Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-30
WOMENMAKE MEN
POLITICIANS GIVE
THEM LONG TERM
Their Candidate, Mrs A, B, Me-
MiIIen, Gets Concession on
School Board; Louis McRae
and H, S, Lithgow Named.

Harmony was the keynote Of the
conventions and mass meeting held
at the high school building last night
for the purpose Of nominating three
candidates for the city school board.
All nominations were unanimous.
Mrs. a. y. McMlllen was selected as
the candidate OF the women to sue
coed herself on the board the demo-
Gratis chose Louise a. McRae who
was elected two Years ago, but was
not permitted 90 serve because of n
wrong designation on the ballot, and
the republicans selected n. $. Lith-
gov, w. w. Strong, II was under
stood, having declined 10 be a candi-
date to succeed himself.
The only contest Of the evening
was over who should be the candi-
dates for the two long and the one
short term, The women, who had
held their convention on the stage
behind the curtain. came forth with
their candidate named and announc-
ed that they wished it understood
from the outset that as they have
but one Of the five members Of the
school board, their candidate should
be accorded, by common consent, one
Of the two long-term places.
Chairman Goodell OF the democra-
tic city committee raised strenuous
objections unless the republicans
would concedc the other long term to
the democrats Mrs. A. H. Stroup,
who presented the report for the
women, took Mr. Goodell firmly in
hand and soon convinced everyone
else Of the Justice of their cause. She
10 oil trt.1 "A
the men would give them two places
on the board. Mr.. Goodcll told Of
an agreement at a meeting Of the
republican and democratic central
committees 10 the effect that the
democrats were to have one Of the
long terms and the republicans and
the women We're to settle the other
between them. He was calmly in
formed that there were no women
present at the meeting of the joint
consequently for the pur-
poses of the nominating mass meet
ing nothing agreed upon there was
worth taking into consideration. He
subsidized before the inyincible logic.
Messrs. McRae and Lithgow then
announced that they would prefer
that the candidate Of the women
should be conceded the long term
and that they would cast lots for the
other positions on the ticket. and
that was agreed to with two dissent
ing votes Mr.. Goodel and some one
else who decided to so down with
colors flying, even IL their plan had
been torpedoed by the feminine sub
marine.
The long and short term positions
on the ticket then We're decided by
the time-honorcd toss Of dollar,
winning heads which he
called after A. 5i.B. Stroup had tossed
the coin toward the. ceiling.
All Candidates Ratified.
After the party conventions, the
democratic CAUCUS presided over BY
j Il. Goodell and the republican BY
John W. Wilson, and the women un-
der the chairmanship of Miss Sallie
King, had reported, John w. Wilson
was made chairman Of the mass
Aside from giving the
women the tnehallenged right to one
bf the long term candidates and ra-
Of all OF the selections, the
only business to come before the full
house was a suggestion that the tut
lion charged to pupils coming from
outside the city limits should be low
'red from 81 a month fixed by the
board of education. TO get the mat
.er before the house, the following
was introduced by Demo
ratio County Chairman John f.
Simms
Resolved, That il is the sense of
this mass meeting that the school
board should carefully investigate
he matter of tuition charged for
\. 70
who wish to attend the city schools
With a view 20 having the same re-
iuced If 1t be found practicable 10 !
10 so"
The discussion that followed was |
participated in by Judge Craig, A. u. !
stroup, clyde Tingley, the Rev. John |
Mordy Dr. Sol l.. Burton, Postmast !
II II, c. Roehl. J. r. Goodell and |
,thers. On request of those present
lily superintendent Milne explained |
or himself and County Superinten- I
lent Montoya, who was present, the /
easons for the high tuition charge !
liked by the board
Mr.. Milne said the numbers com /
ng from the outside made 1t neces /
AIRY that more teachers be secured 4
md that there were no available /
unds for SO doing, therefore, in the |
Judgment Of the board the only thing |
eft was to fix tuition at a figure that {
would pay for the extra teaching |
orce required
The resolution, which it was stat
d, was merely in the form of sug-
estion and not binding on any can
idate even as "A suggestion. was un-
nimously adopted ana the mass
Meeting adjourned.
N0IlNTY GAM EEAl