El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-27
\ enthusiasts crowd greete,

y enthusiastic crowd greeted the
u opening rally O. the Democratic
L - club which has named Charles
Davis as Its candidate for mayor. held
Friday night in the 41st district court
room at the courthouse. Fully 500 per-
sons were present, among them several
women The gathering applauded the
| speakers and members of the ticket a
they were introduced to them.
Judge J. Z. Mckenzie. who acted as
chairman Of the rally. opened the
meeting with a plea for harmony in
Democratic politics and asked voters
/ 20 support the ticket headed by Ny
Davis He said that the ticket had
people and that It was representative
of the citizens Of FL Paso. He then
introduced candidate Davis, who spoke
/ briefly
Promises TO BE NOu-Pnrtisan.
81 am not going TO make a long
speech said Mr.. Davis, but ! wish
TO say that If ] am successful at the
nomination and succeed in being
YOU all my ability and I promise you
that I viii be a nOn-partisan mayor"
Mr.. Davis then asked the audience to
hear judge Dan NJ Jackson, the next
speaker TO be introduced
jackson Out of Politics.
81 am. as YOU all probably snow
cut OF politics" said judge Jackson
At least, 1 thought / was out Of poll
tics. but last year 1 found that I lacked
the consent of one voter and that was
myself. so l decided that l may as well
get out and l an now practicing law
between the hours OF and D.
Grateful to Davis.
'I am here tonight at the request
OF Charles Davis. who has been my
friend since 1 came 10 this commu-
nifty. There have been some wonder
ful changes in e PasO since I first
came here, to little adobe Town
When Charlie Davis asked me TO speak
here tonight, 1 did not deny him. for
when l came TO this community / had
no mOney-and 1 haven't any yet /
had to make struggle and when /
was giving up in evaporation over
the c. H. Charles Davis's father gave
me my first position.
Urges Poll Tax Payments.
'Ir, Davis told me he wanted me
to-~ealk TO the people tonight to insist
that they pay their poll taxes II IS
an insult. To every good man TO urge
him 10 pay his poll tax show me
the man who doesn't pay his poll tax
and 1 viii show you the reason-he
either forgot or is a convict So let
me say in all candoF and frankness
that 1 wish you If you are unable to
pay your property taxes, at least pay
you- poll tax
Pleads for Harmony.
There Is another thing Every man
except a few soldiers who can't help
it, Every man thinks that this is the
best town. I ask you TO have harmony
this year I don't know who got M
this ticket any more than Blind JL1
Ol the corner does, hut ] don't care.
{ only ask that we have harmony for
once in El Paso. Some OF YOU may
have fought me in front Of the trenches
before but this is a period Of Fl Paso's
history in which We must have har-
mony- Our town has emerged from
its bOyhOOd TO cityhOOd. The old second
ward is swept away Every cent which
tas been spent in advertising FL PasO
has come back like bread upon the
waters II IS time tbaf We Izenr ustt,-
enmlties in the community from
springinS up We are ali neighbors
here and should wish each other pros
perity-
Never Again. Says jackson.
expect never 10 address another
audience on politics. am not taking
the pledge. but I wish 10 spea X a word
Tor our glorious city and the future
Of our FL Psso- Whether il be for
this Democratic ticket or some later
Democratic ticket, let US be harmoni-
Gus II you do not agree with any
man on the ticket or with me in poll
tics, let US for the sake Of harmony
and the sake of our wonderful CITY
bury whatever animosities We may
have at the primary day. and vote
Tor the sake of harmony, friendship
and gOodfe Ilowship''
HudSPeth Wires Couldn't Come
State senator Claude Hudspeth. who
was also on the program to speak.
was unable TO be present 4 message
from him was read by chairman Ne
henZle- The message follows
Austin, Texas. January 2f 1871
c nal IS Davis. e PasO.
Regret very much that press OF Iegisla-
I've alters prevents my being present at
the rally OF YOUR friends and delivering an
address IN your behalf l had honed that