Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-18

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he has spoken he has been able to
SWAY his audience almost to a man.
IOften in his denunciation of the IL
luuor traffic and its evils he has had
half of the audience weeping and
Ioften at the close of the address Sob
bling men and women have climbed
upon the stage to shake hands.
He is probably the most danger
GUS man on the stump for an imperti-
nent listener to interrupt. He is ready
with his repartee, which is stinging
and discomforting but never cruel. He
has had the largest audiences of any
speaker in the race but often times
his political enemies come in great
numbers in order TO enjoy his match
/ less oratory. II is admitted by his
opponents that this ability to con-
vince an audience by the magic of
| his words has been Johnson's best
asset and that it has won him thou
sands of votes in the contest.
A Good campaisner:-William Poin-
dexter is another excellent speaker,
probably outranking any of the other
candidates in this regard with the
exception of Mr.. Johnson. An able
lawyer, used to address juries and
presenting his cause in logical and
convincing manner, he has applied
this to good effect in his campaign
for governor and has proved a good
campaigner There IS no attempt on
his part to work on the sentiment OF
his audiences in the manner Mr. John
son does He appeals more to the So
Der side of reason. There is little
excitement manifested when he is add
dressing a crowd, but he manages to
hold their attention. to convince and
to cause considerable enthusiasm.
Few can hear him without believing
that he is wholly sincere and is really
prompted in his political ambitions by
a noble desire to accomplish some
substantial good for the state.
William Poindexter is conceded TO
be brainy man and close student
of current political subjects. He is
never at loss to answer any ques-
ton and generally leaves the impress
sion with his audience that he is a
man of deep thought and of good
judgment and even those who dis
agree with him express the opinion,
after hearing him speak, that he is a
safe, conservative and trustworthy
man.
Davidson Simply a Lawyer:-As a
public speaker, r. v Davidson has
proved a disappointment The trust
buster" attorney general has moth
ing of the orator in his makeup He
is lacking in personal magnetism and |
no speech he has ever made, except !
one denouncing Bailey, has ever work |
ed his audience up to any degree of |
enthusiasm This has proved TO be
the greatest handicap in his race. Men |
who had never heard him speak came !
to be electrified They were |
at his calm and dispas-
sionate way of presenting his argu- |
ment. He is primarily a civil lawyer
and has trained himself TO depend on |
reason for winning his cases and not |
on sentiment. Had he the gift of ora
tory 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 certainly swept him to
victory in the present campaign Da- |
Wilson's success as a campaigner lies |
in his ability to work while no, speak
ing and in his organization tact.
colquitts Good Memory:
is the best politician of the four.
though by no means a great political !
speaker He is the best mixer" the |
best handshaker and the most natural /
vote getter in the race. He has !
wonderful memory for faces and |
names and can call the men he meets |
John" and "Jim," and refer to little |
Incidents of previous meetings which |
ilatters them and at the same time |
,onvinces them that Colquitt is a man