The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-28
How Glenn Finds Places
and Leaves Them.
FIRST DOING NOTHING
That is Some of Them, Because They
Looked for Defeat. But at GIenn's
BugIe Call the Dry Bones
Leap into Militant
BY X. L.. GRAY.
Especial to News and Observer.

(Speclal 10 News ana oDSeINeT.
Hendersonville, n. c., Sept. 81
"Our State has had many good COVER
nors, q few poor ones. We have a
splendid governor now But the next
governor of our state will be the best
in the United States. Fellow citizens
if he, as governor, does not prove in all
espects worthy of the trust reposcd
in him, then you Democrats may lynch
me. l say Democrats because | won't
be lynchcd by Republicans. And now
sir, if | am lynched, you will be re-
sponSible."
So concluded the staunch, gray
bearded Democrat, Major S. V. Pickens
in his introduction of Governor" Bob
Glenn at Hendersonville today. At the
conclusion Of Major Pickens' talk there
arose a quartette composed of Miss
Rosa Few Mrs. Emily Collins. Mr.. G.
T.. Pless and Mr.. j. +. Brooks, who
sang the "Old North State. While the
court room, full OF people, patted time
with rythmic heels.
Major Pickins' introduction was the
evident popular opinion Of the caudi-
date. The room was crowded with
felix's. The county and the town were
both there. Many women graced the
them. The speaker had liberty to
spare. All along the road the Metho-
DIST ministers come up and shake
Glenu's hands as a brother. When
they hear that ne is a Presbyterian
you can see disappointment writ i'll
letters of amazement on their brows
The next governor knows how to take
a plea. He touches hearts and makes
converts, and with the wider field that
/,
natural fervor and the inborn clo-
quence Of the average Methodist par
son with all the spirit of a master can
didate. Today's speech had this good
omen: 1t had the appreciation of the
women; from the delicate and petite BIT
of femininity in brown, with a Janice
Meredith hat and brown lace strings
tucked coquettiShly under a chin sur
mounted by perfect oval face wita
! curl, arched broWS and soft eyes
| to the half-Indian with flashing black
orbs who sat and listened as to a
| tribal call, the women were with him.
! Glenn is man who responds to his
| crowd in way that is magical. He
had the crowd today: they cheered
him on from height to height of ora,
tory. It was Webster repeated.-tht
man lost in the power, the pathos. the
eXhilaration of his own utterances
The people followed him entranced.
You saw men standing by the halt
| hour unmoVing except for the heads
| that nodded in concert to the speakers
thought. Applause, violent, explosive
as it was, failed to wake some of these
men, carried like passengers on q
boat of dreams upon the eloquence
of the speakers words. They sat with
eyes riveted on Glenn's face, with their
hands placed on widespread knees
and looked and listened with mouths
pendent and unconscious. That per-
haps, is the greatest tribute that ar
orator can obtain.
When the speech was over, you saw
them waking all about the room.
The court room had been lavishlS
decorated by the ladies with Nationa
colors, flowers, and with the picture:
of the National candidates, the namc
of the Governor worked in the white
and blue of the flag. Flowers were
everywhere and the speakers picture
brushed the high standing stems o.
the glories of mountain gardens.
Henderson has been Republican by
$50 votes: The majority will be
greatly diminished, if not overcome.
Following Glenn is an object lesso:
in the power of q personality. we
strike a place complacent in the
knowledge of defeat. We leave i
buckling on it's shield. 1t is a pity
there are not Bob Glenns enough tc
go round If he could be quarteret
for a month in each of the Radica
counties the Legislature, as well as the
Congressional representation would be
"soid' beyond q doubt.