El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-29
INDEPENDENTS
DELAY TICKET
To Meet Again Tuesday To
Name Candidates For
Mayor and Aldermen.

4 7ostponement OF the nomination
/ Ola ticket 10 oppose the Charles Davis
| ticket at the municipal elections was
/ agreed upon by the small band OF So
! called independent Democrats at a
] meeting Saturday night in the
41st district courtroom in the court
! house Opposition TO the postponement
was met when the matter was first
taken Up and when the matter was
put 70 a vote the resolution was de-
feated by a vote OF SO 10 %. a second
resolution introduced by Frank Jud-
kins 10 delay the naming OF n ticket
until Tuesday night was carried by a
small majority. The postponement
caused considerable disappointment
among some Of the voters who attend
ed the meeting
Not For Pence Mt Peoples Expense.
T. NJ Whitaker. who was named per-
manent chairman Of the first meeting
OF Independent Democrats again pre-
sided at Saturday nights meeting He
said the meeting was for ''untramrneled
and unterroriZed Democrats" He de-
clared Tor peace and harmony" as did
the Organized Democrats in their meet
ing friday night. but not for "a peace
pie"
It IS reported to be the plan TO nom
mate " hitaker for mayor 4 rtlnOr
on the street is that at caucus held
IN Hotel Orndorff, this was decided
upon Street rumor now calls the or
EaniZauon the OrndOrff crowd re-
port being that Sheriff Seth Orndorff
Is behind the plan TO put out the new
ticket At Saturdays meeting, he ad-
mitted that he was responsible for the
candidacy Of l. 2. McChesney and VIII
Hord. the latter a deputy sheriff
Resolutions DenOunce Ring, Rule.
The independent voters We're invft-
ed TO come here 70 select their own
candidates and not let a set Of poll
uclans who wish TO serve their own
ends make the people take their ticket"
SAID chairman Whitaker. He then ap-
pointed committee Of those present
naming Frank JudsOn. Charles L.
y Dwell and Joseph :. Myers as its
members and this committee prepared I
a resolution, which was adopted dcclar-
ing that the independent Democrats
IL FL PasO unhesitatingly condemn the Z
action Of a few political bosses and !
corporation attorneys TO name city OF /,
ncials and dictate the policies Of city
government.
Willing 10 support independents
JOflt H. Harper, independent caudl- !
date FOR mayor, denounced the organ J
lLed Democratic ticket, saving IL had D
been named by J. \. Escajeda. ex-rnay- I
or Joseph U. Sweeney. eN-mayor c. L. :
Kelly and few others. He declared /
nlInsett a candidate for mayor, but
said he would withdraw mis- candidacy
and support whoever the independents /
desired to place in the race.
Orndorff Urges INDEPENDENT Ticket.
Sheriff Seth B. Orndorff answered 4
calls for a speech and urged the in
dependents to organize 10 place a tick
9t in the municipal race. He, too. de-
lounced the principle of the combina-
ton OF rings in the organization
ticket. although he said there were
persons on the ticket he would vote
for. He again pledged his support TO
" III HOrd and L. 2. McChesney. indie
pendent candidates for aldermen.
Joseph Myers, VIII Hord and L. p.
NcChesney also made short addresses.
XIII the Bosses Says Vowel.
In all these years we have been
lighting political bosses in FL Paso.
his is the first opportunity we have (
sver had TO kill all political bosses at
,ne time" said Charles l. Vowel in /
he course Of mis- address. Look At
he list Of men behind that ticket and
you viii see that they have been on one
'lde or the other all these years until
he present time. Now is the time To I
Kill all political BOSSES
The independents VIII meet a-ain
UtSday night