Daily Republican., 1879-05-14
Brains vs.. Political Friends he.
warded In the Board OF Education.

Brains vs.. Political Friends Ne
warded In tho Board OF Education
For the Republican.
MEssRs. EDlToRs:-I am told that on
Monday, May 5th, the Democratic
mem bers of the Board Of Education
received printed notice supposed to
have been sent them by the President
of the Board, to attend caucus at the
Clayton House for the purpose of nom
mating a President and Secretary for
said Board, which it appears they did.
This is the first time known that there
was ever political caucus of any Or
ganization called in the history of the
Board of Education. l am told by mem-
bers Of the Board that there was no
necessity on his part for taking the
steps he did in this matter, as sixteen
members were sure to vote for him as
President, which, with his own vote
would have given him seventeen votes
out of twenty, and which would have
given him an honorable election in the
place OF the dishonorable one that he
received. His Republican friends
would have voted for him straight, with
perhaps one exception, and it was said
that two OF his own party would not
vote for him. But you see by the vote
he received he drove them all in, hav-
ing received twelve votes including his
own. As soon as his Republican friends
found out on Monday, that he had
taken steps to place politics fair and
square in the board, they considered
that he had deserted them, therefore,
they could not support man Of that
kind to be their presiding officer. In
looking over the printed list in the
Every Evening" of his appointments,
which, suppose is correct, see his
remarks printed at the bottom OF the
list, praising himself upon TIE impair
tjality that he had displayed III form
lug the committees. hope the tax pay
ers will look up that list and see where
some of the older and most intelligent
members are placed. There is DR.. A..
H. Grimshaw h Fifth Ward, On no
committee where he can be of any use
to his constituents, or their Children
There is also Mr.. l.. c. Kent from the
Third Ward, gentleman well educa
ted and fitted for any position in the
Board and | am told, as chairman OF
the committee of accounts last year
gave the Board much OF his valuable
time; for which service he is also retir-
ed on back seat. Neither d. ", find
Mr.. w. w. Lobdell from tl.v S venth
Ward, on any committee where brains
are required. DR.. Shortlidgs is on but
one important committee. We, the peo
pie aud tax payers who support and
keep up our schools are deprived of the
valuable services Of these intelligent
men, simply because they choose to
think and vote as they please. | do
hope that some one member of the
Board will look to our interest in this
matter and place some Of these gentle
men as additional members on these
important committees, knowing that
they have an interest in our children.
He has an excellent committee on Nor
NAL School, does he think it requires
more brains to attend to it than it did
to select suitable books and to select
and examine teachers for our schools
OF course ths two most Important com.
mittees lee has placed but one old men,
Der on them, but who are Democrats.
Now, why should he make a political
organization out of the Board Of Educa.
ton at the expense of the tax payers
Was he or any of the members nov
in that body elected as Democrats OF
Republicans | think not; every mar
received the vote of both parties ano
those very men who went into that eau
GUS have gone back upon their constit
uelts. THIRD WARD.