The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-04-11
Candidates Pledged TO Business Adj
ministratiOn Of Local School
Affairs Successful.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE
SOCIALIST PARTY DEFEATED
Messrs. Favier and Cooke Win by Ma
iOrities That Show Sentiment
of People.
Frank c. Favier (short term) $50
Edward p. Cooke (1ong term) BY
VIM. Covert, Soc, (shOrt term) 100
J.. Paxton, soc. QOng term) ........1O3
+. $. Yankee (lOng term ...-...- 30

The above table shows the result
of the election held Saturday for
two members of the board of trust
ees of the Goldfield school district. 1t
shows hat Frank c. Favier was chos-
en- short term member of the board
by a vote of more than two to one
over his only competitor , William
Covert, while Edward p. Cooke for
long term member was elected by a
vote of more than three to one
over his nearest competitor, ]. Pax
ton.
In the voting, electioneering was
conspicuous by it's entire absence, in
contrast with all school and general
elections held in GoIdfield in the
past, due to the fact that the new
election law prohibits the old-time
methods of getting the electors To-
the polls, such as the providing OF
c~Onveyances by candidates. All vot-
ers who yesterday cast their ballots
did so of their w volition; there
fore, the result of the election can be
said to represent the true will of the
people. In all SIS ballots were cast,
of which 80 were thrown out on &C
count of errors in marking.
Messrs. Favier and Cooke will take
office on the first Monday in May,
succeeding A. F. Lesley, who was
elected four years ago, and Harry
Ernest, who was appointed by Depu-
ty Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton B%leasdale about sever months
ago to fill out the %unexpired term of
Thomas Mcnamara, elected two years
ago, who left Goldfield about a year
ago. The new school board will be
composed of Walter st. Pierre, who
was elected two years ago, and
ley, a retiring member of the board,
stated last night that he has no in
tention of leaving Goldfield and that
he was much pleased by the support
given him by the people of Goldfield
during his tenure of office. Mr.. Les
ley has rendered efficient and faith
full service, being absent from only
one session of the board during the
entire four years he has been a men,
Der.
we're: Inspectors, A. e. Barnes,
w. H. Curtin and p. j. Reilly; clerks.
w. l.. Foley and j. E. Bentel.
Following the conclusion of the
count of the ballots, Messrs.
Favier and Cooke, the successful can
didates, gave out the following state
ment:
To the Citizens of Goldfield:
The result of your ballots would
indicate that we are your choice for
one of the most important trusts
within the gift of a free people. We
thank the people of Goldfield for
this expression of their confidence.
The education of our children and
the fitting of them to meet and mas
ter the every day affairs of life is
the only legacy many of us will be
able to leave them.
We believe that the free public
school system is the greatest asset of
our great nation and that our ma
tons future will be very largely
governed by the character of it's edu-
catiOnal institutions.
So far as lies in our power, we
shall endeavOr to keep and continue
the public school system of Gold
field on the same high plane as in
the past so far as may be consistent
with the finances of our city.
harmony.
" d COOKE