El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-15
leans To
CD AFTER VOTES
at Ratification
Rally Encourage Candi
dates on City Ticket.

Speeches of announcement for the
ticket nominated last Friday night.
were made by several candidates We'd
nesday night at q mass meeting OF the
Republican voters OF the city. held in
Republican headquarters in the Coles
building. Precinct meetings at which
every loyal Republican viii be urged
to get out and do his best. in order to
score "A victory for the party in the
city election on April 10 We're also
planned by the executive committee.
which within the next few days Will be
provided with the poll tax list of the
certified voters in the city.
Mundy One of First Here.
J J Mundy, nominee of the Repub-
licans for mayor TO oppose Charles
Davis. thanked the members Of the
party for the nomination Mr.. Mundy
stated that he came TO FL PasO in the
spring Of 1881 on the first train that
arrived in FL Paso. and that he had
seen the city spring from an adobe
hamlet of 1900 people 10 the leading
city OF the southwest. 1t has given
me great pleasure TO see the growth of
El PasO. and l can only say that if I
am elected ! viii do my best toward
giving the city a fair administration"
said 3Ir. Mundy.
Spence Praises Mundy.
Frank y Spence. nominee FOR alder
man. said that he considered il an
honor to be member Of the Repub-
lican party, and that the day is COM
ing when the party will make q better
showing Mr.. Spence euloEized Mr..
Mundy as a man of whom the city
should be proud. and a home builder
who had done wonders for FL Paso.
Mr. Mundy leveled the mountain and
made Sunset and Mundy Heights. two
OF the prettiest districts in the city"
said Mr.. Spence. 1t is certainly an
honor to be associated with him on the
Na.wnm Il an=sM
Davis Tells of Early Contests.
l. H Davis. formerly county attor-
ney, Republican nominee for corpora
zion judge. told the voters of the old
days when the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties of the city were lined
uD against each other and when there
were bitter fights for political SUI
premacy- TO say that 1 feel greatly
honored at being elected by the voters
as a candidate for the office of cor
poration court judge only family ex-
presses it." said Mr.. Davis When you
look around and see my old friend. J.
Mundy, and the rest Of the candi-
dates on the ticket, it IS an honor to
be associated with them"
Pickering and Carlton speak
Brief speeches We're made by W J
Pickering and E D. Carlton, candidates
for aldermen. in which they expressed
Republican party for being placed on
the ticket, and assured the voters a
square and honest administration il
they were elected.
W H Case stated that he thought
the opposition would be greatly sur
prised when the votes were counted on
the night Of April 10, and told of some
OF the work that was being done.
Garrett and Gwin Absent.
A call was made for F. J. Garrett.
also an aldermanic nominee. for
speech. but Mr.. Garrett did not attend
the meeting. Perry Gwin, candidate
for city assessor and collector was also
absent
Chairman F. B. Stuart declared that
il was gratifying 10 see such a number
of voters assembled II. NJ. Hughes said
that a large number OF persons had
expires sed to him their intention of vOt-
ing for the Republican ticket, and that
he had not heard word against it
The secretary was authorized TO call
for a meeting for next Monday night.
to be held al the headquarters in the
Coles building.