Evening journal., 1913-06-10
MIR. BAYNARD
AGAIN TO HEAD
SCHOOL BOARD
Colonel Lewis B. Morrow
WithdrawS as Candidate
for President Honor
ONLY CONTEST NOW
IS IN TWELFTH WARD

AS a result Of Colonel Lewis b.
Morrow Withdrawing as candidate
for president OF the Board Of Educa-
ton in opposition to Samuel II. Bay
nard. Sr.. who has been acting in
that capacity since the death Of DR..
Evan G. Shortlidge, a decision he
came to and announced at the meet
ing Of the board last night, there
will be no contests for any Of the
seats in the Board among the old
members at the school election on
next Saturday
Had Colonel Morrow remained on
the ticket he would have figured in
the only contest among the old MEM
bers of the Board. His announcement
came as a surprise and was entirely
unlocked for For a moment or two
The members hardly knew what to
say and President Baynard said he
hardly knew how to proceed under
the circumstances. The question
arose as to just what procedure to
follow to retire Colonel Morrow from
che ticket. It was finally decided
chat the proper thing to do was for
him personally to infoEm the Depart
ment OF Elections of his withdrawal
from the ticket. This he did the de-
partment receiving his notice this
morning. Fortunately the ballots had
not yet been printed and It will not
be necessary to use stickers His
name will not appear on the ticket.
III Withdrawing from the contest
Colonel Morrow informed his fellow
members that he noted with pride
that an the old members who wished
10 return as members Of the board
were having no opposition and he at
trihuted this 20 the confidence the
people had IN them and their work.
He said that while be would like TO
have had the honor OF presiding over
the board he did not feel that he
should be the only one TO canse a
contest among the old members. For
that reason he wished 10 withdraw
and added that he would do every
thing Ia his power to obtain for Mr.
Baynard the largest vote ever given
q president of the board.
Mr.. Baynard replied it was laud-
able ambition for anybody 10 become
the president of the Board OF Educa.
ever. to know how TO proceed undei
the conditions and IL was then tina
the discussion arose as 10 the metho'
o. procedure to be followed by Col
onel Morrow is retiring from tn
contest
With the contest ior the presideno
eliminated there remains but on
contest. This Is in the Twelfth war
where George Rommeii and Edwar
z. Conner are the candidatcg. Nilliai
7 Robinson the incumbent did ne
desire reelection. This contest wi
prove interesting as it Will take o
somewhat OF political aspect. lh
contestants being OF opposite polil
cal faith. Mr. Conner having been
Democratic worker in that ward 10
ecmo years.
De election viii be unique for tb,
reason that there will be no candidat,
Ia the Eighth warG. a vacancy exist.
Ing there at the termination Of the
term of the present member William
J Burton. There was candidate
Luther M Broadway, but he failed to
qualify because he viii not be a pro
perty owner for thirty days prior to
The election. He is now an owner OF
real estate, however. As a result OF
ihia Unusual situation there will be
no election for member OF the board
from that ward Thus Il will devolvs
upon the next Board OF Education tc
elect q member to hll the vacancy
u IS likely that Mr. Broadway will
be candidate at that time.
The desire OF the board is to hav,
al large vote polled as possible, de
spite the fact that there is but on,
contest The members want the ap