San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-24
SHORT SNAPS.

strong or the race to the swift
Judge Richter. of the Second ward,
is UP to the kneadS of his ward
Three ticket syndicateS they might
make trust and divide the pot.
SchOlZS Doc declines to he assist
ant chief; he will play for first place.
GuStave Frasch as an Independent
would make Il hot race for assessor.
The anti-SauSage and Pork society
is not getting any great membership.
Fifteen thousand dollars will be put
up-it'S Il case of put up or shut up.
ElmendOrf will have the naming of
the judges-lOok out for the decision.
Ferd. has heart palpitatiOn every
time he sees the sinking fund" men
toned.
Max SutOr has his dynamite charge
ready to fire into the city council
Monday.
If the people don't pick out good
set of public servants it will be their
own fault.
The candidate who is handicapped
with Il record will RIM slow Mt The
last quarter.
There is II congressional bee hid
den in the hats of two of the cand
dates for mayor.
There will be more disappointed
candidates after the Sth of February
than ever before.
The question is. who will withdraw
from the courthouse combinations be-
fore the election?
Now we have all the Platforms the
explanation of how they can he car
ried out is in order.
Some candidates will be judged by
their records; others by the records
of the company they keep.
No wonder the city treasury has
been kept empty when the treasurer
received warrants for cash.
The candidate who will promise
$3.50 day to the laborer will catch
the street corner politicians.
Bro Ferdinand is getting the kinks"
out of his legs since T. Il. Johnson
published the treasurer'S platform.
Ben and Gus have forgotten the lit
tie fir" department incident and kiss
ed and made up with the king.
The Dutch" like to ''bc id" they
forget all about such little tritIing
things.
r. b. Johnson as city treasurer will
not get his head Swelled after the
election, and will wear the same size
hat then as now.
COmmissary Sergeant Blum was
discovered with n rabbit in his peck
ct at the Opera house and turtle
dove on his arm.
II Ludwig Mahncke gets there as
alderman, the Light dominates him rs
chairman of the cooking committee
for the city bastille.
If Mr.. EImendOrf succeeds in keep
IN, Af ln % ~
Of his administration on his ticket he
is not entirely deserted.
The city prisoners are praying for
Mahncke's success, because they
think he will improve the quality and
quantity of their ratiOnS.
The friends of r. b. Johnson. can
didate for treasurer, will please bear
in mind that he is not the ThOs. John
son running for alderman.
The Third ward people should he
sure and see that their ticket reads
r. B. Johnson for treasurer. He is
not running for alderman.
Saul of Tarsus met an angel in the
road ana became CHRISTIAN. VINO
met some of our old chronic candidates
in the road and made them twin
saints?
The solid voter needs no persuasion
to vote right-it's the irresponsible
fellow that is open for conviction
the campaign fund is the great per
suadeT.
Now, if full set of independent
candidates will come out the voters
can throw aside all the fixed up tick
cts and elect an independent city adj
ministration.
Bro. Ferdinand will have his leg
pulled beautifully this time; take hold
of il boys, and give it a little jerk.
You can still vote for 7. b. johnson,
for city treasurer.
The GoSsipper's disposition to poke
fun at the opposition candidate to
Ferdinand does not deter the Light |