The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-11
Scratched on Roll Call
Alt h Dug h He Had
No Opposition.
PRICE DEFEATS
DIR. MOSES HOGE.
Fight in Joint Session Over
Election of School Trustees
Results in Ballot--Attack on
Corley-Refused to Defer
Vote After Sharp
Debate.

Deciding by a narrow vote not to
await the report OF the long drawn
out investigation OF the public schools.
the City Council In Joint session last
night went into election of three
school trustees. william H. Owens,
OF South Richmond, was re-elected
without opposition: DR.. Lawrence T.
Price was elected a member OF the
board over DR. NJ D. hoge. the In
cumbent Although there was no
nominee against John G. Corley, four
teen members OF the two branches
voted no" when his name was called.
The special committee CAME In for
some criticism for it's dilatory wan
dering through q maze OF evidence.
Members OF the committee were dis
posed to place tho blame on 20 news
papers. holding that they had not
had fair reports Tho answer was
prompt that the newspapers ara hun
| tiers for something sensational. and
had the committee unenrthed any
| thing startling, 1t would have boon
published afar.
Debate Sprung Suddenly.
The debate came at the end OF
Ions drawn out session. when largo
number of city officers had been re-
elected for two-year terms without
| opposition. At the April meeting OF
the joint session notice had been Civ
| en- that the terms OF Messrs Corley,
Hoge and Owens had expired. At
that time the investigation had not
long begun. and there was still some
hope that it might lead somewhere.
and for that reason Mr. Pollard moved
TO defer the election. Allowing the
| three members to serve until their
successors appointed and qualify.
Last night he started Lne commotion
by moving to go into the election OF
school trustees. Mr.. Pollard was
promptly on his feet In opposition
! The election had not been expected.
and as chairman of the investigation
committee. he urged the Council to
await its report
Had Found Nothing Startling.
Mr.. Pollard replied snat II that
COMMITTEES was ever going 10 get
! through IL would have shown some
| sign OF 1t before this. So far as he
could see. though the committee had
sat for months. II had foun1 nothing
startling. The trustees, he thought.
should either reelected or turned
ont. Mr.. Mitchell. OF the committee
said its report would be forthcom-
ing in due season. and asserted that
1t would be discourteous TO the COM
mittee to go into the reelection Of
| these trustees while the itatter was
pending. Mr. Gunst also member
of the investigating body. admitted
| that il had been a Ions drawn out
affair. There We're no charges against
any OF the trustees. and No favored
going into the election. Mr.. Jones
! thought II unfair 10 hold up three
members OF the board to public ridi-
Guile. when there were no charges
mend inn even
UmIauf Attacks Newspapers.
Mr.. umlauf. Of the committee. said
that ii the members depended on
newspaper reports for the work or
the Investigation. they would be con-
WINGED there was something wrong.
as the press had rushed 10 the defense
before the investigation began. Tho
committee. he thought. mad been UNI
duly criticized In some OF the reports
| OF its sessions. The committee might
report that it would be better were a
new board elected. or that the NUM-
| Der be reduced The members did not
| know themselves as YET what steps
/ they would recommend, but they would
I not sit nishs after night hearing evil
dence ii they did not feel that there
was something that needed a report
to the Council.
If any member of that Committee.
which has sat for many months
/ said MI. Pollard. will tell me that ha
knows OF anything that reflects on
either member OF the School Board or
, If there is one iota of evidence ~ all
that has been heard rejecting on any
member then | will withdraw my
notion
No Charges, says Pollock.
I'VE make no chargr, said Chair
man Pollock. but we Relieve that We
prove conditions in the schools. II may
oxen be necessary TO make some
changes in tho make up OF the board.
I believe the personnel OF the toard
can be improved to the great benefit
~ he community. though my remarks
de not specially apply to the three
whose names are M tonight
In answer TO question Nj Pollard
stated that an opinion rad been rend-
cred by former Attorney General An
derson to the effect that II school trus-
tees We're not elected within thirty
days after their terms ended. the--
would hold over for another term.
Mr. Pollock and NJ umlauf came
here from the Ordinance Committee
said Mir. Pollard. and siid this inves
tigntion would do great good. They
have been soolins with 1t for months.
ard have not produced enc scin;!l!a OF
evidence reflecting on my member OF
the School Eoard X there had been
any such evidence 1t would have been
made pubnd--the newspa pers arc look
irs for such things"
umiauf says They Are Not Pooling.
MIR. Jmiauf objected TO the dsser-
ton that she committee mad hscn tool
ing" during tine month"; 1t has labor
iously sat through the views OF srcat
number Of unframed young school
teachers ON how the schools should
be run Mr. Adams thought the de-
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