El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-13

DOLITICS in FL Paso are already
[ simmering and the primaries are
almost a year away. From indica-
tons. there is going to be red hot
fight IN the primaries next July and
the fight IS going TO open early-ln
fact It has already opened.
Much Of the fight IS going to cen
ter about the office OF sheriff. It is
understood, and that has started the
activity Mayor Chas- Davis has al
reasy announced that he intends 10
see that Seth Orndorff has q strong
opponent in the primaries and the
sheriff has announced as definitely
that ne IS a candidate for reelection
There is no mistake in either case.
The announcement is positive Just
who viii be selected to oppose the
sheriff with the support OF the mayor
t. not known, but 1t is generally be-
Ieved that It VIII be Robert Dor
bandit, who ran against Orndorff in
the primaries three years ago.
Davis in the Fight.
1t was rumored for while that
mayor Davis would oppose Mr.. Orn-
dorff in person. but the mayor put
quietus to this by declaring posi-
lively that he would not make the
race However" he said, I intend
to see that Orndorff has an opponent
ana a strong one and I intend to
work hard 10 elect the opponent"
There has been talk thar alder
man VIM. Griffith would be the
nominee, but 1t is generally be-
lieFed that U0rbandt will be the
man mayor Davis will back.
Orndorffs friends assert that
mnyOr Davis viii want 10 save
Griffita TO run him for mayor In
1921.
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announced upon county officers. il is !
generally expected that there will be I
q complete lineup Of two tickets and I
among the officeholdeTs m the court I
house there IS much speculation as to Z
who viii run
Everybody Figuring.
Every man now in office is said 4
10 be figuring on what other candl- I
dates now holding Office he would
like 10 line Up WITH but 50 FAR there I
is no general lineup OF county office
holders for q straight you-support-
they had last year. Some Of them
are friendly to Davis and some are
friendly To and owe allegiance TO
Orndorft for past support
One Of them pointed cut yesterday
that there was q factor in the fight
that might make the mayor change
front entirely and keep out Of the
scrap. This is the fact that judges
Ballard C0ldweu and P. r Price
come up for reelection. Both are
friends Of the mayor and he would
not care to fight them II they were
running with Orndorff. it is said,
while he might not wish to leopard
.zc their chances OF election BY put
ting them on his ticket and having
1rndurff oppose them. This. IL was
pointed cut might result in the
mayor keeping out OF the fight. in
which event the courthouse crowd"
would so back into office unopposed,
virtually.
May Leave Judges Oct.
From present indications, however,
this VIII not be the case It may be ]
that both factions VIII be willing TO /
leave the judiciary out Of It This /
being the case, there certainly win !
be a scrap for the other offices, for i
The mayor and his friends resent
The effort Orndorff and his friends
made to prevent him being elected i
mayor a second term this year. The
mayor also is said 70 attribute many /
-eeeut attacks upon him to the sheriff
and his friends and this has riled
aim considerably.
II the scrap comes, It win not