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EL PASO HERALD AMUSEMENT PAGE; WHAT TO SEE WHERE TO GO
Thursday July 25 1918.
OTTTI IB LIMIT!
BREWERY MONEY IS A FAILURE
Cobb Tells Shopmen at Big Springs That When He Is
Elected Self Styled Leaders Will Not Be Necessary
to Get Their Complaints Heard; Latest Joke:
Hudspeth Says Cobb Would Not Debate Him.
Br GEORGE H. CI.EME.VTS.
BIG SPRIXGS Texas. July 25. Zacb "Senator Hudspeth's letter sought
lar Cobb addressed th. shop- tKw'iS
nra of the Texas 4 Pacific railroad 1 partjcuiar reference to Mr. Koran's
rationed at Big Springs at a meetlnp opposition to prohibition.
""Id in the machine shop building1 He4.prth an-ri Meran.
u ednesday ar.J discussed his attitude I it s a significant fact that this
toward laaor and labor problems. . Mr Moran. who was led to the brew-
Mr Cobb j introduced by D. F. I erv bung-bole by senator Hudspeth is
jn!fr. a cluzt-n of Big Springs. hojnow endeavoring to line the labor lots
s been connected with the Texas &of the district up for the senator.
' .icific shops at this point for moreThe combination of Hudspeth Moran
i -an -n ears land brewery politics is still at work.
m oouruw iiuu t:Mr ircat n ici.u just as it was wnen senator riuaspetn
'.iho- Hfr had in the white house or was seeking brewery money for Mr.
-i hiph public office" said Mr. Cobbljjoran
the course of his address to the -The labor people of this district
rmen The foundation and basis cannot be voted b any man much
is friendship for organized laboris politicians who sought brewery
i hi lespect which he has for the i nlonev as a consideration for influenc-
and women who toil. William G Ing labor votes.
Adon has. proen himself to be thei srv itiih hi dspeth An MR.
friend railroad employes ha e
'r had in contiol of lailway opera-
-ns I hae served the president
'i secretary McAdoo as their repre -
n'atne on the border for mow thanlR COIXTRV AND OUR SUCCESS
o . ears In congress 1 pledge you ix THIS WAR RESTS IX THE HANDS
- -tan l squarely oehind the president 0K LABORING I'KOI'LB. THERE HAS
d secretary McAdoo in their efforts
o gne labor a square deal upon au
5t:ons affecting labor which may
. nre berore congress.
Pleases Hel to Xea.
I pledge particularly to always be
tre service or trie railroad men or
p district -n nlacmg their grlev-
es. if the hae any personally
. -e Mr. McAdoo as the director
nt-'al of th rrlroads
In contrast with this attitude. I
a'.I our attention to the letter wrlt-
pn by sens' Hudspeth to Otto
W ahrmund president of the San An
-i.o BrewJng association dated De-
rrrber 26. 151 4. wherein senator
I i;eth suggested to Mr. Wahr-
' i ivi that he give AY. J. Moran owner
rf i-r Texas Union a labor paper an
j-nFement for that payer with the
fj'twer suggestion that it would be a
r1 i 'irier.":eni.'
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People Most Interested.
"No set of people is so vitally af-
fected by the kaiser's fight against i
democracy as are those people who
are termed laborers. We are looking
to establish the rights of men and
women who toll throughout the
world.
"My heart Is with labor because I
VvsOrvTi er t n hs n o ea rr noAnla wit a
will be with labor because H believe
that labor Is entitled to a square
deal in politics. My course in con-
gress' will be to follow the leadership
of Woodrow Wilson because like
him. I respect and honor the man
who toils.
Pledge Help to Labor.
"I thank you for letting me come ;
to make you this face to face talk i
and assure you that as your congress -1
man I will always be happy to meet
and look you straight in the eye con-
scious that I have given you a square
deal and conscious that any work-
ingman will have been able to com-
mand me for any proper sen-ice" in his
behalf without having to go through
the supposed labor leaders who have
used labor and their supposed influ-
ence with labor as an asset for their
personal aggrandizement.
"The people of El Paso where we
live know that when I am elected to
congress as I will be by an over-
whelming majority on Saturday I will
not be encumbered by W. J. Moran or
any other parasite of those men and
women who actually tolL
Workers Cant Be Herded.
"At the same time the 1 Paso peo-
ple know that In our splendid victory
I will be fully appreciative of the
support given by those laboring peo-
ple WHO MR. MORAN AND SENA-
TOR HUDSPETH AND BREWERY
MONEY HAVE BBKN UNABLE TO
HERD LIKE SHEEP and those people
who support me know that they will
command my respect for the clean
and high minded way in which they
will have so materially aided in our
triumph."
In addition to the foregoing re-
marks. Mr. Cobb denied the various
slanders which toe Hudspeth support-
ers have been recently passing among
the shopmen. The entire string of
Hudspeth falsehoods from the state-
ment that Mr. Cobb had not bought
Liberty bonds to the assertion that he
was a Republican and a drunkard
were exposed and denounced in mod-
erate language.
The newest Hudspeth falsehood to
come to light was the assertion spread
by his managers in this county that
Mr. Hudspeth had tried to get Mr.
Cobb to meet htm In Joint debate.
IN VIEW OF THE REPEATED
CHALLENGES MADE BY MR. COBB
AND REFUSALS OF SENATOR
HUDSPETH FOR A JOINT DEBATE.
THIS LATEST HUDSPETH CANARD
WAS TAKEN WITH A LAUGH.
CONGRESSMAN REQUIRES
MAJORITY OF VOTES
Austin Texas July 23. It was held
today by the attorney general's de-
partment that under the terms of the
rcajority election law. a congressman
Is a district officer and a candidate
for congress must receive a majority
cf the votes in order to win the nom-
ination. In the event a candidate for con-
gress falls to get a majority of all
votes cast in the district there must
be a second primary.
HOBBY RALLY THIS EVENING;
THOMAS ON SPEAKS ON SQUARE
El Paso voters will rally at Cleve-
land square this evening on behalf
of the candidacy of Gov. W. P. Hobby
and representative R. E. Thomason
who has been stumping the state for
the governor will be the sponker. As
Mr. Thomason enjoys an enviable rep-
utation as an orator a large audi-
ence is expected particularly since
there are very few voters in this
county not supporting Hobby.
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THB MATINEE ESPECIALLY
MIDLAND FAILS TO GET HARPER
TO MEET COBB
Mayor of Midland Says Voters Will Resent the Slanders
Circulated Against Cobb by Hudspeth; Says That
Cobb's Official Eecord Could Not Be Attacked
Hence the Attempt at Slander.
By GEORGE H.
M1
ID LAND Tex. July IS. Zach La-
mar Cobb spoke to between 500
and 600 men and women voters
Midland county on the lawn of the
Midland county courthouse Wednes-
day nisht. after an auto .trip from
Big Springs wnere he addressed the
shopmen of the Texas & Pacific rail-
road at noon. On tae way over he
spoke to a crowded court room at
Stanton the county seat of Martin
county.
Mr. Cobb expected to meet judge
Harper his opponent's law partner
for a debate of the issues of the cam-
paign when be reached Midland but
he was disappointed judge Harper
seeming to have no more heart for
joint discussion than his principal has
displayed since beginning his cam-
paign of mudslnging in April.
The Hudspeth PEOPLE OF MID-
LAND WERE ANXIOtS THAT THK
SPOKESMAN OF THEIR CHAMPION
MEET MR. COBB ON THE PLAT-
FORM AND TRIED TO ARRANGE A
MEETING especially as judge Harper
was in the vicinity but he failed to
show up at the last minute. The
Hudspeth followers are chagrined and
disgusted aa a result.
Midland People Impressed.
Mr. Cobb's speech which lasted till
nearly midnight made a profound im-
pression upon the great multitude
which listened to it and in the opin-
ion of political leaders who know the
Midland constituency made many!
voters for the champion of clean poli
tics and clean campaign methods.
The meeting was presided over by
Hon. H. A. Leaver ton mayor of Mid-
land who. in his Introductory ad-
dress referred to the fact that Mr.
Cobb's opponent has not since the
opening of his campaign given the
people of the district a single Idea
of the platform upon which he has
been standing in this race and has1
never given utterance to a single
flaw in Mr. Cobb's official record.
Says IlBdftpeth Slanders
"On the other hand." said Mr. Leav-
erton. "we have heard Mr. Hudspeth
tell slanderous stories of his oppo-
nent's private life which were unbe-
lievable to begin with and which have
been refuted absolutely by every rep-
utable man and woman of the city of i
El Paso where both Mr. Hudspeth and
Mr. Cobb live.
"But one conclusion can be arrived!
at under the circumstances" continued
mayor Leaver ton. "and that is that
Mr. Hudspeth can find nothing de-
rogatory to say regarding Mr. Cobb's
official and political record and fail-
ing in an attempt to break him down
that way. has been forced as a last
resort to tell foundation less stories
of a slanderous nature regarding Mr.
Cobb.
Vetera Resent Slanders.
"I do not believe the voters of the
district approve of a campaign of
slander and 1 feel sure they will re-
TS
AS
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Alta Vistans Fan Them-
selves While Candidate
Waits for W. W. Bridgers.
Twenty five women fanned them-
selves with Hudspeth advertising
fans while 40 men. Including the
speakers arrived at Alta Vista school
house auditorium by 8:4$ Wednesday
night to make the audience for Claude
B. Hudspeth congressional candidate
speaking for the first time In that
section of the city. The crowd grew
no larger during the tire hours oc-
cupied by W. W. Bridgers who pre-
sented Mr. Hudspeth and the candi-
date himself. The senator was visibly
nervous as the clock told the late
opening hour before Mr. Bridgers ap-
peared and went to the door xo greet
htm.
Seeks To Justify Hudspeth.
Mr. Bridgers sought to justify Mr.
Hudspeth's senatorial record at Aus-
tin against prohibition and women
suffrage by claiming that the dis-
trict was against these two issues
during all the senator's term of of-
fice. Mr. Bridgers deplored the
"many little things injected into the
campaign that have been annoying."
He sought to ridicule Zach Lamar
Cobb as man and orator and brought
out many other stock arguments of
the Hudspeth clan.
Creera Head Candidates' Statement.
Called on by senator Hudspeth rel-
ative to a statement the courthouse
candidates desired to make concern-
ing the story in The Herald that they
had put Hudspeth "off the ship" C-
W. Crooro county manager for Huds-
peth read what be aaid Iras a paper
signed by candidates from judge Wal-
ter D. Howe down to Ike Davis deny-
ing the story and reaffirming their
original endorsement of the senator
for congress.
Standi! Pat On Record.
Mr. Hudspeth declared he stood pat
on his Austin record: held up what
he said was an affidavit from his
uncle that he was born In Bandera
county Texas: said prohibition and
suffrage were dead Issues in congress
I Continued on page S.)
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Petticoats"
Based on D it if; lit Tllton's
book of the same name
Today
HUDSPETH GE
ILL CHOW
IN JOIMT DEBATE
CLEMENTS
buke the man adopting that kind of a
cam Da lien when thev go to the noils
next Saturday to record their pref-
erence for a representative in con-
gress." MfdlaaV county as vrell as Mar-
tin He-ram. MHehell and other
ranttes alefc the He ef the
Texas A Paefftc railroad rtill be
reeerded in the Cobb (tlsnn next
Saturday by large majeritlr. I
believe.
Mr. Cobb left Midland this morn-
ing for Odessa where he was billed
for an early morning speech. From
Odessa he will go to Pecos where
he will speak tonight.
He will reach El Paso Friday at
noon and will close his campaign In
that city with a rally in Liberty haJl
Friday nighL
Paper Praises Cobb.
Th Midland Reporter today pub-
lishes the following comment on the
address of Zach Lamar Cobb last
night:
"Slanders against Cobb disproved;
speaker Wednesday night had a mes
sage tnat carried conviction to an
hearers. The editor or The Reporter
Wednesday night for the first time
had the pleasure of hearing Zach La-
mar Cobb defend himself against the
charges that have been brought
against him by the opposition the
El Paso Morning Times and campaign
managers of senator Hudspeth; and
the hearing was pleasing and con
vincing. Never before have we heard
an aspirant to political preferment
present his cause upon a higher a
more uplifting a more elevating plane
than did this candidate for congress.
tits was a manner or pro round
earnestness. Christian fortitude and
Christian charity characterized the
presentation and defence of his rec-
ord so basely so maliciously slan
dered. .
A ad fence for Cobb.
"Between looo ana 1500 people
heard Mr. Cobb Wednesday night and
as his address progressed pleased
surprise and Intense eagerness to
catch every clean expression of the
speaker pervaded the upturned coun-
tenances of the large crowd and thfs
Thursday morning. t would be dif-
ficult to find in Midland an aurfienoe
even ever so small who would pa
tiently hear again the gross imputa
tions ascribed to this man who last
night so earnestly preached to us
the doctrine of cleanliness and nur-
tty in political procedure. Midland
people Know now why Zach Lamar
Cobb has not been met by the oppo
sition in joint discussion.
"Four square the speaker stands
before the people in simple but noble
an titemanike righteousness.
"Cleanly and as a zealous guardian
of a spotless career Zach Lamar Cobb
oares to the nubile sraze a oroud rec
ord of distinguished and loyal effi
ciency commensurate to ana in Keep-
ing with his stand for 100 per cent
Americanism it was a splendid pres-
entation and Midland people approve. 1
Speaker Fuller s Brother
Says Tom Green County
Is for Zach Lamar Cobb
"Zach Lamar Cobb will carry
Tom Green county by S00 votes at
least." said V. I. Puller principal
at the San El liar io public school
today on his return from San
Angelo. where he has been since
the close of school.
Mr. Fuller is the brother of T. O.
Puller speaker of the house of the
Texas legislature.
"The vote between Cobb and
Hudspeth will be about evenly di-
vided between the business men
and between the cattlemen." he
said "but the women will cast a
two-thirds majority vote for Mr.
Cobb. This will give Cobb a ma-
jority of at least S00 votes."
Fights Booze
Clubs To End;
Saves Money
County Attorney Fryer Says
It s Late Now To Ques-
tion His Efficiency.
Threatening weather dispersed what
promised to be a lively political meet-
ing at Cleveland square Wednesday
night- About ISO persons braved the
rain and appeared in the park to hear
judge Adrian Pool R. M. Dudley and
county canlddates discuss their can
didacy. County attorney W. H. Fryer
candidate for reelection was the only
one who succeeded in completing his
speech however before the rain be-
gan to fall and a hasty exodus of the
audience forced the closing of the
meeting.
Judge Will P. Brady was chairman
and reminded his hearers that all the
county officers were candidates to
succeed themselves and all had rec
ords on which to base their claims.
and which their constituents could
examine. He expressed the opinion
that In every case these records Jus-
tified the claim of the candidates that
they are entitled to reelection.
Saves County Expensive Trials.
County attorney Fryer said in part:
"During this entire campaign and
up to within a few days of election
day my opponent in this race has
been unable to assail my record as
county attorney. Now within a week
of the decisive day attacks are
launched questioning my efficiency
'claims are advanced that I dismissed
i certain liquor cases without trial. My
j opponent seems to forget that when
j the community was apparently solidly
; In favor of liquor that I inaugurated
I the fight against the Illegal clubs.
ana maae enemies oy so aomg. Tnen
after public sentiment bad been
aroused and the good people of the
city stood behind me In ray fight 1
saw fit to dismiss a number of liquor
cases. My opponent makes capital of
this act. but fails to relate that In
dismissing these cases. 1 collected the
full amount of the fines assessable In
each case and saved the cojnty the
expense of trial."
SAN JOSE HAS MEETING
FOR COBB; ENTHUSIASTIC
A meetin-r of supporters of Z. I
Cobb for congress was hId Wednes-
day evening: at the home of Chaa.
Ling of San Jose in the lower val-
ly. It was attended by practically
i all the residents of the town and sur-j
' rounding community and the apeak-j
ere were neanuy rnecrea
Talk were made by Camillo Pa-
dilla. of a local Spanish paper and
ty Norman E. Galentine.
ICO
DEFIES HUDSPETH MAN
TO PROVE OP HIS SLANDERS
At Big Springs Reads Letter Written by Lawyer of
That Place and Defies Him to Prove It; Man Fails
to Accept Offer to Speak; Hudspeth Hurries to
Big SDrings to Try to Save the Wreck.
BY GEORGE
BIG SPRINGS. Tex.. July 25. Zacl
Lamar Cobb aroused the people of
Big Springs as probably they were
never aroused before when in the
course of his speech in the Howard
county court house yesterday he de-
nounced senator Claude B. Hudspeth
and one of the tatter's most ardent ad-
vocates and campaign speakers II.
R. Debenport as slanderers and chal-
lenged the latter who sas in the
audience to come forward and defend
himself from the charse.
The ringing denunciation of Huds-
peth and Debenport. coming as It did.
at a climacteric moment brought the
great audience to its feet with a salv"
of cheers for the game little El
Pasoan who has the nerve to brand
"the bully of Big Springs" as he
termed him to his face and in the
presence of his friends and neighbors.
Hudspeth' Agent Leases.
It was a Cobb crowd made up of
the best men and women of Howard
county who had been fed to the point
of nauseated satiation on the charges
of senator Hudspeth and Debenport
and hoped the speaker would give his
tradueers the castlgation they de-
served. Thev were not disappointed and
that they approved was demonstrated
In so many ways and from so many
directions that the humbled agent of
the El Paso senator who wrote the
"slush fund letter." left the meeting
hall while the man who had publicly
humiliated him was receiving the
plaudits and congratulations of the
citisens of Big Springs for a good
day's work well done and assuring
him that he would be given a large
majority of the votes of the county
next Saturday.
From every point of view Mr.
Cobb's trip through Howard county
Tuesday was a triumph and well cal-
culated to put bim in the humor to go
after the seandi.1 mongers who had
hn tnvellnr the length and breadth
of the county peddling falsehoods with
the hope that enough of the voters
might have their minds poisoned to
the extent that the overwhelming ma-
Jorlty which they feared Cobb would
be sfven rn nrlmarv HIT might be re-
duced In some measure.
"Whnle Dfaitrlet Tar Out.
. - wi r 1 r.kkimamlv
.rp?".:V"!l"?"."T- tXl."".
his campaign in Howard county had
advertised his coming so well that
practical every man and woman liv-
ing In the precinct had dropped their
wSrk to vlirit the town for the pur-
pose of hearing him discuss the is-
sues of the campaign and refute the
slanderous tales which Hudspeth's
supporters some of them the last
remnants of the corrupt Honor ring of
remnants of the corrupt liquor ring of
Howard county had been circulating
regarding Mr. Cobb with the vain
hope that the falling fortunes of the
GOVERNORSHIP
FPT INTENSE
Ferguson Tries Hard to
Get Himself .Reelected
After Impeachment.
Dallas Texas July 5. The fight
of James El Ferguson who was re-
moved from the governorship a year
ago by impeachment proceedings to
again obtain nomination for that of-
fice has added Interest in the Demo-
cratic state primary to be held next
Saturday.
The fact that the women of Texas
will vote la the primaries for the first
time gave the campaign an added
complexity and up to the 11th hour
while many politicians expressed
themselves freely and variously about
the probable result an were prepared
for surprises at the polls.
Ferguson's chief opponent la Gov.
William P. Hobby who had been
elected lieutenant governor for the
last two terms with Ferguson and
who succedod to the gubernatorial
chair when Ferguson was impeached.
Ferguson went to the people of the
state and asked vindication charging
that he had been removed by political
trickery.
Hobby gained considerable strength
by the passage of numerous prohibi-
tion bills during his last term of of-
fice. A bill to create a ten-mile dry
rone around every one of the numer-
ous military camps of the state was
passed at the last special session
as well as a statewide prohibition bill.
United States senator Morris E.
Sheppard has no opposition his only
opponent having withdrawn early in
the campaign.
Charges Against Irergiisen.
Investlgations which resulted in the
impeachment of Ferguson were start-
ed after be had aroused the ire cf
the alumni of the state university by
vetoing the university appropriation
bill and by his fight with the univer-
sity heads. He was Impeached on the
following counts:
Misappropriating 50 of the Can-
von City Normal funds to pay his per-
sonal debts !? senators voting for Im-
peachment: four against.
Profiting by the deposits of the
Canyon Citv fund which belonged to
the state 2 for impeachment; five
against.
Deriving a profit from state funds
deposited In the Temple State bank
contrary to law 24 for Impeachment:
seven against.
Assisting in depositing H5S.000
state funds In the Temple State bank
Instead of the state treasury aa pro-
vided by law 2$ for impeachment;
five against.
Refusing to tell who loaned him
J15S.600 In currency constituting offi-
cial misconduct 27 for impeachment;
four against.
Diverting the adjutant general's
funds to pay for the Canyon City Nor-
mal to take the place of $5600 wnich
had been used to pay his persona!
debts 27 for Impeachment. four
against.
Inducing the Temple State bank to
loan htm more money than the law
permits in violation of his oath of of-
fgice 16 for five against.
Seeking to coerce the board of re-
Violating the law in see kin a: to re
move reftenta of the university with-
out cause 22 for Impeachment; eight
against.
Remitting: a J5.000 bail bond of Wil-
bur P. Allen chairman of the univer-
sity board of regents to inluence his
action 21 for Impeachment; 10
a&rainst.
Is Barred From TaJUnc Offfee.
Opponents of Ferguson argued
the fact of his impeachment
would prohibit his being seated gov-
ernor even should he obtain nomina-
tion tnd a majority of votes cast.
That question. It was said would have
to be settled In the courts. It was
raised at the meeting of the Demo-
cratic state committee which certi-
fied the list of candidates for nomina-
tion but received short consideration
and Fr-uson was certified with other
candidates
II. CLEMENTS.
brewers' candidate for congress
right be strengthened thereny.
Mlnfeterx Meet Cefcb.
Waiting for Cobb at Coahoma were
B Reagan postmaster ot Biir riprings
Judge Clyde E. Thomas the Rev D. B.
Doak. pastor cf the First Methodist
church of Big Springs and the Rev
E. J. Bradley pastor of the Big
Springs Christian congregation.
Mr. Reagan tailed the meeting to
order and introduced the Rev. Mr.
Dcak. who delivered an invocation
which dripped patriotism from ever
word and which was an adjuration to
those who heard it to take their re-
ligion into the voting booth with them
at the forthcoming primary and be
guided by religious principles In the
matter of choosing the men who will
represent the district in the law mak-
ing branches of .the goernment. while
the war is on and when the hands of
the president must be upheld in the
winning of the uar.
Hadspeth'a Kceord CeBtrmsterf.
Mr. Cobb" was introduced by the Rev.
Doak. who reviewed the political his-
tory written during the past few
months and contrasted the reaction-
ary methods of the El Paso senator
who professed to believe be had the
light to accept fees from a brewery
while he was a member of the state
senate charged with the duty of pass-
ing Judgment upon prohibition and
other legislation affecting his brew-
cry clients. lth the progressive for-
ward looking program mapped out for
himself and nis constituents oy nr.
Cobb.
Mr. Doak predicted the election of !
Mr. Cobb by an overwhelming ma-!
Jcrtty of the votes of the right think-
ing men and women cf the district
and Introduced him as "the first rep-
resentative of the new Mth congres-
sional district of Texas in the na-1
tional house of representatives.
Cabb Makes Supporters.
Mr. Cobb had been told of the ef-
forts of J. B. Littler manager of sen-
ator Hudspeth's campaign in this
ccunty. to prevent an advocate of Mr.
. cki. rVnn. uitinr n n mams meet'
I pg jn oahoma and with the course
j ofLatler text- ne uellvere a
speecn which had the effect to cause
J lno3e cognizant of Littlers action and
i fan.mar with the campaign of blander
t . ... . a w....r hi ton have re
sorted within the past few weeks to !
turn to Mr. Cobb practically unani-
The meeting In Big Springs was a
repiica on "h a " '
Ing held at t-ahoma earlier In the day .
The committee Bad arrangea lor
outdoor meeting on
urt house 4 W J011.1? -V
f between 500 and l80 people W hen
the gathering was o
scats were filled and Ifully an addi-1
i ticnal hundred Jn""rd1's""e1r" j
ere lounging upon the grass or seat-
ed on the walls surrounaing me
arounds or in the scores of automo-
biles which lined the curb.
Crartfcease Overftews. !
After the meeting had been in prog-
rcss for an hour a slight rain began .
tc fall and an adjournment was taken
to the district court room which
could not hold half the people who had
assembled on the lawn. The room was
crowded and the halls and entry was j
crowded with those so interested in !
Mr. Cobb's discussion that they were j
winiii' to atand in the heat to hear
i the message of hope he was delivering
' to those who had begun to despair for
righteousness in government.
Cobb Gets Hudspeth Letter.
Upon his arrival in Big Springs Mr.
Cobb was handed a letter written by
H. R. Debenport. a Big Springs
law who hs. been cne of the most
active supporters of senator Huds-
peth's congressional aspirations. It j
was filled with abuse of Mr. Cobb and j
referred to him as a slacker who had
not bought a single Liberty bond or 1
thrift stamp or contributed a dollar ;
to the Bed Cross-and continued ithi
a suggestion to the man to whom It
was addressed to quit Cobb for the
reason that "the rotter" was a "sissy"
and to ally himself with the "pure un-
defiled red blooded 10 percent Ameri- i
can." Claude B. Hudspeth. j
Some time after adjourning frcm the !
lawn to the court room and aTter Mr. i
Cobb had presented his arguments.
he asked If Mr. Debenport were in the i
ruviu.
Cobb Calls HI. Hand.
Debenport. who was occupying a
seat within the bar. acknowledged his
presence by rising and he was asked
to come forward and identify a letter
a hlch Mr. Cobb held in his hand.
U8BKXPORT AFTBR LOOKING
AT THK LfeTTTBR AXD BX.VMIMXG
THIS SIGNATURE. ADMITTED THAT
HE WAS THE WRITER OF THE
MISSIVE IX HIRSTIOX.
MR. COBB THEN ASKED HIM TO
READ THK LETTER. BIT THE LAT-
TER REFUSED and Mr. Cobb read
the two pages of closely type written I
stuff himself commenting as he went
along and every time he read a spe-
cific charge he asked the author to
"back up your false assertions or
stand branded as an infamous slan-
derer." Crowd Applauds Cobb.
THE CROWD WAS WITH COBB
AXD AT KVERV REFUSAL OX THE
PART OF DEBENPORT TO EITHER
MAKE GOOD HIS CHARGES OR AC-
KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WERE
FALSE. IT ROARED ITS APPROVAL
OF THE LITTLE EL PASOtX WHO
WAS GAME EXOl'GH TO BE RD
THE MAX IX HIS OWX TOW N WD
IX THE COURT ROOM IN WHICH
HE PRACTICES HIS PROFESSIOX.
The effect of the reading of the let-
ter was electrical and. as Mr. Cobb
flung challenge after challenge to bis
traducer to "stand up to the rack ! ke
a man or to stand branded as a slan-
derer." the audience would shoi.1 r-.
approval. Debenport sat throusrh t
castlgation. but at an earl op"o -tunlty.
quietly left the hall
Cobb Assays Debenport.
"You write of me as a slsn . '
Mr. Cobb while he was discussing t -letter.
-BUT lOl THE CHtMFIoN
OF THE PURE BREWERY CANDI-
DATE FOR CONGRESS who is i. -defiled
by his connection with i
Juarez packing house hai en't --l
ccurase to bck up the Infamous ' t
ders you have circulated "
Mr Cobb offered to give t o '' -to
Debenport for as long as he raic'r
lequlre it in order to pn.ve to the ; i -pie
if he could that he was not a slan-
derer but the offer was not accep'e!
on the ground that he. Debenport. rim
not want to be Insulted.
To this Mr. Cobb retorted that
tghbors
fer you insult.
your case must be
hopelessly bad
Hnipeth Harries Oat.
Mr. Cobb's boldness in handling the
Debenport letter has had the effect
to make Big Springs practically solid
for him and that he will carrv How-
ard county by a large majority is now
conceded.
That senator Hudspeth fears the
tactics of his campaigners in this sec-
tion of the country has weakened him
is evidenced by the fact that on Wed-
nesday Big Springs was flooded with
advertisements to the effect that he
Hudspeth would reappear In Bit?
Springs Thursday night for a speech
in which he would answer Mr. Cobb.
This in face of the previously pub-
llshed reports that Hudspeth would
spend all of this week in El Paso is
taken to ha e but one meantnc and
that is that his managers have ad-
WILL H. PELPHREY
I CANDIDATE For COUNTY ATTORNEY
tab the ixrni of I I county for their sappert at the Demeerarle
Anko the iXrni of I I l"a" counry for their support at the Demeerarle
Primary Election next Saturday and promises that If elected he will
fulfill the dutlex as such to the verj best of his ability and refers any
aad all te his acquaintances as to his abillo. Integrity and honesty
f stmpese.
Mr. Fryer states that he seeks re-election upon has record. We
therefore submit his fall record for your jwdgmesit. The tm.t rare
has keen used In seeurisxc the data herein presented and I challenge
Mr. Fryer to prove that any fsgarea are tuaeenmte or Incorrect.
Since Mr. Fryer iaaHfled. on X.vember Sth. 1. here have
be rriralB.1 r.e dk.d of I- the f.tTOt at Lawt
M.(A cn.es have been dbH-tsWed. 281 have Plcdd 71
have been aroattted. and only have been convicted which makes
his efficiency percentage 33 per cent Instead ef S3 per cent as he u
ckstmtng In his speeches and literature.
Mr. Fryer a. elnlmtag t-nt he h "T." .?i "'"'."..X't"
ot guilt and while there Is no way to show that - t t em ''
not tree we nre convinced that not less than so per cent ot those
confewtloM were seenred by the police oeMirmet.
TL faiswlne at a summary of Mr. Fryer's record.
7Jl Tlviai stolen property embesslement. etc.! eases
duJ frteaTSf V'iUr. 8T Vc-lttata. 18 eviction 14.
" lTtatl nT.; T !"' dhmlJcd. 40 pleaded sIHy. . -
aaHtals. 4 convictions lost
Soeml dabs not Included anee:
47; aeoultlals. 4t eonvtrtten. 1.
Noa-saooort and unlawful employn
pleaded guilty. 2 aeonlttoU. "T TJTi awlrrr
tabaiTful earrylu armsi dismissed. IsSi pleaded gnirry.
H"itant: -Stikent ho-icMe. .It. -"--K"fc-f '
tottery swindling adultery. ""'" 1 ""S".?!?:
trlbnting to the delluaoeory of minors. rUI-x
making dlstnrblns: the peace. ImprrsMaHne an olHcer slander llnel
extortion etc.i dlsmtMals 413; picas of awIHy OS; aeaalttals 34; con-
victions. 30.
1. mnnv of the cn.es of pleas of guilty the defendants were per-
mitted -Lad gnlttTt. leerorfeae thnn thnt with which they
! rt-rged. "d-iLed " smaller than the w"
ti- KWr' record of examining triah I.
.i m taller resort
complete record In a pamphlet published and would ask every voter
to get one and read It eerotnlty.
These pamphlet nre tm be fonnd In most paMlc places and es-
pecially In rooms 33d and 37 Trnat HaUdusc.
(Political Advertisement)
j ised him that ony his presence can
j 5ave anythlng from the wreck of his
nopes upon the reef of the Debenport
1 Iter
AND HE DID
I'LL QO OUT Him WE fl RtDE
OK MY HEW SflBBLE H6R5E .
Judicial Not Political.
We
poals.
trict
ik ou to c- i r J Wthiair
for Ju !tf. of i"nnlral Aj-
Ynz -ars Jutiec of the Sth lis-
His hom is n LireniIU Hvnt
County
He i h iroi k maa. att able and
experienced Judg ru! u heartily and
mifstl reio-nm'ii! h.m j 'U H la
strongly ei rort U
ta All thf b.irs
and by many th'
Tv ..oil PisTict
anj law its of j
'bt R a!' the miri'lrs of hi FUstr-ft.
m Bv huiri' s .n-n and l-arkt r..
i-l) 1J The ib.r rfritntz.itU aa of his
clt. liu lualnjE t i" rai.waj nnployea
et By the arhool teacbr-ra and phy-
sician? of his County -
iti By the women f tb W C T 1 .
iS By the Commercial Travel- (C. C.
T s.
(Felit.cal Advertieement).
AND HE DID-
t
i
dismissed. 75; pleaded gwllty.
eat of females; dismissed. 8l
33; ac-
where they were required.
n ar intk the
of the above
will he fonud In a
TO THE
VOTERS
OF
1 EL PASO CO.:
This my first public appeal
to you. is in behalf of our
present efficient State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction.
Hon. W. F Doughty who la a
candidate for reelection. I be-
lieve he should be retained for
the following reasons:
1. He has been in the office
long enough to be thoroughly
familiar with its duties. Any-
one else would need at least
one term to feel at ease in the
requirements.
2. He knows how to work
with governors and legislators.
The beneficial legislation
brought about by him is proof
positive of this. He is endowed
with the gift of beinsr able to
induce others to see the wisdom
of his measures and. added to
this has had valuable experi-
ence with men of eery variety
of viewpoints. It takes a states-
man as well as an educational
enthusiast to guide successfully
the educational interests of the
great state of Texas.
3. Mr Dousrhty is an execu-
tive of known ability and is
therefore more valuable to us
in the capacity of our chief edu-
cational eiecutne than any new
incumbent could be.
4. Patriotism at this tlmo
demands that unless there be a
reason for the contrary there
should be a pulling together
with the known forces rather
than a seekintr to oppose where
no opposition is justified.
The educational authorities of
this county alwas have found
'he State Department of Educa-
tMi ready able to co
operate for the advancement of
our public so'.'ol' o it !s my
ho-pt- that the present helpful
i elations ma be continued. I
feel ou will aree with me
when 1 say this is no time for
theor'sts to be experimenting
:th our school system.
Nom. just th's as to his op-
ponent. A teach in st experience
oal?. valuable as that may be.
i- not sufficient preparation for
the State Supenn tendency- It
requires executive experte-tee
as well. This from the paid ad-
vertisement of Mr Doughty's
opponent I judge she has not
had. I look forward to the dav
when a moman will be State
Superintendent but not by de-
feating a tried and true friend
of our boys and girls
With the hope that the
friends of education in this
county will pile up a majority
for Mr. Doughty m the coming
primaries. I am.
Sincere
MTRA r WINKLER.
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