The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-21

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 17.-Hoope
and Enloe addressed an audience .
more than 1,2OO people at the Jaf1el
son theatre tonight, the theatre lsin4
packed to the doors.
The success of the meeting far su;
passed the expectations of the com
mittee and tonight fusion stock 4
above par in Memphis. 1t was con
ceded on all sides that it was polit
cal gathering the like of which Mem
phis has rarely SEEN This is ths
home of the present Governor.
Capt. Hooper and Col. Enloe arriv
ed at 8 o'clock this morning from
Nashville and were met at the station
by large reception committee, on
which were the following Democrats
Col. w. F. Taylor, Capt E. c. Bourse
Capt. McCabe, H. Meyers, j. M. VII.
liams, w. j. Black, w. G. Patterson
Wiley F. Jones, Judge C. w. Heiskell,
J. .. Jordan, H. C. Williamson, R. L
IVey, G. H. Jones, r. ]. Black, ]. o.
Tucker, ]. w. Keys, B. F. Duke, II. C
Collier, George P. Morrison and ]. H.
Garnett
To greet Col. Enloe was his son
Gus Enloe, Jr., OF McAlester, Okla,
who came to hear his father. The
speakers we're escorted to the Pea.
body Hotel All day the room Of Capt
Hooper was beseiged by Democrats,
ex-Confederates and Republicans. To
get little quiet to formulate his
speech, Hooper secured another room
for two hours. large number of Wis
itors called during his absence and al
most started a riot against the en-
committee, charging them
with cheating them out of the object
of their visit.
In the afternoon Capt Hooper was
taken out for an auto ride to the park. |
The meeting tonight was presided |
oyer by S. L. Calhoun. Hooper was
introduced by Judge j. w. Bachman
/ Democrat. His speech contained the
best things he has said during the
AS heretofore Hooper de
voted part Of his speech to the NAL.
of Gov. Patterson, but
paying him this tribute, saying that
ormerly the machine had as its can.
lidate for Governor a bold, cohr.
lgeous man, who dominated the ma
hine; now it has as its candidate a
weak, vascilating man, who is dom.
mated by the machine. The former
TODD for something, and was often
1rong, though sometimes right, the +
alter stands for nothing and cannot :
therefore, be right upon any public ,
uestion. I(
Getting closer home the speaker ;
1uched on conditions in Memphis !,
peaking Of the reported lawlessness I
e said: The fragrant violation of o
he four mile law by the criminal ell =
ment with the express permission of
ublic officials, is disgrace to your p
ty, and the submission to such 9
ondition Of affairs is not creditable a
, your citizenship" Liberal APP
ause greeted the speaker at each
'lling point. 9,
Col. Enloe was introduced by Judge a
,hn e. Mccall, of the Federal bench.
idge Mccall defeated Col. Enloe for -
Ongress m the eighth district many 1,
ears ago, making the introduction NJ
ore notable. Both expressed pleas r.
e at the opportunity to say a nice
ing about the other. The speech of
il. Enloe was a powerful appeal to q,
e best citizenship of the State to 6,
mplete on Nov. the demolition of d
e Ubiquitous machine built up by =,
ltterson. =,
His keen logic and the happy ar ",
ngement of his arguments made ~
e impression. The candidates will a,
ave tomorrow morning for Coving- %
n their navt annninfuanf