The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17
GIBSON in BLOUNT.
Grand ovations meet him at every
point. His majority put at 800
or more,


point. His majority put at 800
or more,
Judge Gibson accompanied by the TINES
editor who has been pronounced
''scoundral," "hypocrit," "sell.out" and
other bad things too numerous to mention,
went to Ellijoy Monday. After arriving
there we went to Mr.. Cameron's for
dinner and more hosptabe reception and
better meal were never given anyone.
Mrs. Cameron and daughters certainly did
| themselves proud and we can assure them
it was appreciated. On going to the place
of speaking the Judge found crowd so
large that he spoke from platform which
had been most beautifully decorated by the
ladies with evergreens and beautiful flowers
In the center of the arch was horseshoe,
made of flowers, which omened "good
luck" to the speaker. The Judge here
| found that Houk had told numerous lies
on him and denied the truth and proved
their falseness. He spoke fully three
hours, without any disturbance whatever
and had the best ofattention. There were
near four hundred people heard him here
On our road Ito Rockford the Judge
made the remark that if the Lord would
provide for..us as well at Rockford as He
did at Ellijoy we would be alright, and
He certainly did for Mr.. Cochran and his
excellent lady gave us such welcome and
supper that we had no fears on that score.
AT the school house, at night, there were
200 people present and as at Elljoy the
ladies were present in considerable numbers
The Judges speech greatly pleased
the people as their votes had been thrown
out.
The next morning accompanied by a
number of the Rockford citizens on horse
back we came to town where we found
200 horsemen and 100 or more people in
carriages and on foot gathered at
Springfield two miles from town. When
in frount of the beautiful home of Mr..
Hall his little E or years old daughter in
a sweet manner of a child presented the
Judge a beautiful boquet Of red, white and
blue flowers. On coming to town the
streets We're lined with people. When
near the public school house out came the
hundreds. of children shouting for Gibson
and from one end of the long fence in
front 10 the other there wasn't any room
for another child. Farther on..the colored
school. childred came teeming out and
although the line turned off to the left
and did not pass the front of their school
house they were even more enthusiastic
than the white children. Two large
American flags were stretched across the
street one in frount of the court house and
the other in frount Of the home of w. E.
Parham. The long line ofmen went nearly
the whole length of Main street and did
not haul up to the first hotel they come to
and quickly disperse as did Houk's little
, squad ol 50 nOTselleh auu, lOI SOOu
measure we well say about so footmen
making in all Co. Anyone can see how
Blount County will cast her vote after look.
ing at those two crowds. The Judge wa,
introduced by Chancellor Lindsay in ar
, appropriate speech which was greatly
cheered by the large crowd which had
: gathered outside the court house, being
, entirely too large to get inside. The
, Judges speech of over two hours was
enthusiastically received and then Judge
Lindsey was loudly called for and in one oI
the best speeches we have heard him make
he gave his reasons for now being fo
Gibson after for so long fighting under tn,
| banner of John Houk, We wish we coulC
give his speech to our readers, but lack o
more space forbtsd. We thank him fol
his kind words about the TINES as it is ;
relief to hear some good things after having
been accused of committing all the crimes
under the sun. At all these -places tn,
Judge was presented with flowers by tn,
ladies, at Ellejoy Miss Ellen Murin in {
neat and graceful speech presented tn,
Judge a beautiful boquet on behalf of tn,
ladies present, which he acknowledged in
! speech worthy of our next congressman