San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
.STONER TICKET .
|. IN SPEECH To
SOUTH S|DERS
Stoner Will Enforce the
Law But Not Modest
Sunday Amusements.
PEARS CITES RECORD
Mayor Says, Day by Day in
Every Way, Things Are
Looking Brighter.

Charges that the city has made
nearly all its improvements in the last
few years on the North Side, almost
TO the entire exclusion Of the South
Side, were made by speakers at a
Citizens Ticket rally Saturday night
at Lamm's Gin ON South Flores street.
There were seven speakers and four
Of them were candidates. The candi-
dates present were l.. ID. Stoner, can
didate for mayor, Ed G. Koerps, can
didate for commissioner of taxation /;
Il. Guy LeStourgeon, candidate for
commissioner of parks and public
property, and Herbert PEARS, candi-
date for commissioner of fire and po-
lice. Other speakers were G. s. Fow-
Ter, Mayor o. Il. Black and George
Surkey.
Il have lived on the South side for
twenty years." said Mr.. Fowler. ''and
l want to say that We have had any
thing but square deal. / have re-
peatedly appeared before the city COM
mission and asked for improvements
but have been turned down nearly
every time. It is funny TO me how the
park commissioner can find plenty of
money to spend on haybarns on the
North Side and then say he has no
funds with which TO build parks in our
part of town."
Lives on South Side.
i. Il. Stoner, candidate for mayor.
was then introduced by Mr.. Fowler.
as "a man who lives on this side of
town."
"Yes. l do live on the South side
and l am glad of it." said Mr.. Ston.
err.
The speaker then told what he pro-
posed to do if elected and compared
his stand with that taken by his op.
ponent. He said he was first of all
for law enforcement. but added that
he would make no attempt to enforce
any blue laws and not modest any Sun.
day amusements as long as they are
properly conducted.
1T is time that we should wake up,
continued the spt aker. 1T has gotter
so that it is hardly safe for a woman
to 90 down Houston street unaccom
panied
His Hands United.
Mr.. Stoner said that he had beef
Informed from reliable source tina
his hotel 1.-THE .Crockett) would b,
Y raided before election day. The speak
err concluded his remarks with til,
Statement that il elected. he would 9,
into office with his hand united an,
that be would treat everybody alike
Ed Koerps, candidate for commits
sioner of taxation, said that he ha,
to practice economy in private life ans
for this reason felt himself capable o
practicing economy in public office
He promised that. il elected, eyeryon
would be accorded courteous treat
ment in his department.
+. Guy LeStourgeon. candidate 10
commissioner Of parks and publi'
property. devoted his remarks chief.
to a denunciation OF his opponent. III
said that numerous Improvements ha'
been made on the North Side OF tn
city while the South Side received al
most no consideration. He declare
that enough money was spent on
donkey barn in breckenridge Park L
build a golf course on the South Side
Commissioner Lambert. he said, re
ceived n budget of 100000 but ha
spent S151.OOO.
A COue Disciple.
Herbert PEARS. candidate for com
missioner of fire and police. denie,
that he had ever operated slot ma
chimes in San Antonio. He said thu
charge was absolutely without an!
foundation.
Replying to the charge that he wa
not fitted to manage the police de
partment, Mr.. PEARS said That h
commanded 5000 men during the wa
and there was not a single court-mar
tial in his company. For the last tel
months, he said. he has been WORKING
for the city without pay as membe
of the school board. During that pc
Rod, he asserted, no question as to III
business ability was ever raised.
Mayor q. Il. Black was the mex
speaker. He began by saying that da,
by day, in every way, things are look