El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-24
the standard of the people in the COM
inc cfrV elections



The meetings purpose was an
| nounced by the temporary chairman.
| Frank Judson, as a protest against
! of both Democratic factions of Ell Paso
! relative TO the kindness they had done
/ Democrats in relieving them of all re-
I spOnSibility in selecting a municipal
/ Democratic ticket"
| E VI. Whitaker was selected as per-
| manent chairman of the meeting and
! G NJ Mckinney as its secretary
| Whitaker Champions Peoples Rights.
| The purpose of this meeting is to
permit the citizenship of Ell Paso to
| have a voice in the selecting of a
| ticket for the government of this city"
I enough men here tonight TO select d
! ticket There should be larger num-
/ Der of citizens present TO choose a
| ticket
Declines to Swallow Fusion Ticket.
| Two years ago we got together the
! citizens and decided to no longer sub
NIT to the most tyrannieal rule a
/ CITY ever experienced We got to-
SeIher and put out a ticket and We
! elected this ticket. Now the leaders
1 OF both these factions have come out
| and selected a ticket which they In
tend to force down the threats of the
: citizens of this city I haven't any
| thlng personally against any of the
candidates on that ticket. but the time
has come when the bosses cannot force
ticket upon US.
Advises Action Against Politicians.
We should not take too hasty ac-
tlon IN the matter of selecting a
ticket to oppose them. but action
I should be taken by the citizens of El
Faso as whole against these politi-
20 name their own candidates and any
man, II he Is a Democrat. desires to
run Independently, it is his right 10
do it"
Orndorff Declares for Reelection.
seth b. Orndorff. who was elected
SShefltI on the II Paso City and County
democratic ticket at the last cleo
ton, declared himself an indeDendent
candidate for reelection at the next
county primaries, when he addressed
the meeting He also announced his
intention TO support VIII Hord. an in
dependent candidate for alderman.
was cautioned to keen out Of this
meeting tonight by some of my friends"
SAID sheriff Orndorff. They told me
l might want TO run for sheriff again.
intend to run for sheriff again and
will run
viii Help McChesney.
Orndor1f said he would contribute TO
Hord's campaign fund. He also de-
clared Tor L P. McChesney for alder
man and advocated independent tick
cts. stating that FL Paso had as much
right 10 have Independent candidates
ana large number OF them as well as
cities like Los Angeles.
Vowel Declares His Independence.
7 expect that some of you know that
Whitaker, Orndorff and myself have
not gotten along together politically
IN the past, but their sentiments ex-
pressed here tonight meet with my
hearty approval" said Charles V0weI
The people know full well what l
have always advocated in politics. II
is a fine condition of affairs that
man who wishes TO run for an office
in this city cannot do so without the
endorsement Of boss or certain set
OF men.
Broke the Old Ring.
rr-Ta hra L
up this practice of bosses" said Mr.
Vowel. We fought the ring and the
rule Of the ring which was diScOurag-
ing young men of this county who
wished to run for office. II was use
less under the past conditions here
for a young man to fit himself TO run
for any office in this county as he had
to beg some boss TO permit him 70 be
a candidate. Two years ago general
wave swept all along the line against
this condition of affairs and this was
SO irresistible that the people elected
an antiring ticket, overwhelmingly
that ticket who wasn't in some way
responsible for the victory The city
showed that it could select and elect
its officers 50 far, so good
says Davis Ticket is Swap.
TT seems that Tom Lea, Henry Kelly
and Maury Kemp have gotten together
and in one night. in order to keep down
opposition to a city Democratic ticket,
nave lifted I'D a ticket
When they had selected their ticket
O'COnnor and Fisher came along and
were not satisfied because they had
Dave Sullivan for assessor So they
began swapping around again Jolly,
Fisher and OConnor then insisted on
NcSain for assessor and 50 Dave Sui
livan was snapped around until he
became a candidate for treasurer IL
may be the best ticket the city can
put out, but IL is not a ticket chosen
bv the citizens of FL PasO." said Mr..
Vowel.
Whenever it is permitted to few
men to put out a ticket it is best not
to have a ticket like Kelly person
ally, but I don't like bosses and he is
boss If Tom Lea joined him. L may
say that 1 like Lea personally, but
don't like his politics.
Lets you and 1 run for office if We
want to. Let the people say who they
want selected for their ticket, instead
of letting Kelly. Tom Lea and a few
others tell them who they must vote
for"
saws McSain Antis' Only Survivor.
Charles B. Stevens was called TO
address the Democrats
7 don't know whether to address you
as Republicans, Democrats or friends.
said Mr.. Stevens a few nights ago
l spoke before the Republican meeting
and told them to select a ticket which
would be the choice of the majority of
the people, like you have advocated
here. [ have been interested in such
a ticket before. Two years ago, / was
interested in the antiring ticket. 1 did
not come out publicly for it, but I gave
il my support and helped Tom Lea. 1t
seems that Billy McSain is the only one
saved from the wreck of that organiza-
ton
says Fight Would Embarras Burgess
"A few nights ago, after 1 spoke
before the Republicans against the
ticket which has been named in Ell
Paso- l met Richard F. Burgess on the
street and he said TO me that it would
be a terrible thing if We had fight
in the city over the municipal election
I tell YOU il would be terrible thing
for Richard Burgess if we had fight
FnvOrS Sitting on the Ring.
Mr. Stevens said Dave Sullivan had
declared that six or seven men had