El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-20

county was almost the universal
I comment made By those canvassed
{ during the trip.
greatest fiasco OF the campaign. in
the shape Of a letter Of introduction
he said Cobb brought with him from
Georgia 10 FL Paso. Judge CuIwell
said this letter declared: Some day
most overwhelming desire 20 hold Of
flee and the least capacity OF any
man I know"
Wouldn't Give Writers Name.
"Who wrote it," who said it,"
who was IL written to2s were asked:
judge Culweu would not answer. The
question was repeated voclferously for
several minutes. and the best he
would do was to say Brown" 1T was
rot Nolney Brown. was it," the crowd
asked, and repeated the demand for
details, but they were not forth coming
-CamOuflage' was the crowds retort
finally. was u TO a brewery or to
dear Ott0?' the last hopeless voice de-
Eanded.
Cobb went to washington once to
get you a cantonment: did he set it,"
Judge CulWeu then asked, and the
crowd replied with much truth. otto
was in our way. Whisky was in our
way"
FeebIy Tries to Absolye Hudspeth.
uulEe AALNNaLA LeHnLa attempt TO
explain the slush fund letter. the great
mass Of Cobb followers just laughed in
amusement. -Hudspeth was a young
man Their" the speaker said. and more
jeers greeted him 1T is customary,
judge Isaacks knows ii, too. 10 take
your friends to supper or to the opera
at Austin, and this caused the crowd
10 laugh again. for no one ever heard
OF setting EN- Up" referring 10 the
opera The speaker then charged that
Cobb, in speaking at the dedication
Of local brewery. was its god
mother"
says It's Only Democratic Row.
-All opposition TO the Democratic
party in this district is fighting Huds-
peth," the speaker then charged But
this is a Democratic family row and
ought 20 be settled by Democrats We
should not be told by a Republican
newspaper who our standard bearer
should be.
who started the row. anyhow
Hudspeth said nothing about any one
until Cobb made the assault land the
crowd ieered). II is the greatest piece
Of Immaculate gall know OF for this
man TO contend that all the right and
all that makes a good congressman is
imbedded in his (CObb's) soul and
life.'
OpIute For DR.. BrOWns
The speaker charged then that prob
aAAN al 0NAdAa AAaNA ~ AN aaAAAAAAAAAa "a
70 get the letter from DR.. Brown that
Cobb had given $50 TO the Red Cross. I
How much did Hudspeth Eive-' the
crowd asked. and the answer was, 4
$50 here and $50 in four other coun- I
ties"
.syVas il brewery money! some one ]
asked. and the speaker related sarcas- 7
tically that Cobb was probably the /
only lawyer in Texas who would have
refused the brewery fee
Alfred Coles in CObb's Position
The meeting was then enlivened by I
series Of interpretations by A P. 4
Coles, county chairman OF the war 4
stamp campaign. when judge CulWel I
objected to Cobb's purchasing Liberty .
bonds on credit, Mr.. Coles said, Il
bought them like that
Yes but you didn't do like COBB, /
the speaker retorted.
yes, did I went TO the bank and .
borrowed the money.
If Cobb had said he borrowed the I
money and the bonds we're his then .
7 d take my hat off 70 him. the speak
or said. and Mr.. Coles replied again:
That's exactly what he did
Offer4 TO Quit Campaign
II there Is note in the bank
showing the loan, III retire from this
camuaiEn." the speaker replied and +
the crowd cheered and hooted alter
Mr. Coles was heard then TO say, F
every poor man that didn't have the /
money borrowed it from the banks .
They held the bonds as security
MT. CulWell then charged that a 'lot .
of you fellows are only takers and .
not doors on the bonds. How much 4
Mr.. Coles. Of those bonds and war .
stamps that you bought did you .
charge TO the Cotton estate2'
Not one dollar" wa sthe prompt
reply, vhereupon some one near the .
platform cried. why won't Claude .
meet zach in debate?" OF course,
there was no reply to this.
Pays, But Doesn't Speak.
How much time did Hudspeth de-
vote TO the Liberty loan campaigns?'
q woman asked.
Enough 10 walk to the bank and
give his check"
But, ] mean, how much time did he
give to making others do itl'
Without answering this, the speak
err said that when Cobb campaigned
for the bonds, he was in the employ Of
the government and owed Il all his
time. Have I answered all your
questions the speaker then asked,
and cries Of NO, no no. echoed re-
peatedly.
Fails to Give Date.
Tell us when Hudspeth bought his
bonds" someone said, and judge Gull
well replied, 7 haven't the dates, but
he subscribed 10 each issue"
Thanks TO Otto" another in the
audience said. and when the speaker
started an appeal for that boy raised
on the plains among you" yociferous .
ieers followed
Somebody shouted something about
Arkansas. a
Women Give Him Laugh.