San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
BALLOTS ARE
MARKED AND
GIVEN WOMEN
Stoner Candidates Instruct
Audience With Print
ed Tickets.
WEAR WHITE RIBBONS
Large Number Of Women
and Crowd Of Ministers
at Meeting.
WEAR WHITE RIBBONS

A crowd of women that comfortably
filled the first floor at Beethoven Hall
Monday afternoon heard the five men
on the Citizens Ticket spouse their
candidacy. A number of men, most
ly ministers, were scattered through
the audience. The outstanding fea-
ture was the distribution of marked
ballots among an apparently intelli-
gent woman audience. Rev. Arthur j..
Moore, pastor of the Travis Park
Methodist Church, witnessed this spec
tacle.
The meeting opened at o'clock,
Mrs. Il. L. Eldridge, presiding.
America" was sung, following which
Mrs. Eldridge made a plea for moral
city, asserting that no woman feels
safe to let her son go to Medina lake
or to town for fear the bootleggers
will sell him whiskey.
The audience rose when Dixie was
played and l.. Il. Stoner, candidate
for mayor took the platform. Ex-
IRENE modesty, Mr.. Stoner said, for
babe his speaking of himself, but he
asserted he had built up a business
which he is willing to compare with
that of his opponent. He refrained
from outlining his plans for civic i'm
provement. such as flood prevention,
the auditorium, etc, because they
will be built, anyhow"
Candidates Wear White Ribbons.
Every man on the ticket, he said is
business man, land we're not 60
ing out of business" He qualified
this statement, however, by saying
that Eve will give our undivided at
tention TO San Antonio's welfare and
progress" He promised to make San
Antonio safe for ladies to go down
Houston street at night.
Indications that Mr.. Stoner, If
elected, will take upon himself the en-
forcement of the prohibition laws. was
seen in his reference TO law enforce
ment.
"One candidate" he said, "says he
can't find crime. The federal off.
GERS find it by the wagon load"
Referring again to plans for city
Building. Mr.. Stoner passed over them
with the remark that he had been
counseled not to mention them.
Mrs. E. +. Rees then sang a song,
especially composed for the occasion,
dealing with clean politics. All can
didates wore white ribbons.
f. G. koerps, reading from notes
frequently, said he had n common
school education and that he had i'm
proved somewhat since he became a
printer.
sim what yor might call n COM
mon printer" Mr.. Koerps said. Il
didn't know I was on this ticket until
two days before it was announced"
He rcsorted to the Cone gag about
getting better day by day.
f. G.. LeStourgeon talked on vice
conditions and promised a clean city.
He admitted that his opponent, Ray
Lambert, has built a beautiful park
system, but said he wanted more
parks. He failed TO mention that
Mayor Black. who was on the plat
form. evidently didn't think So be-
cause he cut the park budgets
enormously during the last two
years.
Tax Entire City for Flood Protection.
Willard Simpson admitted that he
had been dragged on the ticket be-
cause he happened TO mention that
he thought candidate should be quail
flied for the office he seeks. He adj
mptted, however, that he must en-
ploy city engineer. despite the fact
that engineering is his profession.
First intimation that the Stoner ticket.
if elected, will expect the entire city
to bear the expense of flood preven-
ti6n came when Mr.. Simpson pointed