El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-03
POLITICAL
SMALLTALk
Plenty Of Candidates In the
Field For Democratic
Nomination.
NO OPPOSITION
To the Candidates For Some
Of the Offices, and Much
Competition For
Others.

| Chairman John NJ. Dean of the dem
ocratic county executive committee has
about made up his mind to select
October 20. as the date for holding
the primaries to select delegates for
choosing democratic candidates for
the various offices.
The original date agreed upon was
October I3. but owing to the pro-
tracted illness of one of the candidates
for sheriff the date was postponed at
the solicitation of his friends and by
consent of other interested parties.
II there is no change in the pres
ent program exactly seventeen days
will elapse before the primaries are
held and as the time grows shorter
politics wakes warmer and candidates
for Office rustic more and more.
In fact the situation may materially
change within the next ten days and
many whose hopes have been brightest
may have them blasted by few man
ipulations of the men who pull the
wires.
Just at this time there is but little
visible indication of the struggle that
is going on and although the political
schemer is hard at work and the polit-
ical trickster is getting ready with
his tricks, the public knows little or
nothing of the inside workings of the
various cliques and organizations of
heelers.
AS in the days oI yore the second
ward with its heavy Mexican vote and
its vote from the joints, will tell the
tale and the man who can carry the
second feels already that the nomina-
tion is his. AS u consequence the
tallest hustling will be done and the
most money will be spent in this ward
from now until the day of the pri-
maries and it is on this classical pre-
hinge.
Probably the Office being most eager
ly saught is that of sheriff. Two men
of experience in the conduct of its
affairs are out for the democratic nom
ination. They are J. II. Boone, who
as sheriff and w. J. Ten Eyck, for
merly Sheriff Simmons's chief deputy
and a man who has been in the thief
taking business for years. But GUS
tom would give Boone a second term
AS an evidence that len Eyck wants
no unfair advantage it may be stated
that a week or so ago when erroneous
ly told that Mr.. Boone had suffered
relapse and might not be able to
make an active campaign he express
ed his regret in words that were un-
sincere and said he want
ed no such advantage over Boone.
AS is usual the fight for this
office especially is between the bosses
Of the factions and il is easy to guess
which one of the candidates man
is supporting if you know what fac
ton he belongs to.
In the race for the district clerkship
matters are rocking along
about the same as usual and il is
whispered about that both candidates
have splendid opportunity of COM
bining their strength with some can
iidate for sheriff. Both being of
Mexican descent each is supposed to
nave a substantial Mexican following |
not to be sneezed at. Ike Alderete |
who is in this race has just about COM |
)leted his first term and seeks to sue
:eed himself. He is a young man and |
earned to- handle money and attend to
business while in the employ of the
Campbell Real Estate company. but
lis opponent. Jose Escajeda. grew up
n the district clerks Office and he
lnows all about its workings. These
wo candidates are making such hot
light against each other that know
ng ones say that some good railroad
nan with the railroad vote at his
'ack could beat them both in the
AS to- the other offices. Il
Park Pitman has a cinch for the NOM
nation for county clerk as he has no