El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-02

particular person selected for the Of
fee.
C. E. Kelly or w. II. Shelton may be
the next city treasurer, although Mr..
Fassett is making hard fight to be his
own successor. There are others also
after the position.
No one seems to be slated for the
city electricians job and it is not
known whether the present incumbent
will be allowed to hold over or not.
The names of all the prospective al
dermen could not be learned today. In
the fourth ward Drummer and Stewart
delegates were elected but it is prob
able that one of these may not run.
In the second ward ID. NJ. Payne is
one of the possibilities and in the third
Pennebaker and Baum are regarded as
certainties. The names of the first
ward aldermen could not be learned.
The first went for Caples, but it is not
likely that Ogden and Clifford will
hold over. Look is looked upon as a
possibility.
1t is alleged that it will be necessary
to throw out some of the holdover al
dermen from the first and fourth wards
and substitute Hammett men for them
as with four opposing aldermen from
these wards the council would be tied
up and Hammett would be unable to
carry out his own ideas for the benefit
of the city.
A Tribute to Major Hammett.
IF the people of Ell Paso elect Mr..
Hammett mayor they will have the
most progressive and energetic man
that | know of in this country"
So spoke l.. c. Nelson of ST. Louis.
Mr. Nelson was for many years the
president of the Central National bank
of ST. Louis until his private interests
required so much of his time he was
compelled to retire from the banking
business. He is a millionaire with ex-
tensive business interests in st. Louis
and in many parts of this country. He
and Mr.. Hammett have been intimate
friends for many years, and to The
Hearld reporter he paid the man who
achieved such "A signal triumph at last
nights primaries. a most glowing trib-
ute.
II cannot say anything tn strong for
Major Hammett," he said. Il have
known him for twenty-five years dur
ing his residence In st. Louis. l have
had business dealings with him to the
extent of million dollars with only a
verbal contract back of IL, and never
had n disagreement or difficulty with
him I'm my life. He was always right
up and square To the mark. l know
him better than anyone In Eel Paso can
possibly know him and In my opinion
he Is today doing more Tor I'll Paso
than El Paso can ever do for him,
II told him twelve years ago that
thought this town would he n city; l
still think So. think Il will he n big
ger city than Los Angeles. Cal, | am
Investing my money here and | know
that my brothcr-in-law. Captain Leon
ard. president of the Central National
bank. of 81, Louis and our friends viii
invest heir money here, but Il depends
entirely upon his election, IL the peo-
Pile OF III Paso don't want the town to
grow my money cont come here.
~ told Hammett ON Saturday that IL
he was elected mayor. Captain Leonard
would send down Sl5o,00O for invest
mcnt as Don rs he wrote Cor Il ON my
Ex-Governor Staples
IL also n brothcr-in-law OF mine and IL
worth half n million, There Is $780,
600 or Si00, 900 that know OF now that
viii como here for Investment and az
VIZ have some following Il viii not
stop there,
The reason for this Is that We know
the man. We know what he has done
In ST. Louis and We know what he can
do II he IL given the opportunity, With
a progressive man NJ the head ot at