El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-10
PEOPLE TURN
FROM HUD5PETH
Big Crowd to Hear Cobb at
Kerrville Is Rebuke
to Hudspeth.
By GEORGE H. CLElIENTs.

on the beautiful lawn Of the Kerr
county court house Monday evening
TO listen TO the speech delivered in
the interest Of his congressional can
{ didacy by zach Lamar Cobb The
large attendance was a rebuke ad-
ministered by the voters Of Kerrville
( To senator Hudspeth for the campaign
/ Of SANDER and abuse he is conduct
I ing, and which assumed its most vio-
lent form in the speech he delivered
! in this city few nights ago 10 fewer
I than 100 men, women and children.
The FL PasO senator has been count
ing upon carrying Kerr and other
l counties in this section Of the dis
] trict practically sOlidly, and 81 is be-
] EeFed that his discovery OF the fact
that because Of his opposition TO
Z neral questions in which the people
I against him almost en- masse. has so
+ embittered him that in his blind rage
3 he has cast all discretion and decency
] aside and is resOrting to personal Will
I against him, because he IS right, and
| who never loses his head or INDUCES
/ in vituperatiOn.
Changes to Personal Abuse.
] It has been known for several weeks
; past that senator Hudspeth had aban-
D .
] speeches he prints. but rarely dellF-
3 ers-and was devoting his time on the
Z stump and in private personal canvass
D TO absolutely false and un1ounded at
] tacks upon the private life Of his OPP
: pCnenL He went so FAR in that ulrec-
. ton in his most recent kerrville
/ speech and told so many improbable
Z tales that even those who had sup
. ported him most Loyalty up 10 that
! time. are disguised and have openly
. revolted against him
Mr. Cobb had been hearing OF his
I opponents TRADE for several days be-
/ fore reaching this city, and from the
/ moment he arrived till the time Tor
I calling his meeting 10 order he was
I besfeged By citizens who resented the
I attacks made upon him. with requests
Z that he depart from his usual imper-
sonal manner OF handling Hudspetn's
/ record and 90 after him
1Ir. Cobb refused, saying, Il viii not
be led into attacking my opponents
Z personal life. his public record is a
public matter, subject TO criticism and
1 viii confins myself 10 a discussion
OF that so far as il relates TO the is
sues in the congressional campaign /
would rather be beaten for congress
campaign in which my opponent IN
Mayor Presides.
The Kerrville meeting, which was
the third meeting addressed during
the day by Mr.. Cobb, was presided
over BY II. C. Geddie. mayor Of the
city. In his Introduction OF the speak
er OF the evening judge Geduie told OF
a recent visit 70 Arizona and New
Mexico and Of a stop for a day on that
occasion in the city OF FL Paso-
Everywhere / went. said judge
Geddie. I found that the best element
OF the population knew Mr. Cobb and
spoke we'll Of him talked with
bankers. merchants, with lawyers
ministers OF the gospel and with
working men. and in every case heard
nothing but good words for the man
win introduce TO you tonight
Il had no object in making the in
curry I did make regarding Mr. COBB,
except that he had been collector Of
customs at FL Pas0 Tor several years
I knew nothing Of the man who was
asking the people Of the 18th district
TO send him 70 congress wanted
to know more therefore the inquiry.
] learned that he stood well with the
very best people OF his home city and
was respected as a conscientious pub
lie official by everyone ] found that
ne was honest I found that he was
regarded as the representative and the
mouthpiece Of the national admins
tration on the border and that he had
made a remarkable record for ef-
ficiency while acting as the represen-
tative Of the secretary Of the treas
ury and the secretary Of state on the
Mexican border during the very try
ing times when the republic TO the
south was seethlnE with revolt
Satisfied He is the Man,
Il was satisfied that man with
such a record at home among his own
people was a man fitted TO represent
the people Of this congressional dis
trict in Washington. A man is needed
in congress now who is in accord with ]
president Wilson and who may be de-
pended upon 10 stand by that great /
leader OF democracy, not only while I
the war is being fought 20 Fictori- /
Gus end. but after the war, when the 1
reconstruction OF the war torn world I
will require that only men Of the I
highest type Of citizenship, with vision I
and possessed OF spirit Of liberation I
be placed on guard
II am sure that zach Lamar Cobp /
is such a man and ] introduce him to I
Won tonight as the next representative ]
Of the 18th Texas district In the ma
tiOnal congress"
aHired Nan OF Breweriea.s
During the course OF his speech. Ar.
COBB read from tne EeeoIu 20 ~
that his opponent, senator Hudspetn,
was the hired man Of the breweries Of
the state while he was on the pay roll
Of the people. and that because OF his /
afCliatiOn with the breWeries. ne was
opposed TO every moral measure hay
basis or background
Senator Hudspeth admits that ne I
was the attorney for one Of the brew
cries in the suit brought by the state,
said Mr.. Cobb. "but SAYS that as the
senate was not at the time In session,
there could be no legislation affect
ing the suit A senator is elected Tor 4
a given term and until the end OF that I
term he is supposed TO be at the beck .
and call Of the people Il is true that
the legislature might have no occa-
sion to take any action regarding that
suit. That is immateriaL
Il charge that senator Hudspeth or I.
any other member Of the legislature 4
should accept no employment from \
brewery or any other corporation I
which at any time might have an in 4
terest in bills which might be intro
duced in either house, and require I
to be voted upon by the senators or
Having accepted
such employment. IL is a strange CO.
Incidence that following the employ
ment Of senator Hudspeth by the san
Antonio Brewing association, in the
suit TO which / have referred he had
occasion to vote against the joint
resolution taking the ballot away
from all men who were not fun
lIedEed citizens Of the United states.
MY friends. q man can't serve two
the breweries and the peo-
pie, and my opponent is learning II to
bis sorrow in his campaign for con-