El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-06
fix COSTS AND
DRAW FOR PLACES
Candidate Harper Gets
Place Ahead of Davis
on Ballot.

Assessments for candidates in tbs
Democratic primaries TO be held Feb
ruary Il were announced at q meeting
Of candidates and members Of the
Democratic executive committee in the
city council chamber at = o'clock Mon
DAY afternoon Lots were drawn for
the places in which the names of con-
testing candidates viii appear upon the
official ballot.
l.. p. McChesney. candidate for al
derman, announced the opposition of
the Harper ticket to the manner IN
which candidates for aldermen are TO
he chosen in the primaries. "A petit
ton containing 200 names has been
didateS having the highest number OF
votes be named in the primaries. ne
said. The attorney general has said
that this method is legal. as well as
the one chosen We ask that the action
Of the executive committee be re-
scinded. and this method chosen
NcChesuey's Protest Accepted.
VIII Brady, who presided at the
meeting. accepted Mr.. McChesney ;
protest. but announced that the eXecu-
tive committee already had decided no.
10 change the method of selecting the
candidates The members Of the ex-
ecutive committee viii 20 ahead. and
stand by ttss DI esent arrangement, NJ
said
Lots Drawn on HOrd's Objection.
E. 2 Lerner then read the appliea-
their names be placed upon the Off
cial ballot. Mr. Brady announced
that If there were an objection to the
names of the Davis ticket appearing
uniformly on the ballot, that the
places Of the candidates would be
selected by the drawing Of lots W.
J. Hord objected. and lots were drawn
Harper's Name First on Ballot.
As the result of the drawing. J. r
Harper's name viii precede that OF
Charles Davis for mayor; Carter White
and J. P OConnor's names will pre-
cede that OF Hord in the order named
for aldermen. place No. .: and the
name Of r. c Semple Will precede
that OF L Z. McChesney for alderman,
place No. :.
This leaves F B. simmons and W G.
Jolly without opposition for alderman.
Semple and McChesney will fight II
out for place :. and OCOnnor, Hord and
White viii fight for place 2
To List Associate Judges Later.
Charles Davis asked II the OppOn-
ents OF his ticket wished TO submit
names for the appointment Of assoc
nouneed that a partial list had been
prepared. and that the complete list
would be submitted later
Chairman Brady then announced the
appOrtionment of expenses for the
various candidates. stating that the
share Of each candidate would have
TO be submitted to Mr. Lerner BY noon
Wednesday. or the name Of the can
Q10aLeS not SUBMITTING their 1l-dLT
would not appear on the official bal
lot
Costs Are Assessed.
Following are the assessments
levied against respective candidates:
Candidates for mayor, Sis; for al
derman $50: assessor and collector,
SIP: treasurer. SEQ: and corporation
judge. $50. Funds thus collected, II
more than enough TO pay primary ex-
penses. are to be prorated among the
contributors. il was announced
OF the funds thus collected, ap-
proximateIy s135 viii be used for
OF booths. SSl for supplies. and 500
for the rent of polling places which
could not be procured without cost
Other items included IN expenditures
from this fund will De Advertising and
the printing Of ballots and incl
dentals.