El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29
YSLETA WANTS
GEORGE PENDELL
Delegation From the Valley
Town Urge Candidacy;
Mixup in Poll Taxes.

a delegation Of Ysleta Democrats ap-
peared before the FL Paso County &
City Democratic club F'riSay evening
and asked that club TO endorse George
Pendell as commissioner from that dis
trict- The speaker for the Ysleta dele
cation was Ohio Carr and, when the
question was placed before the house
was general that George Penden ap-
pear upon the ticket OF the club for
the July primaries
Seth Orndorff, candidate for sheriff.
recommended to the club the name OF
Henry l. Herring as his successor as
commissioner from the Socorro district,
sJauag that Mr. Herring has been IN
the valley for six years. that he has
the business men Of Clint back of him
solid ana also has the backing of the
Mexican vote in that section.
President Ware offered to place the
nomination or endorsement of Mr.. Her
ring before the house, but stated that
he thought it would be better to bring
his name before a mass meeting of the
voters TO be held in the saith district
court room on the night of February
5, when the candidates chosen by the
club would be placed on exhibition and
subjected 10 inspection. We have al
ready been accused of having nine
bosses and I don't know but what we
had better wait when We viii have a
bigger assembly than is here this even
ing"
gestion of endorsing Mr.. Herring until
the Saturday night meeting He stated,
however, that he had been looking into
the valley situation and, in view Of
the fact that there had come to him
the report that the old ring" expected
to swing the valley during the prima-
ries, he reported with pleasure that
while Fort Hancock pOlled only 16
taxes had been paid at Fort Hancock
and that these 80 were for the club.
He also said that only 45 poll taxes
were paid at Fabens last year and
that the vote this year would be 90. the
majority for the club; that the vote OF
Island Will remain probably at 80, and
Clint would remain much the same
with It's 100 san EflzarlO VIII not
have as many this year as last When
Gene Harris ran they gave him 80
votes We can count on at least 100.
OF the Socorro vote OrndOrff eX-
pressed confidence. stating that III
poll taxes had been paid. that there |
were 60 exemptions, and that the fig
ured vote would be near 26O and almost |
two to one vote for himself. The |
Ysleta poll taxes up to Friday were re- |
ported as III and the vote strength |
last year 2S3.
to win with hands down." said presi- |
dent Ware, yet II is well TO remem-
Der that the diligent are rewarded |
There has been some scattering and 1
some opposition within the ranks, but |
alarm. The opposition has not crystal /
lied and we need have no fear that II !
Will"
The president also reminded the club 1
that there was not an over eagerness
10 meet the expense OF the club and Il
that subscriptions would be welcomed
We viii not solicit the campaign tunc
from the membets Of the club, save as
they care to give; but We should have
a fund sufficient to perpetuate the club
as a club.
Next Tuesday afternoon at 2:3O the
candidates nominated by the club are
requested to meet in this hall and de-
eide upon q campaign manager, he
said I'VE viii need such a manager
and every candidate should have his
say as to the best man for the place
have my personal business which viii |
not permit my giving the time neces-
sary and it is up 10 you fellows TO
Before the meeting closed Seth Orn-
dorff said that he did not like the way
some of the poll taxes were being made
out at the collectors office Asked |
what the trouble was he answered:
Well. L know of ten cases where or
ders were sent TO town for the poll tax
receipt and while the batch were all
from one place, the tax receipts were
to Clint Fabens. San Eliza
rio and other places. in order that the
holders, on the day of the election,
would not have the right TO vote be-
cause Of the wrong polling place
". 3. Ware said 4 think this IS
merely a clerical error and no one is
particularly at fault"
It's been happening too often to De
Just an oversight" said Orndorff- and
it's put the men TO a lot of trouble. as
they have had TO send the receipts back |
and have them corrected 1t seems to
ne a good idea, if everybody who has
poll tax, look at il and see If II Is IS
sued in the right ward or precinct"
It is understood that Milton S. Graves
and s 5. Carpenter, both OF 4sleta,
have been named to oppose George |
Pendell in that district