Evening journal., 1921-05-17
10 ENDORSED
FOR SCHOOL
BOARD SEATS
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half OF the ticket will be begun i'm
mediately. Public meetings in every
ward will be held, and public inter-
est aroused in the Citizens move
ment to the highest possible degrees.
Now that the subcommittee on
nominations has finished its work.
the subcommittee on finance, pub
licity and campaign will get busy.
a number OF contributions already
are in hand.
Meeting Of the executive commit
tee last night in Council chamber
was marked by strong atmosphere
OF unity and enthusiasm. More than
100 persons we're present While the
discussions were open and free. the
speakers agreed with each other 80
generally that. except for a brief
parley over a Negro candidate, the
session partook the nature OF a love
feast.
Shortly after Clarence ]. Pyle. as
chairman, called the meeting 20 or
der, DR.. Robert Watt moved that the
action taken previously in naming a
ticket be rescinded, all the nomi-
nees having agreed to retire. This
was done by unanimous vote John
W. Morris, chairman Of the sub-com-
mittee on nominations, then explain
ed that there were IS candidates
now in the field, all OF whom the sub
committee felt were acceptable.
But II we split our voting strength
among them. We shall lose the cleo
/ ton ne added. We, therefore,
must centralize our strength"
on motion Of the Rev. zack w
/ Wells. the report OF the sub-commit-
tee was unanimously accepted and
filed.
W. II. Landing next explained and
| advocated the plan for a six-mem-
/ ber ticket, leaving the seventh place
[ open 10 permit voters TO express
/ their individual preferences.
by this plan, he declared We
/ can go into any ward and say TO its
/ voters, First vote for one man or
woman you personally desire and
/ who you know TO be a good staunch
! citizen. then back up that candidate
! by voting for the six other nominees
on the Citizens ticket so that your
own candidate shall have loyal sup
port on the board. We already are
in the midst OF a fight, but with a
late start. We must put up an
energetic campaign.
Mr.. landings proposal met with
hearty applause. Miss Mary z Dor
sey then moved that the list OF Is
names be approved and the names
Of six out of that number be en-
dorsed as a Citizens ticket. Percy
Warren Green. former Chief Deputy
Attorney General, d e C AIRED Mr
landings suggestion most laud-
able" The so-called "Old Guard"
in the present School Board, he add
ed. already has framed a ticket OF
five men. II the Citizens Commit
tee should spread its energies over
IS names. the "Old Guard" would bs
certain to win. He supported tn,
six-member plan and the applause
Of the meeting increased.
Doctor Watt here delivered
pithy and humorous speech in favol
Of Miss Dorsey's motion Being f;
preacher / shall have TO quote from
the Old Book" he said: BE y,
therefore wise as serpents and harm.
less as doves We's got to play
politics-but politics Of high order
If We are going to come in under
the wire AS the applause and
laughter died away. Doctor Wat
called forth another shout by saying
Il know the expression come in un-
der the wire is carnal, but / feel al
liberty 10 use it here because it sc
expresses my feelisgs."
The Rev. Mr.. Wells here called
forth more merriment by saying:
zone Of the seven wonders Of th'
world is that at last Doctor Wat
; and have found something We car
agree on"
Charles Warner moved TO amens
Miss Dorsey's motion by empower
ing the chair TO name a COMMITTEES
Of six from among the members o
the executive committee to NEE
with the subcommittee on nomina
tons and select a ticket OF six. Thi
was agreed upon. also unanimously