The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-14
SENTIMENT EXPIRE SSES
 LANDSLIDE FOR BROUCH
Three Thousand People Packed Municipal Auditorium Little
 Rock Last Night to Hear Can dates-Sentiment for Brough.
By A. W. Parke.

Little Rock, Ark, March 14-If the sentiment expressed at the Brouqh- Hodges joint debate, which closed at l2O5 Tuesday morning, exists over the state, the result can be nothing short of a landslide for Dr. C. II. Brough.
 Three thousand people packed into the Municipal Auditorium in. spite of fears that it might not stand the strain, and fully two thousand re- malned to hear Dr.. Brough's closing remarks, cheering him repeatedly and drowning entirely the efforts of the Hodges advocates to prevent Dr. Brough being heard.
 The debate, widely advertised, brought voters from all sections of Arkansas, and all day the feeling grew, until evening, when special trains brought other advocates of the candidates, the Wynne Trough delegation bringing a band to enliven their procession, which marched through the principal streets of the city before dissolving in front of the Brough headquarters. The Hodges supporters also came in numbers, and every politician of note in East Ar kansas attended the conferences which were held in his headquarters during the day.
 1 Rumors of how the Hodges mana gers were endeavoring to get control of the hall, refuse room to Brough men on the stand, and even to limit the number of those attending, caused ] feeling to arise to a high pitch, and when the doors of the Auditorium were opened at o'clock, rush was made which soon filled the man. moth structure. The doors were lock ed in the face of fully two thousand more people, who hammered on the doors and demanded admittance.
 It did not take the crowd long to show its sentiment. Mir. Hodges was generously cheered when he ap- peared, especially by the stand, where the majority of his supporters seem ed to be seated. But this was not to be compared with the ovation ten dered Dr. Brough when he came in with his managers. The Brough sup porters were determined that the Hodges men, who termed it a "Hod- ges meeting" should not assume con- trol and every cheer from the Hodges section was rolled back with volume which swamped it.
 Dr. Brough opened the speaking, being given an hour and thirty min utes. He was literally applauded throughout, and the candidate was never in better spirits though his voice was a bit husky. He poured his liquid fire into his opponent, who sat upon the stage and appeared to be interested in what he had to say.
 Mir. Hodges started his speech with an introduction in the rendition of Dixie" by the band, but the cheers which the old patriotic standby pro voked. were puny beside the cheers for the preceding speaker Mir. Hodges spoke for two hours and half. with frequent interruptions. The crowd gave him careful attention until he started to mimic Dr. Brough, and then it broke loose, When MT. Hodges undertook to defend Eastern Arkansas politicians, there was miniature storm, and many times thereafter he had to stop while Chair man W. $. Mitchell pounded vainly upon the table for order. Even Dr. Brough could not silence the audi ence, and Mir. Hodges threw fat into the fire when he called the cheering multitude "University students" There were many former students of the University of Arkansas Tn the audience, but they only took up the cheering where others left off.
 It was because of these interrup- tions that Chairman Mitchell per mitted Mir. Hodges to speak at such length, and before he completed his speech, some perfectly fine chanti- cleers developed in the audience to inform the speaker that it was almost the break of day The Hodges sup porters became hot under the collar because of the manner in which their
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