Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13
PROCRESSlvES WIN
MAJORITY IN NEW
CITY SCHOOL BOARD
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MrssrH. Strauley, RnmfHals Phlfner
and Chandler being the four highest.
will serve for four years. while the
other three VIII serve for two years.
No Women Elected.
Notwithstanding the determined efs
fort made TO elect one or more women
te memborship I'm the board. the effort
did not succeed. nr. F1orence NJ. Sew
ard. with a.720 votes. was tho highest
among the women candidates, being
isth In the liat of all the candidates in
the matter OF position. Mrs. Florence
VI. Beacon was i4th, with 4.s6s votes;
Mrs. Sailie +. Ginns nth, with s.i06
Mrs. Ennlea r. Warner MRS, Alfred
.. Warner. SRI 18th. with 2.s16. and
Mrs Eva Robin fwife of nr. Albert
Robln). 18th. with 1.ts6.
There were two Negroes ON the tick
ct. DR.. conwell Bantou. n member of
the present board and who was one
Of those elected. and J. Victor Dorreli
Banton's vote was s.zet. and he was
nth in the list. while the best Dorretl
could do was 70 land in last (20th1
place, with a of 707.
Many ordinations.
II was evident that all sorts Of com
binations were made. The "eld guar"
m the present board appeared TO con
eentrate it's efforts on Measrs, Rom
mel Palmer and Banton. Some
thought Captain Kersey would be in
cluds~i. but this seems to have been
out Of the question and he must have
been left to shift. for himself. for the
best he could do was To get 18th place.
Partisan politics figured in the cleo
tion, but In peculiar way. While the
political committees took no hand as
far as could be learned. workers In
beth parties were active in behalf
~ different candidates In many
<ases Republicans were found working
for combinations that included
Democrats and in other cases Demo
Gratis were found working for combina-
tions which included Republicans In
the main the partisan politicians were
haek of the ''old guard combinations.
which is probably accountable for the
large vote Il received.
Onc uf the surprises was that Peter
! Ford. who was on the Citizens
Committee ticket. and a popular citi-
zen, was not elected. However, he re-
eived large vote, G,6f9. being G1thD
t the list. while his next closest com
petitor was Herbert E Kaighn. who
was n2th) with 6s221 votes
The total number OF votes cast for
Al, Of the candidates was iia.754 As
summing that each elector voted for
seven candidates. the total number Of
persons who voted was 1858.
MIR. Souders vote doubtless was
materially reduced by the circulation
of a groundleas report that he had
withdrawn from the contest. In some
wards IL was said today. circulars were
distributed TO that effect.
n has been learned that some Of the
Republican politicians. who were more
interested In other candidates than IN
MIR. Souder, worked against him.
Souder to Stand by school Board.
shortly after his election became
| known. Mr.. aouder. who had been
named by Governor Denney az .
| member of the new State Board OF
Education. announced that he intend
ed to stay on the city board TO which
the voters had elected him and would
also accept the State appointment,
there being no legal reason why ne
l should not ofs behtAs -
ever. IL should develop later that there
is any technical reason why he couid
not serve on both. he would resign
from the State board, as he considers
his FIRST duty is to the city.
Mr.. Souder. 1t is believed, win De
elected president of the new City
Board of Education. Secretary M
| Howard Jester, it is thought. Will %
| retained.
Many Democrats Supported Banton
Dr Ranton drew considerable
strength from the Democratic wards
He polied a big vote in the Ientn
Eleventh and Twelfth wards, Demo
| cratic strongholds.
While ii has been the general opin
ion for weeks that Shermer II
| Stradley, the h.rh man among ths
successful candidates, would make
\ good run, his big vote surprised
some in view of the fact that certain
| nalitical leaders. especially IN TN
| sir,th. his home ward. were out Z
aife him. Mr.. Stradley polled 220'
| .t.tes in the Ninth ward. the highes
...e given any of the candidates II
at ward. He received 1891 vote:
| the Seventh ward and 1455 In tbs
| fth ward.
| All the newly elected members o
/ ..e board are Republicans. OF th'
| ,even successful candidates James I
handler, Sr., is the only man wh'
las not previously served on tn,
; Iool board. DIR. washburn and Mr.
aouder were members several year!