San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13
LEVY LAUNCHED.
ENDORSED FOR MAYOR OF THE
ALAMO CITY.
A Full City Ticket, Except For Treasurer,
Nominated at Beethoven Hall
A Noisy Affair.

and fired. And the chief gunner, our
worthy street commissioner, thinks he
has aimed truly. He was assisted
by a great array of aides, wipers and
powder boys, and the catapult was of
no less material than our brilliant dis
trict attorney Judge Augustus Levy.
He was nominated for the office of
mayor of San Antonio at the Citizens
convention called to meet at Beethoven
hall last night.
Marshall Hicks assumed the chair
manship and called the meeting to or
der at $50 o'clock. At this time the
large hall was we'll filed, the pit and
galleries teeming with voters who came
as delegates and spectators. The
crowd was not very orderly, not as
much so as previous conventions, and
it was very hard to hold them at
times. There were shouts for Bryan"
ever and anon and this always aroused
much enthusiasm whether the defeat
ed presidential nominee was meant or
whether the popular county judge,
Bryan Callaghan was meant, was left
to the decision of the shouters and
they accepted it probably both ways.
The chairman was supported on the
platform by the following: DR.. w. L.
Barker, DR.. F. NJ. Hicks, T. f. Coffey,
Nj. G. Trevino, DR.. F. Hadra, NJ. /.
Best, A. L. Montalbo, Theodore Har-
II Il Nric I'll, lot
terville Devine, William Payson, George
w. Gordon, Judge w. w. Walling, John
Routledge, Manuel Lopez.
After stating the object of the meet
ing and reading the call in the city
papers, he called for nominations for
permanent chairman and H. C. Carter
was chosen. Chas. M. Barnes and
Lee Cotton were made secretaries.
II then required IA minutes to pick
out members of committee on per-
manent organization and five on eonl-
nlittee on platform. A wait of just
minutes was held and then the COM
mittee on platform reported. This
document calls for lots of reforms,an
retrenchment in public expenses, the
granting of franchises for their value,
more public school facilities, perfect
sanitation of the city, for employment
of resident labor on public works, etc.
1t was adopted.
The organization then reported ma
king the temporary organization per-
manent and recommending that COM
mittee of fifty be appointed to make
selections of candidates for city Off
GERS. Also that a campaign commit
81 he Ad0ntp6
and the committee of fifty was ap-
pointed and retired. On returning the
following ticket for city offices was
presented:
For mayor-A. Levy.
City attorney-Duval West.
Recorder-Albert e. Devine.
Collector-Charles F. Mayer.
Assessor-James V. French.
Auditor-Hans L. Degener.
Aldermen at large-Joseph S. Carr.
DIR. w. L. Barger, Frank Marsh, NJ. j.
Best.
Alderman First Ward-Henry Fest.
Alderman Second ward-August Ro-
hin, Jr.
Alderman Third ward-George Sur
key.
Alderman Fourth Ward-Marshall
Hicks.
Alderman Fifth ward-H. ]. Vogler.
Alderman Sixth Ward-Henry Linn
burger, Jr.
Alderman Seventh ward-william
Dobrowolski.
Alderman Eighth ward-Fred. H.
Cartwright.
The office of treasurer was left va
cant The committee said this would
be filled by the plenary committee. The
ticket seemed to please both sides OF
the house, though from differnt rea-
sons. When the Office of collector
was announced there were deafening
calls of "Sutor," MAX Sutor," from all
over the house and it was some time
before order could be restored. When
the question of adoption was put the
nays far outnumbered the ayes in
point of. volume, but the motion Of
doption was declared car
ried and the nominee for mayor, Mr..
Levy, then advanced and addressed
the meeting. AT the conclusion of his
address the meeting broke up.
An amusing Incident occurred while
the committee of 50 were out. Mr..
Manuel Lopez, the Cuban sympathizer,
was introduced by the chairman to
make a speech for free Cuba. He
could not be heard and finally becom-
ing desperate, asked the chairman to
put a resolution of sympathy for Cuba
before the house. It was voted for
with an uproarious "aye!" Mr.. Lo-
peg fairly danced and voted with up
raised left hand But when the chair