The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-28
CAPT. HOOPER IN
M'NAIRY COUNTY
AROUSES AUDIENCE
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE CONE
OUT IN THE RAIN TO
HEAR HIM.
in A REPUBL CAN COUNTY
For First Time Since He Left EsS'
Tennessee Capt. Hooper Speaks
Alone at seImsr-saerIfee Idea u
RIdIculed BY Speaker.

sELMER, Oct. q Despite a stead:
downpour of rain, 1000 people crowd
ed into a show tent this morning To
Capt. B. w. Hooper, fusion candiata
for Governor On the stage vera
seated the members OF the W. c. T
u, a half dozen Confederate Nster
ans and others, members of the recep
ton committee. In the audience
were representatives from every sec
ton of the county, with some from
Chester and adjoining counties. 4
number of the ladies were present
some Of the members of the audience
stood throughout the speaking. There
were voters present who had driven
in the rain as many as twenty miles
to the speaking.
A county fair is in progress here
this week and today was to be the
climax in abundance, due largely tr
the coming of Capt. Hooper. 1t was
expected that an audience OF 1000
would be present but when those in
charge awoke to see the driZZling
rain, which grew worse as the morn
ing drew on, fears were entertained
that the crowd might be small, but
the morning trains contributed theiI
quota and on horseback and in bug
gies the people came into town to
hear Capt. Hooper.
For the past two weeks Col. Enloe
has been touring with Capt Hooper |
this being the first time Capt. hooper |
has spoken alone since leaving East
Tennessee. So heartily have the anti
machine Democrats received Capt.
Hooper and so enthusiastically have
the Confederate veterans been lin
ing up publicly for the fusion candi
date for Governor, that it has been
deemed advisable to have Capt
Hooper and Col Enloe go it alone,
giving two meetings instead of one.
Two other original features of the
meeting today were that it was held
in a show tent and in the morning.
Capt Hooper arrived this morning
rom Bolivar and was met at the sta 4
ion by large delegation, headed by
Chairman ]. W. Purviance and escort
ID to the Commercial Hotel. Headed
~ a band, Capt Hoo u vas escorted
" leading citizens including Mayor !.
anderson, to the place of meeting. T
The assemblage was presided over by 2.
:. w. Purviance and the fusion candi- a
ate was introduced ~ w. K. Aher- N
athy, formerly speaker of the house. u
lie said the contest was not partisan, u
ut a fight between right and wrong.
lie introduced Capt. Hooper as the q
ext Governor of Tennessee. Pro n
onged cheers greeted the Gubernato- I,
lal candidates appearance, and rot &c
the cold, the telling NJ
oints Of the address were freely APP 6
lauded. The speech included the A
est things of his former addresses r,
18th some etxemporaneous remarks,
hitch pleased the crowd. n,
The alleged sacrifices of Patterson =,
nd Taylor were ridiculed. In,
what became of the platform Of q,
une 16 " was asked by Capt. Hoop a,
r, and voice answered at went to q,
exas." ri
A lone Pattersonite just after Capt.
Looper told of Bryan's battling =
yainst the Democratic nominee for :
overnor of Nebraska, because the
ominee had a whisky barrel for
atform, shouted, "Hurrah for Pat
'rson."
Hooper replied, ''the mention OF a IL
Risky barrel seems to have suggest
| the right man." an dthe crowd
ughed at the discontinue Of the dis
rber.