El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-29
FIGHT FOR CONTROL Of SCHOOLS;
RING" I5MAKING ITS DYING FIGHT
Judge Leigh Clark Denounces Rings Efforts to Re
tain Control of School Board; Says WOrthington's
Election Will Give Ring a Majority; Prof
Putnam Pledges His Support to the Ticket.

by the Vaccinations of these men. The
J old organization was routed at the
| polls. horse, foot and dragons, and il
/ is through the efforts of the ring
! that Mr.. Worthington is a candidate
/ This was judge Leigh Clarks sum-
/ mary Of the school campaign, which
( was made before the County and City
/ Democratic club Wednesday night al
I the meeting to plan to set out the
+ vote for the ticket nominated by the
l club Judge Clark's speech came after
/ the speakers had finished their in
/ structlOnS TO voters and had urged upon
I them the necessity Of getting out the
/ vote Saturday for the school election.
Z There were calls for judge Clark, who
was sitting in the rear of the club
I room, and he delivered his rebuke Of
I the old ring" from his chair
Prof. Putnam Supports Ticket.
Contrary to expectations, the meet
] ing Wednesday night was filled with
harmony. II was expected that Prof
G. 2. Putnam would reply TO the at
tack which he is said to have thought
/ Charles 8. Stevens, one Of the school
board candidates, had made, Friday
night, on him when Mr.. Stevens de-
nounced the action of "a superintend-
ent Of schools 10 or i years ago, who
went down into the dives on the south
side TO appeal for votes Mr.. Putnam
was at the meeting Wednesday night,
although not a member Of the club,
and, upon motion Of A. P. Coles, was
given an opportunity to make q state
ment-
I had nothing TO do with Mr.. Worth
ington's announcement as a candidate
for trustee, said Mr.. Putnam. I did
not even know he was going to run
An assertion was made before this
club that a superintendent Of schools
10 oil. u years ago went into the dives
in the lower part Of the city and So
hcited votes was superintendent OF
schools 10 or u years ago. 1 did not
90 near any dives or within any dives.
II that statement was made carelessly
II should be withdrawn, in justice TO
me and to this club If il was made
maliciously and thoushtfully, It should
ne Withdrawn anyway, as this club is
not the place TO give vent to private
grievances If you have TO fight sat
urday and see fit to assign me TO duty,
for Lords sake don't assign me. south
Of the tracks.
Explains His Position.
L want 10 open up my heart TO you
mere tonight II was really Is years
ago that Mr.. Stevens spoke of II was
a hard fight. Ny friends were true
and loyal They called on me 10 90
down there and speak to the colored
voters did not want to go, but when
my friends are in a fight ! am going,
irrespective Of consequences. After
retired from the schools, / STAYED IN
my little business and was not inside
OF a school for fear Of embarrss sinE
the superintendent or the school
board 1 told my friends I was going
10 support this ticket 1 had almost
changed my mind but have said it
plause)
Thanked by W. B. Ware.
" B. Ware praised prof Putnam for
his unselfish statement Il want 10 ex-
press my gratitude 10 Mr.. Putnam and
I want to thank him. To my mind he
has demonstrated that he is an unself-
-Sn clpZen and there are very Jew OF !
them. This administration is pledged, ]
and has intended, TO take the schools
out Of politics. If this ticket is not
elected saturday, in full we will have
laIled IN our purpose and our pledge
viii be broken This election is oues-
ton OF whether, or not, We will take the /
SCHOOLS out of politics. We can DO il II :
we apply common sense to the situ4I
alton Let US bring home the baconl !
This is one link in our chain which VIZ !
started last February and which We
intend to complete next July in the /
county election" ,
Upon motion Of A. P. Coles. Prof. Put
nam was invited to join the club.
Campaign manager Eugene l. Harris /
announced that all arrangements were i
perfected for the election Saturday. The 1
automobiles will be running TO the polls,
club supervisors will be at all Of the I
polls and all Of the club workers were I
urged to be at the polls at s o'clock. I I
ave noIh1ng against Mr. WOrthingtOn, ]
said Mr.. Harris. Yet if he is running
four men have announced il does not 1
AXE many OF us very long to figure out 4
the source from which he will get his 1
cement for making the race.
"RinE7 to Control Board.
Their Cthe -ring'sD purpose is to /
elect the fourth man, if possible and /
control the board A very prominent /
mani know he is prominent, for have ]
MS own word for IL and 1 Fefer 20 Bob I
dolliday-said in the presence Of a 4
number Of my friends that he was sOrry 4
that a contractor was not selected to ]
make the race. The four men, S j. !
-reudenthal G. B. Stevens. =. VI. /
n hltakter and A L. HaWley, are as able i
TO- carry on the building of 2 high i
school as they are 10 construct their 4
lWn homes They are going TO manage /
he schools and not take advice from any
politician. ] don't know why they are 4
20 determined to have the control OF the
spending Of so much money Every man 4
who has been endorsed by the club is a 4
business man or a lawyer and I never
iaW lawyer yet that anyone could
skin "