El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-29
MEN To Be
MADE DIRECTORS
Chamber of Commerce An
nual Election; Members
Must Vote Personally.

Tomorrow all day. members OF the
FL Paso chamber of commerce will
ballot upon new directors for 1918
Nine names will appear on the ballot
to fill the five vacancies on the board.
These are c. N. Bassett, o. J. Bin
ford, H W. Broaddus, w S. Crombie,
E. C. Held. I Laskin, Fred W. Norton,
H. T. Ponsford, Milton A. Warner and
E. C Wade, jr.
Robert Krakauer. expresident Of
the chamber Of commerce and present
president of FL Paso Rotary, was
nominated, but sent in a letter today
Withdrawing from the race. asserting
that he could not possibly give the
time to the work If elected.
c. y. Bassett is vice president of
the State National bank and a large
property owner.
An Overland Street Man.
I Laskin is an Overland street
merchant and is expected to receive
a good vote because it has been the
wish for some time of those handling
the affairs of the chamber of COM
merce to have that district represent
ed on the board.
O. J. Binford is manager of the
Southwestern Portland Cement plant
W. S. Crombie is vice president OF
the Crombie Commission company and
a well known young business man
Ed c. Held is a fuel and feed mer-
chant
Fred ". Norton is head of the IN
ternational Book and Stationery COM
pany.
H. T. Ponsford IS a local contractor
and an old time resident.
N. a. Warner is head Of the Warner
Drug company. a former business man
of Mexico and has been identified
with the live interests Of FL Paso
since coming here.
E. c. Wade. jr., IS a young attor-
ney, who made personal canvass for
election to the board last year.
To be able to vote, members Of the /
chamber of commerce must have paid /
dues to and including December 81, |
1917.
Pay Dues to Dec. 81.
All ballots must be cast in person /
at the chamber Of commerce. While /
ballots have been mailed to all mem
bers, they cannot be voted by mail i
The ballot boxes will be open all day
Wednesday in the chamber OF COM
merce, where every member may cast
his ballot.
Wednesday evening at s o'clock the
annual meeting Of the chamber of
commerce will take place. Reports Of
officers will be submitted and the
result OF the days balloting will be
It is possible that the
newly elected directors and the hold
over members will also elect officers
for the year.
Otis c. Coles is looked upon as lead
ing candidate for the presidency, in
fact the only candidate, for the COM
ing year. c. N Bassett has been urged
for the place, it being accepted as a
foregOne conclusion that he will be
elected to the board. but he is said not
to care for 1t.
The holdover directors for next year
Andreas, Maurice Schwartz and Otis
Coles; for the next two years they are
7. H. Rogers, Jos. A Wright, G. A.
Martin, J. W. Kirkpatrick and George
B. Ryan.
No Ballot Box.
Where to get a ballot box for the
annual election Wednesday was the
question worrying chamber of com
merce officials Tuesday. Hitherto a
real ballot box has always been Dor
owed from the city or county, but
Wednesday all the boxes will be in
Use in the local option election.
Recourse may have to be had to an
soap" box or some other
substitute. it was said.
The polls will be open from 10
o'clock in the morning until in the
evening. The box will be placed in
he secretary's room
Judges for the election announced
ows: ". W. Carroll, Fred Wood
worth. Frank J. Turner, J. J. Raster
md D. c. CrowelL