Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-20


be received and opened by the presi-
dent of the student body, who named
two lady tellers. The election was
held without announcement. The
polls We're opened at 1 p. m. and
closed at 1920. When challenged on
this, and the constitution cited, the
tellers reopened the box and went
on with the election, but President
Simpkins and Mr.. Jewett, of the ex-
ecutive committee, declared the cleo
ton closed and proceeded to make
the count. The result of the election
was about two to one for Prof.
Schreiber over Prof. Davis. Prof.
Davis had been nominated by Prin-
eipal Kirk, and was the "administra-
tion" candidate, while Schreiber was
nominated by the students. The OBJ
lection to Davis was not personal, but
because he was already treasurer of
the executive committee, and, as rep
resentative of the student body,
would have to audit and pass on his
own accounts. A session of the ex-
ecutive committee was held for
about two hours, and at p. m. the
student body was called to order and
President Simpkins announced that
the election just held was illegal and
unconstitutional, and was thrown
out, and this in the face of the fact
that they had carried on the election
over the protests of the friends of
the successful candidates.
Overrules an Appeal.
The decision Of President Simp-
kins was appealed from on the floor
OF the student body, viva voce vote
taken, and declared lost, in spite of
the fact that the vote was against
the chair by tremendous acclama-
tion. A protest was entered against
Simpkins' ruling on the ground that
he had no right to interpret the con-
stitution The student body alone
had that right. Motions and protests
were ruled out of order. Paul Hend-
ricks made the point of order that,
as the appeal was on matter relat-
ing to an election, the vote should be
taken by ballot, and moved for that.
His motion was ruled out of order,
and President Simpkins stood his
ground by saying: you may dis
cuss the actions of the executive
committee as long as you like; it
availeth you nothing"
Sustain the Administration,
That seems to be the glst of the
fight put up by Simpkins, who has
mistaken loyalty to the executive
committee for loyalty to the student
body and the policy of self-govern-
ment by the pupils. The successful
candidate for the position on the ex-
ecutive committee was summoned in
to conference with the committee,
and asked if he, as a member of the
executive committee, would stand by
tn administration. Prof. Schreiber
said, as faculty representative, he
would be governed by his sense of
right and justice and the constitu-
ton of the student body. Confess
sions were in order, and Jewett ad-
mitted that the election was entirely
Illegal and unconstitutional, and
Simpkins admitted that his own cleo
tion as president of the studet body
was brought about in the same way.
Joe Kaiser, who was there as wit
ness, said that instead of bringing
Prof. Schreiber there to explain any
thing, they owed him an explanation,
and the student body an apology. On
this Simpkins and Jewett promised
to make this reparation, apologize,
and assume all the blame of the lille
gal election. Schreiber had OBJ
jected, his objection was overruled,
and the election was sustained until
1t was found he was elected. Then
it was kicked over after n confer