El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-17
POLL TAX REPORTS
HEARD BY RING
Capt. BealI Pays Tribute to
Confederate Father Of
Miss Winkler.

zach Cobb was not present W. w.
8ridgers was not asked to speak, and
county judge A. S. J. Eylar declined to
speak at 'the ring Democracy meeting
held fin the saith district court room
Tuesday evening.
Hence. Ballard ColdwelL his city at
torPey fathers son. who acted as chair
man. and Capt. T. J. BeaH furnished
the oratory for the crowd which com
fortably filled the court room.
Maury Kemp assembled the rostrum
and called the meeting to order Then
he called for a chairman and mayor
C. E. Kelly nominated Ballard Cold
well. chorus Of voices seconded the
nomination and he likewise assembled 10
the platform. He asked the pleasure Of
the meeting and then decided himself
that secretary would be needed J.
D. Ponder, who was itching TO get
away to the Elks' meeting, saw a
chance TO escape the secretaryship and
nominated J. J. Murphy. There was no
second. None was needed Jimmie
knew the job was his and he took it.,
but made no notes
Then COldWeu called for reports from
the precinct chairmen and they were
made as follows ". C. Bulger. from
the first 204 poll taxes paid as against
AZ last year; Domingo MontOya from
the second, who reported little over
200 paid. 100 less than last year From
the third came no report From the
fourth came T. GOnzalezs report OF
$50 poll taxes paid From the fifth
Lamar Davis reported IS paid. No re-
port came from the sixth, but Joe
Dunno, who runs the seventh, reported
20s paid as against 246 last year. Park
Pitman reported los paid in No.
against ll5 last year. Nine and 10
failed to report.
" d. Greet, who was one Of Halls
chief aids IN the last campaign, but
who IS now with the ring" reported
that DIT. Brady, Of the eleventh, was
absent but good work was being done
there Ballard ColdWeu, representing
the twelfth, reported 200 poll taxes ana
20 exemptions from his precinct this
precinct having been changed since
last year.
Bob Holiday said that los had been
paid IN the 18th and that there are
probably 400 votes in that precinct
No reports came from the fourteenth
or fifteenth.
Then Capt T J. BeaII arose and paid
a glowing tribute TO Miss Myra Wink
Ter and her father. who fought in Hoods
brigade on the battlefields of~Virginia.
He seemed fully satisfied that this
should elect her to office.
Then ne suggested that We endorse
the Democratic ticket as announced in
the Times this morning" Both tickets
were published in that paper that morn
ing, but nobody seemed to think Of this
Then Ballard COldweu spoke a few
words in appreciation Of Miss Winkler
and, on Capt BeaITs motion, seconded
by mayor c. 2. Kelly, the meeting en-
dorsed the entire ticket Everybody
knew which ticket was meant. for near
ly all the city and county Officeholders |
were in attendance-snd few else.
Then J. ID. Ponder moved to adjourn
but Park Pitmsn suggested that Chas
r. Russell speak. Mr.. Russell painted
birds and skies and a few flowers and
then backed up against the wall. fol-
lowing which the meeting adjourned
TO next Tuesday night, upon the sug-
gestion OF mayor Kelly that all Elks
present 90 10 the club house TO attend Z
the annlEersary meetinE there.