The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-05-09
UP TO THE rs 80 ACTION OF STATE
BOARD so EXPRESSING PEOPLE
Mr.. Ben Carr, Superintendent of Farm,
Discharged-Lawyer W. H. Younq
Gets Registership - Deal of
Speculation as to the Motive
Back of the Move-Gov.
Hooper and supt. Brls-
ter Make State
ments.

Last Saturday at the meeting of the
State Board of Education, the action
taken by the Board in discharging
Mr.. Ben Carr, Superintendent of
farm, and appointing Hon. w. H.
Young as Register of School, has set
tongues to wagging.
The impression seems to be gen
eral that this move has plunged the
school into politics up to the head.
1t had been rumored for some time
that Mr.. Carr would be dismissed.
The action taken Saturday bears out
this rumor His successor was not
appointed, but it is said that M. C. Bu-
ford, of Giles County, is endorsed by
Hon. New White, speaker of the city,
for the position made vacant Satur-
day.
The appointment of Mr.. Young as
Register settled long dreamed of
contest over this position. 1t was
thought at one time that Rev. Cole
man, formerly of Clarksville, but now
of Nashville, would be appointed and
his appointment failed only through
his inability to get the endorsement
Of President Hale for his appoint
ment. This, it is said, stood in the
way of Rev. Coleman in securing the
position.
President Hale has always said
that the school would not be put in
politics, but it seems that the action
of the BoarL on Saturday has set
President Hale's intentions at naught.
1t is not known why he did not en-
dorse Rev. Coleman; it is presumed
that he did not desire to be connected
with the appointment one way or the
other
Rev Young is one of the oldest
lawyers and politicians in the city;
besides being a lawyer, he was for
several years a minister of the Cos
pei, pastoring churches in Oklahoma.
Before entering the ministry he was
in politics and at one time favorably
mentioned for Recorder of Deeds in
Washington. He did not get the ap-
pointment, but the endorsement of
many of the leading politicians of
Tennessee. In the last campaign he
stumped the State for Gov. Hooper
and the Fusionists, and it is claimed
by many that his appointment as Reg
lister is a payment for his services
rendered in that campaign. 1t seems
that the appointment of Mr.. Young
has nothing to do with the dismissal
of Mr.. Carr whatever, as it is known
that the position of Register has
been pending for some time So it
appears that the appointee who sue
ceeds NJ. Carr will be some one who
has rendered service to the Fusion
ist party, for whom they feel it their
duty, politically, to reward
There is a general disapproval
among the Negroes of Nashville on
the discharge of Mr.. Carr. All who
know Mr. Buford speak in the high
est terms of him asa man and rec
ognize the favorable services he has
rendered to the Fusionist party, in
the last campaign, they also remem-
Der well that he has done a staunch
work in politics, but there was no
charge against Mr.. Carr as can be
remembered and it is this fact that
cuses the disapproval of the people.
They feel that Mr.. Carr was worthy
and competent man and they think
that he should have at least been al
lowed to serve out the term of years
for which he was appointed 1t was
also remembered that Mr. Carr has
done great service for the Negroes of
Tennessee as well as Nashville, and
a few years ago when a bill was in
troduced to abolish Greenwood Park,
it was Mr. Carr who took the bull by
the horns and influenced the Govern
or to veto the bill. Il is acknowledged
by all that the State Normal would
not have been in Nashville, and prob
ably would not have as yet been
erected at all had not this same man,
Mr.. Ben F. Carr, taken the matter in
hand and fought to the last ditch for
the school to be located in Nashville
There is no man in the state who
worked as hard for this school as did
Mr. Carr He has been a successful
farmer and the people feel that he
was entitled at least to the same rec
ognition for his faithful services rem
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that it was through the
untiring efforts of this same man
that Hadley Park was purchased and
dedicated to Negroes Of Nashville;
and many other things has he
done for the good of the people; and
no man has as yet been able to see
any personal benefit that has come
to Mr.. Carr other than the appoint
ment of Superintendent at the Normal
School Those well acquainted with
the conditions at the institution know
that he has been great force in its
development He has worked night |
and day that things might be gotten
cheap in the quest Of time, and since
he has been dismissed there is a deal
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