Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-23
SCHOOL LAW WINS
At SCHOOL FIGHT
IN SUSSEX COUNTY
School Board Chosen i'm Favor
OF Supporting the New
Statute.
FACTIONAL FEELING BITTER

Georgetown. June e3--In a hotiy
contested flrht, Saturday. at the
school election held for the Ocean
View Millville consolidated district.
IN the southern part of Sussex county,
between those who favor the new
school law and those who are opposed
to t. the former won. plectinR james
Evans and Clarence Holt of Ocean
View, and Harry ~. Dukea of Mill
vile. The opponents or autI-law fol-
lowers had ON their ticket Philip
Short. Edgar Quiiiin and Charles r..
johnson. The result Of the vote was.
For the law-iames Evans. 1d4
Hurry II Dukes. i40. Clarence Holt,
t4o.
Opposed TO the iaw~~Philip Short
to9: Edgar Quiilin. 10f: Charles g.
johnson, III.
The fight al the school election was
the result Of the bitter faetionai feel
Ing that has prevailed in the district
since last fall, when opponents of
former Governor Townsend succeeded
in defeating William G. Hickman.
looked upon az an exponent Of the
new school law by more than ninety
votes, electing Elmer J. Turner. Demo-
crat. In district which normally is
more than 500 Republican At the
November election the Republican up-
ponents of Hickman and the Governor
Townsend faction succeeded i'm SO
cutting the Republican ma iority that
thu result between Hickman and his
Democratic opponent. Elmer J. Turn
or. waa tie. A special election fol-
lowed and the Democratic nominee
won. The Republican anti-sehool
law followers voted almost soIldiy
against the nominee Of their party.
Since that memorable election. there
has beer an underrurrent Of diasen-
sion and followers Of the two factions,
II Is said. have been fighting each
other tooth and toanaii The school
election on Saturday served 10 re
kindle the OLD GOALS. and the two
factions fought as bitterly ~ they did
at the November election.
In their FIGHT on Saturday the Re
publican school coolers. as they are
called. we're aided by the Democrats.
in order that the wedge might bs
driven into the faetiunal differences to
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greater split in the ranks ~ the Re
puhlirans at the next election.
Feeling hiss been running SO high IN
baltimore district that parents even
upon completion Of the
handsome new school building. to not
send their children to II. when it be-
came known. however. that they
could not he advanced beyond the
eighth grade in The old school. they
70 send them 20 the new
school
school nuiidines Sold.
At the close of the election on sat
urday. Eben A. Townsend. q member
of the guHaex County Board Of Ed
ucation. offered tho old Mflviile and
Ocean View school buildings at euc-
tion The Mlllville school building
war sold t. Geurge IT. Townsend for
sG95. and the Ocean View building to
6. Hickman. who owns land
adjoining Il and against whom such
bitter night WAS wavrd for representa-
tive. for .1.610. Thhs principal bidder
against Hickman war philir Short Of
who led the fight at the No
election against Hickman.
Where Tho factisnal eight will end
In Baltimore district no one is able
10 tell. aa feeling seems TO be running
Just as high In that section today as il
did at last falls election.