San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
TURNS
DOWN PROPOSAL
'T0 JOIN BLACK
Ask Two Hold-over Com
missioners to Join Mayor
and Rieden.
MIGHT EXCLUDE WRIGHT
Could "Choose" Tax Com
missioner Provided 1t
Was "Wise Selection"
MIGHT EXCLUDE WRIGHT

muulclpul tieCllOu 10 Inc ldNtSb' uS'SA't
ment in an interesting political Sitna-
ton which has developed during the
last few days, Needless to say the at
tempt failed and when a ticket is made
up, Commissioners Wright and Lam
bert, who feel that they have been per
eistently prosecuted during the 70
months of the Black regime, will be
found on a ticket which is unalterably
opposed to Mayor Black and Street
Commissioner Rieden.
The proposal for the coalition ucSet
was made to Commissioner Kay Lam
bert last week, according TO the PARK
commissioners statement. Z. j. Allgelt'
who ordinarily takes an active part IN
the city's politics, was the man VINO
npproached Commissioner Lambert on
the subject of the new ticket, the park
commissioner said.
Mr.. Altgelt, Commissioner Lambert
laid. pointed out TO him the advantages
of forming a ticket which would include
Mayor Black and Commissioner Rieden.
n such a coalition could be effected
The park commissioner said he was told,
II would have the support of l.. D..
Hart, Fred Cooi, Albert hronkosky,
and Charles Graebner. Such an or
xanization. il was suggested TO Com
missioner Lambert. was not to be dis
regarded. As a further inducement,
Commissioner Lambert said, 1t was
suggested that he and Commissioner
Wright would be permitted to name the
commissioner of taxation, post when
would be vacant because the mayor did
not desire to take his former running
mate John ?. Pfeiffer on the ticket
Offer a Choice"
- fha
nosaL Commissioner Lambert declined
to commit himself until he had mad d
conference with Phil Wright. He
nointed out that ms he and Commission
or Wright had been elected on the same
ticket. he felt that it was due the po-
lice commissioner to consult him be-
fore any decision was reached. The in
formation was conveyed to Commits
sioner Lambert that the big four" felt
none too kindly toward the commission
er of fire and police, although they
would be willing to take him on tho
ticket. ...-
Although IL had been proposed thai
he and Commissioner Wright would b.
allowed to name the commissioner Of
taxation, Commissioner Lambert said, Il
was suggested before the conference
ended that man. heretofore mentioned
as a possible candidate for one of thu
city offices. would be a wise selection
I'm other words" Commissioner
Lambert is said to have told Mr.. Alt
gelt, "we are to have the choice OF
tax commissioner on our ticket, but yol
are to name the man We are to choose
/ can't exactly see the logic of auch
proposal"
Through With BIacls.
The conference is said to have endet
without any agreement having beer
reached. 1t is known, however, tina
neither Commissioner Lambert MOI
Wright could be induced to line up wit
a ticket which included Mayor Blac
or Street Commissioner Rieden. BOT
have stated emphatically that y
months of association with the tw
members of the Black faction have con
WINGED them that they want neithe
as a running mate. The mayors fail
ure to keep his agreement with Con
missioner Lambert regarding tie M
pointment of health officer AMI Con-
missioner Rieden's recent action in n
gard to the discharge Of the rirg or
rineer have thoroughly disguised tn
two hold-oyer commissioners with III
Black regime and any lineup which il
cluded these two is known to be d.
tasteful 10 them. Commissioner Wrigl
does not feel kindly toward the mayo
because of his failure TO keep an agre'
ment 70 confirm any "clean and cap;
blen man nominated by the police con
missioner for police chief.
The "big four" mentioned in come
tiou with the coalition ticket is n
mored 10 have been behind the Pa
Your Po1l Tax League which was o
panized shortly before the period f
the payment of poll taxes expired. The
mon. II is claimed. were insistent thj
MAYOR Black stand for reelection NJ
that Commissioner Rieden be include
in his ticket. 1t was suggested th
they could swing the support OF X
nublican Congressman from the Fou
teenfh district
With the failure to effect such
coalition, 1t is reported that those b
hind the move have turned their q
tention to forming purely Black-R
publiean ticket for the spring camnaiG
1t would be headed by Mayor Black. {
cording 70 reports. and carry with
Cant. William Hanson for police a
fire commissioner, possibly Herh'
Peairs for tax commissioner and eitl
Ben A. Cordell or George Surkcy
PARK COMMISSIONER
Harrigan Still Mystery.
CITY Engineer d. d. Harrigan, W
has been prominently mentioned as
possible candidate for mayor, is
lieved TO have abandoned his plans
run for that office. 1t is not consider
likely. however, that he will throw
support 10 the Black regime. when
new ticket is announced. The acti
of the mayor and street commission
i'm the recent controversy over his d
charge, added to other actions Of
two. is said to have thoroughly disgu
cd the city engineer with the mayor a
ptreet commissioner, and it is beliey
mat be would throw his support to M
any ticket in preference TO theirs.
A suggestion was made in some gu
hfs Saturday that a coalition betwt
fhe city engineer, Commissioner j
p. Pfeiffer and Commissioners Wri
md Lambert might be effected. As