The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-12-03
A WAITING GAME
BEING PLAYED IN THE STATE
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER
tf NECK FIGHT
Local Teachers May Ask for Tearing
Up In This Place n Senator
Meek Saeceeds.

In the official game that. is being
played by State School Commissioners
IL. A. Jones and State Senator w. II.
Meek of Dayton, member of the state
board school examiners by appoint.
ment Of former State School Commits
sioner l.. ID. Bonebrake. 1t seems to
be Commissioner Jones's move. He has
asked for the resignation of Senator
Neck and the latter has fatty but po.
litely refused to comply. II might ap-
pear to be in order now for Mr. Jones
TO remove Senator Neck, but the ques-
tlon of authority for such action comes
in there.
QUESTION OF AUTHORITY.
Last week the attorney general gave
II as HIS opinion that the commits.
sioner could not remove Senator Meek
from the stHte board without a hear
ing. He was certain OF that. He was
still I'm doubt, however, as to whether
the commissioner could remove the
senator from the board even after a
hearing. Unless'the attorney general
will change his opinion or the state
commissioner acts upon other advice,
the play seems to be blocked for the
present
NECK MAKES A POINT.
Senator Meek brings out an import.
ant. fact bearing on his side of the case
in his letter declining 10 present his
resignation when he cites the fact that
there is no authority OF law which, II
the state commissioner should deter
mine to investigate him, he could
compel the attendance of witness and
the production of records. The at
torney general and the present In
cumbent too, held, In an opinion rem
dered to Governor Herrlck. that the
section OF the new municipal code Civ
ing the governor the right TO remove
mayors on hearing. was invalid for the
reason that It did not give the gov
ernor the power 10 compel the attend
ance OF Witnesses, etc. In that case
he said there could be no full and fair
investigation held under the statute.
BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE.
II Senator Meek proposes to have
legislative investigation of the work
OF the state board of school examiners
about which he has made public com.
plant. there may be some cogency In
his argument that in the Legislature
and not before the state school CON
missioner, Is the place for a full and
fair investigation OF the whole matter |
II Is quite certain that some legis. |
lation on the subject of state teach. |
resplt from the airing that the matter
has been given already. For instance,
II Is suggested by persons not inter
ested specially with either side In the
controversy. that IL the state
board Is to issue certificates In any
case without the regular examination,
such certificates should be marked and
recorded 'as is usually done In such
cases elsewhere. as honorary so as 10
indicate that the persons holding
them have not done the work regu.
Iarly required by the board.
JONES NOT TALKING.
State School Commissioner Jones
said, Saturday afternoon, that there
we're no new developments In the case.
Commissioner Jones has made no utter
lnce concerning the refusal OF Senator
Neck to resign.
Some OF the local teachers In Can
on have been urging Senator Meek TO
itand by his guns and there is a pos.
iibility that II he Ncceeds In making
. good showing before the legislature
hat request for an investigation OF
ocal conditions may be requested.