San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-22

Written for the Daily LreHr.

AS Is USUAL, mOubQS D0IOT6 q
county election, rumors of all sorts
and sizes are as "plentiful as black.
berries in June" concerning the
makeup Of the ticket for the coun.
ty offices. Nine and a half tenths
of the orphaned rumors are mere
guesses and surmises, put afloat
by persons who are not in the con-
fidence OF the chiefs of the redoubt.
able county ring. These rumors are
put forth as feelers, by men who
would be very glad to have a place
on the ring ticket.
Before every county election,
rumors are started to the effect
that the entente cordiale between
the chiefs OF the ring has been so
completely broken that no cement
can ever unite the chiefs. In
1894 a similar rumor was
rife, that Bryan Callaghan had
split of from Jose Cassiano and
lThad. Smith and would head an
opposition ticket, in combination
with John P. Campbell and Henry
Umschied. This was the talk on
every street corner and in every
saloon. The city press discussed
it daily in all its phases. But just
as the public had concluded there
was some foundation for this
rumor, Callaghan and Campbell
accepted positions on the ring
ticket and harmony was restored
in the twinkling Of an eye. The
ways of San Antonio politicians
are badly mixed, very uncertain
and changeable.
Bob Toombs once said, "the
result of an election, the verdict OF
a petty jury, and woman's mind
were so uncertain as to be clean
beyond the fore knowledge Of God,"
but had he had any experience in
the ways of San Antonio politi-
clans, Gen. Toombs most inquest
ionably would have included them
in hiscatalogue of uncertain things.
The rumor,is revived, that a rup-
ture has taken place between Cal
laghan and Jose Cassiano, and that
the former will head an opposition
ticket in 1896, but it requires both
a forgetfulness OF past events and
an abnormally large stock OF guilt
bility for any one to credit this
rumor. Your San Antonio politi.
clan is without the least morsel OF
squeamishness and hungers and
thirsts after office too much to be
fastidious as to what ticket he
runs on, provided he can be elected.
Promises and pledges to friends are
broken without blush or qualm,
If anything can be made by break.
ing them.
Griff Jones is hard at work to
capture "the most sweet voices
of the dear people" for sher-
if, and is very busy shaking
hands with the voters. Tom Nc
Call has a host OF warm friends
andJohnCampbell is strong man,
so that "Griff" is likely to find it
difficult to get on the ring ticket.
1t is pretty certain some men,
who were ON the ticket in 1894 will
be relegated to the limbo Of I'M
availables in 1896. The ring is
too shrewd to stick dead weight
on its ticket, aud its keeps its band
constantly on the public pulse. 1t
strengthens itself by laying of
men destitute of influence and put
ting strong men in their places,
and it will pursue it's old tactics in
1896.
If the sewers are uncompleted in
October 1896, there will be de-
fensive alliance between the city
and county ring, since both of
them will unite provided it be to
their interest.
Neither politics, nor principle
possess the weight of a feather
with San Antonio politicians,
whose god is success at all costs,
and who are ready to coalesce with
any body and any party.
The local wire workers will spare
no pains to capture Wright Quincy,
as they believe he can manipulate
the colored vote so as to have it go
solid. But they might be badly
disappointed in this calculation.
The Ring will do it's best to patch
up truce with Bart Crowther, so
as to secure the solid Mexican vote
as they did in the days of yore. 1t
is thought Bart Dewitt aspires to
be district attorney, and should
this conjecture prove to be correct
he is likely to be put on the Ring
ticket for that Office. The opposi-
ton forces seem to be without a
head, without cohesive power, and
badly demoralized. f. A. p.
STILL IN THE LEAD.
The celebrated 'tCitY Beer,n man.