El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
TURN DEAF EARS
To INDEPENDENT
Republicans Want Pure G..
o. P. Ticket; Shut Door
on Allies Offer.

Il Paso Republicans want a pure
Republican ticket IN the municipal race
this spring. They will not stand for
fusion ticket. At least they gave sew
eral Independent Democrats to under
stand this Wednesday night when the
latter appeared before q meeting OF the
Republicans in the Coles building and
sought to have 4 combination ticket OF
Republicans and Independent Demo-
Gratis placed in the municipal race The
Republicans, almost TO a man. opposed
sny alliance with the Democrats and
Insisted that a straight G. Q. z ticket
should be put up to oppose the straight
Democratic ticket already announced,
with the result that the Republicans de-
cided to seleetN their ticket at a meet
ing to be held Friday night
A committee OF five Republicans P
4 Hazard, F. B. Stuart, W Il Case
T. &. Rous and Frank Spence. was Sc
iected 10 call on several eligible can
dldates before Friday night and to
learn whether they viii consent to be
nominated on the Republican ticket
They have list OF eligibles. including
leading Repu biicans business men OF
the city. whom they will see
Stevens Says Fusion Efforts FAN.
CnarIeS q stevens, IN expressing the
FEELINGS OF the meeting about a coali-
ZION OF forces with the Indepeudent
Democrats said that all efforts to at
filia-te with Democrats in the past
had been q failure. He said also that
the Republicans had been too busy this
ousIy.
". H Case expressed himself as "a
Eoring a straight Republican ticket
He said that he had talked 10 many Re-
publicans and that they had all de-
clared that they had no time TO run for
ottlce On the Republican ticket. New
ertheless. Mr Case said he insisted on
CT 10 EE
Case Offers a Ticket.
Mr.. Case presented motion to nom
mate Z ticket with the following Re
publicans as candidates: J. J. Mundv
for mayor; W. J. Pickering, E =. Carl
ton. NJ NJ. Hughes and ". J. Cox for
sldermen;'J. L O'Shea for assessor and
collector; a F. Lee for city treasurer
and Lee N. Gordon for corporation
Judge. Mr.. Case Withdrew his motion
when II was decided to appoint the /
committee.
SOrensOn Talks For Fusion.
s. SOrenson. leader OF the Inde-
pendent Democratic contingent which I
appeared before the Republicans. said
that he and his associates were anxious
20 affiliate with the Republicans and 1
70 place fusion ticket in the munich i
pal race He said that Il could be l
nonpartisan ticket and would secure i
greater support than a straight Re /
cratic voters who are displeased with 1
the Davis ticket have scruples about l
voting a straight Republican ticket
His suggestion was not accepted by
the Republicans. who Immediately be-
gan to declare themselves against coalf-
ton OF their forces with the Demo-
Gratis
kiefer Opposes Fusion.
. C Kiefer opposed the fusion ticket /
and said II the Democrats had been so !
anxious to join with the Republicans !
they should have done so long ago.
F. B StuaIR presided at the meet
ing
The Republicans. in order 70 have
P ticket in the field at the spring cleo
ion. must have their candidates names |
liled with the city clerk on or before ]
In order TO get their names
n the ballots.