The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-03-17
WHY DID PorNDExTER CHANGED

The following clipped from the
Houston Post shows Poindexter in
one light. At Wolfe City last monoh
he changed his tactcs-and advised
pros that if they could not vote fo~
him to stay at home and hold family
prayers. This is good campaign
dope" for the anti-prohibltionists.
The Judge had better do a little mis-.
sionary work with himself by hold
ing a solitaire" family prayer over
the prohibition question The Post
says:
Who fired the shot that scattered
the pro birds is a question Hunters
galore have invaded the sacred pre-
serves of the pro leaders and sea-.
tered the covey far and wide and
down in the morasses of Disanection
is heard the cry of the featherei
helpless and the Groom OF the old
cock who doesn't know where he is
at
Some say It was Cone johnson that
fired the shot that scattered the birds,
All, but says another it was Pomdex-
ter that did the killing. WHAT does
Rankin say about it? Don't know
Poindexter, in his speeches over
the State. has been advising the pro,
hibitionists that if they could mol
vote for him. to vote for Cone Joh4.
son. This in the interest OF the pro
cause. Judge Poindexter has stated
on several occasions that Cone was
headed in the right direction, wheth
ed he stayed with the proposition at
ter election day or not, which woulL
seem to indicate that Judge Poiudey
Ter is more trustful than wise for a
good politician. The smooth article
always stays with his own cause
and If he believe even that the trail
is a cold one he stlll stays with II
and by assiduous Furnishing lends q
brighter sheen to his armor and in
sists that he is a winner, anyway
Asking the electorate to vote for the
other fellow if it can't vote for him
is half the battle lost in advance
Then no wonder that the uncertain
condpct OF Judge Poindexter in the
CtampaigD to date has saddened many
Of his friends and made many Of his
supporters throughout the State who
are also friends of Senator Bailey
mad. Protests have reached Judge
Polndexter from many Bailey men
protesting against the advice he has
been rendering the voters o vote 10.
Cone Johnson.
Many OF these friends OF Senator
Bailey are up in arms about 1t, Some
days since, Judge W. E Spell OF
Hlllsboro called Judge Poindexter VI
over the long distance phone and told
Judge Poindexter TO stop that kind OF
talk. Since then Judge PoindeNteI
has done no more Cone johnson ad
yising of the voters, but the harm
has been done and there is the trou
be. Judge poindexter has placed
himself on record as fayorlng Conc
Johnson next 10 himself for governor
and he has gotten T. n. Jones eX
planning Tom has been trying 10 ex
plain just exactly what the Cleburne
jurist meant by his advice TO tho
voters to vote for Cone Johnson II
they could not vote for him, assur
ing everybody that the judge did not
mean what he said.
This explanation OF Tom Jones Is
OF itself enough to put the Cleburne
candidate in an awkward attitude be
fore the people Of the State and is
not calculated to strengthen his cause
with the thick and thin Bailey men,
1t has been stated on several oc-
casions that Judge Poindexter was
Senator Bailey's choice for governor,
but The senator has stated that he Is
not making governors this year
Newspaper writer's have sought 70
create the impression that Senator
Bailey and his friends in Texas were
Irreyocably commdtted TO the Qo-
burne man for governor but the
judges attitude In the campaign and
bis ADVICE 20 the electorate 10 yole
for Gone Johnson II they could not
vote for him should disIllusion tho
sai9 newspaper writer's. The issue
- ely up 10 the people tenn
4 settlement even though
4 lnalKldpal member Of the pan.