San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-25
SUPPORTERS Of
BLACK BEHIND
POLL TAX MOVE
League in Charge Of Cap
tain Hanson Is Urging
Registration.
MAY HOLD SURPRISE
Rumored That at Last Min
ute Graebner Will
Supplant Black.
MAY HOLD SURPRISE

Although the Pay Your Poll Tax
League which was organized last Fri.
day and has opened offices in the Frost
building, is declared by its supporters to
be nOnpartisan, it was suggested in
BeXar county political circles Thursday
that it may in reality be campaign head.
quarters for one of the factions in the
next city election. The fact that Capt
William Hanson, Republican and very
active in county and city politics, is in
charge of the office, and that he has
been frequently mentioned as a candi.
date for fire and police commissioner in
opposition to Phil Wright, is pointed to
as significant.
Inquiry at the leagues headquarters
Thursday morning brought forth the
statement that the organization is absO'
lutely nOn-partiSan, is of temporary
character and is composed of Democrats
and Republicans alike. 1t was not stat
ed, however. whether the organization
was non-partisan insofar as city politi'
cal factions are concerned. The work
of the organization, it was explained, is
of a publicity nature, although workers
are being placed in precincts to urge
people to pay their poll taxes Others
it was stated, are calling prospective
voters of the telehone, urging them ia
pay their poll taxes aud pass the word
TO others to do likewise.
Holds Surprise for Mayor.
Officials both at the city hall and
courthouse, however. see in the organi
cation more than is indicated by its
name and announced purposes. With
Captain Hanson at its head, they as
sert. and his known friendship for
Mayor Black, it would indicate that the
leagues efforts are being eXerted fol-
the purpose Of strengthening the Black
machine. Certain city hall officials ex-
pressed the opinion Thursday that sew
eral men prominent politically are as
sisting the league materially. They also
are understood to be- favorable to the
mayor.
Still another report is that the new
ticket of the Black faction was TO be
built around Captain Hanson. The re-
port that he is to oppose Phil Wright
is generally believed. With him, II Is
reported, will be Herbert PEARS for tax
commissioner and William O. Rieden
for street commissioner. While no can
didatc is said TO have been selected toI
park commissioner. it is understood that
n place on the ticket would be offered
Commissioner Ray Lambert if he de
sired TO run with the crowd. The great
est surprise, however, is SAID to De
awaiting the public in the selection Tor
the mayors job. While the mayor Is
being led to believe that he is TO be the
chosen one, gossip SAYS, he is IN reallty
TO be discarded at the las: moment ana
Charles Gracbner substituted IN MS
stead.
Looks Like Emil Hillje.
DESPITE the crop Of rumOrs regard
ing the formation OF this ticket, they
did not altogether eclipse those concern
ing the possibility that ID. ID. Harrl-
gan may become a candidate for mayor
with John Z. Pfeiffer as tax commls-
sioner on his ticket. The fact that the
CITY engineer, in a statement Tuesday
sctting at rest rumors that he would
run for street commissioner, also stated
that he would not be :: candidate against
Mayor Black las long as he remained
in the city employ" was considered sig
nif;cant in view of the fact that Har-
rigan has been expected daily to sever
his connections with the city. In fact
il was considered Thursday that Harrl-
gan is nearer announcing as a candidate
for MAYOR now than st any time since
name was mentioned. All he is under
stood TO be waiting for is for Mayor
Black to disclose his hand.
Job Would Decide Black.
In opposition circles, no definite an
rouncement came Thursday from those
who are expected /, bring out a ticket
against the administration. Emil HlllJe
still remained the choice OF a large
number of those who are seeking 10
Jisplace Mayor Black and it seems now
that he is to be the final selection.
The mayor, it is understood, is torn
between a desire to run and desire to
get into a business which would pay
him more. 49,, :. 10
II is generally rumored that II he
we're offered a lucrative position say
with the San Antonio Water supply
Comnany. or some other large corpora
tion he would not run, or even might
resign before his term of office expires
MANY of his followers, it IS known are are
urging him not TO run, for various
reasons. On the other hand many are
honing that he will decide to become 4 !
ca ndidatp. as they believe that he would
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