San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-19
GTONER CROWD
HEAPS ABUSE
ON OPPONENTS
Two Meetings Given Over
to Destructive
Criticism.
DISCUSS NO ISSUES
Say City Is Laughing Stock
of Country and Filled
- With Vice.
DISCUSS NO ISSUES

Hurting destructive criticism at
their opponents and failing almost
entirely to touch on the vital issues
of the campaign, i. 3. Stoner, three
of his running mates and three other
speakers addressed a crowd OF about
800 at Maverick square,. Wednesday
night. in behalf of the Citizens ticket.
Willard Simpson, candidate for COM
missioner of streets, was not present.
Emil Mueller presided.
Ed Koerps, the first candidate IN
PRODUCED, flourished a copy of the city
charter. saving, Here is a copy OF
the city charter that tells me how the
office of tax commissioner should be
conducted and this will be my only
xuide." Koerps said that, If elected
he would make it his business ito do
and not TO talk" No expert would
he employed at $4,000 to tell him
how to raise the taxes, he asserted.
The candidate told his hearers that
}; he had been compelled to practice
economy in his private affairs and Tor
: this reason felt himself capable OF
$ practicing economy in public office.
! Deny They Are Klansmen.
+ E. Guy LeStourgeon, candidate for
commissioner Of parks and public
-cproperty, emphatically denied that he
or any others on the Citizens ticket
were members of the Ku Klux Khan.
II don't belong to the khan nor do
any of the rest of US. But thank God
we are the kind Of men the Ku Klux
are willing to support" he added.
Mr.. LeStourgeon said that every eff
fort was being made by the opposing
ticket to discredit the Citizens ticket
candidates. He asserted that he had
learned from reliable sources that
Stoner's hotel (the Crockett) would
be raided and the proprietor arrested
on a charge of running a disorderly
house.
He again charged his opponent
with having made most OF the i'm
provements in one section of the city
"All of the golf courses and tennis
courts are nearer Alamo Heights thar
San Antonio" he said.
At this juncture Ed Koerps aros'
and confided to the crowd that if j
hadn't been for the city gardeners
San Antonio's park system would no
enjoy the fame it does. He said tn
gardeners do all the work while Lam
Der gets the credit for it.
l.. b. Stoner, candidate for mayo
on the Citizens ticket, told the audi
ence that he was a drafted man
and that it was only through civi
pride that he consented to make tn
race. He said that he was offerin
himself not as professional political
but just as plain business maj
Flood prevention will receive frs
consideration, if he is elected, Stone
said.
Not "Slot Machine King"
Charles Schoenfeld, local contractor
spoke for Willard Simpson, candidat
for street commissioner. The cor
tractor said that he had known SimI
son for many years and that tn
candidate was well qualified to hol
the position which he seeks.
Herbert PEARS, candidate for CON
missioner of fire and police, promise
that if elected, he would exert effort
to reduce crime to a minimum. II
! wanted to know what right Commits
sioner Wright had to say that Sa
Antonio was free from vice and Grim
when 10000 people were arrested las
( year and $330,000 in stolen propert
!. recovered.
PEARS pleaded to his listeners I
NOtC = tACAtls I1c Sdlu tud
ssif he, alone, on his ticket were elect
t4ed. be would be "crucified within fiji
ffeen days."
The candidate again denied his RICH
b9o the title of "slot machine king.
rHe explained that the machines ha
Ebeen placed about the city by tn
sAmerican Legion for the purpose o
fraising money with which to bu
sflowers for decorating the graves @
I the dead.
Says City Is Laughed At.
/ San Antonio is the laughing stoc
of the country. This startling, or t
say the least, unusual statement wa
kmade by Herbert PEARS, candidate O.
1.-THE Citizens ticket for commissions
F.of police and fire, who appeared be
fore q gathering Of about 1900 pei