El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-31
Political Situation of Il
Paso Grows Inter.
esting.
SAME OLD STORY
MagofTin Will Not Make the
Race Unless Compelled
To Do So BY His
Backers.

The political pot which has been
simmering for weeks is now boiling
over and the spring campaign has al
ready become a vital question that is
being discussed on all street corners
and wherever politicians and their
heelers congregate.
The HeraId's series of articles on the
situation have apparently had a mad
dening effect on the bosses but the
views as expressed in The Herald's ar
ticle are admitted to be about correct
by those conversant with the situation.
Already the bosses are raising the
cry of ''partizan motives to down the
growing opposition and perpetuate the
ring. Nevertheless the movement to
overthrow the bosses is silently but
steadily growing and none realize it SO
we'll as they.
1t was semi-oficially announced this
morning that under no circumstances
would C. r. Morehead be a candidate
for mayor and that Mayor Magoffin had
no desire to succeed himself, but might
be persuaded to accept the nomination
were it rendered to him.
That is the old, old story and 1T has
been repeated to citizens of FL Paso
just before the opening of every spring
campaign
This is the way the semi-oficial re-
port explains the present situation
Mayor Magoffin, whose second term
as chief executive of the city will ex-
pire next April, will absolutely not be
a candidate for the Office again He
has SO assured his friends. He did not
seek the nomination two years ago.
but the convention nominated him
unanimously. without any effort on
his part, and in Difference to his
friends he had to accept
-@As usual, there has been more or
less talk about c. R. Morehead for
mayor. No doubt he would be accept
owners, but he could not be induced
to make the race"
1t is not unlikely that Alderman
John Burton or Alderman Jim Clifford
would be willing to make the race af-
ter having received the foregoing as
surance that all obstacles have been
removed.
Mr.. Morehead Denies.
A Herald reporter called on G. R. |
Morehead this morning to learn his at |
titude with regard to the coming NUM- |
Opal campaign, and to learn if the |
L, H.
to enter the race for mayor were auth
orized by him. Mr.. Morehead's charac-
teristic reluctance to talk for publica-
tion was evinced, but the statement
quoted was obviously made on his
authority.
cept the nomination from any party,
nor get in the race on any proposition
whatever. However, this is not an in
terview. | do not want my name to ap-
pear in connection with any phase of
city politics. 1 think it is discreditable
to man of private interests to seek
Office 1 am private citizen and think
/ ought to be let alone
Magoffin Not a Candidate.
When seen by a Herald reporter this
morning Mayor Magoffin said:
Il am in no sense a candidate for any S
office. That is a matter that the peo- /
pie should settle themselves. In city !
affairs the citizens should select the c
man they think would be best for the
city and no man should offer for the
oHa hv ho |
Mayor Magoffin did not say that he
would not accept the nomination and
when asked about that he said:
THAT is another matter entirely. l r
lid not ask for the Office before and b
shall not ask for it this time, but l
hink the man selected by the people
should accept. ] am not positive what a