The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-12-27
GRADY GO.
DELEGATES
Are THERE
Fight Over Presidency is
MiId---NO Politics Yet
Apparent

Oklahoma City, Dec. 27--A member
Or the faculty Of The state Girls COL
lege at Chickasha, Miss Olive McClin.
llc, win appear On the program all
tonght's session Of the State Teach
crs' Association. with Dr. George r.
James, dean Of the College OF the
University Of Minnesota. and DR.. Hen
~ S. Curtis Of Worcester. Mass Miss
McClinue will give q reading.
The city Is filled with pedagogues
who are here for-the annual meeting
OF the association, Grady county being
represented BY County Superintendent.
G. +. Newell. snpt Ramey OF cbicka-
sha, and a large delegation Of teach.
ers.
County superintendent w n Gin of
Usage county was elected president Oi
the association on the FIRST ballot. OH
Tuesday night. By Az overwhelming
majority Of the county delegates. over
City Superintendent Edmund s. Mon
roe OF Muskogee and County superin-
tendent Wesley Fox OF Marshall coun-
~, the winner receiving Is votes to
% for Mr. Monroe and ior Mr.. Fox.
The election Of the Pawhuska man as
president was only starter though.
for the county superintendents appar-
entity we're IN she saddle and practi.
cally directed tha selection of the
remainder os the GERS.
Tho expected split between the
friends N tse state board H rlaca-
tla- and lts ainIus failed 10 mater.
iallze. There was but little suggestion
Of iactienalism and 3 spirit IN favor
Of keeping politics rellgiously iu the
background peryaded the assembly. It
was after II o'clock before the cleo
tion vas concluded as the committee
on credentials vas out Tor more than
an hour and half
Miss Fila Davis oi Ardmore was
elected Vice president BY acclsmailon
She was the only woman elected. all
Of the remaining officers being men.
The frst close vote came on the FIRST
ballot FOR member or The executive
committee FOR one year. IT, g Ben
nett OF Hugo. receiving "a votes. Prof
McCabe Of Klngiisher 25 and p. ~
Castleberry Of Marshall 49, On the
second ballot air castleberry's name
was dropped. and Prof McCabe was
elected, the vote standing 81 to 20.
r b RyboIt Of Lawion. was elected
member Of the executive committee
FOR The twoyear term on the second
ballot, receiving 81 votes 20 &c for Mr..
Cassleberry who bad been re-nominaf.
ed Four men we're nominated for the
three-year term as member OF the err
ecugiye committee. but County Super.
lhlendent T C RaNd0u Of Lincoln
county. was elected on the hrst bal
lot. receiving 81 votes to for Charles
A Wright Of Majors county ~ for Il.
~. @. Sheldon of vlnlia. and for G.
" Garret Of Mcintosh county
The next thing on the program was
the election OF committees on resolu
tlons and auditing. and a motion was
made that the chairman appoint these
On a viva roce vote the chairman dc
clared the motion carried. but divis
Ion vas called for. and on a rising
vote the motion lost, 81 to "a.
All the elections TO the resolutions
committee were made unanimous
Prot. Edmund 5. Monroe, the defeated
candidate for president. being named
As chairman The other members o
The committee are County supt. G. 4
Witt OF Stephens county. County supi
Fred Tucker Of Carter county. E N
castleberry Of Marshall and A. W
DuR OF Mangum The auditing com
mittee is composed Of w s. Bryan o
Custer county. ~. H shunate Of Fail
view, and Clarence Robinson OF II
eumseh.
From the personnel Of the commi
Tee on resolutions e Is extremel
doubtful as to any political matter
being brought np. as the county SUI
efintendenis say that they are oppo
cd to the lniel,tion Of politics into tn
meeting and lhe chairman OF the con
mittee deciafeS thai be is against ih
association attempting to do anythin
bui handle questions OF education.