Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-16
WARM WARM CONTESTS
! AT ELECTIONS Of
SCHOOL BOARDS
MilIburn and NutIey Interested
in Outcome-BattIes in Other
Suburban Towns.

School elections will be held this
afternoon and tonight in most Of the
Suburban municipalities. IN some OF
The towns there will be spirited con-
tests Besides the election of mem
hers to the boards in the various
places the annual appropriation VIII
also be voted for Women have the
light TO vote on the appropriation,
but they cannot vote for board MEM
iers.
The elections in Millburn and Nut
l6y viii likely be the most interest
iAg OF any to be held. In the former
iown the Taxpayers League has
slaced a ticket in the field. An op-
sosing tie'-et has the support Of the
Republican Club acting in conjunc-
ton with the Short Hills Association.
The Taxpayers ticket includes the
names of Richard Ely. David M
Lewis and ]. Halsey Vreeland, for
three years; Mrs. Cornera B. Rose,
TWO years, and George J. Berstler, one
year. The opposing ticket contains
the names Of Mr.. Ely, for the one
year term; Rev James W. Van In
gen, rector Of st. Stephens Episcopal
Church; William E. Davis and Dean
Emery, three years, and James II.
Clark, two years.
The appropriations to be voted
upon are. Buildings and repairs,
81 500: current expenses. $16,50o: man
ual training. s4O0, and school gar
dens, $500.
The women of Nutley will be dis
finet factor in the election, not only
because they started the movement
for the reduction of the number of
school trustees from nine to Ave, but
because they will have the privilege
Ct voting on the question.
Three OF the womer's clubs OF the
town have indorsed the reduction
plan and have carried on an active
campaign in its behalf. Circulars
we're distributed yesterday calling
upon every member of the club to
come out and vote, and urging them
TO register for the reduction.
As the Board of Trade also went
on record as in favor of the plan. tho
only opposition discernible is among
the groups of men who are support
ing the candidates. Until the vote on
the proposition IS taken 1t Will not
be known whether or not new trus-
tees are to he chosen. In case of its
defeat there will be four vacancies to
nh with q number of candidates out
for them.
Recent developments In the line of
combinations have appeared. One
ticket which appears 10 have many
workers behind 1t is composed of Ho-
ratio ". st. John, w. c. Slavilz and
Edward NJ. Cone for the three-year
erm and Nils 0. Llndstrom for the
ne-year term. A ticket similar ex-
ept Tor the substitution of w. I.
leakin for Slavik is also being put
,orward.
As far as is known no combina-
ions have been formed among the
other candidates, who are as fol-
lows: Curtis z. Wigg, William H.
Mitchell, Edmund Guthrie, E. S.
Crawford and Thomas H. Ritchie.
One Ticket in BelIeville.
There will be but one ticket in the
field at the election in Belleville. This
Is something unusual for that town,
fas of late years the school commits
sionship berths have been bitterly
contested.
Lack of interest, however, lie
Aascribed to the fact that after the
!. announcement of the official census,
Belleville's increased population will
have passed the 10000 mark, and
neeessitate the appointment of the
commission by the mayor. The ottl-
cial census will be taken this year.
Those seeking re election are John
Depue, president of the board; George
Taylor. chairman Of the building and
grounds committee; William E.
Homes and Charles Meter. The lat
liter candidate was selected by the
board two months ago to take the
seat of the late Anthony B. Ward.
Mrs Martin T. Baldwin. j. 7. En-
+ cry and j. Henry Pullman will not
again be candidates for reelection to
the Board of Education in Glen Ridge.
The Civic Conference Committee,
which is composed of FIVE members of
ghe three political clubs in the bor-
] ough, and the North End Club and
Civic Association, have decided to
place the following names in the field:
Mrs. Frank r. Richards, a member of
the Woman's Club of Glen Ridge;
Harry H. Clutia and Charles L. Cross
Kill None of those nominated have
held public office before.
The appropriation needed for the
year viii also be voted on by the
gpeople. The Board Of Education has
prepared q DuuBel dulouuIluB 10 Sol,-
1855. of which about s53,050 will have
10 be raised by taxation.
y No contests are expected at the an
nual school election in South Orange
-tonight. Unlike in former years. when
bitter fights marked the elections for
places on the Board of Education, in
dications point to the unanimous re-
election of the three members whose
terms expire They are: j. Henry
Theberath and Clifford w. Headley,
who were elected by the administra-
tion forces three years ago. and Will
lam D, Gibby, who was elected at the
same time on the anti-administration
ticket. The names of all three will, it
is declared, be placed on the one ticket
tonight.
No school trustees are to be elected
r n West Orange, where the balloting
viii be held in the High School build
ing The polls will open at 8 o'clock,
and appropriations as asked for by
the Town Board OF Education will be
voted upon. The board seeks an ap-
proprie ton of s54.950, or an increase
Of 81 25o over the budget in 1914.
Voters will also decide whether the
sboard shall be given power to issue
bonds to the amount of 1920 for the
purchase of a lot in Gregory avenue
for a children's playground.
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