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

Z be divided absolutely between
city Officers and present county
Offfceh0Iders. for there are some
in the county building who VIII
most nssuredIy be aligned
against OrndOrff. Johnny Cain,
for Instance, who managed the
Davis campaign last spring, Will
have the support Of the Davis
administration, Of course, and II
is understood that OrndOrff will
make m effort to put a strong
candidate in the field against
Cain. some OF the other 0ffice-
holders now in the county build
ing may also line uU with the
Davis ticket.
Just how ". D. Greet viii line up.
nobody can say. Last year he ran
with the Orndorff crowd" as they
called the county officeholders who
were candidates for reelection but
Greet's friends intimated at the time
that somebody in the crowd was not
giving Greet the whole-hearted sup
port he should haye had and there
was a good deal Or angry talk
Greet Has Strength.
Mayor Davis IS known to be
friendly to Greet Both sides recog-
nize the strength Of Greet with a big
element in the city and they are not
going TO oppose him without giving
due consideration to consequences,
for Greet has a lot OF friends who
vote for him regularly and against
everybody who is not friendly to him.
Greet himself is close mouthed and
said: ITS too early TO talk yet"
Greet never said that anybody in the
courthouse didn't treat him right IN
the last election, but his friends did
say so.
Whether Ed. Anderson viii be q
- n = a ~ N Sc
known II the Hueco Basin oil fields
become a reality. Anderson viii most
assuredly not be a candidate. II the
field Is not brought in, that's another
matter
Two Men safe.
There are two men who viii not
be opposed-at least the politicians
admit they viii not be defeated and
that II they are opposed II win
merely be q matter OF form These
are county judge E. 3. McClintock
and county attorney Win h Pei
phrey.
II Is the general opinion about
the city that the mln has not ar
rived who could beat Ed- Me-
CIintOelz at this time for county
Judge, because the people like
him and he has made good as
county judge.
Pelphrsy is serving his first term I
only, and Is, by all Democratic argu- (
ments, entitled to another term=al- /
though he opposed and defeated W /
H Fryer when the latter was run
ming for a second term-and he is Z
also considered favored because he I
has the misfortune to have but one
arm a misfortune that is always an I
asset to a c=zdidate for office. Pei I
phrey made a great race last year
and mere has been no criticism, so !
far as heard. Of his conduct OF the
affairs OF his office since his cleo
ton He has not been as active
against criminals as his predecessor. I
". H Fryer, but he has kept down
criticism at least and has added TO {
his friends, apparently. since he en-
tered office and friendships count in
VIM Penden Runf
There has been talk that orndorff
might try TO induce his friend, I
county commissioner George Pendeu. {
to oppose Johnny Cain for assessor. {
but it is not generally believed that 4
Penden could give the time 10 the
office.
Judge Leigh clark. as the dean OF
the bar ia FL Paso. would probably /
have the support OF the lawyers for 4
The office again, II he runs; II not 1
q B. Elfers, his assistant. is looked Z
upon as his logical successor. Just 4
event OF two tickets is problematical. /
Dorbandts friends. Il he makes the 4
race, viii urge his election on the .
ground that. having been once de-
ieated by Orndcrff, he stepped aside F..
and allowed his opponent to serve
-wo terms; that, having done this. he
IS entitled now to a chance at the
office himself
May he Hot Talk.
II Is quite probable that, II the sit
1ation is not cleared up soon, the
road houses will play a prominent
part in the campaign II is known
that sheriff Orndorff has told people /
hat he intended TO clean up this sit
nation and he still has time TO do SO
md remove ground for any criticism
his opponents might use in this re-
5pect II the road house situation
should be dra eyed into the campaign.
K is said the sheriff viii be prepared !
10 say a lot OF things about gam
bling in El Paso under the noses Of I
The police" and things Of that sort
The sheriffs office and the police
department. are not friendly. Every
body knows that Neither is the city
administration and that element CT
county officials IN the courthouse
who are considered a part OF @ths
0rndorff family" The outlook Is for
\ pretty scrap.