El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-24
RIM" MEETS
OVER A SALOON
Leaders of Organization
Plan Meeting Tonight
in Ysleta Sunday.

"Rng' adhcrents viii meet tonight IN
The 4lst district court room and pull
some more of the free and untram-
meled" Democracy stuff which they
uncorllcd last Monday night.
To be sure that there would be no
hitch in the proceedings and that they
would be sufficiently free and equally
untrammelcd. the ring bosses held a
injecting Easter Sunday night over
fAirans saloon at Nsleta and discussed
1hc situation.
All Of the ring" candidates were
named at the meeting last Monday night
! except a candidate for the 34th district
court 10 oppose Judge Dan jackson, a
candidate for constable and candidate
for commissioner from precinct No. /,
(Which is the ii Paso district.
No Opposition to Jackson.
There is no intention Of naming any
one 10 run against Dan Jackson. The
free and untrammeled folks are not so
foolish as TO believe that anyone they
could scare up out of the old guard
could have a Chinese chapce against
jackson for his office. The leaders tried
this and did everything possible to force
someone to run against Dan. They
urged Walter Howe TO run, but Howe
declined with thanks for personal and
common sense reasons. Seeing this, the
old ring leaders hit upon the scheme of
declaring the courts out of politics. This
is the grandest little about-face state
ment the old ring has ever made and
is as funny as Billy Bridgers's speech
at the meeting last Monday NIGHT.
Courts as Plums.
The courts have been political plums
for the old oligsrchv in this county
since the court house was moved from
Asleta. In fact, judge Jackson is the
1irst Judge in many years who has not
been named in a back room OF some law
ANtice and endorsed at ring rati-
Vacation rally. As the ring hopes to
reelect Ballard Coldwell. son of the for
mer ring city attorney. and Judge P.
X Price a protege of Judge T.. A. Fall
Vey and long a ring Officeholder. there
could be no politics in their election.
II is reported that former county
Judge A. S. j. Eylar has been ap.
preached by representatives of the
Nmng' to run for district Judge against
Nlidge jackson.
Former "Ring" Policeman.
After leaving the position of con-
stable open for a week as sop to the
ring followers, Lon Garner was Sc
lected at the meeting Sunday night over
Duran's saloon at Nsleta. Garner was
the ring police captain and has been
closely affiliated with the old "rinp"
gang for many years. He is tOuted as
beng an element of strength, but his
strength Is not known outside of a few
former ring policemen who were let
ont for political activity at the same
time that Garner was removed. He
has absolutely no following in the Coun-
tY and City club, according to the lead
ers OF tins organization. a he has al
WAYS been identified with the "ringg
s, .ilQ has never had any connection with
Trying to Run Schwartz.
ln desperate effort to give strength
70 The ticket, the ring is irving to
ert Maurice Schwartz to run for the one
other vacancy on the ticket. commits
sianer from the FL Paso district. AZ
maurice has Just returned from his
Honeymoon, is building big building
ior the Popular store and running the |
department store. he has not even had
time 10 consider the matter seriouslv- i
Schwartz Not a Candidate
don't know ANYTHING about the
proposal that | viii run for conn |
~ commissioner declared Maurice
schwartz Monday. q am not in politics |
rs I am working overtime at the Popu !
Tar store"
At the meeting held in YsIeta SIM
Gay, night C. B. Hudspeth and c. Il |
nelly were IN attendance, it is reported. |
A campaign manager. who was also /,
picked at the meeting Sunday pipbt over |
Durans saloon at Nsleta. will be rati |
lied tonight and will begin solicitations |
Tor campaign funds nj once