El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-15
Gil BE RNAT Or |A[
RACE Has BEEN
LONG, HOT ONE
CONTINUED From Fage one.)

He appeals more to the sober side Of
reason. There is little excitement mani
tested when he is addressing q crowd,
| but he manages TO hold their attention,
to convince ard TO cause considerable
enthusiasm. Few can near him without
believing that he is wholly sincere and
is really prompted in his political am
billions by noble desire to accomplish
some substantial good for the state.
Mr.. Poindexter is conceded TO be q
brainy man and a close student of cur
rent political subjects. He is never at
a loss TO answer any question and gem
orally leaves the impression with his
audience that he is a man Of deep
thought and Of good Judgment and ever
the opinion. after hearing him speak.
that he is a safe conservative and trust
worthy man.
Davidson Disappointing.
As a public speaker r. V. Davidson
! has proved a disappointment The trust
busting attorney general has nothing
of the orator in his makeup. He is lack
ing in personal magnetism an no speech
he has ever made except when de
nouncing Bailey. has ever worked his
audience up to any degree Of enthusi-
asm. This has proved 10 be the great
est handicap in his race. Men who had
never heard him speak came expecting
TO be electrified They were disap
pointed at his calm and dispassioRate
way of presenting his argument. He
is primarily a civil lawyer and has
trained himself to depend on reason for
winning his cases and not on senti-
ment- Had he the gift of oratory of
either johnson or Poindexter and the
personal magnetism Of the former his
trust busting" record could have been
made an issue which would have GER
tainly swept him TO victory in the pres
ent campaign Davidsons success as a
campaigner lies in his ability TO work
while not speaking and is his organiza
ton tact.
COlquitt a Politician.
Colquitt is the best politician OF the
four though by no means a great po-
litical speaker. He is the best MIXER"
the best handshaker and the most nat
oral vote getter in the race. He has q.
wO- derful memory for faces ALI names
and can call the men he meets Ion Or
Jim" and refer to little incidents Of
and at the same time convinces them that
and at the same time convince them that
ColQuttt is a man who never forsets
his friends. He Is hail fellow we'll
met ard has a smile and a word of
He has winning manner Of taking the
people. apparently, into his onf.IenCe
He begins his quiet campo. 3Eine- fr DI
the time he alights from a train in a
city where he is to speak and his most
effective Work is done before and after
he makes his speech.
On the platform he is not an attrac-
tive speaker. He has not the voice the
looks nor the bearing of an orator. Yet
he is what is termed a good stump
speaker" He has a vast number OF wit
~ stories to tell, is able TO score his
opponents in bitter and telling language
and in that matter keep his opponents in
and in that matter keep his
audience with him What he lacks
in eloquence he makes Up IN vigor
During his speech here is
succession Of fireworks which keeps his
audience on a keen edge for what is
coming next.
Which method of campaign il most
effective will probably be shoG-r after
Saturdays primaries Yet that can
hardly be taken as a test TO- it can be
truthfully said that in the prrs-r: cam
paiCn issues have overshadowed the per
sonality Of the candidates or an other
consideration.
TEXAS POLITICIAN IS
ARRESTED IN HOUSTON.
Houston. Tex, JUL t5--N. Eascom