San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-14
STONER TICKET
TELLS RECORD
Of. THEMSELVES
81 Live in the Dirtiest City
in the World" George
Surkey Says.
HOP ON OPPONENTS
Ben Cordell and Willard E.
Simpson Are Both
Absent.
HOP ON OPPONENTS

A half dozen speakers Friday night
at Robert Z. Lee School on North
Pine and Lamar streets spoke in the
interests Of the Stoner ticket. -Four
of the speakers are candidates, Will
lard Z. Simpson, candidate for COM
missioner of streets and public i'm
provements was out of town. 2. L.
Anderson and George Surkey spoke
in the interests of the new ticket.
Emil Mueller was chairman of the
rally, at which there were approx
mately 1900 people.
L. B. Stoner, candidate for mayor,
Ed G. Koerps, candidate for commits
sioner Of taxation, f. Guy LeStour-
geon, candidate Ior commissioner of
parks and public property, and Herbert
Peairs, candidate for commissioner of
fire and police, each talked for a few
minutes.
Each candidate and the two who
spoke in their behalf devoted prac-
tically their entire time to a scathing.
denunciating and sarcastic criticism of
their opponents. What time was not
spent in this way the speakers gave
to reviewing their personal records.
John Tobin, candidate for mayor. Ray
Lambert, commissioner of parks and
public property and Phil Wright were
the only three candidates of the
peoples ticket that were mentioned.
that trio getting all the criticism that
was heaped by the six speakers of
the rally.
Say Vote It Stranght.
L. i. Stoner, candidate for mayor,
stated that each member of the
Citizens Ticket" is standing on his
record as bushes man and expects
to go into office on that record. The
candidate for mayor in a general way
then stated that the new ticket as
a whole stood for purity of homes,
public improvement, and economy"
Every speaker admonisheL the voters
to go to the ballot boxes in the com
ing election and vote the straight
ticket one way or the other.
I'VE have seen enough OF divided
council" J.. b. Stoner said, when
you vote next time give us a har-
monious city commission. Give us one
that can at least do something with
out having opposing factions. TO block
everything the other side tries TO do.
Give us commission as n single unit,
either all good or all bad"
For Sunday Movies.
In his concluding remarks the can
didate for mayor stated that he would
have nothing to do with the obsolete
blue laws of the state, and that he
will stand for Sunday baseball and
Sunday theaters so long as they are
operated according to law.
Mr.. koerps, candidate for commits
sioner of taxation succeeded in anus
ing the crowd by his remarks about
his own record. After telling about
his failure to collect any income as
printer, Mr.. Koerps told of every
lodge he has ever belonged to. and
Of being treasurer of each, holding up
his record as treasurer of different
lodges as argument for being made
commissioner of taxation of San An
tonic.
Mr.. Koerns took occasion to criticise
W. o. Rieden, stating, Il had rather
be dog and bay at the moon than
to be a San Antonian like win
Rieden."
Mr.. LeStourgeon, candidate FOR
commissioner of parks and public i'm
prOvements followed i'll the footsteps
Of those who had preceded him or
the stand in destructive criticism, but
directing the greater part to his per-
sonal opponent, Ray Lambert.
LeStourgeon continued by stating
that the present tax records showed
glaring inequalities and that while the
park commissioner received q budget
little more than a year ago of $780,
900, he has now spent S151, 900.
Il have nothing more to talk
about" Herbert PEARS, candidate for
commissioner of fire and police said,
''the Others have stolen my thunder
But like the others, the candidate
fed the audience for few minutes
more on abusive criticism of the can
didates of the Peoples Ticket.
Dirtiest City in World.
George Surkey made the last speech
of the evening, heaping on the present
city commission abusive criticism.
Mr.. Surkey made the statement that
Sheriff Tobin had run after him for
a whole week. "and finally gave him
an audience What the sheriff
wanted, he said, was for me TO keep
my hand out of the coming election.
I'm the name of decency." Mr..
Surkey said. II made the biggest
political sarcifice an office holder in
San Antonio ever made" and after
dwelling for while on San An
tonio's ancient political history. in
which he himself figured. reverted to
his denunciations OF Tobin, Wright
and Lambert.
Il don't want you TO say every.
thing / say here tonight" Surkey
said, pointing to the press representa-
tives. You can say anything / say
tbout the opposing candidates, but
please don't say anything say about
my city. i don't want the world to
know that admit that live in the
dirtiest city in the world"