San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-08
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
JUDGES AND CLERKS OF ELECTION
APPOINTED.
Form of Official Ballot Adopted.
Both Sides Given Fair Repre-
sentation and All are
Well Satisfied.

| to take action on the selection ana
appointment OF the election judges
and clerks, adopting the form OF
official ballots to be used, and other
matters in preparation for fair
election and honest count next
Monday.
Aldermen A. +. Beckmann,
Erich Menger, VIM. Hoefling, F.
w. McAllister, Henry Limburger,
N. Mackey, John Tobin, J. A.
Daugherty and Il. G. Clifford
were present, and after the call
was read, the mayor presented the
business Of the meeting forthwith
by stating that our city ordinances
were in conflict regarding the Sc
lection of the election officers, and
! pointed out Sec. 3, Of Chapter IA,
part |, OF the revised ordinances,
which says the mayor shall ap-
point the presiding officers and the
council shall appoint the judges
and clerks.
On page 80, part 3, another ordi-
nance states that the city council
shall, two days prior to an election,
on nomination OF judges and clerks
| by the executive committees Of
each party represented, appoint
such officers.
He had consulted the best legal
talent, and had been advised that
both were in conflict with the
state law, which says the presiding
officers shall appoint the judges
! and clerks.
Major Green was in the council
chamber, and he was asked, by
resolution Of the council, to give
his opinion on the question.
He was OF the opinion that the
| first ordinance, was voided by the
second one, on the rule that where
one law goes over the whole sub
| ject OF foregoing law and makes
a different provision from the first
one, it is tantamOunt to repeal OF
the previous law.
"Any other way will subject US
to the action OF the courts. 1t does
not conflict with the Australian
ballot law. The last section Of that
law gives full power to act"
The mayor said he was advised
that all ordinances were re.enacted
in 1898, and were just as legal one
with the other. ave want to give
all sides equal representation"
said he, "but we object to some
men on the Citi Zens' ticket for
| judges"
A. F. Beckmann said he had
helped to frame the ordinances two
years ago and took deep interest
in the matter of providing for a
fair election then and now, but he
would not vote for any man on any
com mittee who is under indict-
ment by grand jury. Both par
ties committees should have pride
enough to select others than those
under ban.
The mayor said that II the lists
were submitted be there would
be no objections. The state law
covers the whole question and both
parties can submit their lists and
the officers can be selected or re-
iected.
Daugherty read the petition from
the Citizens ticket, with list Of
judges and clerks, as follows:
For First ward-As judges, +. p
Corbett and Sam j. Dryer; al
clerks, F. o. DeHymel and w. E
Cox.
For Second ward-As judges
Andreas Brown and A. Bruni; al
= clerks Phil Heitgen and F. N
Sanchez.
, For Third ward-As judges, J. L
Thomas and G. F. Russi as clerks
Andreas Coy, Jr., and Victor BeZe
: Jr.
For Fourth ward-As judges
Charles Zalmanzig and Ed. Dryer
as clerks, j. NJ. Dukes and Charlie
G. Smith.
For Fifth ward-As judges, w.
Page and Charles B. Mullaly; a
clerks, J. p. Earl and Charlie
Wynne.
For Sixth ward-As judges, Pa
Q Campbell and B. J. Dewitt; a
9 clerks, John w. Gallagher and A
J. w. Bitter.
d For Seventh ward-As judges
). Ed. Braden, Jr., and d. d. Sprecb
err; as clerks, Ed. Persch and A
Barlemann.
For Eighth ward-As judges, /
: F. McNulty and Thomas H. Al
a bott; as clerks, s. Rabe and Charlie
g Baker.
9 The objection was then raised
[. F. o. DeHymel and F. N. Sanche