El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-04
TOM LEA NOMINATED FOR MAYOR;
ANTI RING" NAMES FULL TICKET
Big Crowd Attends County and City Democratic Clubs
Nominating Bee; Seth ORR dOrff Says County Com
missiOners Used to Finance City Campaigns;
Gene Harris Dares Kel ly to Produce His Data.

TTOM LEA was nominated for mayol
Saturday night by more than So
- voters who attended the opel
meeting of the County and City Demo
cratic club, which was held in tbs
Mills street auditorium.
With Tom Lea on the municipal
ticket in opposition to the ring or
ganization. were j. p. OCOnnOr, R. B
Stevens. W. G. Jolly and John w
Fisher for aldermen; c. A. Kline fol
city treasurer, William McSain for as
SCISSOR and collector, Paul Thomas fol
recorder Of the corporation court dno
John NJ. Wyatt for city chairman.
1t was the most formidable meeting
that has been held in recent years in
opposition to the organization which
controls the city's affairs. A few
''ring" men were present. Charles
Gaal, son of J. G. Gaal, superintendent
OF the POOR farm, being present near
the door as he was keeping check
on the number present. There We're a
few others scattered through the big
crowd which almost filled the audi
torium. but they took no part in the
meeting and the candidates were noml-
mated by reclamation after being
placed in nomination by the committee
of the County ana city club which had
been appointed to select the ticket.
NO Mud Singing.
FL Paso was promised a clean, bust
nesslize administration in the event Of
victory for the ticket by each of the
candidates in their speeches or accep-
lance of the nomination. A whole
souled fight, but a fight without mud
singing, was also promised by each
Of the candidates.
Although the ticket, which had been
predicted in its entirety, in The Herald
of Saturday, came as no surprise to
the crowd assembled, the reading OF
oh W.
plause. As the names of the condldates
were read Judge J. NJ. GOggin, the chair
man. called for nominations. Ihe nom
nations were then put to vote ana
in each case the candidates received an
enthusiastic and unanimous endorse
Il have the honor to name the man
who will be our next mayor, Tom Lea,
said S. J. Prudential, in nominating
Mr. Lea. AS the cheering died down,
Mr. Lea stepped to the platform.
Il am not unmindful Of the honor
Won have done me-" he said. This is
time for work. 1t is time when the
prospects for good government were
never brighter but those prospects will
quickly tarnish unless we get down to
work, down to the real hard work that
wins.
s'This campaign will be pitched on
high scale. There will be no mud sling
ing. We should not dignity the
methods of the ring by following
them I win leave the decision to the
people. I will make a hard fight, but
1 will not sling mud
Pledged to Clean Government.
eff I am elected all I can say is this
and I make this in the form Of pledge
both for myself and for the other can
dfdates on the ticket: We will give you
a city government that is clean, that is
economical, that is businesslike. There
viii be no special favOrs for anyone
-ra citizen
El Paso.
again let me impress upon you that
this means work. 1t behooVes you TO
see every man you know and get him 20
nav his poll tax. This election will
nos be won in April but it viii be won
between tonight and January 81.
thank YOU from the bottom Of my heart
for the honor you have done me-
O'COnnOr's Nomination.
ct never made speech in my life, so
don't be disappointed" said J. p. O'COn-
nor. whose nomination was put by
lanes Dudley. 81 heartily endorse all
that Mr.. Lea has said about the cam
paign and about our course IN the event
of victory. But I want to see voting
I would far rather have man come up
to me the morning after election ana
say. 7 had to vote against you than TO
have him tell me that he hadn't voted
at all"
ssNTr. O'Connor may not have a strong
voice but he has a strong heart" said
chairman Goggin, following Mr.. O'Con-
nor's speech.
Making Local History.
r. B. Stevens candidate for alder
man. was placed in nomination by
fudge Dan Jackson. In making the
Judge Jackson said: we
are making history here tonight X
r. Stevens came here many years ago
and he has worked his way up he
will guard the affairs Of the city as
he would his own"
ct came here 25 years ago poor
man." said Mr.. Stevens. 81 worked as
a policeman and at the smelter- And
I want to say that I went into the sa-
loon business I do not want to go
into this campaign under any false
colors. I catered to a good trade and
every man that dealt with me got
square deal, the same as he gets now.
If YOU elect me 1 viii give the same
square deal. Pm for the people Of Ell
Paso, young, old rich and poor. And
Tn going into this fight to win. You've
got TO come out and pay your poll
tax and come out on election day and
vote. If you vote your sentiments we
won't have to spend any money on
buying votes, either
81 never made a speech in my life"
said W. G. Jolly, who was nominated (
by Wade Schreffler. Il thank you for
the honor you have conferred upon me
I guarantee that, if elected, I will do
everything in my power to do the
square thing"
Fisher Promises to Do His Best.
John Fisher, who was nominated by
Joseph U. Sweeney, said: q haven't
any apologies to make. If / am elected
I viii do all in my power to serve you
all. And I want to tell you that deep
" appreciate the honor you have done
me in Nominating me to this position"
81 can't see, looking over this audi !