El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-01
FIRE COMPANY ELECTIONS.
just When They Occur and the Pros
pectS for a Warm L ime.

The elections in the different fire
cOmpanies begins touig and will con-
ii, ue along through the different COM
panies until the second Monday in this
month, ard a warm time can'be expect
ed at each election, as opposing forces
are nearly eqaally divid, d and stron y
craftsmanship has sprung up that Will
make the contest lively and interest
ing. The cont st over the chieftai n
sip of the deparlment is the ma n
bone of contention, but it is not yet
evident thst tn S question will come up
in the Ell. C ion of The different compan-
les for their own officers, but if this
question is sprung there will be a hot
time in each company election. To-
night Engine company No. l will Opsn
the bail with the election of company
officers. So far as can he determined
| at the present time J. B. Badger will
foreman and August Breiten assistant
foreman. This is the ticket that most
of the embers have announced in IA
vOr of, but other c"mb nations may Re
made tonight. just who will be made
directors is not vet known.
Tomorrow night hose company Nos
l and will hold their annual election
for company Offic ers. Hose No. is a
gu ct company and will select men suit
dOlS JIG pOSlGiOuS Uu0y dT6 GO OCCu-
py without any trouble, but warm
ele ,tion will he held by the hose No. B.
Many new names have lately been add
ed to the rolls of this company and it
may result in thorough investig d Jon,
as it has teen reported that several
people have be IN DO fled thai they
were elected members of that company
who had never made application for
mem bership and who did lot want to
become mem bers Of this company. Just
what will be the result in the election
is hard to determine.
Next Tuesday, Dece n Der 7, the hook
and ladder company will meet and t lect
their officers and such men IS ere quail
ificd for the posi- ions will probably be
put in office. This is a large company
and the election of chief will not cut
much figure in the company election.
Wednesday night d 'cember =, the
fire department will hold their annual
election n, and there viii be hot time
in the Old town that night. The chief
tainship of the fire departm ens will be
hot contest snd the cont ing sides
will be pretty evenly drawn up in
battle OF array aga nst each Olher.
Strong efforts are being made % de
feat Grief CJnr O-S for reelection aud
Tom Holland, his opponent, has strong
and bitter fighters behind him who
will cnntes. every inch of ground with
the pre- eat chief. The contest will by
no means be walk over for eli her
candidate and just what the result v i'll
be rem aims to be seen. There is also a
hea'ed contest for tie presidency of the
depar; ment belwee Judge Edwards
ard S II. Buchanan, but the result of
this election will probably be determiL-
ed by the election of chief. St'ict
pa ty lines have also sen drawn on
the contest for secretary of the de art
ment as w. T. Kitchen and Jesse Payne
will be the opposing ca 1didates.
Hose company No. does not hold a
c"mrany election until Monday, Dec
ember IL, and the members Cf the
company have not settled yet on who
will b. their officers for the ensuing
wear