Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-23

Tho ruth about that O. az fol
los rmDhres IId vote Tor the rr-
peal 0f the ord anee when ~ tlrst
came 10 or could come up under the
rules. as the record al herein cited
Will how. But before 10 came up
there degeloped situation which
some are no wfor me FIRST time say
some are nOw for The first time say
Iug showed lack of proper supper
shoU the extra0rd Har.lg s'rir' integ-
ritz of the man mphres and show
BIN 10 have been tlai they in those
articles said he vas Briefly. this
occurred
lmphres Played square.
This committee mad made n a.
N0bles aud Jeff d Bartlett it. man
ayers and sp0ke.men the men %
whom aII must e. 'or the wishes and
directions Of the committee. The
first mphres eve heard OF the re-
peal OF this ordinance being an Issue
Nas many days after the candidates
fere ON when one Oi these siFners
told him mat whaf they wanted was
an alderman who would repeal that
ordinance and ALLOW the thief OF FN-
lice ~ put Ernest Hughes. a police
man appointed b. the Council out
of office ThereupOn lmphres went
~ these manager, Bartlett and No-
bles. aud told them that n the put
ling 0f Hughes out of office was 90
be- an issue In the campaign. he. lm-
phres. would not 20 further boo me
campaign without first telling
nugheg that he WAS running on such
issue and giving him chance tn
work against b. election thai
Hughes had alway been biz friend
and he would not deal IN any Other
Ray with him for the office There.
upon Mobiles and Bartlett. acting ior
the committee. said 70 Imphres
Don't pav any attention 10 that
co and 70. the support of Ernest
UuRhos for this ticket n Won cen.
We want an the votes We can get ~
Thereupon. Umpire did go and get
this support and 'He ticket was OIL
nrted shortly afervard some OF
these parties demanded that Police
man Hughes be- pm aui ~ office ana
mphres denouno,l 10 as political
porfidy
Imphres Voted tor Hepal Of
Ordinance.
Bui by the time the ordinance
could be- acted upon Hughes resign
cd and all difference we're removed
mpbrea aud TruInHer we're sworn
boz ON April -. 1919. but before any
action vas had h aas desired that o.
vacancy in the council Doe filled. w
Is Thompson wa sworn In to ii.l
this vacancy on Nav g. 1913. Min
utc Book 4. . So Ordinance no.
glI. repeating 23t the objectionable
ordinance was introduced June q.
1q1a Book I p o. Under the
rules Il had 90 lie over one meeting
A. the next meeting on June ~
1918. h was voted upon. and passed
lmphres. Trolinger and Thompson
voting for 10 lBook 3, p. ~.
citizens Satisfied With tmphrcs.
All members OF 'his committee,
and an Of those signers were then
we'll satisfied All OF them would
stil be- satisfied had n not become
necessary for some OF them 10 hunt
something TO circulate against TIN
phres In this nistric. Judges race
Umphres and his friends have
been fair In this campaign. They
have circulated nothing arainst eith.
or OF lmphres opponents The'
have stood and are standing alone
upon the merits Of lmphres They
do not think that any other Kind Of
campaign g. worthy Of any one as.
piring 10 til so high and dienified
an office We ask the voters 10 find
out an they can about the three
candidates and then vote for the ona
who In their opinion will make them
the best District Judge.
J. ~ sYNNOTT. Chairman
LLOYD FLETCHER. See.
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