El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-05
COUNTY RINGS TICKET FOR SCHOOL
TRUSTEES IS PUT IN THE FIELD
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more for their board than elsewhere,
and therefore we must pay them more.
IF the schools are growing faster
than taxable values and It becomes nee
essary to raise money by other means
for the conduct of our schools, we must
devise some plan TO do it and make FL
Paso schools the best in the state.
II. for one, will be willing TO raise
the tax rate and 1 do not believe the
taxes could be raised for a more bene-
fetal purpose than for the schools of
this city. And / believe that the ma
jorfty will look at it in that light.
L did not come here to make
speech, we are now open for business
What is your purpose"
The Nominations.
C. W Fassett-I wish to present the
motion that this meeting nominate and
endorse John H. Harper, DR.. z. H Irwin
and w H. Winter"
EyIar Fails to Talk.
After the ring ticket had been pre-
sented Salome-like upon silver plat
ter by c.. W. Fassett. and as, in the
natural course of such events, there were
no other nominations as 1t never was
intended for any to be made, judge Har-
per moved that Judge Eylar tell us
about the Republicans running on the
other ticket" This was followed by
cries of Eylar, EyIar, Eylar," by those
who knew that the county judge could
be depended upon always to make good
speech on any topic from good roads to
the proper method Of planting juniper
berries. But judge Eylar saw things
differently He not only failed to re-
spond to the call from the court" but
flatly refused TO listen to the cries
around him. He stilled the crowd by call
ing question. question" until chairman
Turney took things in hand again and
asked how the names which had been
presented should be voted upon-whether
separately or collectively. by ballot or
by rising vote. That was an easy
How else is a ring ticket ever nomin-
ated except collectively and by rising
vote2
The Nominations.
'All in favor of this body OF men
nominating these three gentlemen rise,
the chairman called. Everybody got up.
"Opposed"-No one stood.
LAS far as the chair can Judge, these
men have been nominated" Mr.. Turney
said with another dry grin OF the deep
est understanding.
There was a minute wait, then the ap-
plause which was supposed to be deaf
ening but was not. broke forth from
the experienced hands of d. C. Booth,
city auditor. city-but what's the use
telling his title again-and the rest
Joined in
rs there any further business?" the
chairman called.
Move we adjourn" sang out Ponder
from force OF habit. This motion
was lost in a number Of calls for Har-
per, Eylar. John Wyatt and others. The
crowd had come expecting to be entertain
ed and anything by anyone would do.
DIR. 1. j. Bush volunteered the informa-
ton that judge Eylar had asked to be
excused because he was not a patron of
the public SchOOls-tnis got a laugh
it always does
Finally Joe NeaIon, the hero of Vic
MoOre's oratorical Marathon in the Car
penter trial. threw himself in the breach.
or pair of breaches, by volunteering to
speak il judge Eylar wouldn't Judge
Eylar woundnt, so Joe did
You will talk if We send for Howe"
modestly offered TO speak. This brought
Another howl from the free show
crowd
Nealon Speaks.
Squaring himself away in his favorite
Patrick Henry attitude used on St
Patriek's day and other important oc-
casions. the honorable Joseph Nealon
Zone time self styled Joe Folk. of Ell
Paso). said in part as follows:
Mr.. Chairman. like judge Eylar I
cannot speak as a patron Of the schools,
but l do speak as friend of the teach
ers- l believe this gathering will best
serve the interests of the patrons and
the friends by keeping the present ex-
celent body of teachers together.
The putting out of that other ticket
was humorous 1 am glad to see that
this was not conducted the same How
many Of you received invitations. noti-