El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07
THE OPPOSITION
To Marshal Hicks's High
: Handed Methods is De-
veIoping Unlocked
for Strength.

Special Correspondence of The Herald.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb 5.-Sar
Antonio is inst now enjoying the cam
paien incident to the usual biennial
city election and although a few days
- ago it looked one sided, mitters are
now becoming quite interesting and
there may be a lot of surprises after
the polls close next Monday nisht.
The present crowd of of!ic' holders.
headed by Mayor Ma sta, Hicks. a
their own way but their high handed
ways of controlling politics has lost
them many friends and now the oppo-
sition, which was weak at the start,
has grown to formidable proportions
and has an excellent chance of secur-
ing at least part Of the offices
Hicks Gains Much Displeasure.
Mr.. Hicks first gained the displeasure
of many by allowing his managers to
take city employees and a few 9th RS
4 and capture a democratic mass meet
ing to head off straight party nomina-
aldermen who had of late been antago-
nistic to his pet schemes, to under
stand that they would have to SEEK Of
flee in some ether way than on his
ticket This was followed by the sub
stitution of another man or the new
ticket for the labor-leader alderman
now in the council, for about the same
fxx0 mt above
were kicked out"
The .'Primaries'' and Nominating
Convention"
Then came the "prina, les" and
nominating convention" and where
offense had been given to one before,
ten were offended this time. The cut
and-driedness of these affairs was SO
apparent that many Of the bes: people
did not attend and in many instances
it was plain that in the selection OF
ward aldermen, the will of the people
was loverridden and the choice of the
bosses gratified.
Then the Trouble Began
The discomfort which had been fee
BILE murmur before, now arose to a
loud wall and the trouble Jegan, even
one of the mayors former ardent sup
porters, who, by the way, is not can
, didate for reelection, bolting the con-
vention. and with others of equal in
alderman although the primaries"
had selected another.
A Straight Democratic Ticket
In the meantime, the few democrats
who called the meeting which was cap
tured by Mr.. Hicks minions. held an
other meeting and decided to put out
straight democratic ticket AMI were
styled "the boilers" by the Hicks peo-
: pie and the majority of others. This
was in the early stages of the cam
paign. however, and since the ''pri-
maries" many of those who were shut
off of the Hicks ticket have gone over
to the "straights," who style them
selves Jacksonian democrats. Among
these are the men whom the mayor
fired" and of these the union labor
man seems to have more friends
than his successor selected by Mr..
Hicks. and in San Antonio union la
Dor cuts wide swath in politics.
San Antonio Politicians Getting On to
Border Ways Quite Rapidly.
That is. the situation from a con-
! servative point of view 1t is even
worse than this were 1t all told. but
this is enough to show Ell ?asoans that
the amateur politicians of San Anto-
rapidly. This article i not written
for any political 3urposa. Int to give
the news. It could serve no purpose,
as its reproduction in a San Antonio
naper would be an imp ,ssibility. none
of them choosing d 'liffer With Boss
lCnnfinMPd N E0IIrfh