Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1907 — LAMSON FOR SUPERINTENDENT. [ARTICLE]

LAMSON FOR SUPERINTENDENT.

The trustees of the various town ships of the |connty met on Monday morning for the purpose of electing a county school superintendent to succeed Louis H. Hamilton, why has held the office for the past ten years and who was A candidate lor re election. There were three nominations for the office, viz. Louis . Hamilton, Ernest Lamson and L. A. Sayers, the first two being republicans and the latter a democrat. The first ballot resulted as follows: Hamilton 6; Sayers, 6; Lamson, 1. The ballot continued unchanged for four times and then Lamson gained one and Sayers lost one. On the ninth ballot Lamson got 4 and Sayers 3 and on the tenth Lamson got 6 and Sayers 1. On the eleventh ballot Lamson received 7, Sayers dropped out and Hamilton received the 6 votes that had been cast for him thruout. Mr. Lamson was declared to be elected Mr. Lamson is the son of Thos. Lamson, and is a well qualified young man, holding a 60 months license, being a graduate of the state normal school and of the stale university. He will take charge of the office within ten days.