San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-07
Y OULD RUN
WITH WRIGHT
AND LAMBERT
Popular Convention to Be
Held Soon to Let People
Name Candidate.
WANT OTHERS THERE
Believe Action Will Force
Mayor Black to Make
Decision.
TICKET NOT COMPLETED
Harrigan Support VIII Prob
ably Go 10 Tobin Against
Black Crowd.
WANT OTHERS THERE
TICKET NOT COMPLETED

Sheriff John W. Tobin will go be-
fore convention to seek the nOmina-
ton as mayor of San Antonio. This
announcement was made by the Bexar
county sheriff Wednesday noon and
finally settles all doubts as TO the in
tentions of Sheriff Tobin regarding
lie mayoralty race. The convention,
il was learned from other sources, prob
ably will be called within the next
week or ten days.
Sheriff Tobin's announcement was
made following conference with Park
COMMISSIONER Ray Lambert 1t has
been known for some time that both
commissioner Lambert and Commits
sioner Phil Wright, the other hold-over
COMMISSIONER at the City Hall, have
beal. arg ne Sheriff Tobin to make the
race. 10 all his friends who urged
the race upon him he gave the same
reply, that he would not announce as
candidate but that if he were nOmi-
mated at Il popular convention he would
accept the candidacy.
Others May Go Before Convention.
Plans for the convention, it was
learned Wednesday, have been in prog
ress for several days and all that now
remains is to set the date and appoint
"A committee to take charge. 1t was
stated by those promoting it that not
only Sheriff Tobin but the other men
whose names have been mentioned as
pGssible candidates for the mayors job
wild be asked to participate. This, it
is understood, will include Emil Hillje,
who has been mentioned number Of
times a. candidate and also ID. ID.
Uarrigan, the present city engineer.
Il have finally decided" Sheriff To-
bin said Wednesday, that if the peo-
ple of San Antonio wish me to make
the lace for mayor | will do so. |
have been repeatedly urged by Commits
sioners Lambert and Wright and many
of my friends TO become a candidate,
but have declined TO announce.
In my opinion the only way to as
certain the wishes of the people is
through the medium of popular con-
ventiOD. Therefore, l am willing to go
before such a convention and il L am
nominated | will make the race. AT the
same time l am willing that any other
man who has political aspirations along
the same lines, go before the same
contention. / only want the nomina-
ton L the people want me. i am per-
feetly willing that Mr.. Hillje, Mr.. Har-
rigan or any other man who has been
mentioned rs a candidate in opposition
to the present administration appear
before the same convention.
VIII Clear Political Situation.
y Sheriff Tobin's announcement 1T is
believed. will do much TO clarity pO-
litical situation which has been grow
ing in interest during the last few
weeks Although there have been rum
| Il, Cl,,,.sfT frAhs,, To ha a
| candidate in opposition to the Black
administration. he had steadfastly re-
fused to commit himself. Other rum
ors were to the effect that Emil Hillje
was TO be Il candidate.
1t has been reported for some time
that the mention of Sheriff TObin's
name Us a possible candidate for may
OF had caused CONSERVATION among
those who contemplated supporting
Mayor. Black this spring. They real
lied, il was stated, that the mayor
would have little chance in race with
the Bexar county sheriff
Sheriff TObin'S announcement that
he will become candidate il nOmi-
mated at a convention, it is believed,
will enable Mayor Black TO make up
Ibis mind whether he is going to run.
MANY of the mayors former support
ers have insisted that the mayor has
decided not to make the race. Others,
however. have Indicated that since his
chances of securing the appointment as
Judge of the new court provided for in
BIZ passed by the House Tuesday,
nave dwindlcd, the mayor will be con
ens.r in the next municipal election.
HarTiean May Support TObin.
Another angle to the climax pre-
ipitated by Sheriff TObin's announce
9nent is that City Engineer ID. ID. Har-
igan, who has several times admitted
hat he might become n candidate.
probably will abandon such plans. II
known that had Emil Hillje been
stScandidate on the opposition ticket,
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