San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-11

In the Light of Sunday morning, the
9Th. a communication. emanating from
Elmendorf's campaign committee,
placed the vote for Elmendorf at A.
200, that for Callaghan at $500 and that
for Levy at 1000, the result utterly
falsifed this estimate, as Elmendorf
received 1000 less, Callaghan received
567 more and Levy LOO more than
this estimate gave them.
In the Express of Monday morning,
the Sth, a supporter of Levy declared
that Callaghan would not be in the
race at all, and would, probably,
withdraw in favor of Elmendorf.
Elmendorf's campaign was managed
badly from the start to finish. 1t Is
an inexcusable blunder in a campaign
for a general in the filed, or an eXecu-
tive committee, to underrate the
strength of his opponent and to mag
nifty his own strength, as it begets
feeling of false security. 1t is a grea-
ter bIunder than to be utterly ignorant
of what your enemy is doing.
The Elmendorf and the Levy cam
paign committees had no notion of the
actual strength of Callaghan, and were
ignorant of what effective work his
campaign committee was doing. Be
cause Callaghan's committee did not
proclaim from the house tops what it
intended doing, or was doing, and keep
up a din. clatter and cackling, the
Levy and the Elmenodrf committees
conceived that Callaghan felt he was
not in the race and therefore, not
working.
The Levy campaign started out with
a blaze of trumpets, and the beating
of drums and the sounding of tom
toms, and though it meant to capture
the voters by storm, and to frighten
the followers of Elmendorf and Gala
CHAN off the track as a railroad fright
ems cattle off the track.
The Levy headquarters was a scene
of constant stir, hustle and activity,
men were coming in and goin out,
with important looking faces and
quickened steps. In front of these
headquarters, crowds of loafers congre-
gated There was a display of pride,
pomp, circumstance, STIR hustle, activ-
ity, and business not unworthy Of the
headquarters of a national executive
committee.
Mr.. Levy was evidently damaged by
the tactics of his executive committee.
1t meant we'll, and imagined it was
carrying all before it by a cavalry
charge as dashing and as irresistible
as Murat ever headed, but the result
was only to misleau the supporters OF
Levy as to their strength.
Mr.. Levy himself worked like a bea-
yer, and threw his whole soul into the
canvass, as resolved to deserve sue
cess he could command it.
The people manifested a sort of in
difference to the result, that was I'M
precedented in this city. This indif-
ference was shown by the lack of ex-
element.
If the new mayor and council will be
guided by the single consideration of
what will most promote the welfare of
San Antonio, and steer clear of job
berry, jugglery, mystery and cliqueism,
they can count on receiving the gener-
Gus support of the people and achiev-
ing an honorable fame for themselves.
The Legislature now in session should
enact a law similar to the New York
law, requiring all candidates for state,
county and municipal offices to file
within twenty days after the election,
sworn statement of all money con-
tributed mad used by them, and how
used, a law requiring all executive
campaign committees to file an itemiz-
ed account of all money expended by
them and to whom paid.
Love- o-n x.yAo