Evening journal., 1921-05-27
q FILE FOR
SCHOOL BOARD
Time For Petitions TO Be
Presented Expired at 2
O'clock
CANVASS BOARD
NOW IN SESSION

Filing OF nomination petitions for
the seven member city Board OF
Education 70 be elected on Saturday.
June IL. closed at o'clock this
afternoon. when the time limit under
the law creating the new body ex-
pired.
At that hour 21 petitions had been
placed in the hands OF NJ Howard
Jester. secretary OF the present Board
OF Education, at his Office In the Pub
lie Building. At 4 o'clock this after
noon the board OF convassers for the
school election will meet and exam
inc the petitions.
Il is considered unlikely any Of
the petitions will be rejected be-
cause only Sc names OF electors are
required for each paper. and most
OF the candidates have more than
that number.
The complete list Of nominees for
whom petitions have been placed on
file given in the order OF their fling
is as follows:
George n. Bailey. 511 Taylor
street
Mrs. Albert Robin. 1Oi1 Washing
ton street.
Herbert E Kaighn. $500 n. Har-
rison street.
shermer H. stradiey, zoos Boule-
ward.
Jacob Ostro. 632 W. Second street.
DR.. Conwell Banton. s34 French
street.
Mrs. W. H. Beacon. 1912 W
Tenth street
Ellwood souder, 1714 Washington
street
James T. Chandler. ST.. 1911 JEFF
ferson street
Mrs. James N. Ginns, 1905 Boule-
ward.
Mrs. Alfred d. Warner. sr.. sos
Broome street
J. Victor Dorren. 241s W. Second
street.
John C. Kersey. s27 s. Healt
street
DR.. John Palmer. Jr.. 1900 Della.
ware avenue.
George Rommel, ST.. 2s5 n
Broome street
Peter ]. Ford s03 Jefferson street
George b. Miller, 900 Park Place.
Dr. Florence NJ Seward, si5 Yves
Seventh street
Eugene NJ. Vernon. 1905 Delawar'
avenue.
Thomas F. oDonnen. south Rod
ney and Sycamore streets.
Dr. Victor ID. Washburn, 80
Washington street.
> Petition for DR.. Seward was file
yesterday afternoon. She Is men
ber Of the stan Of the HomeopathI
Hospital and one OF the best know
Il women in the medical profession
!. the city. She has the support OF
c number OF women's organizations
e Mrs. Albert Robin. who is one
I the candidates, today asked that ID
e nial be made of a report that sh
Z had withdrawn from the contes
she said:
Z Having started out as an inde
- pendent candidate, / intend to con
tinue Independently OF the Citizeni
School Committee and on a platforr
. which soon will be announced"
There are five women candidate
/, all told. and fears we're expresse
today lest the women's vote OF IN
city be so scattered among them ths
none will have sufficient to win OF
= at the election, leaving the wome
I without any representation whai
= ever on the new board.
All six candidates comprising tn
% Citizens ticket are on the lis
= These are Mrs. Beacon. Mrs. CHM
George B. Miller. Ellwood Soude
James T. Chandler and Peter
II Ford The following candidate ais
Y have been endorsed by the Citizen
q Committee: Herbert +. Ksighi
$ George N. Bailey, J. Victor Dorrel
d Mrs. A d. Warner. Sr., DR.. FlorenC
d NJ Seward, Shermer II. Stradle
Jacob Ostro and Mrs Robin. tt
a Citizens Committee also endorse
e the name OF DR.. Harrison W. How
.e ell, former Mayor, but ne was n
only one among those endorsed WI
IS did not file a petition.
l. The brotherhoods OF four Met
odist churches endorsed the Citizen
ticket at meetings held last nigh
The brotherhoods Of Scott and Mou
Salem churches met Jointly and we
addressed by John W. Morris.
/ Wesley Church. p. Warren Gre,
spoke. At Grace, the brotherho,
was addressed by Raymond Jac
son. Numerous individual pied
- cards we're signed.
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