San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-05

meetings in this city in which an at
tempt by ring or clique to gobble
up the gathering, boot and all, has
been so effectu ally sat down upon, as
at the voters mass meeting at
Krisch's Convention hall last night,
when q good lot of administration
hangers-on, under the EXPERIENCED
leadership of some of the ring candl-
dates, attempted TO swallow the con-
vention. This is the way it happen
ed:
Pursuant to the call for meeting
to ratify the nominations made at
the Mission Garden, something like
over six hundred voter assembled at
the Convention hall. There was also
considerable hustling in the camp
of the ring, and shortly after eight
o'clock, those arch ringmen, Jose
Cassiano and Thad Smith entered the
hall, followed by the tire ring can
didates, their friends and some hun
dred odd cheap voters. They had
come with one single view to knock
| out and turn the convention into CAL
laghan affair. Therefore, when
at $50. m. Mr.. ]. G. Cafe rap
ped to order and called for nomin-
alton for chairman, Mr.. Jas. E. Dwyer
drew up his vest with q statesman
| like dignity and nominated Mr.. E.
p. Claudon. The chair promptly in
| formed the gentleman that this was
| an adjourned meeting and was OPP
posed to the administration. hence
| the nomination of Mr.. Z. p. Claudon
was sadly out of order. Mr.. Henry
E. Vernon had been nominated by
Mr.. g. l.. Sauer, previous to the NOM
ination of Mr.. Claudon, and he was
elected chairman by q rOusing vote.
Mr.. Vernon stepped upon the plat
form and began the discharge of his
duties when the blooming face of our
city clerk made its appearance upon
| the platform. This was the signal
for derisive jeers from the audience.
The clerk blandly inquired who had
been elected chairman of the meet
ing. He was told by Mr.. Vernon, upon
which he mysteriously disappeared as
though devoured by a trap door.
| Then came the blow that paralyzed
| the ring crowd and tore in to shreds
all of their cherished hopes of COB.
| bling up the gathering. The chair
| man raped the meeting to order
with the words: ~ desire to state
| that the object OF this meeting here
| is to ratify the nominations made at
| Mission Garden. Furthermore, it is
the object of the meeting to nominate
men for the vacancies made by de-
cllnations. And thirdly 1T is the object
of this assembly to oppose the present
| administration, and those of Its adj
herents who are here, may remain,
but they cannot have say
! in the proceedings.n Scarcely had
| the words been uttered when the
house broke into loud and prolonged
cheers that rung and resounded as
| though born of one breath. The vast
audience went wild in their approval
of the utterances and the appreciation
of the back bone of the chair. The
| people were alive to the situation.
| The ring saw all was lost, and Gen.
| Nat Lewis summoned what was left
of his forces and meekly skunk out of
q side door.
The chairman raped the meeting
| to order and called for nominations
for secretary. The name of Mr. ]. A.
Appler was presented, and he was
| elected to the position. The reading
| of the report of the executive commil-
| tee was next In order and was read by
the secrerary..as follows:
"Mr. Chsirman: The executive COM
mittee appointed by the chairman of
| the Mission Garden mass meeting
beg to report that since that meeting
your committee have seen the various
nominees. Mr.. Kalteyer, the nominee
for mayor, has declined but given bis
approval of the movement.
Mr.. Ramsay, nominee for collector,
has declined because of failing health.
Mr.. Kiolbassa for assessor.
Mr.. Van Ripper declines n omina-
ton for marshal because of private
affairs.
Mr.. j.. P. Kline declines the nomi-
nation of alderman at large because
of ill health.
Mr.. N. Mackey declines nomination
of alderman at large because of bust
ness reasons.
The other nominees have accepted;
towIt: F. Groos, for treasurer; Aran-
sas Prescott; for auditor.
w. M. Locke, for engineer.
Mr.. jim. Gallagher, for recorder.
Mr.. w. w. Walling, for city attor-
ney.
Jno. II. Hambleton and Ben Mauer-
mann have accepted nominations for
aldermen at large.
The Second and Third wards have
not yet selected candidates for alder
men.
Your committee recommends the
ratification Of the candidates who