20 the platform, and made
orlet speech defending himself against
the charges made against him and
other members Of the school board by
the American party.
The false statements that have been
made public are from an ex-employe
of the board of education" said the
speaker and everyone here knows who
the man is. l will say that persons
who make such statements are cow
ards They are enemies to themselves,
their fellowmen and their children.
The article which said that the pub
lie schools of Salt Lake are growing
worse. is false. Our schools are get
ting better every year. In my capac-
lty as school trustee for several years
RI have noticed this. Unbiased strang-
ers have said that the Salt Lake
schools are equal to any in the United
States. 1t has panied me 10 hear that
any member of the board Of education
has been charged with working to
the detriment of our schools.
In regard 10 the charge that 7 had
so harassed X-Superintendent of
! Schools Cooper that he was compelled
to leave and went to Seattle where he
received a higher salary, I viii say
that no one gave him more loyal sup
port than ]. Ny opposition was to his
salary. Mr.. Cooper was hired by the
majority of the members of the board
without the minority knowing anything
about the matter. His salary was to
be $1,000. ! objected to this because his
predecessor. DR.. Millspaugh. had only
| received $500. We were told that he
! was man of great experience and
hence worth more money than Dr.
| Millspaugh. If anyone seeks to find
I out why Mr.. Cooper left Des Moines let
him read the newspapers of that town
for June and July of 1893 When an at
tempt was made to raise Mr.. COOpers
pay to $500, I objected This is the ex-
tent of the persecution he received at
my hands"
NJ. J. Cheesman. the hold-over
member from the Second precinct, was
called upon for a speech, but declined
+ Jacob Greeuewald then urged the vot-
ers 10 go TO the polls and cast their
vote early lest opposition should spring
] up and cause fight Chairman J. r.
Anderson of the board of county COM
missioners, took an active part i'm the
/ convention.
Mr. Giaque stated after the meeting
that the articles i'm the Des Moines pa
/ pers concerning Mr.. Cooper did not re-
fleet on the superintendent character
but merely narrated difficulties be-
tween the superintendent and the Des
Moines board involving a question OF
Mr.. Cooper's efficiency.
Mr.. Giaque is a Mormon Democrat.