San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-05
HOW 1T STANDS.
A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL CRITIQUE
ON THE ASPECT OF CANDI-
DATES.

A Reliable Hint Given of the Candidates
Who Leave for the Salt River
Excursion.
Most Of the returns are now In but are
| yet in an indefinite form. In many cases
the majority are so slight that the pre-
cincts, yet to be heard from, may mate
rally aler the figures, and the cautious
men even OF the peoples party are care
full about their growing.
The great fight for the cOllectorship at
| the present writing, shows a small ma
| iOrity for Ramsay. and the general Opin-
ion is that he Is elected. The outside
precincts, however, may reduce or swell
this majority.
Thad. w. Smiths election as county
clerk is accepted as u fact, although II Is
admitted that a good light has been
made. Thad's reputation and personal
popularity have carried him over oppo-
stiOn.
1t is conceded that Dashiell is elected
as District Clerk by small majority.
Mccall has made good run, but In run
ming for this office he Was handicapped.
Had he have run as sheriff, in which
capacity he made his record he would
have most likely been elected.
George PaschRl's election as District
Attorney is conceded, and there can be
little doubt that the record he has made
while in Office, and the reputation he
has in the COuAty has done him good SER
vice. BergstrOm, however, has run him
tight race, but there were those who
hated his success RS lawyer and poll
tician, and worked against him.
In the race for sheriff, Nat Lewis is so
far ahead of both competitors as to make
his election positive certainty. Months
OF hard work and judicious work
made him formidable. Shelly was too
late in the race to do much good. Story's
unpopularity, for which no man can
give a tangible reason, killed his chance
almost before he entered the race.
Ed. FrOboese carried all before him
for county treasurer. His known char
acter, his services in the past, his integ-
rity, and his personal popularity car
ried him to the victorious goal. This is
no disparagement to Colonel Withers.
1t simply indicates that the peoples OBJ
ject to discard one good man to make
room for another.
Colonel ID. M. Poor Is ratified as asses
sor by good majority, and his contest
ants, Crawford ard Newton, who must
wait for until the next election, II they
are particularly anxious to I'LL that seat
Otto Staffel beats Ed Dryer for the
county attorne yship, and the election is
a good one. No one doubts DIVERS
ability, and there is no question that one
day he will become power in the
democratic party, II he can only get rid
of the superciliOus aristocratic air that
pervades. That's what beat him in this
election.
The running of Locke and Giraud for
the surveyorship was close race, but it
is conceded that the present occupant OF
the Office Is reelected by a handsome
majority.
John Campbell has been reelected as
hide inspector by big majority.
For legislators it Is conceded that j.
w. Light, republican labor candidate,
and ID. G. Robinson, democratic candi-
date, are elected by small majorities.
Banks, the other labor candidate, was
defeated by his record in the last cleo
ton, which, right or wrong, was used
against him for all IL was worth,
and kingsbury it is said was sacrificed
by a trade that would place one candi-
date of each ticket in the legislature.
For justice of the peace there was a
hard and anxious hight, especially on
the part of Anton Adam, who had got so
used to his comfortable seat that he did
not care to vacate it. The peoples vote
have decided the question. The returns
are as follows: Barnes, 25ll; McAllister,
2l7S; Adam, 1874; Heron, 1874 Barnes
and McAllister step in and Anton will
make room for one Of them.
1t is conceded that Ed. Stevens has
beaten the present occupant Fred Bader.
and is the next constable. Little Eds
record as deputy sheriff leads to the
inference that he will make a good Of
ficer. Martinez run well, but his nation
ality beat him.
For public weigher, Kearney Opper-
man, Pulliam and Muench ere in the
lead.
AS the smoke OF the battle clears
away and the results are being ascer-
tanned, the republicans are asking them
selves what has been gained by the
party" IN the fusion movement. Pas
chal, FrobOese and Locke, are re-elect-
ed, out Bader is left out in the cold.
Light is elected as an independent in
labor interest, and Staffel is elected to
fill the new Office of county attorney.
The republican gain is practically nil
and the peoples movement will only
lead to the qualification of democratic
interest making firmer phalsnx on an
other basis.