San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-29
THE PEOPLE SPEAK.
A MEETING, LARGE, ORDERLY,
ENTHUSIASTIC AND REP
RESENTATIVE.
The Citizens Put up a Complete
Ticket-Superior in Every
Respect Kalteyer
for Mayor. y

| Tor Mayor.
When the time-piece at the Mission
Garden last night pointed to eight
o'clock, the committee of two hundred
who were selected to nominate city
ticket. and number of friends filed
into the hall. The audience which
was large and representative of our
best citizens, occupied every chair in
the house, with thin little fringe of
administration hangers-on along the
rear wall. The large audience, though
orderly, was very enthusiastic, and
the work of the evening was disposed
of in businesslike manner.
Promptly at O'Clock Mr.. L. G. Grot-
haus called the meeting to order, stat
ing its object and calling for nomins-
tiops for chairman. Upon motion, he
was elected to that position and Mr..
Chas. Runge as secretary.
Upon motion the reading OF the list
of delegates was dispensed with, and
the chairman was instructed to ap-
point committee of four on the order
of business for the evening, and
Messrs. Sauer, Seffel, Abbey, Hunt,
Hays, Solms, Lopez and Newcomb
were appointed. After q short
recess, they offered the following re-
port:
"Your committee beg leave to re-
port the following order Of business,
to-wit:
"First, nomination of four aldermen
at large; second, aldermen for each
ward; third, recorder; fourth, col
lector; fifth, assessor; sixth, treas
urer; seventh, engineer; eighth, city
attorney; ninth, city marshal; tenth,
auditor; eleventh, mayor.
1--WE recommend that on executive
committee of eight be appointed to
take charge of the campaign; also the
appointment of a working committee
of twenty at each polling place."
This report, with the amendment
making the executive committee con-
sist of ten instead of eight, WAS
| thereupon adopted. The chairman
announced that nominations for four
| aldermen at. large, were in order. The
names of Jno. II. Hambleton, II. w.
| Bitter, G.. SchmeltZer, Ben j. Mauer-
mann, J. p. Kline, N. Mackay and G.
l.. Dignowity, were presented. Sew
| eral of the nominations were with
| drawn, leaving the following four in
| the field: John 7. Hambleton, Ben
J. Mauermann. J. P. Kline, and Nell
son Mackay. Upon motion, nomina-
tions we're closed and the four gen tie
man were nominated by reclamation.
Nominations for ward alderman
were called for, and it was decided
that the committee separte in groups,
and decide upon a name to be pres
ented to this meeting for endorse
ment.
The committee then separated, the
mem ers of the various wards gather
ing In groups and deciding upon
their candidates. When the chair
man raped the meeting to order and
| called for nominations, Ward
No. / presented the name of Mr..
G.. B. Mullaly; Ward had made no
| selection as yet and begged leave to
report later; Ward No. had made no
| selection, but later in the evening re-
ported the name OF Mic Peters; Ward
No. 4, presented the name of q. l..
Sauer; Ward No. 5, VIM. Hoefing;
Ward No 6, Mr.. Henry Hunt; Ward
No. 7, Chas. Runge; Ward No. s, Mr..
Albert Beckmann.
These nominations which the
various wards presented to the
meeting for ratification, were all
unanimously endorsed.
The chair next called for nomina-
lions for recorder. A number of
names were presented but those Of
w. w. Walling, Peter Shields and
Joe Ryan, were Withdrawn, leaving
the names of II. A. Maydole and j. N.
Gallagher in the field. Finally the
nominations were passed for the time
being.
The nominations for collector were
called for and Messrs. A. +. Wulf
and Jno ). Ramsay were put in NOM
nation The name of ID. NJ. Poor was
presented; however, he. living outside
of the city limits, it was Withdrawn,
and rising vote was taken upon the
names of Messrs. Wulff and Ramsay,
the latter being endorsed by the meet
ing.
The Office of assessor was next
passed upon, the names of Messrs.
Gustave Frasch, Edgar Sohramm,
Jas. g. Fisk. Jno. B. Walters and
Ben Kiolbassa being presented.
Three of the nominees withdrew their
names, leaving those OF Ben Kiolb as-
sa ana Jas. g. Fisk to be acted upon.
A rising vote was taken and Mr.. Ben
Kiolbassa was declared nominated by
the meeting for the office.
For the Office of city treasurer Mar
shall Freeborn and f. Groos were put |
in nomination. Mr.. Freedom WITH |
drew his name and Mr.. Fred Groos |
was nominated by reclamation.
The Office of city engineer was taken
up. Mr.. VIM. NJ. Locke being the
only nominee, his nomination was