El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-04

RFATOR Charles Davis and his foul
VI aldermanio candidates were en-
dorsed by the FL Paso county labol
congress at a meeting in labor temple
Monday night. Opposition to this move
nlent developed. the protestauts bas-
ing their opposition on the grounds
that the FL Paso county labor con-
Eress was non-partisan and that the
endorsement was contrary TO the pro-
visions OF the bylaws. ". J. Moran
editor OF the local labor Journal, led
the opposition TO the Davis endorse
r1ent
Questiounaires. consisting OF IL
queries which had been put to candi-
dates. were received and read.
The candidates who addressed the
congress were mayor Charles Davis,
John T. Harper. Ben +. Jenkins. Park
Pitman, Joseph D. Page, Billy McSainr
Martin Sweeney, J. c. White. Con-
the meeting
The meeting was a stormy one and
lasted till nearly midnight
CunEressman-ele Claude 3. Huds-
peth sat on the platform, in close con-
sultatfun with Frank Bait. president
for the purpose OF dominating the
proceedings was markedly manifest
from the fall OF the gavel till an ad-
jourumeut was finally taken more
than three hours later. The congress-
man elect was in his best political
mood as was evidenced by his sheer
ing illusions TO Birdie Orndorff and
his family-you know what I mean
in the course OF his formal speech,
which was far and away the longest
speech OF an evening devoted 10
speeches
Ii was a sHudspeth evening" and
the Hudspeth followers made the most
OF the opportunity TO make il plain
that the vindictiveness displayed not
only BIZ the congressman elect himself
but BY his followers, including the re-
doubtable Joe Sullivan, was because
Of the fast that Burt Orndorff sup
ported zach Lamar Cobb last July.
Hudsreth made no secret Of the
cause Of his dfgpieaHure and said
II ssBIrdie Orndorff and his fam
lily did not think, last July, th=t
was fit to send to congress.
neither do I now think Birdie fit
TO sit IN the chair Of the mayor OF
the city Of FL PaEO.s
He Likes Seth
During the course Of his talk.
HudEpetn said that the men OF or
gained labor are my friends and
have fought my battles for me They
have done more than all other pow
ers combined TO curb corporate
They said I should not NEEDLE IN
this campaign" he continued Burt
Orudorff said last July I would not
make a good congressman say he
would not make a good mayor. Do
you know hims Seth thought I would
] thing Seth IS q good sheriff. but
s.
Bertie-znd some other members Of
his family
! an for Davis. Some say ne has
10 backbone Did Il not take back
bone 10 stand UP against the street
car comuauv and tell them they
should not raise the fare2 The same
with the gas company I understand
they have a pamphlet out against
Davis. running back 10 the time he
was a barefoot boy, almost They
claim that he favored in the legisla-
ture a bill not 70 allow suit brought
against railroads except in the county
ia which the accident occurred / in
rroduced that bill IN the state senate
I.aborinE men showed me later where
10 was against their interests and
Davis and ] went and killed II IN
committee Davis was young and in
experienced then and he consulted
me On ali his voting. i introduced
the fun crew bill and Davis voted
for that bill in the house Davis. as
mayor, has kept down expenses, has
raised wages. recognized labor, has
fought the good fight, has kept faith;
now viii you not stay BY him IN the
eight against unlimited money over
Al the Sheldon hotelg'
Te Gods. LiEfenl
r O. Standish said he doubted Orn-
dorffs Americanism. This brought a
STERN Of dissent from even the rad
ical element and Standish went on 70
explain that Orndorff had proved
himself unAmerican BY his opposition
20 that great statesman, Claude
Hudspeth, for congress"
Henry Walker Takes a Hand.
Henry n Walker, Of the United
States emploTemsnt service and for a