Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-06
BRECHT ELECTED.
.E sposaB
oFisr THROWS W. THE spUNuE
short Convention ana an Easy Success
FOR tho Present rHicient superin.
t.oaa,s a.. ,n,

tendent-Eiected by COS to ga
convention Of tho school directors of
Lancaster county, (exolusivo of tho diroct
ors from Lancaster CITY and Columbia
borough), was held in tho court house this
afternoon.
Tho convention was called to order by
County Superintendent Brecht, at
o'clock IIe stated that the first business
In order would be tho election OF presi-
dent of tho convention.
u. X. Andrews nominated Thomas Mo
Gowan, OF Salisbury and Aaron ii. Sunny
nominated George II. ltanck, of New Iioi
land. by n stanning vote Mr.. McGowan
was chosen to preside, having received
l10 votes, Ranck's not counted.
j. a. MoSparran, Of Drumore, was
unanimously chosen reading clerk, aud
Amos B. Root of Mount JOY, aud Calvin
A. Shsiluor, OF Marietta, were choacn
tellers.
Tho roll of directors was called, from
which Il appeared that --- were present.
M. J. Brooht was nominated by Urias
Clarkson.
Aaron III. Sunny nominated Isaac =.
Geist prefacing tho nomination with n
complimentary speech of Mr.. Geist, =
native Of Mauhoim township, represented
in part by the speaker to-day. He said he
has been acquainted with him since lSiS
aud had been intimately connected with
him for thirty five years and he bitterly
denounced lying vilifying, slanderiug
anonymous circular distributed to drive
him from the canvass and tho bosom OF
his family. He gave sketch Of his
live and services and read tho recommcn.
dation OF the Marietta school board.
Capt. ID. Is. Case, Of Marietta, on bo-
half OF the school board of that borough,
seconded tho nomination, referring at
length to his faithful services rs teacher of
tho Marietta schools and the good results
of his work there. Ho contrastcd him
with the prcsumptuous youths who como
before tho convention swOllcn with pride
and new tangled notions Of education.
He ropelcd tho asporsions which had been
made against him aud denounced their
| anonymous author.
Geo. II, DAuuer, OF MAnhoim, endorsed
| the nomination of MIR. Brccht he had
| known him for years aud Mr.. Brocht's
work proved him to he = born cduOatOr
| as principal OF the VI MInhUim schools and
county superintendent: no had proved his
| fitness.
Ii. II. Kurtz, of ConostogA, spoke of tho
Importance of tho duty OF tho day no
deprecated diShonorlble means invoked ia
the CANVASS {; no prIiBO1 Brcch'6 work
| and urged his election.
proceeded % tAkc \ riDI r'r' voto, tho
roll call was begun.
| Aiter the Lititz dBtTC, had baon calioi,
and when the vote ssOll III for Brncht 10
II for Geist, Mr.. SUNNY who had nOmi
mated Gsist, arose and said h1 wLS authO.-
lied TO withdraw the u9mo OF Mr.. Geist
and moved that tho election % Mr.. Brc1ht
be made unanimous
Chairman McGowau decided that nothing
was in order but to cDhtinuh the call of
the roll That was prO1sedcd with aud
the vote was announced aS follows:
For NJ. J. Brccht. cht..............2 203
| For |. >. Geist. .................. -
| Whereupon the president of the conyon.
tion declared Brect eactel county super
intendent for three years. Loud applause
| followed and calls for " BrGchi.'
Mr.. Brecht was introduced and briefly
| returned his thanks 70 the COlvoatiOn {; he
appreciated highly the vote ho had received
aud felt that IL was guarantee of the
cooperation OF Jhe directors in his work {;
he had no waiting ambition " to crafty
but aimed only to raise the standard of the
schools.
Ex Superintendent b, Il. Shaub was
called for and, upon being introduced,
availed himself of tho chance to deny all
, knowledge of the anonymous circular
issued against Mr.. Geist. lio stigmatized
, as false the reports that he and the normal
, school had controlled Mr.. Broohts aF.
pointmeut, or sought to influence the cloc
tion no hal not even discussed it with
, over half dozen persons, aud then
, only when tho subject was broached. lie
, has his own opinions and expressed them,
I but did not use his official position IN any
\ way to cOntrol tho cCcJion, nor did h.
have any persona! apimus against Mr
Geist.
| Tho convention then adjourned and Mr.
} Brecht was soon surrounded by his en-
D thusiastic friends VINO rendered their con
. gratulations.
whsro Gsist Got ni,y votes.
. Following wcro tho % directors who
0 voted for Gsist VIM. II Kline. Adams
n town; John Fox Michael Winehold
/ Brecknook Jesse Klugh, +. Donegal
!, Samuel J. AnkIim, Drumoro Christian
@ Musscr, Geo. II. Rlnck, II. 9. Kurtz. Earl
r Levi Rhoads, Geo. McIlhenny, Eion
It G. w. Gardner, II. X. BlOugh, Elizabeth
town Eli J. Barr, Lititz II. +. Coleman
Little Britain Jno. Crull, g. A. Shaflner
ID. b, Case. II, l.. Norris, G.. w. Reich
Marietta; Amos II, Herr, Aaron Ii
|. Sunny, Mannheim Jno. Brenner, Martii
Miller, Manor &. a. Derrick, Martic
= Jac. L. Ranck Paradise Geo. Harmau
!, Penn b IL Powrall. salisbury.