Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-06-27

Pursuant TO a call, a urge and
enthusiastic crowd at voters
met at the Shiloh School House
Saturday night. June 18th 1912,
for the purpose of org inizlng a.
Colquitt club.
r Hubbard Lennon was APP
pointed chairman, pro tenn and
Newton w. Mccain secretary.
The meeting was called To order
and the chairman explained the
purpose of the meeting, and con
uinuing he discussed some of
the charges that are being made
against Gov. Colqultt and as
serted that most of them were
absolutely without foundation
on facts and the others too re-
diculously silly to mention.
Then he reviewed the admins
tration and cites to many of the
splendid achievements of the add
ministration in spite of an un-
friendly legislature and other
departments that has no other
purpose than the embarrassment
of the administration
Responding TO Il call Newton
w. Mccain made brief, but
very impressive speech in which
he severely criticised w f.
Ramsey for the low plane upon
which he was conducting the
campaign. He praised Colquitt
as the greatest gov. of the
greatest state in the union. Ev-
cry merton of the gov name. in
connection with his administra-
ton brought forth a hearty APP
plause. Then Il general discus.
sion followed, and Immediately
afterwards a Colquitt club was
organized and the following Off
GERS were elected; Robt. l..
Knight president, Newton w.
Mccain, secretary and treasur-
err. The president appointed
Hubbard Lennon and Newton
w. Mccain to compose memo
rial committee.
We declare that the democratic
party is facing the greatest
crisis in it's history and it is left
up to the voters on July y to
decide what will be our destiny.
1t is time for every thoughtful
citizen to look beneath the sur
face and ascertain why it is that
a we'll organized and at the same
time we'll cooked movement has
been undertaken to deprive a
faithful gov. of the customary
second term.
Colquitt came into the office
with the threat of Campbell
hanging over his head that a
second term would be denyied
him. 1t was Campbell who Sc
cretly instigated the legislative
hostility. 1t was Campbell who
deliberately planned and execu-
ted the States insolvency, so as
to force upon his successor the
responsibility of raising taxes,
and it was Campbell who selected
the man to lead his fight to de.
feat Colquitt for the second term.
Ramsey is Campbell's man.
The election of Ramsey would
mean return to Cambellism
and every business man in Tex
as knows what that would mean.
1t would mean return of class
hatred, corporation batting, leg.
islative experimental on an d
and business uncertainty that
afflicted Texas for years and
from which Colquitt'S election
gave the state such welcome
relief.
Do the business men, the farm
ers and laborers desire to eX-
change the prosperity Of today
for the blight and confusion of
the Cambell administration? We
believe not.
The social, moral and material
welfare of 1000, 900 people de-
mana the defeat of this conspira-
cy to re-enthrone the power and
policies of Tom Campbell; for
though it cloaks it's malovelence
and hypocracy in the livery of
prohibition and hides it's sinister
purpose in the garb of virtue, it
is nevertheless fraught with ven
gence, strife, hatred and disas-
ter, and we confidently be-
lieve that the people Of Texas
will not allow themselves to be
blinded to the perils of Ramsey
administration ana do hereby
take the following pledge and
atfix our names;
We. the citizens of Shiloh and
adjoining community, do hereby
pledge ourselves to support Gov.