New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-08
Defeats Churchill Tor
Presidency by Vote
of % to II.
BEATEN LEADER
CRIES FRAME-UP
vominates Himself-Long
Row with Estimate Board
Believed Ended.

p. school system was rescued from
..eo.,,e Of politics" r the words
y,vor Mitchell WHOM William G.
..r..r was elected president o. the
LET Education yesterday after tne
'., ..,-is.. session ever held by that
toay ..u u;.b
,,,o, faction dcnouncing him as
.,o,e.entstive Of the Rockefeller
'....t. and the advocates Of Thomas
a. C,srebil. retiring president, decisr-
cha. the entire situation Vas a po-
80, frsme.up. Nr Wilcox got %
....,wor votes Oh. Of As in sn election
- -,l rrobably mean the end OF
~, lo7e light between the Board OF
rI....;o, and the BOARD Of Estimate.
80. cbnrcbyl. self-nominsted, received
...-.,D votes and three we're blank.
Constructive results can now be
iced in the schools" Mayor Mitch
;, aid last nj ght, and characterized as
-. last yelp OF licked man the
..,,.m.n, made BY Mr. Churchill that
"a, election was a frame-up.
rt.,, was not one missing voice
..., ..e roll OF ,be Board Of Eduea-
"a, "a, called yesterday. Smiling and
.,d,, IN. midst or his adhersuts, Com
.,i,,er Wilcox. about 20 be nom'-
,.,s5 1ss seated or the left side OF
,bs erorded hall. Also cool and smil-
mi, Commissioner George J. Gillespie
anon, % be nominated. sat in the cen
r, Over on the right retiring Presi-
den, Churchill was neither cool nor
smiling. and conveniently near the door
IN ne rear Peter J. Brady, secretary OF
,ie council Of vocational training Of the
s-a'e Federation Of Labor, was ready 10
throw me first bomb.
Rockefeller Interests.
Il van, 70 say that this board 5
,5ou. to decide whether the schools are
20 be turned over 20 the Rockefeller IN
.,res,.." shouted Mr. Brady, amid a
,s,r OF protest. a. soon as the meeting
as called 20 order by General George
Rngs,s. who acted as president. !
rare sad what 7 wished to say he
ADDED, triumphsntly, as ne vas silenced
.7 The chair.
After the secretary had read letters
rom the Mayor. announcing his ap-
wn,nent Of Thomas f. Kelly and Leo
ins;sn ss the new members Of the
hoard, Robert l.. Harrison nominated
Commissioner Wilcox for the presi-
i'rcy.
This is board Of men and women
'7ing solely for the love Of the
r-aiepality." he declared. "We want
"Trssident a man who will administer
''slrs in AZ impartial way, c man OF
dependent judgment, yet with an eye
'''t 10 everything that will make for
ne good OF the schools, man OF tact
IN o. trained business ability. /
''-ins,s Mr. William G.. Willcox' The
''rinstion was seconded by Egerton
Winthrop. jr
Semsrsins that the board ought not
Hpset stupid peace or unctuous
'afimity," Commissioner Stein sprang
MS feet 10 nominate George J.
'lsspie for the new president, pay
Z 'nbu,e 10 his service IN the past,
20 saying that the city authorities
'''' not 10 be IN charge Of the educa-
.''sl system.
We derive our power not from the
.'' OF the mighty. but from the
'.'s o. 100000 school children" ne
-. We must not permit the
SN Of this city 10 be governed BY
,. ohcers men who must nece.-
nave an eye 10 the tax budget
incir own reelection" Arthur
ts''' Frank D. Wilsey and Bernard
-'m seconded the nomination.
'hurchill Nominates Himself.
,.ea .ea came the big surprise Of the
as alike unexpected by labor in-
s..4' Wilcox adherents and Giles
b., 'g'oeates. Mr. Churchill sprang IT,.
ID, so hot rise 10 second the nOmina-
tAe began. 81 ask Mr.. Gillespie
..,,a. nav and put myself IN nomi-
rr,.i "',nout hope in the world Of
-. because of the manipulation
a, c.i D'en pracused. believe that
-r. PIC mas not d chance OF win
p, .''. u ne IS TOO good a man to bear
"a, Ks and arrows Of this outrage
I'm 'uauon Every arrow aimed at
,,,. Z. meant for me. and want the
en-, or lndignity OF the defeat that
N, rnlg 10 us to-day"
is,,. Ohafchill said that the lire Of
I'd ,o' Nai'oh M educational disputes
H c,,, 19een that q boroughs but that
Il hell and Fifty-ninth Street.
r ,,'' ,r''ec' TO the Mayor. the Controllec
U,b, one else debating the policie,
r,is,5' '15srd' he said warmly. Ever
,,o,,.a ano"n to politicians has been
'.ps 20 against Commissioner Gil
tises.,. ms should not be a Board of
as8. ~ , determined 20 uphold the
~ inc Mayor, hut we should con-
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