The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-24
TEXANS J[ER At
THOMAS H|SCEN
Meeting At FOt Worth Ends In
Great Disorder
ATTACK MADE ON BAILEY
Hearers of Hisgen Resent Aspersions
Cast Upon the Texas Senator and
the Speaker Is Not Al
lowed to Finish. 81
ATTACK MADE ON BAILEY

Forth Worth, Tex. September o.
Thomas L. Hisgen, candidate for Presi-
dent on the independence ticket, arrived
here tonight from Houston, where he
spoke last night. About 500 people had
gathered to hear Mr.. Hisgen's address
but as he was late in reaching the city
former Congressman Howard of Alabama
entertained the audience until nearly $50
O'Clock
Mr. Hisgen had not proceeded far in
his speech when he referred to the dis
closures connecting Senator Foraker of
Ohio with the Standard Oil company and
he coupled Senator Bailey of Texas with
the senator from Ohio. declaring that
the people of Texas knew something of
the Standard Oil company, which con-
Germ had been ousted from the state
only to be brought back by Senator
Bailey. Mr.. Hisgen was speaking to
Baileys staunchest friends and they i'm
mediately assailed the speaker with
roar Of Kisses and jeers. Former State
Representative Lane, taking advantage
of lull in the uproar, shouted to His
gen:
Bailey has got more sense in a min
ute than you would have in a life
time"
This caught the crowd which renewed
its misses. Congressman Howard here
appealed to the audience to hear respect
fully a stranger, whereupon he was adj
monished not to SANDER the Texas SEN
ator. Mr.. Hisgen, after quiet had been
restored, rejoined that I'VE people up
north know who is for the Standard Oil
company" and declared his surprise that
the people of the south who had given
the country some of its greatest men in
public life, paying personal tribute to for
mer Governor Hogg of Texas, would be
guilty of the demonstration which greet
ed him. He reminded his audience that
he had paid for the hall and expected
to be heard in respectful manner.
He then told the apple story on Rogers
and here the crowd again broke into
Kisses and Mr.. Lane yelled at the speak
er to quit talking about Joe Bailey.
This disconnected Hisgen who beat the
table with his gavel and demanded that
the hissers stand up Three arose and
Hisgen declared that three out of 500
about represented the proportion OF Tex
ans who are for Senator Bailey More
Misses followed this and Hisgen then paid
his respects to Foraker who he declared,
had been repudiated and then asked why
Haskell. the paymaster of the Standard
Oil company, had not been repudiated by
Bryan after his effort to bride the at
torney general of Ohio and who called
the working people contemplate fanatics.
He then told of the money Norman Mack
got from Tom Taggart and finally de-
clared the Standard Oh company had
elected Cleveland and he had afterwards
been kicked out of the party and that
now some of the same people were in
power among them Foraker, Depew, Plat,
Haskell and your own Senator Bailey"
This brought on more disorder and
Hisgen abandoned efforts at speaking
The meeting broke up in a state of chaos
but the presidential candidate fingered
long enough to shake hands with many
who offered to meet him.
Mr.. Hisgen leaves in the morning for
Guthrie, Okla.