El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-07
ANTI RING" MEN
CONTROL; SELECT
ELECTION JUDGES
Efforts of Ring Manager
Coldwen to Change
the Plan Fails.

Thirteen loyal anti" ring men op-
posed to seven ring men bossed the
county Democratic executive committee
meeting Tuesday morning and carried
the day by having anti" men appointed
election judges for the primaries to be
held on July %. The committee meet
ing Tuesday morning was the third one
that has been held this summer and like
the other two the ants ran things to
suit themselves While Injunction suits
were expected they did not materiallze,
either Tuesday morning or at the other
two meetings.
The committee meeting was called to
order by chairman Tom Lea at 1l;l5
o'clock. The ants waited until all
room where the meeting was held.
When the last anti came into the
court room Lea raped on judge A. 5.
J. Eylar's desk and called for order.
Lea appointed Sam Gillett secretary
and he read the names OF the members
Of the committee. Nineteen answered
present" The twentieth showed up
during the proceedings
COIdweIPs Suggestion Rejected
After the roll was called Judge Pey-
ton F. Edwards read a communication
from judge Ballard ColdWells ring
campaign manager, WEo proposed
method Of selecting the election judges,
the selection OF the judge for precinct
No. I, being by lot The judge for pre-
cinct No. was 70 be nominated by the
eide losing the toss on the first judge,
and so on until all the precincts were
filed Remaining judges and clerks,
the plan proposed should be selected IN
equal numbers by the opposing factions
I move that the communication be
tabled" said John Wyatt, rising TO his
feet There was a second TO the mo-
ton "Au right" said Lea.
Il appeal from the decision OF the
chair" said judge Edwards There was
a second to that motion
80" replied Lea politely. -An right.
Judge" When put TO q vote Is 'antis'
stood up in the court room. They voted
TO table judge ColdwelIs cOmmunica-
tion. After the "antis" stood up, seven
ring" men rose TO their feet The
motion was tabled.
Lea then began reading the names
Of the election judges selected by the
'antis." 4 move that that list be
divided and the judges be approved
separately" exclaimed judge Edwards.
a ring" man seconded judge Edwards's
motion. But again the lOyal Is anti"
ring men stood up and the seven ring"
men bobbed up afterwards Judge
Edwards's motion was lost Lea read
the names Of the election judges They
are:
Election Judges Chosen.
Precinct No. 1. J. c. Thornton: .. s L
Racket; 3, J. W Breeding; /, sam W
Bowl o. u. w SchOomakers O. Ion
Johnson; Z, Charles De Croft; s. A. f.
Hill; 9, A. L " Lawrence: 10. J. R.
Ellis: II. J. J. Raster; u. Bradford
Hardie: Is. H E Cornwall; II. Fred
TUfano; 10, c. c. Gaines: 16. W. L.
Ammonett; II, ]. L. Buquor; IS. T. W.
Ward; 10, S. Fl. Sutherland; 20, Boone
Cathey; 81. J. II. Cocker; %. J. J. Perez
%, Pat Dolan: q, J. s McDaniels. 25,
J. S. Dougherty; %. W H. SchrOck:
%. a. B. Elliott; IS. William lessen;
%. George y. Wafer, so. r L Daugh-
erty; 81, Cevero COrdero.
The presiding judges will select the
associate judges and clerks The op-
posing candidates have until five days
before the primaries TO appoint the
supervisors.