The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-20
MANY CONTESTS
SOON TO Be HEARD
State Board Of Education May
Be in Session All OF
Next Week.
ONLY SIX MEMBERS MAY VOTE
Attorneys Representing Contest
ing Candidates Planning
to Call Witnesses.

Tho name of A. y Williams. of
Wythe County. was added yesterday to
the list Of applicants for position of
division superintendent of public
schools II the elections ut the hands
or the State Board OF Education be-
ginning next Monday
MIR. Williams had been in CORRESPOND
ence about the matter FOR the past ton
days. but his formal application had
not been filed when the list printed
IN The Times Dispatch yesterday was
prepared Other candidates in Wythe
County are George Il lIufard. incum-
bent; ~. L. Crowgey. and James A
c. Hurt. An application was also re-
ceived yesterday from James Moore
Apperson. OF Culpepcr County, whose
name already appears in the list of
candidates. for the superlntendency of
mat county. Candidates in that county
are J. NJ Beckham. incumbent; Atwell
Somerville, J. 3. Loving. r. H. q. Maj
fette and ]. NJ. App~rson
l. Mny &c In session All Week.
Contests are 10 be decided in forty
seven counties. and from the present
outlook the State Board OF Education
VIII be in session all OF next week
1t is called to meet at 10 A. NJ Mon
day. Unless some time limit is adopt-
cd for those desiring to be heard. the
session will be almost interminable
Not only do most of the candidates
A.
tons. but in some instances there are
charges to be heard. with tho prob-
ability OF attorneys appearing on both
sides. with consequent war Of words
Already inquiries are being made
whether the board will subpoena n list
of witnesses for one OF the contesting
parties. This request will probably be
refused members OF the board holding
that applicants must prepare their
cases for brief presentation without
putting tho board TO the expense and
cciay of sending a sergeant alarms
scurrying all over the State summon
ing witnesses while the board sits here
awaiting their attendance. Because of
uncertainty as to the time limit to be
fiNed by the board after ii meets. Sec
etary Evan r. Chesterman has been
unable TO prepare any schedule Of the
orde. Of the hearings. The larger dele
cations will be heard first, in ali prob
ability. TO avoid keeping visitors from
distant sections Of the State waiting
longer than is absolutely necessary.
Vim Charges Come First.
Under the present plan the charges
against George w. Via, the present SUI
pcrintendent OF schools in Patrick
County. viii be the first to he heard
The nature of the charges has not
been made public. Mr.. Via is n candi-
date for election. and is opposed BY
r.. w. Scott, George w Hubbard. w
Will probably hold morning and after
noon sessions and sit daily until all
forty seven contests have been dis
posed OF. The real fights centre around
not more than twelve cases. which will
| take most or the time, tho opposition
in many cases. it is believed. being
largely nominal. II Will not be de-
tcrmined until the board meets whcth-
CT open or executive sessions viii he
held The previous custom has been
Tor executive sessions. but some of the
contestants are said To favor the fullest
publicity and the admission OF press
representatives TO all sittings OF the
board
Six members of the board will have
| TO decide all OF the cases the
otner two being barred from voting.
though they may be present and take
part III the debate. The state Board
OF Education is composed Of Governor
William Hodges Mann. Attorney Gen
eral Samuel w. Williams. Superntend-
ent Of Public Instruction r. c. Stearnes,
these three being eX -ofcio members;
j. L. Jarman, president of the State
Female Normal school nj Farmville;
j. NJ. Page. professor Of mathcma-
tics at the University of Virginia. and
Colonel Henry &. Ford professor of
Latin at the Virginia Military Insti-
tute. these six composing the voting
members III the election OF division
superintendent The State Constitu
tion provides that the other two mem
bers shall be selected from the division
superintendents They are Harris
Hart, superintendent of Schools of Roa-
noke city. and Franz L West super
intendent OF schools of Louisa County
Not having had opposition, they were
both reelected al the May meeting of
the State Board OF Education s. r.
McChesney, superintendent of schools
of Bristol. and former member OF the
board, is not a candidate for rc-elec-
ton. having entered other business.
The expected contest over the Bristol
election has apparently been practi-
cally settled by the withdrawal of nil
candidates save +. Il. Fitzpatrick