The Detroit times., 1909-02-24
HERMAN SCHULTZ
HAS SCHOOL BOARD
GANG ON RUN
is SURE OF WINNING
OUT BY INCREASED MAJORITY
PRINCIPAL NICHOLS AN ISSUE
IN THE WARD.

Unless all signs fall, Herman
Schultz, who has borne himself rear
lessly In opposition to the methods or
the Martindale faction In the board or
education, will be renominated ana
elected as Inspector from the Seven
teenth ward by an increased majority.
! lie Is getting support from even inc
politicians in the ward, while all the
elements which are working for re-
/ form inspectors In other wards are
! also strong In the Seventeenth.
A saloon campaign is being made
against Schultz but II Is offset by the
home campaign OF the womens clubs
| The aldermen, ward committee ana
the strong men OF the party generally
are for Schultz. Particularly helpfui
| To him is the support OF Coroner John
s. Bennett. himself former schooi
inspector OF the ward.
An instance OF the tactics employed
against Schultz was seen In the at
. tempt made TO make failure OF
meeting held in the church at ker
| chevai-aye. and Lillibridge-st. Clrcu-
. lars had been distributed ADVERTISING
the meeting, but Martindale workers
are alleged TO have gone about In the
vicinity telling the residents that the
meeting mad been called on.
Capt A. f. Stewart. supervisor of
. the schools, is a resident OF the seven
toenth ward. Many of Stewards
friends are out working for Schultz.
| however. This ward stood firm with
Be nnett during his fight against the
majority element OF the school board
and the sentiment does not appear TO
. have changed.
schultz ordered | 900 window cards
| come time ago and these have been
nearly all put up. many persons call
. ing at his home to get cards and liter
allure. Stories OF money being onered
men to work against Schultz are com
II on I'm the ward. One offer or 500 Is
. said to have been made and another
man asserts that he received note
. offering SIS II he would desert
SchultZs cause.
Thursday evening "A meeting VIII De
held in the hall at Fisher and kerche
! yalaves.. at which Inspectors schultz
Goldberg and Burton. DIR. John >. ben
nett Aid. Trevor, County Auditor OAK
man and Justice Stein Will speak.
In the Fairview end OF the Seven
teenth ward the issue Is Principal Ar
thur 8. Nichols, of the Lillibridge
school. This principal has had Il
great deal Of political experience ana
has apparently, campaigned openly
through his district. He was busy
| I'm the district around the school Mon
day night and grew enthusiastic as
Ills tour continued.
II will have 400 women voters Tor
our side in this district" Is what
| Nichols Is alleged by one man 10 nave
said along In the evening. TUESDAY
inc principal was III and did not at
tend the school. :.
ITS a funny thing that NICHOLS -
so strong a Martindale man now
commented one man whose chiiuien
90 10 the school. Before ahnehatio"
he could not say anytime 700 strons
about the Detroit school BOARD. we
had some money in our schooi iunu
and he told us 10 go ahead and spend
Il. as the ring in DETROIT wouiu graz -
IL we did not use II.
"That is lust about right too. for
thev used the money they got from
| tho Springwells schools TO raise Mar
,indale's salary and so, perhaps, we
AID iust as we'll to spend the money In
fixing up the school.
"Since he was retained by the schooi
hoard however, Nichols has switchea
around and he Is now hustiing nara
for them" it,,
Some years ago. Nichols was princi-
nal OF the Furgason school IN RIVER
Rouge. He mixed I'm politics there
and 10 an extent that resulted IN tne
selection OF another man as principal
Then he went into the real estate
business I'm Detroit, but became prih-
cipal OF the Iillibridge school before
the Fairview district was annexed to
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