Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-02
M|LLER'S WITHDRAWAL
OCCASIONS SURPRISE
According to John w. Morris,
Chairman of Candidates
Committee.

Ballots showing the list of candi-
dates for the seven member Board of
Education who will be voted for at the
election Saturday. June IL, are be-
ing printed today. The names Of
George b. Miller. president OF the
State Board of Education, and former
president of the local board, who an
nounced yesterday that ne was out
Of the fight. was stricken from the
list just before il went to the printer.
MIR. Miller had no statement to make
today, evidently determined to stand
upon his letter 10 Clarence j. Pyle,
chairman of the Citizens School Com
mittee. and MIR. Pyle would not dis
cuss the matter.
The committe did. however, make
public the following letter MIR. Pyle
sent to Mr.. Miller, bearing upon the
lattcr's declaration.
In accordance with your request Of
May 81, the petition which placed your
name before the board Of canvassers
as candidate for the new seven-menn-
bcr school board has been Withdrawn.
Due TO the prompt action by Mr. Jester
(secretary of the school board your
name has been eliminated from the
official ballot and your desires have
been granted
You want TO know who started the
petition and secured the .signers to il.
This action was taken By me in ac-
cordance with your request, and / am
very much surprised that you have
taken the opportunity of withdrawing |
from the ticket at this time, as / feel
that your action VIII hurt the Better !
Schools movement Tor which Ne are |
ali striving
John W. Morris, chairman of the
on candidates, issued a |
statement. in which he supported AIr. |
Isyie's statement, to which reference |
was made in Every Evening yester-
day.
Mr.. Miller" he also said. was daily |
consulted in reference to many. in fact |
all, OF the details Of the work of the |
candidates committee, of which l was
named chairman. AR. Miller not only
10 the use OF his name as q /
candidate and assured me that he |
would accept the endorsement of the
Citizens Committee, but also approved i
Of the other candidates on the Citizens
School ticket In addition, / personally
called on Mr.. Miller after the last gem
aral meeting and final selection Of can
didates, and notified him of the action
taken by the Citizens Committee in
selecting him as the candidate to head
the ticket. MFR. Miller was requested
to draft the platform OF the Ciizens I
Committee, but suggested that another
of the committee do this"
Unquestionally the work OF the
Citizens Committee in its sincere ef-
.orts TO better school conditions in this
1ity win be hampered by Mr.. AIillers
unexpected action. 1t would be in
-eresting 10 the committee and, no
1oubt, also to the candidates on the
ticket of which MIR. Miller presumably
was the head, as well as TO voters in
general TO learn just what Mr.. Millers
motive is for his belated action in
virtually on the eve of the
school election
MIR. Miller says he gave only tenta-
i've permission TO use his name, con-
iitioned on certain matters of personal
concern, which finally made it impos-
iible for him TO be a candidate.
Miss Mary z. Dorsey, chairman Of
he campaign committee. made the fol-
owing statement today: 1T is to he
egretted that Mr.. George 3. Miller
las at this late date withdrawn his
lame as a candidate for the new
chool board. We still have five good
nd strong candidates who will, ii
lected, constitute a majority in the
ew board, and viii continue our fight
0 have them elected. We believe that
he interest of all citizens interested
d better schools is aroused and CON
IDENTITY expect our ticket to win on
ne eleventh Of June"
The Citizens Committee, will hold
meeting next Monday night at &
clock in the City Council chamber
a City Hall, when il is expected some
ction will be taken. Whether this
'ill be to endorse some Of the other
andidates in place Of Mr.. Miller could J
OF be learned +