El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-03
GlBBAT SAN ANGELO RECEIVES
GREATEST OVATION Of CAMPAIGN
Congressional Candidate Addresses Audience Larger
Than the Big One That Greeted Hobby and Stirs
Hearers to Wild Enthusiasm; Questions Asked
by Hudspeth Men Prove Boomerangs.

BY GEDLklE
Gan ANGELO. Tex, July 3.-If there
y ever were any doubt as to where
the voters Of san Angelo and Tom
Green county stood on the race be-
tween zach Lamar Cobb and his op-
ponent in the congressional race in
the 18th district, that doubt was dis
PEELED Monday night when 1890 cheer
ing enthusiastic voters gathered on
the lawn surrounding the Tom Green
county court house, to listen to a
discussion Of the issues OF the cam
OF FL PasO county
Is Demonstration for Cobb.
The demonstrate took the form
Of an ovation for Cobb. the champion
the moral forces which have for their
purpose in The fight now being Waged.
the cleaning Of the augean stables
so long dominated by the liquor in
terests Of Texas, 10 the detriment Of
the best interests Of the state
The meeting and the enthusiasm
displayed were revelations even 10 the
most enthusiastic Cobb men Of san
Angelo and the prediction is freely
made by the most conservative this
morning, that instead Of the majority
Of $50 for Cobb, talked Of before the
meeting. &c VIII be fully $50. II in
deed ir does not reach the 1890 mark,
when the ballots are counted at the
close Of the voting on primary day
Seats had been provided for 500
persons by the committee in charge
Of the arrangements. That was all,
they said, that had been provided for
the Hobby meeting Of the Monday
night previous and i was not thought
possible that a candidate for con-
Eress could draw as heavily as a CUB
o r7=HaN candidate who
well the storm center Of a statewide
fight such as has never before been
Witnessed IN. Texas The people be
gan TO assemble early TO listen 10 the
concert provided by the San Angelo
band. which had been engaged for the
occasion and long before 9 o'clock. the
hour advertised as the time set for
the opening exercises. the seats were
occupied and those who came later TO
hear the speaker oTerfloWed 10 the
scores occupied the automobiles which
lined two sides Of the court house
was Cobb Crowd from outset.
Tt was a Cobb crowd from the out
set and By its openly manifested
friend1iness inspired Mr. Cobb when
he was introduced and began to
speak He made one OF the best
speeches Of The campaign, though he
confined himself TO a plain presenta- !
his opponent on the moral questions Z
which are involved in the race for
congress
Contrary TO his usual custom, the I
speaker did not attempt TO win faVor Z
by flights OF Oratoryr depending solely I
upon a serious setting forth Of the
facts as shown by the record I'm the Z
case of Cobb versus Hudsperh, before ]
the bar Of public opinion
A feature Of the meeting was the !
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ager OF Hudspeth headquarters in this I
city. who was loaded with a long list
OF questions which he asked permis-
sion 10 present when Mr. Cobb issued I
his usual invitation 10 those who 7
might have questions TO ask
Asks some Old Question:
The questions were the same cues T
lions which have been asked by Huds- /
peth supporters since the campaign I
opened. based upon the trivial. So
called charges mide in the campaign I
literature sent out by the Fl PasO I
senator's campaign managers and &
made by Hudspeth himself in some .
il net an. of his speeches
Tells OF Early Speeches-
llr. Cobb answered all the cues
tons proD0unded so readily and so 4
- ittiiy that he won the crOWd-and had 4
TO urge his friends 70 permit the ques-
tions TO be asked as a favor 70 him.
He admitted having made speech at
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when FL Paso was not as big as It is
now, and when all citizens were glad .
10 welcome another payroll to the
He also admitted having +
made a speech on the occasion Of pre- T
sentfn- gold star TO chice
Of police about IA or Is years ago, /.
when he vas struggling lawyer, I.
eager for an opportunity 10 attract
attention 20 himself IN order that his +
practice might be built up 10 a point
where II would supply him with the
bread and meat necessary 70 keep life
IN his body. The speech made from
the top Of the Gem bar, IS years ago.
ln the occasion OF the defeat Of NUM-
.ipal ownership Of the WaterWorks
ticket. was also admitted.
BY this time someone In the au-
iience asked the question II he had
lothinE 10 ask Mr. Cobb that did not
relate TO ten OF IS years ago. There
vas no response and TIE man then
asked AIr- Cobb how old he was when
he made the speech at the brewery
10 which Mr. Cobb replied that he
was at that time % years old, "and
hey are trying 10 make IL appear
that you are unfit 10 90 to congress
because when you were a boy you
committed some boyish indiscretion,"
said the Questioner- They would
better try 90 straighten up their own
records, made in the last six months"
This sally was the signal for a roar
# approval from the crowd. in which
women as wei as men added their
-oices-
One man in the audience wanted to