El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06
Anti-Ring Candidates Ad-
dress Electrical Workers;
Ring Receives a Roasting.


If Kelly had him bottled up for 10
years, as he asserted that he did, Ike
Alderete popped the cork Friday night
and effervesced. He sparkled. Per
haps the Is years in bond had some
thing TO do with it. Anyhow, Ike made
the biggest hit of all the anti-ring
candidates who appeared before the
members Of local No $50. Interna-
tionaI brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers, Friday night in their headquarters
at the intersection of Kansas and
Overland streets.
Ike hit straight from the shoulder
and in his talk he intimated that he
could tell more about the ring than
IL would care to have said. That is
the reason Ike said 'Old Keu," during
the Is years that he had been running
with the ring. always compelled him
to make his speeches in Spanish.
"Ken.' he said, was afraid he might
say too much.
Ike stated that he was making his
first speech in English in Is years,
and he enjoyed it. He reveled in it, so
he said, and he Iambasted the ring in
such way that brought the cleo
tricians to their feet. They cheered
Ike from start to finish. Ike even
surprised his running mates by his
speech.
Threatens to Tell Things.
r. NJ. Reed, cay-~aign manager of
the aEti-ring pGTty introduced Ike by
saying he was like Champ Clark's dog
and the ring had kicked him aroun'
some, but they would have to quit
kfckin' him arCun on July p. In
opening UP. Ike said the ring would
have to quit kicking him around be-
fore that time, because If il did not,
he would turn states evidence, what
ever he meant by that He said he
Set for he ~
up on him. when he would turn loose
some bombs that would annlhlIate the
members of the ring
I have been with the ring quite
awhile Ike began For 20 years s.
have been supported by It. and the
ring threw me down
why did it throw you down, IkeT
= win tell you" replied Ike. Be
cause 1 furnished an old Mexican
suit over some property on South FL
Paso street in a suit with Kelly.
The ring has tried to ruin my char
acter I might be little wild, but
those fellows are rattIesnakes IN the
SBridgers. that wrinkle face. the
other night said things ABOUT my
office. He spoke about the pictures
Of nude women on the walls in there
the cushions on my COucnes, and the
Turkish rugs on the floors / have
only the picture of my little girl hang
ing on the wall, and some calendars
from the business houses there l
keen my office clean If you can get
into Bridgers' office, and you can't 90
that before > o'clock in the afternoon
YOU will come out Of there scratch
ing.
+ am not so bad. I just want those
guys to open up on me and then
will show them up. That's why kelly
would not let me speak IN English
He was afraid of what l would say;
Vote for me. am pretty good guy
Dan Jackson Praises Candidates
Dan Jackson, candidate for judge OF
the 34th district court. on the anti
ring ticket. got up and had gooo
word to say about every candidate on
that ticket, emitting to say anytnln 2
for himself However the others salu
it for him.
Harry Turner. candidate for county
clerk. as opposed to Park Pitman. told
the electricians that he was brotR-
erhood man, and despite what the rlnS
had said about him, relative to being
n Republican. he had voted Tor FlI-
man for II years He stated that ne
wanted a chance at the office, ana
would appreciate their votes.
T. J. Cassidy, aspiring 10 the once
of county tax assessor, said: I have
lived in Ell PasO about 16 years rms
is rhe first time that l have ever
aspired to an office, and want your
support for myself and the whole anti
Y p. Ware, the anti-ring candidate
for county collector, stated that ne
was not a speech maker and concluded
BY asking the support Of the cleo