San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-28
VIVA FRENCH.
Hidalgo Reform Club Organized.

Hidalgo Reform Club Organized.
About fifty Mexican citizens, with
some fifteen or twenty whites and COL
ored men, held a meeting last night
in the second ward, on South Frio
street, below the second ward school
house, and organized a club in the in
terest of Mayor French and the Re-
form ticket. There were no candidates
or Callaghan strikers present, and the
utmost harmony and unanimity pre-
| vailed.
Upon motion Of NJ. Meyers,
Mr.. Modesto Torres was called to the
chair, and II. B. Johnson of the
LIGHT, acting as temporary secretary.
Mr.. Torres spoke in Spanish and stat
ed the object of the meeting
to be to organize q club
in opposition to the Gala
CHAN San Pedro club and to call upon
his Mexican friends and other citizens
of the ward in general, to work and
vote for Mr.. French, Dwyer and the
Reform ticket, and for good city
government. Mr.. Torres spoke with
much force and was loudly applauded.
A few remarks were made by
Messrs. Johnson and Coffey, which
being interpreted by the chair, were
enthusiastically received.
They were followed by couple of
Mexican citizens in Spanish, who
scored the administrations contrac-
tor, Braden, and Ditch Commissioners
Wilkins for refusing poor men work
unless they would pledge themselves
to vote for Callaghan and the present
imbecile city government. The Mex
lean orators were particularly severe
on the administration and fairly gave
Callaghan hill.
Some forty odd enrolled their names
as members, and upon motion, the
following officers were elected:
President, Modesto Torres.
First Vice President, Jose M. Flo
res.
Second Vice President, Jesse Fos-
Third Vice President, Mariana Cha
veZ.
Fourth Vice President, Polite Rem
teas.
Fifth Vice President, Augustine
Rodriguez.
Sixth Vice President, Chas. Opper-
mann.
Seventh Vice President. W. T. |
Ingle.
Permanent Secretary, Richard Cof-
fey.
Assistant Secretary, #. B. Johnson.
Upon motion, unanimously carried,
the name of the club was adopted,
and is known as the
HIDALGO REFORM CLUB.
In order to ascertain the true sentt-
ment OF the meeting, the names of the |
TWO candidates for mayor were an
nounced, and French received unani- |
NOUS rising vote. The present mogul |
did not get single vote.
Motion made and carried to hold the |
next meeting Tuesday night, at Per- |
ronl's hall, and it was further resolved |
that none but members of the club. |
and applicants for membership. and |
invited guests would be admitted to
the hall.
Upon motion carried Messrs. J. H.
French and Ed. Dwyer were specially
invited to address the club at the
meeting Tuesday night.
Upon motion adopted the president
and vice-presidents, with secretaries,
would constitute the executive com
nlttee, to attend to the business for
jhe club.
Chas. Oppermann, NJ. Torres, Fran
cisco Barrera and It. B. Johnson were
appointed as a committee to draft
ules and bylaws for the club, to re-
'ort at the next meeting.
The meeting then adjourned to
'erroni's and partook of some of his I
inc beer and cigars, at the expense of
he newl y elected officers of the club. ,
There is much earnest enthusiasm
.mong the Hidalgo reformers, and :
he next meeting will show up not
ess than 200 mem bers.
The Mexican citizens are beginning
have their eyes opened, and CAL O.,
Afghan and his strikers will find that !
OF all of them will be driven to the =
oils like cattle to pen.