El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-06
Cobb DeLiUeTS
Stirring Talk
On Situation
Pageant and Band Concert
Features of Big Meeting
In Mason County.
By GEORGE H. CI.ElIENTs.

Mason. Tex, July 6.-Zach Lamar
Cobb spoke to an audience Of fully
1900 men and women who were gath
cred on the beautiful lawn OF the
Mason county court house. yesterday
evening. Mr.. Cobb's speech was Of
political patriotic nature, and was
well received by the great audience
which heard 1t.
Pageant and Concert Given.
The speech was preceded by a band
concert and patriotic pageant fol-
lowing a day Of general merry max
ing. which attracted not only the
people Of Mason county TO the county
seat, but from contiguous portions OF
Menard, kimble. Gillespie and other
counties as well
interpreting the features OF the
pageant, a number OF four minute
speakers delivered patriotic talks in
which the lessons OF the day were d.
lated upon. and the men, women and
children present were urged 10 take
them 20 heart at this time, when the
nation is in peril
Cobb Discusses Situation.
1lr. Cobb's address, which was the
second speech made by him during
the day. was a serious discussion OF
the situation with which the country
finds itself confronted, and the alb
solute necessity that the people send
to congress and 20 the state legisla-
ture only those candidates, who stand
aligned with the moral forces OF the
country, which make for better gov
eminent.
The speaker read from the records
TO prove that his opponent IN the
congressional race had opposed every
moral measure presented TO him for
action during the many years he had
been in the state legislature. Huds-
peth's attitude toward the cattlemen
OF the state when he became the at
tOrney OF the promoters OF the . uareZ
packing house at time " hen every
cattleman and every cattle association
Of Texas. were bending every en-
deavor TO prevent the reOpening OF
the institution was dildted upon, as
was his acceptance Of employment
from the breweries Of the state, while
ne was a member Of the state senate
and charged with the public duty Of
passing upon measures IN which the
breweries were interested
Cobb's First Visit to Mason.
1Ir. Cobb had not been in Mason
county since May !. when he ad-
dressed an audience which filled the
district court room TO capacity While
he was well received at that time, he
was a comparative stranger and the
interest shown was the interest any
community would evince in a man
who was known 70 them only Dy rep
utatiOn.
Urged to Visit Other Towns.
There was a marked difference in
the welcome extended him on the
present occasion, not only was his
audience five or six times as large
as Il was the first time he spoke
here. but he was waited upon by men
and women from all Of the surround
ing towns in Mason county, TO ask
him to visit their respective commu-
mites and make the sane speech that
he made Thursday night IN order
that those living there and who had
not heard him in Mason might be
given an opportunity 10 hear Huds-
peth's record read The managers OF
CObb's campaign say they are con-
fident that Cobb viii be given q safe
majority Of the votes cast by the
men Of the county. and that the wo-
men viii be found lined up for Cobb
almost solidly.