San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

at Peter Jonas hall on Austin
street last night. There were
about 100 persons present. Good
speeches were listened to.
The Young Mems Elmendorf
club, OF which DR.. f. &. Clavin is
president, gained 200 members yes
terday.
The Seventh and Eighth Wards
Elmendorf club held big meeting
at Mission Garden last night.
Speeches were made by Messrs.
Minor, Summerlin and HertZberg.
A young mems Elmendorf club,
for wards l, 2 and 3, held a meeting
in the hall over Capt. Bob Marks
saloon on West Commerce street,
yesterday afternoon. They had a
very social time.
Pat O'Hara, in regard to that
meeting OF three, published by
Seventh warder," says there were
thirty-seven who signed the call
for the meeting, but that owing to
a conflict in the dates with a
Noonan meeting, this meeting
held in earlier than the time
called, s o'clock, and adjourned
early, to give way to the Noonan
meeting. The majority Of the sign
ers were there, however.
A $500 bet on Elmendorf was
made in Scholz's soloon yesterday.
At the fire last night among the
spectators, one Callaghan sup
porter challenged an Elmendorf
man to show how many were
wearing the respective campaign
colors in one group. The test dis
closed nine red (Elmendorf) and
one green (Callaghan) ribbon.
An Irishman yesterday, being
asked to wear green ribbon by
Callaghan supporter, said: "No
sir, not until St. Patrick's day will
l wear a green ribbon. 1t is the on.
ly day an Irishman ought to wear
one."
Elmendorf meetings will be held
tonight as follows:
The Independent Workingmen's
club and the Young Mems Elmen-
dorf club will hold a big joint
meeting in Convention hall to.
night. Every body invited.
All Fourth ward clubs are re-
quested to meet at the ward head.
quarters on San Pedro avenue,
near Romano street, and attend
this meeting in body.
The Sixth Ward Colored Mems
club will hold a meeting tonight
at No. 400 Austin street, between
Ninth and Tenth streets. Opening
address by w. f Easton. Other
good speakers will attend.
The Seventh ward Elmendorf
club will meet tonight at Puppies
hall, corner Dakota and blackberry
streets ward citizens invited.
A strong Elmendorf club was
formed at Wohlfahrt's store, on
North Flores street, near the
springs last night. Mr.. Wohlfahrt
was made president.
The First ward Elmendorf club
will meet Thursday night at TESTS
garden, on South Flores street.
The Elmendorf workers say that
if the Callaghan people want to
have joint debate with them on
past and present city ad-
ministration issues they can
be accommodated with lots of good
speakers. AS is we'll known, how
ever, Mayor Elmendorf is bust
ness man and not a lawyer or
fluent orator and will not debate
personally with Judge Callaghan.
County Commissioner Jonas is
warm Elm endorf supporter and
is doing some good work in the
Sixth.
The Sixth ward now has three
strong Elmendorf clubs. A new
one was formed at Jonas hall last
night.
A meeting of the Fifth Ward FL
mendorf club No. 2, was held at
Stuve's saloon on Avenue d last
night and arrangements were made
for grand mass meeting to be
held at that place next Friday
night.
Elmendorf headquarters have
been established near Commerce,
on North Flores street, in the old
office Of the county treasurer,wi G.
M. Barnes in charge. He requests
all chairmen Of Elmendorf clubs
in the city to report to headquar-
tiers their meeting nights, in order
that good speakers may be assigned
to each and other arrangements
for the good Of the ticket made.