El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-09
THREE TRUSTEES
ARE REELECTED
Whitaker, Stevens, Freud
enthal, Return to School
Board in Election.

In one Of the hardest contested and
most enthusiastic school board elec-
tions I'm the records OF the city Satur-
DAY three members Of the OLD board,
Ed N whitaker c. b. Stevens and : j.
Prudential were reelected and one
new candidate. Roy q. Walker. elected
Mr.. Walker was chosen by one vote
10 succeed a. L. Hawley, O. membe-
of the old board running for rejection.
the latter receiving 1919 and the for
mer receiving 1911 votes. The five
highest candidates. Messrs. Whitaker
Stevens. Prudential alkcr. ami
Hawiey were very close in number Of
votes poIled. and there was only -rS
votes between the highest and The low
est man Of the five
Old Members Lead in Precincts.
Mr.. " whitaker .led u u precincts, At-
Stevens led in six. 1ir. NalNer led IN
the first ten and 1I-- FreUdenthal
led I'm one. Mrs u A RAWLINGS VINO
was supported by the womans CLUBS.
received the seventh highest number
of votes. Mrs. Rawlings cid not iea1
IN any Of the precincts, but showed
the greatest strength in the seventh
ninth. 10th. 1fch. lIth, 18th 2lst- ano
35rh precincts
+. 4 Spence. who Is a candidate for
city alderman on The Republican ticket
received one vOte from an admirer ~
the third precinct
The president OF the board Mr..
Whitaker. expects the school BOARD
elect 70 be sworn in within the next
Ha,.Iey May Contest.
Reports that A l. Hawley. defeated
ty one vote Tor reelection Oh the school
board. might institute a legal contest
member Of the board. We're not fully
confirmed by Mr.. HaVley Monday
morning In reply 70 q question Ny
Hawl-y said
"Th. matter has not got up 10 that
point vet 10 viii depend upon deVel-
opmeuts IL the next day or TWO. III
accordance with the returns made the
board declared Mr. Walker elected
Board Declared Walker Elected.
Formal action was taken by the
board sunday afternoon an q meeting
attended bv ali members in the Bailey
school beginning a o'clock Ny wal
ker. accompanied by an attorney and
several friends. attended the meeting
The results OF the election. canVaSSed
Dy the board SATURDAY. night were con
sidered and the board went on record
declaring Messrs. Whitaker. Stevens.
Prudential and Walker elected
Election Systemat- caIIy Conducted.
The work Of the - precinct officers
was probably the most systematic ever
accomplished at an election IN the city
BY s-45 the last precinct had sent in
its returns. Auditor T. E. SAWYER aU-
structiOns were carried out. visited
every precinct and found that with one
or two exceptions the letter Of the law
had been fully complied with, as to de-
ing IT,
willing TO Recount Votes.
4 member Of the old board said Mon
day morning that there was . willing
ness on the part of the reelected mem
bers 10 have a friendly count Of the
full vote, and that results would be
abided by Whether Mr.. Walker would
take Up this offer was not learned
definitely.
ono Of the old trustees said Monday
that the board knew OF conditions that
existed in one ballot box that would
make a difference OF four votes IN
favor Of Mr.. Hawley.
NexIcans Get Voting Clint
Speaking Of occurrences during the
dag IN another precinct q trustee said
mat Alexicans who evidently knew
nothing Of whom they wished TO vote
were advised by friends 10 vote the
'boleta vieja," the first being taken
20 mean the socaned Democratic ex-
ecutive committee ticket and the lat
ter the trustees running for reelection
Old Ring Man ..FumIgated-"
One trustee said that considerable
amusement was furnished at the can
vass Of the returns Saturday night by
= declaration that one OF the former
ring crowd, VINO nad SAID prior to
election dav that he was neutral at
least till he had been ''fumigated."
probably had received his 'fumiga ton"
during the day One man sad the
'.fumigation'' took place at noon Sat
urday "FumigatiOn" was taken 10
mean. IL is said. that the ring" man
had become reconciled to the old or
ganization because Of his precinct con-
troll. calculated TO throw ballots
against the reelection OF the old trus-
tees
The vote polled in the - precincts
was as follows