San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

| NbuIlOu lOT ueAU SATURDAY hIS III I
at Convention hall, to nominate q
Republican city ticket.
The Callaghan executive com.
mittee have placed Alfred Ruhnke
on their ticket for alderman OF
Ward 2, in place Of l.. w. Hagy.
An Elmendorf m Getting will be
held at Puppies hall, Dakota street
tonight.
Independent Workingmen's club
will have a rousing Elmendorf
meeting at Convention hall to-
night.
An Elmendorf meeting will be
held at corner Of Romano street
and Main avenue tonight.
An Elmendorf meeting will be
held at Frank Mulczynski's hall,
sol Dallas street, tonight. Good
speakers.
The 7th ward Elmendorf club
meets Wednesday night the 23rd
at Winn's hall, 315 Lavacca street.
Everybody invited. Shed Porter
president, S. s. Swim, secretary.
The Young Mems Elmendorf
club will hold a meeting at Shafer
& Braden's hall tomorrow night.
The club is receiving large num-
bers Of new members.
The Seventh and Eighth wards
Elmendorf club was organized at
Mission garden last night with a
start.off of 100 members. Speeches
were made by Hon. A. F. Beck
mann and Capt. w. HI. Huston.
A big Elmendorf rally was held
at Opperman's hall last night.
About fifty new members were
added to the club. Messrs. e. NJ.
Barnes and A. A. Gray delivered
speeches.
The Fourth ward Elmendorf
club met at the corner Of Romano
street and Main avenue last night
and about 200 new members Joined
the club. Good speeches were made
by Judge Kellar, Judge Peter
Shields, Judge Burgess, Jos. P. De-
vine, w. G. Richards and John
Tobin.
An Elmendorf club for the col
ored people will be organized in
the Fifth ward tonight.
The Young Mems Colored club
held a meeting at corner of Crock
EFT and Nacogdoches streets last
night. No endorsements were
made.
Street Com missioner Crowther
says, in regard to Alderman Cliff
ford's resolutions before the Coun-
Gil yesterday, that he was issuing
certificates to his men to the effect
that the city owed them certain
amounts, for their use in getting
merchandise and provisions from
stores, that he has always stood
personally responsible for these,
and has even, when the men could
not get cash, loaned them money
out Of his own pocket, or paid them
outright. 81 do not tell them what
store to deal with or go to. They
can go to any store. have lost
$500 or$9OO out Of my own pocket Ii
this manner, but it is my own loss.
But it is no loss to the city, and the
city is not responsible, or in
jeopardy. The men were hard up
and had nothing to eat. l do not
charge them, and they are not
charged 20 per cent discount on
their time checks, as one of the
Callaghan candidates formerly
did men with their time checks.
81 heard the remark that certain
merchants charge 10 per cent dis
count on these orders. It's a lie
will guarantee it and let them
ask the merchants, who are
Icke Bros, Stumberg, Wet.
more & Cara, Maurer and others
| have given out over 100 orders
on different stores. Hundreds OF
these men, while working for the
city, got sick and could not meet
these accounts, and / have paid
them out of my own pocket. But
my books are always open to the
public or any committee for in
vestigation. l do not carry my
main time book home every night,
as was formerly done in this Of.
fee"
Capt. Hans l.. Degener was to.
day angrily hunting for the man
who said he had been promised
the. city clerkship under Mayor
Elmendorf. He says he does not
want and would not have any Of
flee under Mayor Elmendorf, az
his efforts in his behalf are purely
friendly and disinterested.
"The real reason why the city
school teacher can not get
their salaries in FULL" sale
a member OF the city ad-
ministration today, "is that the
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