The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-27
|EE TO BE OUSTED
by ANTS ON THE
(, SCHOOL BOARD
Twelve Votes Claimed by secretary's
Opponents Maurice R. Mari and
Edward Stein Are the Leading
Candidates for Place.
Reform Inspectors Sure They'll Cap
ture 0rganization-Will Caucus ON
Presidency Next Week.

When the new board OF education
organizes, July 1, the anti-machine
inspectors are confident that they
will be able to elect their candidate
for president. whoever he may be.
They are equally confident that they
Will be able to GUST William j. Lee
from the Office of secretary In the
FIRST regular meeting OF the board
following the organization meeting.
Just who the new secretary will be
Is still matter OF considerable con-
lecture, but the "antis" assert with
great positiveness that II will not be
w. ]. Lee.
/ We are sure of nine votes on the
presidency and II is almost certain
that one and possibly two other In
spectors will vote with us on that
proposition" said one OF the anti"
leaders, Friday. ION the secretary
ship We are counting on at least IL
votes, for We know of three inspec-
tors now classed as independents
who are absolutely against Lee. He
hasn't chance In the world to hold
| his job"
Four "antis" are mentioned as pos
sible candidates for president
ton, Goldberg, Mumford and Robert
son. One Of these four men will be
agreed upon in caucus to be held
In the near future, probably next
week, and this man will have the UNI
divided support of the anti-machine
faction.
The administration forces have no
candidate as yet. They are rather up
and il receptive, 1t Is said. but he Is
not as strongly In sympathy with the
old crowd as he once was, and IL the
Martindale ring agrees on some other
candidate he will probably throw mis-
support to the "antis."
In any event, the president will be,
unQuestionabfy, some member now
on the board, for new member, un-
familiar with the procedure, would be
all at sea in the chair This would
seem to limit the choice OF the ma
chine crowd to two candidates, Cary
and weideman. II is doubtful wheth-
err Nowc. Miehm or Hely would run
even IL asked to do so.
But, with the "antis" all standing
pat, neither Cary nor Weideman
could be elected, and It Is pretty
safe guess that none of the nine Is
going 60 desert the ranks. The nine
Are: Mumford, Burton, Small, Hunt
er, Robertson, Condor, Ellis, Gold
berg and Began The stand.pat ma
chine inspectors on the new board
will be: Weideman, Hely, Miehn,
Nowc, Jeffries and Charboneau, a
total of six, with McMichael, Ken
nedy and Cary In the independent
class.
There are at least five candidates
in the field for secretary OF the
board, to date, and there VIII De
more. Those most prominently men,
toned are Maurice r. MARI, former
member of the school board and ut
one time In the dry goods business on
woodward-ave., and Edward Stein.
now chief deputy In the sherif's Of
flce. and a brother of Police Justice
Stein. Others mentioned are G: II.
DufIie, an insurance man; August
Leonard and Mr.. Mason, a son OF
Robert s. Mason. vice-president OF
the Peoples State bank.
n Is quite possible, II not probable,
that the secretary may be picked
from entirely outside THIS list Of can.
didates. This is e>matfer, however,
that will not be fully deeeImined un'
III the presidency is disposed OF.
II the "antis" succeed in\ousting
Lee and electing man OF their own
choosing, It is the intention to In
crease the salary Of the office from
~ 500 to $500 per year, on the
ground that competent man Is
worth that money.