Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-08
ELECT GARDNER
. HEAD0FsCH0OLs
Chillicothe Man Is Named
for County Office By
the Convention
TAKES NINETEEN
BALLOTS TO CHOOSE
Delegates Take Recess ii
an Effort to Bring 4
Definite Vote

II. L. Gardner of ChillicOthe. Va \
elected county superintendent a
schools for three year term boein.
ming September 1, 1915, on the mae
teenth ballot Tuesday afternoon takon5
by the twenty-five delegates who Md
gathered at the court house for tha1sI
purpose. The convention also increaas
ed the salary Of the deputy super1n,
tendent from its present standinR -
$50 month to $50 per month. This
ruling Is not to take effect until the
new superintendent assumes hio
duties next fall. NJ
The meeting was called to order aoS
o'clock by County Auditor Fred Isss
Bissell and M. b. Hutchison was chez
en- as chairman. Mr.. Hutchison apolS
few words to the delegates, everyoHS
OF whom the roll call showed "a vi
present, and emphasized the impo4 fss|
ance of the gathering as 1t va Sa5
first of it's kind to be called togoth X
In this and all other counties of th4&
state for the purpose OF selecting thGg
head Of the schools of the county. n
vote of the convention the first ballo1
was informal and the result was e
follows: Gardner 6, Nye Z, Burxesns
5, Brown 8, Parks 1. Frank Mast.
Ottumwa route No. 8, M. Mofltt ~
Farson. and Fred M. Manro OF Eldon.
were named as tellers for the conven. \
tion and the men proceeded with tho
flrst formal ballot. After twelve haa
been taken an adjournment of tn
minutes was made and after recOuyon.
ing five more ballots were cast before
any Of the candidates were givensa
majority, twelve being needed "a
elect On the fifteenth Mr.. Gardner
climbed up to ten votes, on the six-
teenth fell back to nine, received ten
again in the seventeenth and eieh.
teenth and In the nineteenth gathered
two votes from Mrs Burgess and one
from Miss Nye which gave him thirs
teen, enough to be declared elected.
Votes BY Ballots.
The voting by the different ballots
as cast by the delegates follows:
First ballot-Mrs. Burgess s, Miss
Brown Q, Mr.. Gardner 6, Miss Nye Z.
Mr.. Parks /.
Second ballot Mrs Burgess s, Miss
Brown 8, Mr.. Gardner z, Miss Nye s.
Mr.. Parks 0. S
Third ballot-Mrs. Burgess S, Miss
Brown 3, Mr.. Gardner Z, Miss Nye Z.
Fourth ballot-Mrs Burgess s, Miss
Brown 2, Mr.. Gardner Z. Miss Nye 5.
Fifth ballot--Mrs. Burgess s, Miss !
Brown /, Mr.. Gardner Z, Miss Nye s.
Sixth ballot-Mrs. Burgess Z, Miss
Brown /, Mr. Gardner Z, Miss Nye Z.
Seventh ballot-Mrs. Burgess s.
Miss Brown l, Mr.. Gardner Z. Miss
Nye 8.
Eighth ballot-Mrs. Burgess 4, Miss
Brown 2, Mr.. Gardner s, Miss Nye g.,
Ninth ballot-Mrs. Burgess 4, Miss
Brown /, Mr.. Gardner 8. Miss Nye 8.
Tenth ballot Mrs. Burgess 4. Miss
Brown 1, Mr.. Gardner 9, Miss Nye 8.
Eleventh ballot Mrs Burgess S,
Miss Brown 1, Mr.. Gardner s, Miss
Nye s.
Twelfth ballot-Mrs. Burgess S,
Miss Brown I, Mr.. Gardner 8, Miss
Nye 8.
Thirteenth ballot-Mrs. Burgess /. 4
Miss Brown A, Mr.. Gardner Z, Miss
Nye Z.
Fourteenth ballot-Mrs. Burgess 4,
Miss Brown 8, Mr.. Gardner 8, Miss
Nye Z.
Fifteenth ballot Mrs. Burgess !.
Miss Brown 3, Mr.. Gardner 10, Miss
Nye 6.
Sixteenth ballot-Mrs. Burgess 4.
Miss Brown 3, Mr.. Gardner 8, Misc
Nye 6.
Seventeenth ballot Mrs. Burgess 8.
Miss Brown 2, Mr.. Gardner 10, Miss
Nye Z.
Eighteenth ballot Mrs. Burgess !,