San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-06
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
HOW THE MUNICIPAL CAULDRoN
Is BOILING.
The Political BruIh That &c Contains
and the Fuel That is Making
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More fuel has been placed under the
political pot and the fuel is the timber of
which many more candidates are COM
posed. Much of the material has been
so light that it has set the pot to boiling
fairly all of a sudden. The transit from
simmering to the boiling stage was con-
siderably fastened by, a sudden turn
taken by one of the principal municipal
candidates. The LIGHT had intimated
that in the event OF a strong adminiStra-
tion candidate being trotted out there
would be no division between the county
and city administrations, and that one
would pull down It's candidate and work
for the other. This has been done.
County Treasurer FrobOese has retired
from the race. While there is some des.
ultory talk among the county admins ira
tion members of running District AttOr-
ney PaSchal tor the mayOralty and, it is
probable that he might run if Sharden
was retired. He is TOO sensible to enter
in a three cornered race in which the
division of the forces of the two admins
traIions would inevitably lead to the de-
feat OF both and the election of new Set
OF officers Numerically opposed to the
present order of affairs.
One prominent politician, as he sur
veyed the scales that were peeling off the
limbs of the statue of Justice, and not the
ones she was posing in her hands above
the old fire. trap court house, this morn
ing remarked: IF Bryan Callaghan
really wants to find out whether there is
any democracy in San Antonio, he now
has chancc. If he will call democratic
convention he will be able to lind out. |
think the republicans are anxious to
unite their differences, and If the demo-
Gratis would make straight nominations |
hpIipyp inan Il hn
same thing. | would like to see THIS done,
for several reasons. The principal ones
would be that it would test the numeri-
cal strength Of both parties. The race
would BE- such a close one, too, that il
would furce both parties to put the very
be- men for the places"
Among the latest candidates spoken of
foI Tue mayOraiy is Alderman William
HOeflIDg, OF the Fifth ward. who secured
the defeat OF the administration cdndi-
date, BOelhauWe, and won the election
contest made by the administration after
he had been elected. He has conSid-
cradle FOLLOWING and would prove a for
midable candidate but he is willing to as
sist any one stronger than he, and has
for his sole and only object, the downing
OF the city administration, He is al
"8nti" from AntyVille and will hustle for
whoever is the candidate. He will
make things hum not only in the fifth
ward but in several other forborgS and
pnrlieuS.
No active work has yet been done in
the ninth" ward, which extends from
tamale hall to the city Of Mexico, but the
organizing of administration clubs in
that part of this city known as "Chihua-
hua" goes bravely on
The colored man and brother is begin
ing to get himself numerically together.
He wants some of the political pie aud
does not seem TO be satisfied with having
a representation OF two on the police
force and one a. porter at the city hall.
His voting strength according to his reg
istration In the city at the last county
election was about 800 or ten per cent OF
the entire city vot. and he is asking for
pie In proportion. The negroes are there
fore forming political clubs in various
portions okihe city are notably in New
combville and In the neighborhood of the
residence OF the county judge.
not only asking: Where am l at?" Of
those whom they think can give them
some definite of their political ATTITUDES
and loDgitudes but are paIrOniZing the
saloons much more literally than of yore
and are shaking hands without restraint
and ad lib.
The buns who swarm about the politi-
cal centres are getting in their work on
the politicians and the crowd in the
neiRhborhoOd of the county courthouse
daily grows larger. 1t had dwinded
down to coIporal's guard Immediately
after the last county election but now is
a great deal larger than Catarina Gar
Za's following on the Brave and is prob
able that some of the latter are to be
found there.