El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-28
POLITICAL
SMALL TALK
The Question Is, Will Magof:
fin Try to Succeed
Himself.
MOVEMENT GROWS
In Strength to Put Out 4 Busi-
ness Mems Ticket and
Elect a Competent
Administration.
MOVEMENT GROWS

Does Mayor Magoffin aspire to sue
ceed himself as mayor of Ell Paso?"
That is the question just now agitat
ing the rank and file of local democracy
and republicanism and as yet no one
has been found able to give a correct
| answer.
1t is the general opinion however
| that individually the mayor wants to
| succeed himself and that his hackers
| will permit him to run unless the op
position shows too menacing and solid
a front. In that event it is whispered
| around that c. r. Morehead will shy
his castor into the ring and seek the
office with all the vigorous energy of
his nature.
Citizens generally who favor good
government and oppose ring rule in
municipal affairs are not enthusiastic
in regard to either of these candidates.
They do not want Magoffin for another
| term and do not believe any improve
ment would follow or any benefits ac-
crue in the shape of an economical
| administration of the affairs of the city
should G. r. Morehead be elected. He
and the present incumbent are regard
ed as synonymous terms in politics,
and the mayor is looked upon as mere
ly a figurehead for the ring which is
controlled and governed by a master
mind who unerringly directs and
guides the movements OF his adher-
ants and keeps out of sight himself.
| Strong Opposition.
| Besides the regular members of the
republican party, who would naturally
oppose the Magoffin crowd. strong op-
position has developed among the men
the ring. These believe that a change
would be benifciaI. They are sick of
corruption and weary of ring rule and
want the affairs of the city conducted
in business like and up-to-date man
ner by progressive mayor and COM
petent board of aldermen
It is considered highly probable that
! these two elements will succeed in
forming a combination and putting out
a full ticket that will sweep the field.
The only obstacle now in the way of
this combination. it is understood. is
the fact that few republicans who
are strong partisanS and place party
before everything else. want to put out
a full republican ticket whether there
is chance of victory or not, for the
purpose of simply keeping up the re-
publican organization. as was done
during the last county election.
Those who favor this plan of ac-
| tion, however. are in the minority and
are not likely to carry their point
The ticket to be put out is a mixed
one, non-partisan in it's make up and
the platform will probably advocate a
clean, business administration without
regard to party claims
OF course such ticket would prove
thorn in the side of perpetual office
holders and INSCRIPTIONS tax eaters.
who thrive at the expense of the city,
but it is pill which they will have to
swallow. unless conditions quickly
change.
1t is said that the success of the
campaign to be launched by business
men and advocates of clean city gov
ernment will largely depend on the
personality of the man who heads the
ticket and there is believed to be no
doubt of victory if the right sort of
man is chosen by the citizens.
Republicans claim that to strength
en- the movement for the overthrow of
the ring the initial steps toward plac-
ing an Independent ticket in the field
ought to be taken by the anti-ring dem
ocrats. Then there would be no room
for the ringsters to raise the shout
that they were about to be overthrown
by republicans.
The sincerity of those who are dis
cussing this movement cannot be
doubted and it is the evident intention