The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-01
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AGAINST REYNOLDS
Patrick County Candidate for
School Superintendent Is
Elected by Board.
POLLARD DID NOT APPEAR
May Later Request Investigation
of Conditions Affecting
School Situation.

j. f. Reynolds, the only candidate re-
naming in the field, was yesterday
elected division school superintendent
Of Patrick County by the state Board
OF Education at special meeting.
called to Investigate charges expected
to be brought against Reynolds by
John Garland Pollard. Neither Mr.. Pol
lard nor any other person was present
TO file charges. and the board formally
elected Mr.. Reynolds, with the under
standing that IL will take up and in
vestigate at any time charges that he
is unfit for the position.
The election of Mr.. Reynolds has
been delayed since November Z. Dvi-
sion School Superintendent George w
Via. of Patrick County. resigned in
November, just after his recollection
for another term. His election was
bitterly contested. and stirred the coun-
~ to It's political depths. To restore
Democratic harmony in his county
MIR. Via decided to lay aside his robes
OF office. The charge has been ndi-
rectly brought by his opponents in
Patrick that Reynolds took an impor-
tant part in the fight made on Via at
the time OF his recent election.
This is emphatically denied by Rey-
nolds and by his friends. He accepted
the election yesterday with the un-
Outstanding that cny future investiga-
ton of the charges spoken OF by Mr.
Pollard will be welcomed by him.
Hint at Ugly Conditions.
Instead OF appearing before the board
to hlc charges against Mr.. Reynolds.
Mr. Pollard presented n written state
ment that he was not yet prepared to
offer specific allegations. and would
not be in a position To speak with Ger
tainty until he has still further press
ed his investigation in Patrick AT the
same time the board received the fol-
a mr. Nm IN,
Of Stuart and DR.. II. +. Tatum, two
physicians who were expected To be
the chief witnesses against Reynolds
at yesterdays hearing:
mir. John Garland Pollard has in
formed Us that he will not TO day file
any charges against j. +. Reynolds but
that when he becomes a member OF
the board he will ask nm investigation
of the school situation In Patrick
County. We are both practicing ply
siciauS in the County OF Patrick, and
know the people OF that county WELL
and are thoroughly familiar with the
public school situation there. We be-
lieve that the educational interests Of
the children OF that county have been
very much injured by undue political
Influences. and we believe that n thor
ough Investigation should be had. and
that such investigation would throw
light on the question of the selection
Of the superintendent for the county.
We VIII not file any charges against
Mr.. Reynolds at this time, but we here
by tender our services to the board in
collecting the information which should
be considered in the investigation. 1t
was not until Wednesday that we were
informed that this hearing was 10 be
had, and, while we had succeeded in
collecting some affidavits, we will not
present them this morning, because We
desire TO present the matter in more
complete form At some later date CON
venient to YOUR board.
Yours very truly.
R s MARTIN.