Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-07-23
JUDGE NJ. M. BROOKS
ABUSED CITIZENS
OF TYLER ON SATURDAY MORN
ING AND HIS ACTIONS AROUSED
RESENTMENT AMONG PEOPLE.

Tyler, Texas, July 2L-Judge NJ. NJ.
Brooks, candidate for governor. spoke
here this morning in the court holse
yard to fully 600 people in the inter-
est Of his candidacy. Judge Brooks
coming was widely advertised in all
the papers of the county and a brass
band was on hand to furnish music
and draw crowds for the occasion.
His speech was the most intemper-
ate one ever delivered here, and none
like it was ever heard from a candi-
date for governor of Texas. 1t fairly
beamed with abuse Of some OF Tyler's
most prominent citizens. He started
out with a complaint OF Colonel
Campbelrs speakers trailing him in
East Texas, and in this eounectigse
Ferred to Hon. Felix McCord, who'Was
present by special invitation to repre-
sent Colonel Campbells cause as a
pusillanimous cuss and before closing
his speech used even stronger invec-
tives in referring to that gentleman.
Judge Duncan came in for much
abuse, and in paying his respects to
Hon. Cone johnson. who is canvassing
this county for Mr.. Campbell, Judge
Brooks said that in conversation
with Mr.. Johnson last fall Mr.. John
son stated to him that he would sup
port Mr.. Campbell for governor, but
that he had no personal regard for
his candidate and very little political
regard for him. and then Judge
Brooks said, using his exact language,
that johnson was not lacking in
brains, but was lacking in principle
About Mr.. Green. editor and pro
prietor Of the Daily Courier. who is
supporting Mr.. Campbell, he designat-
ed him as an infamous scoundreL
Judge Duncan, Colonel Green and
Judge McCord were out of town when
the speech was delivered.
A Houston Post reporter talked to
/ all Of the gentlemen abused and all of
them state on their word that in their
/ addresses and private utterances they
have always referred to Judge Brooks
and his candidacy in most respectful
manner and are at loss to know the
cause Of his extreme utterances about
them.
Judge Brooks, in speaking of Col
onel Campbell's candidacy, which was
the only one mentioned in his speech,
never once referred to him as Mr..
Campbell. but always rs Tommy" or
Little Tommy"
] Mr.. Colquitt and Judge Bell have
both spoken here and their speeches
were entirely devoid Of abuse Of any
one and were on the plane Of dignified
craftsmanship. The citizens Of Smith
county have been in a resentful mood
and cannot understand why a candi-
date for governor should see fit to
come into their midst and talk in such
way of their prominent citizens for
no other reason. as they see it, than
that they are against him for the Of
fee of governor. On all sides it could
De heard this evening and tonight that
Judge Brooks had not helped his in
terests i'm this county by his ultra ut
.terances about Smith county citizens
who are known.
In the latter part of his speech
Judge Brooks took Hicks and Onion of
.Bexar county TO task for their support
of Mr.. Campbell, and claimed that
they were representing the whiskey
and brewing interests.
Judge Brooks spoke at Troupe this
evening to an audience that was com
posed OF voters that opposed him and
the names of Campbell and Colquitt
were continuously cheered He quit
speaking at the end Of thirty minutes