San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09
IN THE POLITICAL ARENA.

Some Pointers on the Present As
poet of the Coming Election.
There is considerable activity in the
city election movement and yet this
is rather as an under-current for each
side is actively watching the other
and wondering "what next they will
do" Callaghan and his friends are
satisfied that he will be returned to
the mayors chair and it seems more
than probable that the only Oppon-
ents that he will have are French or
Gallagher. Col H. b. Andrews has
many friends, but he has said that he
will not run, and if the Reform club
don't make him alter his decision, he
is of course out of the race. Then, if
there is any opposition, it will be
French or Gallagher with chances i'm
favor of French, but neither will run
unless they have a public endorse
ment.
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The aldermen are bracing the fences
strongly in the hope that they may be
able to return to the city council, and
while some of them stand a good
chance of "getting there" there are
some that will be left out in the cold.
The latter know and fear this, and are
sitting upon the stool of anxiety, hav-
ing but one consolation, the city ad-
ministration's support, and the hope
that it will carry them safely'through.
This, however, is doubtful, for it APP
pears that more attention Will be turn
ed to the aldermanic election than to
the mayoralty, in the belief that if
they cannot defeat the mayor they
can, at least, keep him so busy that
he will have no time to attend to the
interests of his complacent friends in
council.
Considerable attention is being
turned to the Young Mems Reform
club because it is well organized now,
and seems to be capable of work that
shall bear good fruit. It's action in
the county election was good, even in
its youthful stage and now being
stronger and better organized, there
are hopes that it may be able to effect
a material reform in municipal mat
tiers by the election Of good and true
men. The executive committee are
now selecting its ticket and it will be
presented next Friday. The personnel
of that ticket is at present, secret
butt is said that it will be an anti
Callaghan ticket throughout. If it is
good one, there's little doubt but
that it will receive large measure of
public support.
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Some colored men in the city dur
ing the recent county election formed
a club to fight honestly and truly
against the county ring candidates,
and claim to have done some good for
the peoples men. These claims may
fairly be allowed, although there
were traitors in the camp. Now the
same men are working against the
city administration, and propose to do
all in their power to defeat it.
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When the San Pedro Club was first
esta blished 1t had the avowed object
to defeat the ring candidates and the
insignia of office was "club breaking
ring" This club dealt some sturdy
blows although it was defeated. Now,
by the strange irony of fate, it is res
directed to support that which it was
organized to destroy. Under altered
circumstances its leaders are Cal
laghan men, and it proposes now to
fight the Reform Club, when its can
didates and platform are announced.
ITO what base use great things may
Gomez