San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-10
TOb|N RALLY
IS ARRANGED
FOR THURSDAY
Will Have Mass Meeting
in Grand Opera
House.
RALLY FOR STONER
Mayor Black to Tell Why
He Accomplished
Nothing.
RALLY FOR STONER

A rally at the Grand Opera House
at s o'clock Thursday night will mark
the formal opening of the campaign oil
Sheriff John W. Tobin, Ray Lam
bert, Phil Wright, Frank Bushick and
Paul Steffler, candidates ON the leo
ple's Iicket Tor election 10 the 1--WE
city offices. l'lans farc being maze
/, accommodate one OF the largest
crowds ever assembled in the build
ing.
Decision TO fire the first gun in
the fight for the election of the Peo-
pIe's Ticket was reached Tuesday
morning. following the iIling Mon
day afternoon OF the names OF the
five candidates on the Citizens
Ticket with the city clerk. The Clti'
zens Ticket, winch is headed by l..
Is. Stoner, will hold ITS first rally at
beethoven Hall tuesday night. \ hot
campaign from now until election day,
April -, is promised by both sides.
Have Precinct Organizations.
The rally OF the ieoples Ticket
next THURSDAY, although it will be
the first nneetIng 10 be held, is only
sihallspart Of the work winch is be-
ing done to insure the election of the
Bexar county sheriff and his four as
sociates. liver Since Sheriff Tobin
announced as a candidate his friends
and supporters have been at work
quietly perfecting their organization
plans until now they have one of
the best precinct organizations of any
previous campaign. Ut primary i'm
portance is the work which has been
done by the women of the city, hun
dreds Of whom already have rallied 10
the support Of the Peoples Ticket.
A special invitation to the women
to attend the Thursday night meet
ing has been issued.
Considerable interest attaches to
the meeting of the Citizens Ticket
at Beethoven Hall Tuesday night, in
that an attempt would be made to
turn il into demonstration for May
or Black in order TO have him nedd
the ticket. 1t was learned from re-
liable I. sources Tuesday that such n
plan was being discussed as late as
Monday afternoon. In the face Of the
expose of their plans Monday, how
ever, il is understood that certain
supporters of the new ticket are dis
couraging such move and are con-
tent 10 use the mayor as speech
maker .tduring the campaign. Other
supporters of the new ticket, how
ever. are understood to be opposed TO
allowing the mayor 10 take the stump,
claiming that he will hurt the ticket
more than he win help it.
Black to Give Excuses.
The mayors speech Tuesday night
is expected to follow the same lines
rs the formal statement issued by
him last Saturday, when he said he
would not be candidate for re-elec-
ton, He is expected to make fur
Their bid for sympathy and to give as
his reasons for failing TO accomplish
anything during his two years in Of
flee. TO the fact that he has been
Handicapped. =. In view of the fact
that he controlled the council for
nearly eighteen. months. however, IL
is claimed, will rob such a plea Of
any force it might otherwise have.
Ii is known that every effort was
being made Tuesday 10 bring out a
big crowd for the opening rally. All
supporters of the new ticket were
urged to be present and it is known
that hundreds of followers of the To-
bin ticket will attend the meeting, out
of curiosity. + ~