Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08
REWARD FOR PARTY PERFlDY
That is What c. R. Sherman Terms
Appointment of Stewart.
sHALLENBERGER IS cENsURED
RenppOints Former superintendent
of Institute for Deaf TO ray Pc
IiticaI Debt-TwO Trustees
VIII Resign Disguised.

"The appointment by Governor Shallen-
berger Of r. E. Stewart as superintendent
Of the Institute for the Deaf Is a fragrant
reward for party perfidy, and II he, the
governor, insists on placing this man in
charge OF the institute two of the member
Of the governing board will resign the day
the appointment is made" said Charles r.
Sherman. member Of the board, following
the long session held with the governor.
The three members of the board
sherman of Omaha. r. b. windham of
Plattsmouth and J. W. Steinhart of Ne
braska City-are all opposed to the deposit
ton of Superintendent white and the rein
statement of Mr.. Stewart as superintendent.
They spent hours at the institute arguing
with the governor, but to no avail, and the
executive said he would insist on the APP
pointment of the former superintendent
who was removed for cause.
Mr.. Sherman said the fight on Mr.. Stew
art was none of his affair; that the charges
we're preferred and the superintendent re-
moved before he became a member and that
his position on the board In this instance
is more that Of an outsider and a looker-on
than that of a participant. However ne
said he stands with the other members ana
believes that there is no ground for remoN-
ing a competent official to make room IoI
a man against whom serious charges rest
and who was removed for gross irresu-
larities."
Ignores Irregularities
These irregularities on the part OF FORMER
SUPERINTENDENT Stewart were brought 10
the attention of the governor despite t"e
fact that he knew of them at the tune
the superintendent was removed by Gov
ernor Sheldon. but, while he did not at
tempt TO deny the truthfulness OF the
charges. he declared that he would nov
consent to the appointment of announcer
Chief among the alleged irregularities OF
the former superintendent was his reten-
ton for five years of 500 paid by the state
NJ oklahoma for tuition for a student
from that state. This paymen was a
transaction between one state and an
other. but the superintendent entered the
payment in his own personal account. Az
the end of five years Mr.. Steinhart' a
former close friend Of Stewart, found the
discrepancy and made the superintendent
pay back the money with interest, amount
ing to $S.
Mr.. Stewart, as we'll as Mr.. White, the
present superintendent, is a republican,
but when Stewart was removed by Gov
ernor Sheldon he started out to work
against him. said Mr.. Sherman. Il am
told that in the primary campaign he
worked for Mayor Dahlman, who was a
candidate for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton. but when Shallenberger was nomi-
mated he began to work for him, and now
the governor intends to reward this party
perfidy by this fragrant appointment
White a Competent Man.
"The governor said that Stewart had
some strong recommendations, but even
IL he has. he has no cause to remove a
perfectly competent man and reinstate a
man removed for cause.
mr.. White is a graduate of the Gal
laudet institute of Washington, d. c., an
institute where educators are educated,
and is about the best man for the place
that can be found.
IF the governor persists, Mr.. Stewart
probably will be installed at the close OF
the school year, the first week in June.
But the day he takes charge. Mr.. Stein
hart and Mr.. Windham will resign. They
told me so themselves. AS | have not been
mixed up in the matter in any way. it
would not be on me to resign"