El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-27

until every one had been closed And
! they will not be closed at night and
/ permitted TO open unmolested the next
morning" he added. He declared thai
Z the legitimate saloon man, who pays q
. high license and ODeys the liquor laws
is entitled TO consideration and TO pro-
lection, and that is one thing that Is
sought in the prosecution OF the I'M
licensed clubs
Seth B. Orndorff. county cOmmis-
Voner and candidate for sheriff, also
took his fling at district attorney
Bridgers. Billy came TO me one day
and said he wanted to run On our
ticket" he said He said You ought
to have my influence and the influence
OF the Spectator
Bridgers Claims Working Too Hard.
He came before the county commits
sioners' court one day and said ne hao
to have an assistant; that the work was
too heavy for one man we allowed
him an assistant at $3.50 per month and
he employed Marcum. Marcum did the
work while he sat in his office writing
editorials for the Spectator"
Mr. Orndorff took occasion 10 answer
many Of the things that has been said
in and out OF print concerning the
county commissioners He defended
the new road to SOcOrro, declaring that
Il had been promised by resolution
passed by the old commissioners court,
commissioner Clifford proposing it.,
with the understanding that il would
be done when funds were available
Farmers Approve Poor Farm Purchase
Mr. Orndorff admitted being the
daddy" of the poor farm and defended
declaring that several farmers OF the
valley had said II was a good purchase.
He also declared that farmers OF the
valley had said that no eXOrbitant
price had been paid for the golden
cows and showed that the county
would be saved s214S per year in milk
bills. He also justified the course OF
the court in providing for jail on top
Of the new courthouse and in providing
an auditorium. and declared that the
court. in expanding money for roads.
Is going to get full value received He
spoke of savings effected in the sale
OF bonds
with reference to the campaign the
Times is waging against the commits
sioners' court. he declared: The Times
didn't holler for Is years when II was
getting the county printing. II started
in after we gave it to The Herald"
Club Not ApOIOEizing.
Frank Judkins in short talk de-
clared that the club is not going into
the campaign apologizing for what its
officers have done or failed to do.
We've heard great deal about the
Door farm. the courthouse. the cows
and the taxes. but the members have
nothing to apologize for in all these.
The people know they have got 10 pay
for them and we're not going to apol-
ogize for what the people have done.
My next door neighbor Is the man who
sold the county the cows. He declares
that he is ready 10 take them off the
hands of the county at the same figure
At which he sold them"
Speaking Of the coming election he
said: we are going to promise that
we are not going 10 elect men to office
who will open keno halls in Juarez and
blind tigers in Fl PasO. We are going
10 clean out the courthouse crowd and
when the new courthouse is completed
here will not be one left TO profans
hat temple Of justice"
John NJ Wyatt scheduled 10 preside
It the meeting. was unable to be pres
mt. and J. T. Dawson, campaign man
iger. called the meeting 10 order He
announced several additions 10 the
membership.