San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-05
CANDIDATES DISCUSSED.
The Citizens Candidates Far sSu-
perIor.

The CltiZenS Candidates r." ASu-
To the Daily LIGHT.
In my last gave a sort Of general re-
view of the political situation in BeXar
county, and today | desire to devote a
little space to the matter of throwing a
full measure of calcium light upon our
county government. Thad. Smith and
Jose Cassiano having already been shown
ND in my previous letter, l will now turn
to Nat Lewis, our district clerk. He has
a faculty for making himself over agree
able to some people, who happen to have
official business. semi professionally, with
him, whilst with others he spares no eff
forts to appear the reverse, and thus it is
that he is anything but popular among
those who get into daily contact with
him. But the ring manipulatorS say they
used him on account Of the Iiberaltty
with which he contributes election noodle.
As to the question of competency, his OPP
ponent, Henry UmScheid, is by far his
superior, and all who know Henry can
certify to the fact. that he is at all times
in condition to perform his duties. Bart
Dewitt, candidate Tor reelection as
county attorney, is harmless, good fel..
dispoSing OF the little misdemeanor cases
coming before the justices, but
without the least ambition to
endeavOr to accomplish anything,
further. Hence our county authorities
must cast about for some other lawyer
when they wish other legal work, such as
drawing up contracts, etc, perforued;
for instance when the first contract. for
building but p portion of the new county
court house was to be written, other at
torneyS had to be employed to do this
work, for which they received the sum of
five hundred dollars. As there will be
probably dozen, or more, contracts let
for completing the entire court house. the
extra expense for writing out these dOcu-
ments will run up into the thousands.
BY electing c. A. GOeth as successor to
Dewitt our citizens will soon lind a
change in the condition of that office, for
Goeth'S ambition and pride would not
permit the employment of another legal
luminary to perform any of the functions
pertaining TO the Office of county attOr-
nPy. GOeth would give that bis personal
attention and no extra fee would be de-
manded. As he Is one of the rising young
lawyers of this city. his ability to cope
with the various duties OF the office is
questioned by no one.
7. 2. Mccall who asks to be reelected
on the ring ticket, has served several
terms yetit Cannot be said of him. that
he has conducted the office for aught
else. than the revenue there was in it.
The fact that Judge NOOnan finds Occa
sion TO call the attention of nearly every
grand jury to such open violations Of the
law. as most seriously affects the wei
fare of this community, is sufficient evil
do = al tai ,f l,,tyV
the part of Sheriff Mccall. His OppOaent
John p. Campbell, is known to be a
straight and fearless man. against whose
character not a word can be said, and
who, if elected. will perform his duty
without fear or favor. 1t might be added
right here, that Johns exceptionally re-
liable and was never known to go back on
his word.
As our present Assessor, Louis Huth
Jr., bears the official title, and while he
knows very little as to what is transpir-
ing in that office, his private affairs re-
curing nearly all of his time and atten
ton, pr. LinduCr. aS deputy, has been
doing all the devilment about that office
that he could, and is therefore keeping
Huth busy during the balance of this
campaign, trying to explain that twenty
five hundred dollar transaction. HUH
has. consequently, became a fail
ure as county assessor, and should
be replaced by a man who has been as
SCISSOR before and given general satiSfac-
ton: that man is Geo. S. Williamson,
whose name can be found on the citizens
ticket.
A candidate tor treasurer, Ed Fro
bOeSe, asks to be reelected on the ring
ticket and Russell C. Norton has been
nominated by the citizens party to oppose
him. Norton has the confidence of the
business community. is strictly honest
and will be found. if elected. to be the
right man inthe right place. In my next
| shall deal with the county commission
erS court exclusively.