San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-05
COUNTY POLITICS.
A LIG4T REPORTER GETS UPON
rHG INSIDE TRACK OF
TIE PLOT.
And Tells How, With the Present
Combination, the "Ofti-
GERS Trust" viii
succeed.

respect, but il is going TO play an inn
portant factor in the game of politics,
and what is more, the more fraud it
is the stronger factor it becomes, be-
cause it has been captured by the city
and is worth the entire vote of the
crowd. Things are being
worked strongly for saturdays con-
vention, and though there may be
con siderable excitement on the out
side, the solid voting strength is or
ganized sufficient to down all oppose
ton to the will of those who are pull
ling the strings. In one way
the bipartisan convention is most
valuable adjunct TO the :" officers
trust,n for it enables the interested
fellows 10 put OUT two tickets and yet
to get there all the same in all that
is agreed upon 10y the Republican,
Democratic Callaghan Cassiano
crowd.
The ticket agreed upon in the Off
GERS trust is namely as follows:
*District Judge, Noonan.
SDistrict Attorney, Paschall.
District Clerk, Dashiell,
Sheriff, Mccall.
County Judge. Wurzbach.
county Treasurer, Ed FrO0ose.
#County Attorney, Dewitt.
*County Clerk, Thad. w. smith
County Collector, Jose Casiano.
County Assessor, Poor.
*County Surveyor, Locke.
%Justices, McAlliSter and Adam.
The other officers are appropriated
as indicated in your paper, but are
subject to trade OFT as circumstances
may require.
Those candidates starred are almost
sure to also be on the non partisan
ticket and will carry the support of
both, but substitutions may be made
to pacify certain elements of both,
and at the same time TO secure sup
port for the heads of the ticket. On
the non-partiSan ticket Dashiel for
District Clerk may be sheiVed for
either c. L. Sauer or J. J. Stevens. In
a like manner Casiano may apparent
ly give place TO Ramsay, Mccall may
yield to r. Il. Alexander, Poor, who
has incurred the severe displeasure of q
lord high muck -a-muck of politics, may
find a Callaghan friend in his place.
Thus two tickets may apparently be-
presented and prima facie Opposi-
ton shown, but in the end those cam
didateS starred receive the solid sup
port of both tickets and of the candi-
dates. because the candidates and
friends, working in their own especial
interest, give support TO a ticket
that would otherwise be opposed.
Take Ramsay, for instance. He has
many friends and all would work
against the ticket that excluded him.
He will be excluded from the peoples
ticket, but may find place on the
non-partisan ticket. His friends take
care of him and at the same time sup
port the other part OF the ticket. Cas-
siano will take care of Ramsay, and
workers on the peoples ticket will
take care of Cassiano. So it will be in
a measure with other candidates, the
head will be elected by big majority,
and that head will take care that 1T
secures the right tail. The race for
constable will be lively one. He'll
igmann will get the non-partisso
nomination, and may secure that of
the peoples ticket, but Fred Bader,
who, it is said, is working hard and
quietly, stands cOnsidera bic chance Of
getting the latter nomination; espe-
cially as the leaders are making no
great fight for the office. This is
the Sharpest election lex ever
played in the county, ques-
ton if it was ever equalled
in the state-and il is going to take q
cyclone of indignation and all army
of shot-guns to beat il, and as neither
one or the O her "antidOtes to this
political poison are probable, the
political tricksters are sure of success.
Will the democrats hold conven-
ton? No sir. The democratic lead
ers will take care that such a move
ment does not iniure the combine.
The Peoples convention will be held
and the names OF the majority of the
delegates are known, although not
yet elected by either the republican
or democratic ten. All is cut and
dried. All the voters have to is to-
fall into line like flock of sheep and
"bah" at the polls, when putting in
their votes, that gives political trick
sters' office power and money for the
ensuing two years. But there! I've
told you enough now; perhaps too
much, and you must be satisfied. De-
pend upon it! what have told you
is stright, and you will find what I
have said verified by the results.
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