Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1883 — Electing A Superintendent. [ARTICLE]

Electing A Superintendent.

The trustees of the different townships met in the auditor’s room, at tlio court house, Monday afternoon for the purpose of electing a couidy superintendent of schools to succeed I). B. Nowels whose term expired that day. The “old thirteen” were all present, viz: Eldridge, of Barkley-; Irwin, of Carpenter; McCullough, of Oillam; Parkinson, of Hanging Grove; Yoeman, of Jordan; Jones, of Kankakee; Guild, of Keener; Porter, of Marion; McCord, of iMilroy; Strong, of Newton; Cooper, of Unit: n; Meyers, of Walker;®and Shaffner, of Wheatfield. The county auditor, being ex-of-ficio secretary of the board’, called the meeting to order and informed the trustees that they must choose one of their number chairman of the meeting, and also determine the manner of holding the elec-* lion. Jas. Irwin of Carpenter, was unanimously chosen president of the meeting, after . which it was decided to do the voting by ballot. Nominations having been called for by the president, C. P. Mitchelfand 11. P. Benjamin, of liensselaer, Henry Honey, of Barkley, nndD. M-. Nelson, of Carpenter were named for the position.

The First Ballot. crave three votes to Mitchell, five to Bui jam in, three to Roney, and two to Kelson. The second ballot sli iwed no change whatever from the first. In the third'V ballot two of Benjamin’s votes were given to D. B. Nowels, but otherwise there was no change, from the former, vote. On the fourth ballot Benjamin’s lost Votes came back to him and the whole vote was identical with the first and second ballots. The fifth ballot was the same as the fourth, except that one of Roney’s raoti tiied voting for Nelson for a change. On the sixth ballot Roney came to Ins own again, but one of Mitchell's votes was given' ro Benjamin, thus giving the latter six votes, lacking but one of an The seventh ballot showed decided changes: Mitchell’s

t 4 * ; V . r J? T . friends withdrew his name from the list of candidates, Benjamin received his original five votes, Roney got but~two, .while Nelson came within one of getting there. Benjamin’s portion was not given into him on the eighth ballot, Roney received one vote, Nelson again showed up with six, D. B. Nowels received five and one was blank. The ninth ballot gave four for Benjamin, two for Roney, one for Nowels, and one for Miss Amanda Osborne. The tenth ballot settled the question, giving Nelson seven votes, Nowels five and one blank. haring received a majority of all the votes cast was declared elected, by the president, and the spectators and defeated candidates withdrew in good order.

Mr. Nelson is still quite young, being about 24 years old, about the same age, by the way, of/Mr. Nowete when he was first elected. Ho is a native of Vermont, but came, with liis parents, to the vicinity of Remington from Will county, Illinois, in 1869. He graduated last June at the State Normal school, at Terre Haute. During the school year just closing lie lias filled, very acceptably, the position of Superintendent of the town schools of Worthington, Green county, this state. A young man or frank and pleasing address, a large and well trained understanding, and of irreproachable private character, we fell confident that tlie school interests of Jasper county have fallen into good hands.