The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-25
CHARGE
BROUGHT OUT IN
SCHOOL HEARING
State Board Of Educa-
ton Drags Forth New
Sensation.
RELIGION AND
POLITICS FIGURE
Patrick Witness, Who Went as
Delegate to Democratic Con-
vention, Said He Knew Will
son Would Win, SO He
Voted for Roosevelt.
Small Grist.

Small Grist.
Evidence Of forged charges against
certain school superintendenta local
feuds. and small politics OF ali sorts
were displayed before the State Board
OF Education yesterday in the hearings
on contested election cases of division
supcrintcndcnts. The hearings are
about one-half concluded and will 20
on In alphabetical order by counties
this morning. Objections were raised
TO the age Of some candidates, to DO
I hfcal atiiliations. county. state and
national Finally. one candidate felt
called on 10 deny report spread in
his home district that ne was hard :
sheli Baptist saying that his religious
afhiiauons were with the Preshyterians.
which his opponent regarded as a clear
bid for the votes OF Governor Mann and
superintendent Stcarnes
Voted for RooseveIt.
Patrick County again came to the
front yesterday morning The charres
against superintendent George w Via.
or that county, we're heard and replied
TO on the previous afternoon. Yestcr-
day d. w. Scott, Of Patrick. denied hav-
ing been lifelong Republican He
voted for Roosevelt last year. explain
ing that he knew Wilson would win
and wanted TO sec Roosevelt get more
votes than Taft. George w Hubbard,
w NJ Tatum and NJ Gilbert. other
candidates from Patrick County, were
heard briefly.
In Amherst County. O l. Evans. Com
monwcalth's attorney. appeared for G.
/. scott and was followed by w r.
Massie and Senator Bland Massie for
~ Sco't, Thomas Whitehead spoke
for r {. Campbell the incumbent He
objected TO having the oniceholdcrs OF
Amherst County attempting 10 dictate
10 me state Board Of Education. who
should be school superintendent.
Attorney General Williams closely
questioned Mr. Scott. Of Patrick coun.
~ about his political record MIR
scott said he had voted for Judge
Saunders for Congress and for Roose.
Welt for President
Were YOU ever Il delegate 20 Dem
liams.
Yes sir. two years ago"
md YOU showed your Democracy IS
ny voting for Colonel ROOSEVELT"
No epeaker appeared for the candi-
dates from Appomat,ox County. ,he
contests in Bland Bath and Highland
hotetourt and Buckingham being sub
Hltted on written statements filed
With the board by each candidate.
.1Inss of Scandal"
When Campbell County was reachec
state Senator Feathers,on smoke "a,
w. 9. Shackelford. and V. F. Howard
Tor w. /, Garbee. the Incumbent w
VI Murr.I replied TO Mr.. Featherstor
in behalf OF Mr. Garbee He read =
statement from shackelford denyina
mat ne was Socialist, but charged
ihat II was not denied that Shackel
ford was brought out as a candidate b,
a. r Thomas, who boasts of being :
Socialist
Mt Howard. representing Mr. Garbee
expressed surprise at the mass OF
scandal gathered and retailed hora
referring to af1davits in regard 70 q
Mr. Gill who mad been a school trus.
Tee Tor some years The trouble he
explained vas that single school In
west Lynchourg sought to expend all
the money for schools in that district
and that some men had been abused and
criticised because they had stood firm
and refused TO see such an Injustice
done
Senator Featherston, in reply. ex-
planned the origin and extent of a
controversy growing out of the ap-
pointment OF John w Gill as school
trustee. Mr.. Garbee the superinten-
dent had been supporter of Mr. Gill
Three hundred patrons OF the schools
had protested against the appointment
Of Mr.. Gill as a trustee Senator
Featherston charging that Mr.. Gar
bee had endorsed and retained Mr.
Gilf on the board when he was be-
lieved by the people OF the county to
be utterly unfit. and when asked II he
intended to persist in naming insult
able men. replied that he reserved the
right to name whom ne pleased
Campbell County Case.
The Campbell County case was taken
up again nt the afternoon session Mr.
HardinS. a member Of the House OF
Delegates, speaking for Mr.. Shackel-
FORD. and was followed by Mr.. Walker
also member of the House. who fav-
ored the election of MIR. hackelford
MI Biankenship spoke in his own be-
half and was endorsed by w c. Jones
and w. y. Younger.
In the buckingham case. Rev Plum
mer j. Jones spoke i'm his own behalf.
and Edmund Hubbard appeared for
John a. Twyman In the Caroline
county contest, y. NJ. Mills spoke for
himself. and Judge Moncure. of Rich
mond, FOR John WASHINGTON the In
nbont. In the Chesterfield County
contest no one appeared for DR.. j. c.
Loving. The incumbent, w. G.. Owens.
had Withdrawn his application. Mr..
Strothcr presented resolutions favor
ing +. NJ Tyler, who had the indorse-
mcnt of sixteen out of twenty-one
school trustees. From Culpeper County
Captain j. NJ. Beckham, the incumbent.
was Endorsed. Rev. T. W. HOOPER
spoke for Atwell Somerville. Other
candidates from that county were not
represented.
Sectional Issue Raised.
The claims of F. f. Wheatley, the
incumbent, for recollection as superin-
tendent in Danville city, were present
ed by Mr.. Talbot and others. Among
the charges circulated against Mr..
Wheatley was that he was a native of
OHIO and had made remarks deroga-
tory to the memory of General Lee.
Mr.. Talbot presented statement from
tho head of the camp of Confederate
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