The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-26
COBB IS OUT;
 BARRY IS IN
ELECTION OF SCHOOL BOARD OFFICERS TAKES PLACE WITH
 MANoAMUs PENDING.
Judge M. s. Cobb Makes Splendid Plea for Harmony, and Dr. A. B. Rhine 5egs for Courts
 to be Heard.

whose election as member of the school board was predicated on a count of but five of the six city vot- ing precincts, Dr. Linda II. Barry was last night elected as president or the new school board at it's reorganiza. tion
 The reorganization of the board did not take place until after much dis cussion of the status Of the board, following the recent shady election for directors, and the suggestion by at least one member Mir McKeehan. that if all the fraud of that election were to be shown up he would be found to have been elected by large majority
 As it is, on the face of the returns |of five precincts, he is elected by a majority of 12 votes over Rabbi Rhine, and the question as to whether 52 votes in the Third ward box shall be counted was the subject of man damus shit before Circuit Judge Gotham yesterday, which Judgo Gotham declared late in the after noon he would decide Monday morn ing at 9 o'clock.
 There were present at the meeting of the old oard President M. :. Cobb, Secretary Claude Marsh. and Directors Ledgerwood, Barry and Rhine. Dr. k. Fl. Taylor sent word that he was sick, and sent has re- spects to the new members, and best wishes off the future of the board.
 Director Ledgerwood offered a res Iolution of respect to the retirement of Dr R. H. Taylor after his 30 years of service, which was passed by a vote of to <. President Cobb, Mr Ledgerwood and Rabbi Rhine yotine for the resolution, and Dr L. .I Barry and Claude Marsh against it. Before the old board adjourned sine die, Dr. Rhine requested 10 be heard He set forth the political sit uation as to the right of who should be elected if the Third ward votes were counted, and urged that the new board refrain from organizing through the election of officers until that con test was decided Monday by Judge Gotham. He declared / 't if Mckee han participated in the organization and later development showed that he (Rhinel was elected. there would arise contentious over the legality Of the reorganization.
 Dr l.. H. Barry stated that the board should elect, according to law, at the meeting lest night, and made this q point Of Grder
 President Cub) stated the point of order was net well taken, since there hnnr Lpu utsI.. fl not organize on the night designated. and where in this city there had been q tie up and the board had not re- organized for some time
 Dr. Rhine again addressed the board, and stated that regardless of the technieality of the law. he would ask the new members not to organ ze, as a matter of fairness. He stat ed that he did not believe Mr Me- Neeban wanted to serve as director UT boss he was the choice of the voters that certainly he tRhine) did ns want to serve unless he was the ci Jice He thought Mir McKeehan should approve such q mott as to delaying the reorganization until Monday nia 1t, after the court had handed down its decision He thought the action of the board would be H. legal if McKeehan participated and later vas found not to have been elected.
 President Cobb stated that the board would have the legal right. if it wanted to do so, to adjourn over until Monday ard then reorganize T don't believe is for the best in- terests of the schools or the best i1l- fterests of this community for this board to organize with this contest pending as 1t is, said President Cobb. 'and l for one will favor awaiting the judicial action of the court"
 T move this board adjourn sine die offered Dr. Linda H. Barry, which terminated the controversy, and the board adjourned.
 On the reorganization of the new board, Sam F. McKeehan nominated Dr. Linda IL Barry for president Previous to that he had stated that he did not want to impose himself on the board or the community. but he believed he was overwhelmingly elected if the frauds of the election had not taken place
 Dr. Linda Barry was elected pres ldent by vote of four to one Hamp Williams, McKeehan, Ledgerwood, and Marsh voted aye, and M. $. Cobb voted no On motion of Mir. Ledger wood, Claude Marsh was unanimously elected secretary of the board
 The board adjourned over until June 5, when contracts ef much im- nortanee will be passed on Pres ldent Dr Linda Barry stated before adjournment that if it was shown in etEe decision of Monday that Dr. Rhine was elected membel of the board. in place of McKeehan, he would ten ;der his resignation as president, and ask that another reorganization elec-