El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
TOM LEARENENI5 PARTY PLEDGES;
HAS MADE NO POLITICAL PROMISES
First Meeting of County City Club Develops Into
Democratic Love Feast; A P. Coles Says Lea Will
Make Good and Give Square Deal; Heavy
Vote on April Is Is Urged.
LEA. mayOr-elect reite--

~O3I LEA, mayor-elect, reite----d
his platform pledges to give FL
Il PasO more business and less
politics" announced that he had made
no promise Of offices and that every
application filed for the offices would
be given equal consideration, and de-
clared that he was approaching his
office with an humble spirit anG a
desire TO give Ell Paso an honest. Ell
Gent. square deal" al the rally Of
the County and City Democratic club
Friday night in its club rooms in the
Coles building.
a. P. Coles, Eugene Harris and others
made talks. Judge j. NJ Goggin pre-
sided
Thanks the Club.
1T was impossible for me to be
present in Cleveland square the night
after the primary, much as my neart
was with you boys who had fought 50
HObly for our ticket in the primary Of
the day before" said the mayor-elect
after being introduced by judge Cog
gin. Il was sick and ] could not come.
I want TO pay q tribute of thanks TO
the men who worked here week after
week and to the men who worked in
the stores and shOis for this ticket.
I want to thank especially the 81 su-
perVlsors who saw TO 1t that every
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manner and made clean election pos
sible-
Never has the citizenship been
aroused that something had not hap
pened This big battle was won by
the sovereign citizenship Of FL PasO.
They have been awakened and have
dropped the lethargy OF which 1 com
planned during the campaign
No Feeling Against Enemy.
But the battle q the recent pri-
@ rmH
meet to say harsh things after the
fight is over, especially when you have
won. This club was organized by men
who were sincere When we started
there were less than 5000 poll taxes
paid, but you men got out and did
something that has never been done
before IN FL PaSO. a total Of more
than 5000 poll taxes were paid That
IS evidence Of this wonderful move
menL
Never have I felt humber than 1
DO now, when the reins Of government
are about to pass into the hands OF
my self and the men you have elected
with me. ] have the desire to be the
same Tom Lea to you all and to the
citizenship Of FL PasO that 1 have al
ways been. (Cheers-) I am not for
getrul OF the men on the ticket with
me- They are good, honest men, and
help in office.
Lots Of Worry Coming.
We have many things before US
and lots Of worry coming We have
hard things to handle and not the
least Of these will be the selection Of
the men for the other offices. There
are so many good men II Will be hard
to pick men for these offices. 1 have
made no promises No promises hay-
ing been made, all applicants will re-
ceive the same attention when their
applications are filed I hope to pick
earnest, honest, capable men to HELM
make this administration a success
No Clubs Over Anybody.
we viii not hold over any mans
head a club because ne did not support
us. A better day has come. me ice
OF something has been broken"
Its the ring that has been broken
some one in the crowd shouted.
The time has gone by when a bust