San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
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TICKET SLOW
To ORGANIZE
Looks Like Opposition Can
not Get Worth While
Support.
MEET WITH REFUSALS
Canvass Many Business
Men But Ticket Not
Made Up.
MEET WITH REFUSALS

What opposition. if any, Sheriff
John W. Tobin will have in his race
for mayor in the municipal cam
paign in April is engaging The at
IGNITION of political prosnosticators
right now. The concensus of opinion
seems TO be that the Bexar county
sheriff will sweep into office without
any opposition worthy of mention.
let there art others who promise a
business mems ticket" which will
cause the sheriff TO extend himself i'll
order TO win.
So far, the Tobin ticuet, consisting
of Sheriff Tobin for mayor, Ray Lam
bert for park commissioner, Phil
Wright for fire and police commits
siOner, Paul Steffler for street com
missioner and Frank Bushick for tax
commissioner, is the only one official
ly in the field. And even This one
must - endorsed by a popular con-
vention, a requirement cxacted by
Sheriff Tobin, before it is officially
announced.
On the other side of the fence, al
though ftnntic efforts have been made
in an effort to get out ticket for
several weeks, nothing tangible has
resulted. Ii is known that nearly
every business man in the city has
been asked to run, but that consist
ent refusals have been met with and
that now the supporters of the Back
faction at the city. hall are despair
ing of getting out ticket which has
any chance of winning.
Hope for Action This Week.
1t is known that supporters OF
City Engineer ID. ID. Harrigan met
Friday night to discuss the political
situation, and are to meet again Mon
day night. A committee, appointed
some time ago, is still working, in
an effort to line up four men as run
ming mates for the city engineer. This
is said to have been done without his
solicitation. 1t is also known that
many former supporters of Mayor
Black have been attending these
meetings and that they are in favor
of ignoring him when it comes TO
making a selection. 1t is expected
that decision will be reached at the
Monday night meeting and that a
ticket may be Forthcoming during the
week.
Although the city engineer has been
mentioned frequently as a contender
in the municipal fight, it is believed
in some quarters that he will not
make the race. Although Commits
sioner Pfeiffer intimated last week
that he and the city enginener might
announce ticket as soon as the lat
ter RECEIVERS from n slight illness, Mr..
lIarrigan late Saturday said he had
nothing to give out. The tax COM
missioner insists that he will not run
unless he can get on n ticket with
four men whom he considers quail
fled in every way for public office.
Wurzbaeh May Have Hand.
Rumors current Saturday were
that Republican Congressman Harry
NJ. Wurzbach, who left Washington
Thursday for San Antonio, may fig
ure prominently in the coming city
fight. 1t was reported during the
congressional race that the Black re-
CINE rad given him its support with
the understanding that he would re-
ciprocate in the city campaign.
One outstanding feature of the po-
litical situation is that Commissioner
Riedcn, if he runs. must play lone
hand Although he has steadfastly
stuck by the mayor and insisted that
he was for Blacs first, last and al
ways" it now seems that he is not
wanted. Even if the mayor runs, it
is claimed, he does not want Rieden
on his ticket. If the mayor does
not run, it is understood that an en-
tire new ticket would be made up
and that Rieden would not be on it.
The street commissioner admitted
last week that il the mayor did not
run, it is improbable that he himself
will make the race.
With the Tobin forces w1l organ
lied and strongly entrenched, only
waiting n move from the opposition
to begin a vigorous fight. all eyes
now are turned upon the Black camp.
Friends Of the mayor are understood
TO be urging him to announce or to
get out of the way and let some one
else run, as they realize the delay
is placing them at serious disad-
vantage.
Tobin Is Mentioned.
The Tobin forces are all in line and
nothing now remains but the calling
of the convention which is expected
to be held at Beethoven Hall about
the middle Of the month. Sheriff To-
bin has declared himself in favor Of
an economical campaign, to be fol-
lowed by an economical administra-
ton Of the city's affairs. The sheriff
believes that four weeks campaign
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