San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-10
AN OUTRAGE.
THE HIGH HANDED ACTION OF
AN AUTOCRAT.
The Mayor Declares the Council
Adjourned When but Three
Out of Eleven Vote for
Adjourning.

blot on the calendar Of SanAntonio. A day
outraged by the man bearing the title
of mayor Of San Antonio in the city coun-
Gil chamber, at one of the most impor-
tant sessions.
Autocratic Incumbent Lockwood was
more i'm periouS than the Car of all Rus
STA and the Sultan Of Turkey combined.
He called a special meeting of the city
council yesterday for action on the W i'd :.
ening of North Flores street and to tell
the city council that tn ev had no right to
interfere with his jug handled election
judges.
North Flores street was ordered widen
ed fifteen feet but when the election mat
tiers came up the diSgraceful affair oc-
Cured.
The mayor pulled out of his pocket and
had read to the council an opinion by
Barnard and McGOwan, attorneys, coin
Gliding with him in the position that the
mayor was to appoint presiding judges
and they were to appoint the judges and
clerks.
He also pulled ont of his pocket an or
dinance prepared by him of that character
which. was voted down promptly.
Aldermen Guerguin, Hoetlng and Beck
mann IHcu OlcIcu INC OlulHdHCc pltpdlcu
by the city attorney. giving the council
the right and power to select election
judges from both sides and providing for
the holding of fair election.
Autocratic |. Lockwood. the accidental
mayor. peremptOrily refused to put the
motion for the reading of the ordinance
and on motion of Me Too Conner and with
Jake Weber'S second declared the council
adjourned. although Conner, Weber and
Tho only tbrnn nf tho nlnVpn
aldermen who voted for adjournment.
Aldermen Anderson, Beckmann, BOel-
hauwe. Daugherty, Guerguin. HOetling,
Hickman, Muth, voting no.
When his Accidency declared the meet
ing adjourned he put on his hat and
walked out of the room accompanied by the
city clerk, the assistant marshal and Alder
men Conner, PerSch and Weber.
The assistant marshal, however, re-
turned and remained with the council
and performed the duties required of him,
be it said to Capt HenneSSy'S credit.
The eight aldermen who voted against
adjournment remained in their seats and
proceeded to business.
Alderman Guerguin was appointed
mavOr pro TEN and presided
The city attorney gave his opinion on
the legality of the ordinance prepared by
him aud Hon. William Aubrey also con-
Cured in the legality of the ordinance.
The city attorney also gave his opinion
thai the council as then comprised was a
legal body and could adopt legally a re-
solution for the purity of the ballot and
for the holding of fair election after
which the ordinance prepared by the
city attorney went through its various
readings and was passed.
This ordinance, the giSt OF which was
to give the council the authority of and
power to appoint election judges aud
clerks equally representing both tickets,
was then unanimously adopted.
The councilmen appointed the follow
ing Judges and clerks, representing the
anti city-ring ticket:
Ward Judges: Sam Dwyer, u. A.
Duerler Clerks; George Stuembe, Jos.
f. Garcia.
Ward 9-Judges: Dan Lewis, Frank
Dalcour. Clerks: f. o. DeHymel, Phil
Heitgen.
Ward 3-Judges: NJ. Freedom, John
Stappenbech. Clerks: Charles Scheide-
Ward Judges. Ed Dryer, w. D.
Druse. Clerks; Charles Sauer, j. M.
Ward Judges: H. Bennett, A. H.
Moegelin Clerks: A. r. Perez, Fred
Font.
Ward g. Judges: w. H. Huston, DR..
G. J. StarneS. Clerks: L. a. Reynolds,
Ward Judges: Charles Mierow, J.
c. Cumberland. Clerks: A j. Seffel, F..
Ward 8-Judges: Louis SPAIN, A. F.
Wulff Clerks: Gus GieSecke, James
Stewart.
The following judges and clerks were
then appointed for the Shsrdein ticket:
Ward Judges: l.. n. Walthall John
c. Mueller. Clerks: M. Koenigheim, A.
T. Stevens
Ward 2-Judges: F. N. Sanchez, A:
Bruni. Clerks: Feliciano Flores, Ned
Randolph.
Ward 3-Judges: Louis Moglia, R. R.
MARTINEZ Clerks: Charles +. King, Vi
cente MARTINEZ nv
Ward 4-Judges: Albert Devine, w. H.
Hernessy. Clerks. Charles Florian, E. Z.
Claudon.
Ward 5-Judges: Sam Maverick, n.
o. Green. Clerks: John Green, A. l.
Ward 6-Judges: Mike McGary, John
Brice. Clerks: John Gallagher, Hugh b.
Rice.
Ward Judges: Fl. Heiligmann, Paul
Prefer. Clerks: Ed. Braden, Sr, Ed
Guilbeau.
Ward S-Judges: r. C. Harm, F. RIM.
Clerks: Albert Rhelner, Albsrt Gaul.
Committees were then appointed to no
tify the appointed election officers OF their
appointment and Acting Mayor Guer-
gum was authorized TO issue them cleo
ton certificates. but the executive com
mittee (?) of the. Shardein ticket; was
given the option of having election officers
as substitutes for any OF those appointed
for II, and given until noon today to do SO
at the meeting called for them.
Alderman Beckmann then offered the
following resolution OF
LACK OF CONFIDENCE
in the autocratic mayer, which was unan-
imOusly adopted:
Be it resolved by the city council of San
Antonio, in meeting assembled. that we
herewith express our unqualified dlsap-
prOval of the action of Mayor A. /. Lock
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