San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
TOB|N TICKET
| NOT OPPOSED
/ At WEEK END
Efforts to Bring Out Op-
position Candidates
Fail.
OPEN BOOM MONDAY
Headquarters Of Peoples
Ticket Are Estab-
lished.
OPEN BOOM MONDAY

morning, the boom for the Peoples
Ticket for the spring city campaign
will get into full swing.
Heading this ticket is Sheriff John
". Tobin for mayor, with Ray Lam
bert for park commissioner. Phil
Wright for commissioner of fire and
police, Paul Steffler for street COM
missioner and Frank II. Bushick for
commissioner of taxation.
Official announcement Of the Poo
ple's Ticfset was made last Sunday
after the five candidates abandoned
the idea of holding q popular conven-
ton when it became evident that no
other ticket opposed to the Black ad-
ministration would take the field. Up
TO late Saturday the Peoples Ticket
was the only one which had openly
announced.
Chief among the developments in
the political situation during the week
was the announcement by Street COM
missioner William o. Rieden that
neither be nor Mayor Black would
stand for reelection. Although tie
street commissioner qualified his state
ment with reference TO the mayor by
saving that it was hearsay. it devel-
cped later in the week that he was
right and that the mayor really was
out of the running. 1t also developed.
however. that although Commissioner
Rieden had stated that he would not
run, he is willing to be piched up on
ticket, providing he is asked. This was
youched for by his close friends.
Opposition Not Organized.
With the announcement that the
MAYOR and street commissioner were
out Of the running, came flock OF
rumors regarding the formation Of an
entirely new ticekt which would op-
pose Sheriff Tobin and his four run
ming mates. 1t was freely admitted
SATURDAY, however. that despite a
week of frantic effort, opposition to
the Peoples Ticket is Just as far away
rs it was a week ago.
Efforts to form the new ticket were
begun before it had been definitely de-
termined that Mayor Black would not
be- q candidate for reelection. The
prime movers behind &, according to
generally accredited reports were u.
J. Hart and District Attorney ID. A.
McAskill. Both had been strong sup
porters of the mayor but both, 1t is
understood, decided during the last 90
days that he could not possibly be re-
elected. Therefore they set out to form
a stronger ticket.
Their first choice is said to have
been Emil Hllje who for a time was
considered as good timber to head the
ticket of Commissioner Lambert and
Wright. He had tacitly withdrawn
when Sheriff John W. Tobin an
nounced. 1t is understood that at one
time the Hart-McAskill clique almost
had Mr.. Hillje in the notion of run
ming. 1t is said, however, that dissen-
sion arose when Mr.. Hillje insisted
that he be allowed to name the four
men to run with him and that the
final break came when Mr.. Hart in
sisted that he be allowed the privilege.
MIR. Hillje's refusal to run is said to
have been q source Of bitter disap-
pointment to the Hart-McAskill fac
hon.
/ Tried 10 Force Hnje.
Just why the district attorney
khould interest himself in bringing out
opposition to Sheriff Tabin is causing
considerable speculation at the court
house, and some Of his friends have
characterized his action as political
suicide. It il generally believed that
any ticket which the district attorney
and Mr.. Hart would bring out would
stand no chance against the People,
Ticket and for this reason friends Of
Mr.. McAskil are at a loss as to his
reason for mourning the enmity of
Sheriff Tobin's friends.
In their effort to form a new ticket,
Friends of Mr.. McAskill and Mr.. Hart
have been holding meetings daily dur
ing the week. One Ia known to have
been hid Friday afternoon and even
ing and one as late as Saturday noon.
At the Friday afternoon meeting it is
understood that an effort was made
to force Mr.. Hillje to become a can
didate, that his written announcement
already had been prepared and that Q
check had been made out to pay for
tts insertion in the newspapers. Expe.
rlepced politicians at the time ex.
pressed the opinion that Mr.. HilIje's
refusal to run virtually eliminated all
chance of formidable opposition to tn,
Peoples Ticket.
Rumor Of Three Tickets
1t is understood that the Meas.
kill crowd fully expected to complete
its ticket when conference was held
at the Randall Hotel Saturday noon
This conference is reported to have
ended, however, without any agree
ment having been reached and Is sale
to have resulted in the elimination O.
j.. g. LeStourgeon. Insistence tina
former supporters of Mayor Black b,
given places on the ticket is said Il
have greatly handicapped those wht
are attempting to form it.
District Attorney McAskill late Sat
urday disclaimed any responsible,
for the efforts which are being made +,
form the new ticket No ticket 70
which he could be called responsible
he asserted has been formulated, He In
tinated, however, that there is
strong possibility that there may b
three tickets in the field before tn
last day for filing. midnight of Apr
-. The third ticket, he said. woul
be entirely Independent and would
composed of men who are opposed t
both the Peoples Ticket and thos
who are attempting TO form the tickt
opposed to It.
Try TO Escape Bitter Politics.
IL was asserted by one well know
politician Saturday that there is
movement on foot among business me
and others to line up solidly hshin
the Peoples Ticket. with Sherii
Tobin at its head. This is one res
son. II was explained. why so niue
difficulty has been experienced in ge