The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-06
THE COMING ELECTION.
Mayor |. j. fluffy Calls 90 Election ior
February 20
70 ELECT 4 MAYOR FOR CITY OF HOUSTON
yicc :. n. ursshcar. Rc-igned-Dcm-
ocrntic Executive Committee to
Meet Thursday Night.

Elsewhere in this mornings Post will
be found the official proclamation OF
Mayor l.. j. Tuffy, calling for special
election to be held Wednesday, February
90. TO elect a mayor for the city OF Hous-
ton. vice S. H. IBrashelr resigned.
Mr.. Tufny did intend calling this cleo
ton for Thursday February "a. but tho
change was made in difference 10 the
wishes OF the Elks. who had selected
February Il for their charity circus.
which is expected to draw quite a num-
Der Of visitors to the city. who would
have rather a dry time of it on an cleo
tion day.
For the coming election the Third.
Fourrh and Fifth wards will be divided
e1ch into two election precincts. Dallas
avenue being the dividing line for both
the Third aud Fourth wards and the
Southern Pacific railway track for the
Fifth ward.
Mayor fluffy in his proclamation dcsig-
mates the following polling places, judges
and presiding officers;
First Ward.-polling place, Shruptrine
hall. &. D. Clover presiling officer; J.
Whitmarsh and Jake Marti judges.
Second Wsrd.-No. 10 engine house.
Chsrtres street T. T. Lubbock presiding
oficer. y. X Norris and c. c. Rugers
1nitd Ward, District A.-.Polling place,
Turnverein ball William Fleig presiding
officer, Ernest Necco and Gus Brandt
judges.
Third Ward. District B.-Polling place,
Ioh
siding officer; r. .. Steele and J. \.
Breeding judges
Fourth Ward, District A.--Polllng place.
Market hall f. \. Rejchirdt presiding
officer. Paul Schosser and Gus Weiss
judges.
Fourth ward, District B,-4Pollng place,
A. Rfbiere, 5l4 Dallas. Harry Dun5le
presiding officer; George Brnghurst and
W, p. Bryan judges.
Fifth Ward, District A.--Pollipg place.
NO zoos Liberty avenue, James McAushan
presiding officer John lyons aud a. X.
Moore judges,
Fifth Ward, District B-Polling place,
No 1901 corner Hardy and Brooks streets,
: j. Lehan presiding offocri J. r, Merkel
and !. II Shiefe- Judges.
Sixth Ward.-Pollng place No. 2ol5
Washington street, j. l., Dupree presdlnS
officer; Tom Goldlns aud Z. R, Pereira
Judges.
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There will be meeting OF the cits
democratic executive committee ronor-
row nigdt at $50 o'clock az the city
council chamber to consider the question
OF holding democratic primaries for the
purpose Of nominating candidate for
tho coming mayoraly election.
The members of the committee are as
fol owe:
Second Wsrd.--Georgo clarendon, r 7.
Gallagher.
Third ward,--Louis G. swopc, J. S.
Q Wilson.
Fourth Ward James Charlton, Abbot.
r Cockrell
Fifth ward H. Rothwel, n, 5.
Abel.
Sixth ward-Jack Schneider, J. D.
y While 1t is not known what action this
, committee VII take, the general I'm
preston prevails tina. primaries will b.
r held
The holding OF primaric, with full set
+. OF judges AID clerks Will cost from slo0o
1 to $500 This expense borne by the foui
s candidates will cost each from $3.50 tc
$500
/ 1t may not, however, require as many
clerks TO conduct the primaries am
p count tho ballots as would DC required
I a general election with full ticket. an6
, In ibis respect the expense might be
lessencd, bat the reuunG OF booths and
= printing of tickets would be practically
n the same as though a full set OF officers
( was being voted FOR,
j DR.. George clarendon the member C.
the executive committee from the Sec
v oud ward. makes a suggestion in the in
# terest OF cuftalling the expense OF tn,
n primary, which appears 20 be good one
I He suggests that each OF the fon
d candidates for mayor be permitted
n name q representative at each poll, wh
: Will serve without compensation. Til
G would give four clerks to each nolI
: which would be force amply suff,rier
a to conduct the primaries and count In
ballots eXpedltiously hes des giving esc
candidate absolutely fair and equal re9
lesentation. This pan would also elm
mate the expense OF judges and clerks
: wN'ch is by far tho most expensive
e adjunct OF the primaries.