The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-02
Mrs. A. j. Whiting is Vice
President and Clerkship
is Deadlock.
TWO CANDIDATES FOR LATTER
H. E. Hill and Mrs. Hutch.
inson Each Receive Three
Votes.
Sixty Ballots TalSen-New Members
Take all the Onlces-Dcadlocls
Gives Board Same Atmosphere That
Has Prevailed There In Past.


new board of education, during the
first meeting in the high school build
ing Monday evening, elected one OF
its new members to the office of presi-
dent; elected another new member,
a woman, to the office of vice pres-
dent and tried hard TO elect a new
member as clerk of the board but the
balloting for the clerkship resulted
in an old fashioned deadlock. No
tenaciously did the members, both
the new and the old, cling to their
various opinions as to who the new
clerk should be, that there was very
little deviation from the methods
practlced by the old board-methods
which made the Marion school board
famous the state over.
As predicted by the Mirror, George
l.. Sauer Is president of the new
board, having been elected on the first
ballot last night. He received four
votes, Member Robert ]. Pennel, to
whom the office would have fallen
by precedent, received one vote and
Member Anna b. Whiting received
one.
without any expression as TO the
honor that had been bestowed upon
him, Mr.. Sauer seated himself in the
presidents chair and called for nom
nations for the office OF vice presl-
dent After eight ballots had been
cast Mrs. Whiting received a ma
jority was declared the new vice
president. For a time the vote stood
three to three. Member jeanette Lam
mers Hutchinson figured in the tie
J., ftaIaa nd
the wishes of her supporters as there
was another office to be balloted
upon.
To the onlooker, the meeting had
much the same appearance as meet
ings of the old board when certain
subjects were discussed and voted on
The election last night proceeded
without any great interruption until
1t came time to select a clerk. Here
the usual deadlock appeared and the
casting of 60 ballots failed to drive
1t away.
There were two candidates for the
office. Member II. f.. Hill was up
for recollection and Member Hutch
inson was nominated as his opponent.
"Thls is the most natural thing in
the world" Member Briggs stated as
he scribbled his favorite's name on
tn goth ballot he cast. Seems like
old times" said Member Pennel as
he wrote his name on the fiftieth ball
lot he dropped in the hat
After sixty ballots had been cast,
the new president saw that the board
was hopelessly in the grasp OF the
deadlock and ordered a cessation of
balloting, stating that the election
would be deferred until the next
meeting which will be held next Mon
day night.
1t is said that Members Whiting
and Sauer favor Hin while Members
Pennell and Briggs desire to elect
Mrs. Hutchinson to the clerkship. The
two candidates voting for themselves
brought about the tie.
Routine business was then taken
up. President Sauer did not name
his committees last night but appoint
ed temporary building and ground
committee composed of Members Hill
Pennell and Hutchinson to transact
business which demanded immediate
attention.
The new committee was instructed
to receive bids for the consruA,tlon
Of sewer on Uncapher avenue and
to report at the next meeting. The
committee will also receive bids on
fixtures for gas lighting in the Silver
street building before the next meet
ing.
The board adjourned to meet next
Monday night. Regular meetings win
be held on the second and fourth
Mondays of each month.