San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27
BUSHICK ALSO PICKED
Will Go Before Convention
for Endorsement as
Tax Officer.
LOOKS LIKE WINNER
Believed That Tobin Ticket
Can Defeat ANY That
May Be Entered.

Definite announcement that Paul
S,effler. formerly county commits
>ioner and at one time president Of
the San Antonio Trades Council has
been selected aS the fifth man on
the TObin-Wright-l Lambert ticket was
made shortly after noon Tuesday.
This completes the ticket as Frank
Bushicli already had been decided
upon for commissioner Of taxation.
The ticket as it now lines up and
as it will be submitted to a popular
convention next month for endorse
ment Is as. follows: For mayor.
Sheriff John W. Tobin: for commis.
SiOnPr Of sanitation. parks and pub
lie property. Ray Lambert: for com
missioner Of fire and police. Phil
Wright: for commissioner of streets
and public Improvements. Paul Stet-
fler: for commissioner Of taxation.
Frank II. BuShick.
Sheriff Tobin will oppose Mayor
Black. if the latter decides TO run for
reelection, while Mr.. Steffior will op-
pose Street Commissioner William q.
Riedem. The opponents of the other
three commissioners have not yet
been announced. but it is likely that
Mr.. BuShick will have as his OPP
poncnt Commissioner John L. Pfeifter.
who was elected with Black and
RiedPn. Who the other two men on
the administration ticket will be is
not known. but 50 far Commission
erS Wright and Labert have no
opposition.
Black Had Awaited Decision.
Announcement of the completion Of
the TOhin ticket Tuesday is expected
to start the municipal political pot
Simmering and il would not be Surpri>-
ing if the Black faction within the
next few days throws its hat into the
political ring.
1t is known that the mayor has been
waiting for definite news regarding
fore he committed himself. Il is also
known that City Engineer II. u. Har-
rgan and Finance Commissioner John
L. Pfei:fCr, who have ben discussing
ticket Of their own. have been
waiting for an announcement from
Sheriff TObin before they came out
into the open.
In fact. Commissioner pfeifler in
timated Monday thar as soon rs the
fifth man was secured on the TObin
ticket that he might have some sort
of an announcement to make The
tax commissioner has openly stated
that he would stand for reelection
providing he could run on a fickeJ
with four other good men. While the
city engineer has rcfrained from max
ing any formal statement. his close
friends are confident that he intends
running for mayor.
\ last minute effort TO form coal
itiOn ticket between the Black and
Lambert factions at the city hall was
made Tuesday, according 10 a well
authenticated report. According 10
this story, a meeting was held Mon
day and committee Of one appointed
to confer with Commissioner Lambert,
in an effort to get Commissioner
Wright and him 10 join forces with
Mayor Black and Street Commission
err Riedcu II they would agree 20
this. it was reported. a list OF four
names would be submitted 10 the hold
over commissioners from which they
might select the fifth man. This D.,
similar 70 coalition offer which was
made TO Commissioner Lambert SOIHe
time ago and which he fatty rejected.
Although it has been repeatedly Pc
ported for the las, wees that Mayor
Black would not be a candidate Ser
reelection, rumoI. in certain -uUT
terS Tuesday were that he is about
to make up his mind To run. With
the appoiutmeGi Of the two men 10 IL.
vacancies in the State Railroad Com
mission. the mayors hopes ot securing
one Of these jobs are said to have been
blasted. II Is also said that his
chances of securing the appointment
Is Judge Of the new Beyar county
court. providing the governor signs
the bill. are not as good as they were.
In view of these Developments. there
fore. many believe thCl the mayor
will run.
Regardless %, whether Mayor B,arS
runs. or whether IN entirely new