The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04
DID HICKEY LOSE
THE STATEMENT OF
ONE A. C. FAUBION?
Ex-oFFlcIAL sLANpERER or THE
PATTERsoN-TAYLoR CAM
PAIe NsPEAKs HERE.
TAKES A SHOT At THE HERALD
Declares That Taylor Is Best Friend
That Negroes Ever Had, and That
Every Confederate Monument Was
Built by His Efforts.

Built by FlS EHoitS-
Capt. Robert B. Hickey, the Official
aIanderer of the Patterson-Tay!or
campaign spoke here Thursday night.
The Captain has evidently lost that
famous statement which he took so
much pleasure in distributing while
he was on Senator Taylor's special
train. signed by A. c.. Faubion. The
Farbion statement was conspicuous
BY its absence.
Capt. Hickey devoted portion OF
his speech to the newspapers OF the
State, saying that he wished nobody
had ever read the Tennessean or the
Banner, and said that the fact was
they we're not widely read. He also
took a shot at The Herald, saying
that this paper had very loud voice.
and that 1t had been heard all over the
State. He said that the lawyers OF
Newport who have sent out a state
ment as to his character were simply
Jealous because he was allowed to
travel with the head of the whisky
machine. He declared that there
were 500 Republicans in Cooke county
for Taylor, and that 80 per cent OF
the DEMOCRATS were also for MIN.
He declared with much feeling that
every pulsation Of his heart was con-
aecrated to the Confederacy, and that
no voted for Confederate pensions
when he was In the Legislature 20
years ago. He declared that Capt.
Hooper was the bitterest Republican
IN the State, and made valiant at
tempt to prejudice the farmers against
aim by reciting portion OF his leg
Rslative record. He tore his hair be-
cause the Republican campaign COM
mittee has asked the members OF the
marty to contribute to the campaign
fund. but omitted all reference to the
campaign Doodle of Senator Taylor.
Capt. Hooper said that the Republi-
cans wanted to keep the election laws,
but that the Democratic platform"
declared against the present law be-
cause it is unfair in allowing the Re-
publicans representation at the polls
He demanded that Taylor be given
representation ae the election, and
Ansinuated that all of the officers
would be Republican. The election
commission, however, is made up OF
two Democrats and one Republican.
He predicted that Taylor would win
by 10000, and reiterated that he was
speaking only the truth. He seemed
to be afraid that some one would &C
Cuse him of lying. He declared that
ne did not want to defame anybody,
and Hooper especially. but he con-
demned him because he refused 10
sign an agreement" not to defend
any man who was accused OF seinng
whisky. He ignored the answer Whlch
Cant. Hooper made to this statement
that he refused to convict any man
before his trial
He referred to the statement that
Capt. Hooper had made, saying that
Hickey's throat was in bad condition.
and that was the excuse made by the
favor men when they put him on the
special.
Hickey raised his tall, slim nfure
To his full height, and declared with
trembling voice that every Confeder-
ate monument in the South pointed
. anger to Bob Taylor's generosity.
He made strong plea for the ne
gro votes, saying that Taylor had been
The best friend the negroes had ever
had. The negroes present loudly ap-
plauded this statement. Hickey SAID
that the Republicans would not allow
the negroes in their convention, and
one or two Of them cried, that's
right"
At the conclusion Of Hickey's bonn
bastic effort, call was made for ray
sor men to join the Taylor club.