Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-31
BLUE CLUB HAS
NAMED A TICKET
WITH SEVERAL EXCEPTIONS OLD
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
NAMES TICKET SIMILAR To
THAT OF OPPOSITION.
A. A. BROWNE HEADS
CANDIDATE SELECTED BY CON-
PROMISE Is ALSO NAMED A
BLUE CANDIDATE - OTHERS
HAVE A "CINCH-

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HAVE A "CINCII"
At least six men have "cinch- on be-
ing city officials when the municipal
election day rolls around and passes.
That results from the fact that at n mass
meeting of members of the Blue club
last night a ticket was named which i'm
many ways strongly resembles the So
called compromise ticket that was an
March :. Its a wise leader that knows
his people. The two tickets look - much
alike that "he who runncth may read"
and unless the voter when he goes To the
polls is thoroughly familiar with the
composition of the two tickets he may be-
come confused and vote the way he does
not want TO.
\ But that's neither here nor there The
/ fact remains that another ticket has been
named. and there j. going 10 bc some op
position. notwithstanding that some few
men will be opposing themselves for Of
flee. The belief of many that there
would be- no second ticket in this elec.
tion, and that the real fight would come
when the city of Brownsville voted on
commission government and commission
crS. has come To naIght. There il going
10 BE- "A contest. though ID il not thought
from the complexion ~ the gathering at
the old county court house last night
that il will bc warm n il has been in
years gone by.
:, The ticket submitted by twelve mem
bers of the Blue club. and approved at
the meeting last night, follows:
For mayor, A. Albert Browne.
For city secretary, David Sloss.
For chief Of police, George Connor.
For city assessor and collector, r. ID
Haley.
For city treasurer. Manuel Bcsteiro
For city engineer. VI. II. Kowalski
For alderman of the First ward, j. A.
Browne.
For alderman Of the Second ward. =
|. Bcnavides.
For alderman Of the Third ward, II. NJ
Dalzell.
For alderman Of the Fourth ward. J =
Rowe.
The compromise ticket named and an
nounced to the people Of Brownsville on
March !. follows:
For mayor. A. Albert Browne.
For alderman of the First ward, J. A
Browne. a
For alderman Of the Second ward. :
I. Benavides.
For alderman of the Third ward. H. NJ
Dalzcll
For alderman of the Third ward. W. II
Putcgnat.
For alderman Of the Fourth ward. j. :
Rowe.
For city marshal. w. II. Linton.
For city attorney, T. A. Kinder.
For assessor and collector. Georg,
Connor. who withdrew and j. &. DE
Bruin has pctitioned for the position o.
the ticket.
For city treasurer. Antonio BcnavidcS
For city secretary, Crisanto Nillarcal
For city engineer. j. w. Davis
George Champion, president of thu
Blue club. presided at the meeting last
night. and after the purpose Of the gath
erNig had been explained by himself anc
Justine Lopez. a nominating committc'
Of twelve. including Joseph Webb. Toma,
Tijcrina. Nicolas Lopez. Justine :. IL
pcz Rudolfo Jasa. q. w. Price. Mclchrl
Guzman, Juan Ballesteros. Abcndii
Herreras, Crisostorno Longoria. H. T.
Campbell and Roumaldo Trevino.
The committee withdrew after il has
been handed a paper. and within tw'
minutes returned and submitted tn,
ticket a. already outlined. The neccs
sary formaliry of approval ~ a standin.
vote n the meeting was taken and th'
: Blue club ticket was forthwith hurle'
into the ring for the municipal office
in the coming city election on April
which is next Tuesday. a week from To
,, day.
There were probably two hundred an.
| fifty people AZ the meeting last night
! and IL II safe 10 say that the larger por
J tion of them have poll tax receipts. eithel
! In their DcckcfS or I'm some ularr whrr,