The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-01-18
Had a Big Audience to Hear
Him at Courthouse.
HEARERS not ENTHUSED
Crowd Was Apparently for Sells
for There Was Very Little
Demonstration-Judge G. Nc
Henderson introduced Him
Massey's Great Criticism Was
Sells Work at Nashville.

Sells Work at Nashville.
DIR. u. ID. Massey spoke here Monday
before large but apparently unappre-
ciativc audience. No applause inter
rupted his speaking, and very little
demonstration was made either before
or after. His speech did not present
any issues. He compared his record
with that OF Congressman Sells and
wanted to leave the decision to the
people. The real speech of the day was
made by Judge G.. McHenderson, who
introduced DR.. Massey. He said ii was
customary to permit candidates who
appear TO address the people who had
gathered for court; that he believed the
people were interested in electing TO
office the man who would prove the
most efficient servant cf the people.
He said that the people wanted man
WHO would and who eau do things on
right lines. That he hoped he would
be pardoned' for speaking on personal
lines, but that he saw before him many
who had solicited him to make the race
for congress. That he appreciated the
solicitations very warmly. and that no
man with sense could fail to appreciate
such solicitation. He said he had
many reasons for not making the race.
One was his health; another the fact
that he had just been reelected without
opposition to an Office which lie con-
sidered the most important within the
gift of the people. Another reason he
said was the fact that the people of the
district had man who aspired for the
Office who had been TO congress, who
had shown his efficiency and who was
his friend, a friend who had supported
him in all his races, a christian gentle
man, a wCrthy successor TO Brownlow.
Judge McHenderson reviewed DR..
Massey's life, showing familiarity with
his subject. The judge said that he
believed the lower end OF the district
should have a man in congress, that
with one exception it had not been
represented in thirty years; that the
upper end of the district gets every
thing and the lower end nothing; that
the people OF the lower end should
hang together if they ever expect to
get any representation. He said fur
ther that he would rather support man
from Cooke county than one from
Washington, or one from Sewer rather
than one from Sullivan. Also that he
was frank to state that there were per-
sonal reasons why he would rather
support Massey; that he did not bt-
lieve in the holding up OF postoffices Ms
promes TO men, aad then select some
outsider when these men had done
their work; that he did not believe in
double dealing.
Dir. Massey stated that he was not
going to bring a word OF abuse against
any man who is candidate against
OF men who had supported him in the
prst who were agains him now, but
that circumstances were agains, him,
but he thanked God that he also found
men in the crowd who had been op-
posed 70 him who were for him now.
lie referred to Sells dcnouncing Chair
man Shipley al Bulls Gap, by stating
tha, his gall had broken loose; he said
that Sells had accused all who were
not in favor Of his primary plan OF
being ,hoodiums and thieves. That
. Mr. sells had agreed TO abide by the
decision of the GTeeneyilie Convention,
but had Immediately SCI about circu.
iaiiug petitions among Republicans
and to stir up bitterness among them.
lie then upheld the convention ,lan.
He referred to his own record in con
gress, stating that be had passed twenty
odd pension bills, had championcd the
cause of the Southern War Claim bill
so long that he never left the floor oil
congress for three days aud nights and
had threatened TO tie up all legislation
until congress adjourned unless a vote
was taken, aud that finally the voia
was taken; that he had fought valiant
ly for the pension bill which was final
" carried, but which was not rushed
through the Senate. He said he wa,
in congress but three months and lao
accomplished SO touch, yet no, ont