The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-01
EDUCATION BOARD
IN SESSION TODAY
Prominent Men From All Over State
Come Here to Attend Meeting
Beginning Today.
MANY ASPIRE TO POSITIONS
Candidates For ONCE of Division Sup
ertntendcnts in Eighth, Ninth and
Tenth Districts viii Be Heard To-
day.

When members of the state board
Of education gather this morning in
the auditorium OF the Chamber or
Commerce building to consider can
didates for positions as division sup
erintendents of cities and counties IN
Virginia. there will be something ike
three hundred friends of the as
pirants present from various sections
of the state,
The meeting this morning will open
At IL O'Clock. 1t will be held in the
chamber auditorium. which is on the
tenth floor OF the building, In order
that friends of the candidates may
be able to be present.
Candidates for the positions in the
Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Congress
sional districts will be heard today
bv Nom bers of the state board, each
being given fifteen minutes in which
to tell of their qualifications. Those
seeking the positions can either APP
pear personally before members of
the board or be represented by proxy,
but they prefer that the aspirants be
present in person. The counties in
the districts will be taken up In al
phabetical order.
DR.. Chandler Away.
AT the present time DR. J. A. c.
by the state board OF education 20
succeed Harris Hart of Roanoke.
who rendered his resignation. is III
Kansas City. but II Is thought that
he will be back in Sine to be present
at the session Saturday.
Although today. tomorrow and Sat
urday have been set aside TO hear
all OF the candidates. there is little
probability OF the work being com
pleted by Saturday night. In the
event that II Is not, another session
Of the board will be called after the
Inauguration in Washington Monday.
There is e probability of the mem
hers getting together again about the
middle OF next week.
With contests In most OF the coun-
ties, the fights for the positions this
year promise to be tho warmest in
many years. There are something
like 200 applicants for the offices TO
be filled. Friends OF the various can
didates began arriving In Richmond
yesterday. and by this afternoon sew
eral hundred of them are expected TO
he on hand. Many well-known poll
here
Candidates 10 be cor sidered today:
Eighth Congressional District.
Tncontes.ed counties and cities:
Alexandria county-w. H Sweeney,
Fauquier--E. A. Smith; Louisa
Frank T. West; Orange. = Cow
herd: Prince William-Chas. r. Nc
Donald
Contested cases Alexandra county
Fletcher Kemp. Conrad Johnson. II
6. Duffey. c. A. Edwards. r. y kir
by. ]. II Chiids. n. d. French Claud
Thomas, X. W. Walden, II. r. Hen
ir1ck r ~gheve.
Cuipeper county-Frank Housh. r.
w. Hendrick. n. r. McManawaN. w.
r. Brown.
King George county,. u, Davis.
W. < Baker, y. +. Coakley.
Fairfax county,, G.. Coe, NJ. d.
Hall.
Loudoun county--O. l.. E.mrick, A
7. Felts, w. G. Edmundsou.
Stafford and Spotsylvania counties
--tT To come up Saturday,
Ninth Congressional District.
Tncontested counties and cities
Bristol city--F y. Fitzpatrick Pulas-
ki-E I. Darst: Wise county,. ].
Kelly. Ir,: wythe-J, A. C. Hurt.
Smyth county-B r Copenhaver.
Contested cases: Hand county-H.
H. Bruce, r. l., Dunn
Buchanan county-T. y. Grimslev,
NJ. l. Combs, w. l.. Ownhey,
Dickenson county--M. w Remines.
W. O. Deel. q. NJ. Crahtree, T. r,
French.
Giles count,-R H, Farrier, C,
Brown.
Lee county-w A wysal, l. r
ehelburne
Russell coanty-D. r Hurley. r.
n Anderson, Fl. W. FuEate
Scott county,. r Fugate, W y.
Smith.
Taxewell county-A &. Geever w.
A. Thompson.
Washington county-R p. Carroll,
J. ". Cole, W. ]. Edmondson.
Tenth Congressional District
Uncontested counties and cities:
Alleghany--J. G. Jeter; Cumberland
and Goochland--C. W. Dickinson, Jr.
Appomattox-J. r.. Featherston. Flu
vanna-T. Fl. Shepherd; BuckinThan
~ A. Twyman: Nelson--W. T. Har-
ris: Buena Vista--J. p. McCluer:
Rockbridge-E. X. Paxton s,anntoi
~ p. Neff
W. l.. Kerr, r. NJ. Somerville.
Amherst county-W. d. Cox. F. c.
Campbell. c. T.. Scott.
Bath and Highland counties-R :
Mauzy. g. w. Cleek. II. NJ. waybrivht.
p. r. Richardson.
Botetourt county,. NJ. Henry, w
W, Cabs, Jr, Francis Simmons. e.
A. Painter.
Craig county-H. A. Blake, r A.
Meredith. w. o. Martin.
Miscellaneous applicants: r.. c.
Napier. J. d. Gwaltney. Richard
Parker, ]. II. Dodge. r. II. Fleet,
r o. Russell. II. G. Barrett
To be considered Friday:
Fourth Congressional District.
Uncontested counties and cities
Brunswick, r. l.. Chambliss: Green's
vile. Henry Maclin: Lunenburg. I. T.
wilkinson; Petersburg. F, NJ. Martin:
powhatan. J. w. Reynolds; Prince
Edward. r. r. Atkinson; Surry l.. N
savedge: Sussex and Prince George,
A. r. Rristow.
Contested cases--Amelia and Not
toway counties G.. c. Outland. f. NJ
Terry r. NJ. Irby w. r. Wriggles-
worth. ]. N. Shue; Dinwiddie coun-
ty F. w. Young. j. H. Meek. r. r
Atkinson. G. n. Zehmer: Mecklen-
burg county. l.. c. Lindsey, J. Y Ma