Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29
Council Bluffs
MEN FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD
Annual Election win Be Held Middle
Of March.
RETIRING MEMBERS STAY OUT
None Of Three ia Candidate for
Re-eIection-w, II. sapp is Not
IN the Race for
Assessor.

The annual school election in Council
Bluffs WIN be held March a. at which
time three members Of the Board OF Edu-
cation. to succeed w. II. Killpack. T. ].
shugart and S. s. Elliott, whose terms ex-
plre this spring. will be elected. The term
OF George s. Davis as treasurer OF the
independent school district will expire July
1 and his successor will be elected at this
election.
The three directors elected will take Of
flee on the third Monday in March, when
the board win reorganlze, but the school
treasurer will not assume office until July
/, when the school year begins.
None Of the three retiring members Il
a candidate for reelection. Mr.. Shugart
Is removing TO Kansas and Mr., Elliott de-
clared positively yesterday that he would
not accept a denomination. as he could
not spare the time from. his business. At
torney Killpack was equally positive IN
his declaration that he could no longer
spare time from his business to attend to
the duties Of n school director.
George s. Davis said he would be a
candidate for denomination by the demo
Gratis. He said yesterday that he had not
heard Of any other candidate in his own
party nor of any candidate for the repub-
lican nomination.
Frank j.. capell, one Of the holdover
members Of the board. Is candidate for
the democratic nomination for city solicit
tor, and as he has no opposition in his
own party will be a candidate at the mu-
nicipal election in March. He said yes
terday that II elected he would resign az
member Of the Board OF Education. mas
much as the school election takes place
before the city election, this would neces-
state a special school election to fill the
vacancy
sRpp viii NOT Run.
w. F., Sapp announced yesterday tina
despite all the reports to the contrary, he
would not be a candidate for the repub-
lican nomination for city assessor. 'You
can say for me- said Mr.. Sapp. that
under no circumstances would I accept this
nomination. I am not a candidate for any
municipal Office
The republicans. however, will not be
without a candidate to contest this office
with w. d. Hardin. the present city as
SCISSOR, as Dan b.. Riordan. a we'll known
Insurance agent, yesterday announced he
would be a candidate for the nomination
at the hands of the republicans.
Lee L. Evans. president OF the Council
Bluffs aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles,
filed yesterday as candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination as one of the two coun-
cilmen-at-large.
John E. stockert filed yesterday as a
candidate for the democratic nomination
for councilman in the Third ward. Chris
Loseth, who lives at 211S South Tenth
street, filed as candidate for the republican
nomination as one of the two councilmen.
/at-large.
The announcement made in a local paper
tfat Thomas Shea is a candidate for this
democratic nomination for councilman Il
the Fifth ward Is a mistake and Mr.. Shea
wants IT understood that he is out after
the republican nomination. Until a few
years ago Mr., Shea voted the democratic
ticket, but two years ago at the city cleo
ton he was enrolled as a republican and
is recorded as voting the republican ticket
His affidavit Of candidacy filed with City
Auditor MoAneney shows that he is o
candidate for the republican nomination as
councilman in the Fifth ward.