San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-04
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
WHO ARE MENTIONED FOR THE
CITY OFFICES.
Those Named fur Mayor are Legion
Several Prominent People
Proposed for the Posi-
ton of City
Marshal.
[BY ONE OF THE OLD BOYS

Under the caves of the city hall and the
court house great deal of political Cos
sip was overheard by the LIGHT reporter
yesterday. OF course. the principle topic
was the mayoralty, but the minor offices
came in for a share of mention, even the
appointive ones. While of course Captain
Phil Shardein is the candidate of the city
| administration for the mayoralty and he
| is also the favorite of the faction of the
county administration headed by County
Judge Callaghan and County Treasurer
Edward Froboese is the candidate of the
| faction of the county administration
headed by County Clerk Thad Smith, still
the betting was strong that IL strong
candidate like Col. H.. b. Andrews, Gen.
q. w. Russ or Capt. John I. Hambleton
were in the field that either Shardien or
Froooese would be pulled down rather
than run the risk of having either admin
iStration or faction of either beaten. In
the first place the discussions between the
two factions, the Dryer and Callaghan-
ties is not near so strong as both would
have the dear people believe, and there
would be no trouble to patch up their diff
enceS In case the election of an anti ad-
miniStration ticket that was threatened.
In the event of Captain Sharden's cleo
ton it is very probable that Captain j uan
CardenaS, ex-asSistant city marshal
would be his nominee for the marShalShip
and ia the event of the elevation of
Treasurer FroeboeSe to the mayOrship the
latter would in all probability name Cap
tain Thomas P. Mccall for, the marshal
ship. In the event OF third candidate
for mayor, not in accord with the admin
istrations, securing election to the mayor
atty John Fitzhenry who for twenty-one
years has served as a private in the po-
lice ranks although he is unqueStionably
The best man on the force and the most
competent for the marshalship might
have q good chance of securing that
plum. Several other good men are also
mentioned in connection with the same
position, among them Ex- City Marshal
John Dobbin, Deputy Sheriff James
M. Van Ripper, Louis Goodrich, chief
of the merchant police and deputy
District Clerk Warren Druse. The suita-
bility of several prominent citizens for
the position of mayor Is being discussed.
by the suffraganS, and the principal'l
names mentioned in that connection be- |
sides those above alluded to are Captain |
Nelson Mackey, George Fl. Kalteyer, B.
4. Yoakum,' Henry Elmendorf, George
Paschal, Gus Duerler, Jas. =. Newcomb, |
G. Shacklett, George w. Breckenridge,
A. w. Houston and Judge G. III. Noonan. |
Among those seen by the reporters for |
the LIGHT both Cap ain Mackey and
George Kalteyer protest that they are not !
candidates for the office, although the |
latter admitted that he would accept |
nomination of prominent citizens for the |
offices, because, said he: 1.-The office |
should seek the man, and l do not seek |
the mayoralty." Mr.. Ycakum would |
only accept the Office at the solicita-
ton of large number - of the
piti7png 10 hi
would only be a candidate with |
the nomination of the republican party. |
Mr.. SchackleJt has no aspirations for the |
mayoralty but might be induced by busi-
ness men to run for alderman. Mr.. /
Brenneman who is live and active hust- |
Ter when he turns himself loose says that |
he does not aspire to the mayoralty be- |
cause it would be too expensive for him |
to entertain as he thinks the mayor OF |
city like San Antonio should. Neither |
Judge Noonan who has life lease on the |
district Judgeship or George Paschal |
who has strong string tied to the dist /
riot attorneyship are likely to reinquish |
their present official positions for the |
costly one of mayor.
Colonel George w. Breckenridge is not |
eligible for the position as he does not |
reside in the city limits. Henry EImen |
dorf has stated positively that he would |
under no circumstances run for mayor |
but it is highly proba BILE that Mr.. Duer- |
Ter would II he had nomination al |
though he says that he is not hunting for |
a mares nest. Gen. w. HI. Young has |
also been spoken of as an anti-ad minis
tration candidate and il he does run he |
will make bold fight and present a |
dauntless front but he says that his bust |
ness occupies all Of his time aud he does
not believe that anyone should accept the |
position Of mayor who does not devote all |
OF his time and attention to the Office and |
which requires it to be properly admins |
tered.
Ex-mavor James II. French is also |
spoken Of in connection with the mayor |
atty and it is probable that he Is in the |
hands of his friends and he has q great
many Of them, having made the best
mayor that San Antonio ever had under
the greatest draw backs. He, however, |
although not back number, would ex-
perieuce considerable difficulty in being |
elected as he would CALI forth all OF the
united opposition of the administrations
both county and city although of the lat
ter he has made most of the men who are
holding position therein.
In the event OF strong candidate being |
put out by administrationists, it is |
intimatei that Ex-Mayor CaIlaghan
Woulo consent to run again and relin- |
quish the county judgeship, which would I
then be given to his kinsman, Joseph |
Dwyer or Edward Dryer, aDd in the event |
that Callaghan did not run, that Ferdi- |
nand Hertf would be put up by the two
administrations
OF all of the anti. administration candi-
dates mentioned for the office, Captain
Hambleton seems to be the strongest. In
a three cornered race the probabilities
are that he would be the most successful
one, and so say the builders of his horo-
scope.