El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11
SAYS HUDSPETH
'F0URFLUSHING'
Cobb Demands Showdown
in Debate; Points to OPP
ponent's Own Words.

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for signatures OF those supporting
Cobb were had and left with mem
bers of the committee. although most
OF those remained after the long
meeting 10 sign at once.
A band furnished music before the
meeting. which was a crowded one,
despite the fact that there was big
gathering at the court house TO hear
Lieut.. Paul Perigord. war speaker.
As to woman suffrage. Miss Dietrich
said in 1917 there were IS FL Paso
women who wrote Hudspeth, Dudley
and Thomson to support the measure
at Austin Hudspeth refused abso-
lutely, Thomascn Loyalty supported
the measure, and Dudley remained
absent, Miss Dietrich said. As to
Dudley. she declared his wife was a
suffragist and he wouldn't dare to
vote against the measure and then
come home. so he didn't vote at all,
so he could come home; but he has
changed now"
The speaker had been at Ysleta
aiding in the organization Of a
woman's club and found SO percent
of the women for the candidate, she
declared. She concluded her talk by
urging women to receive the Cobb
workers when they tour the precinct
and do all they could for his election
zach Lamar Cobb himself was then
presented to the people Of precinct
Z. and when Rev. Mr.. Campbell men
;ioned the candidates name, there
was a rousing applause, more vOcifer-
Gus probably than anything ever
heard before in the schools audi
torium-
Tells Him Hudpeth's Beaten.
zone Of the best politicians at San
Angelo told me I had Hudspeth beat
by 600 majority If no mistakes were
made" the candidate for congress be-
mistakes tonight, by following three
better speakers than myself" He
then thanked Rev. Mr.. Campbell, Mr..
Martin and Miss Dietrich for their
efforts. Regarding the first. the
speaker was proud 10 have minister
Of the gospel preside at his meeting
and pledged himself that, when elect
ed to congress, he would never do
anything minister would be
ashamed Of Referring to Hubs
peth's TRADE against The Herald, Mr.
Cobb said:
Feels Indebted to Herald.
7 feel a debt of gratitude TO The
FL Paso Herald, a great Independent
newspaper that has always been on
the moral and clean side. Now, while
Hudspe.h assails il, its chief owner
H D. Slater. is wearing the uniform
Of his country. Claude Hudspeth slips
on to Bandera TO assal this great
newspaper. Would he dare assail its
honesty here in FL Paso before you
people who know how The Herald
nights for all that is good and cleanZ
Il am not appealing for votes 10 any
class or interests. but to all Americans
who have only as their interest that
America whips the kaiser"
As 10 Hudspeth's supporters, Mr.
Cobb thought all must have blushed
with shame when they read his (Huds-
r. mnawn Conn
called attention to the fact that many
Of the names Of citizens appearing
under Hudspeth's pictures over the
district are Cobb supporters
Long an Advocate Of Suffrage
That he advocated woman suffrage
long before he thought of congress
Mr.. Cobb showed by reading a copy
Garrett in January, reading: Hope
you viii support suffrage amend
ment"
Continuing on this question. he
said IN 1904 i saw women voting in
Utah. and I contrasted IL with the
election in Ell PasO, where poems" Of
the second ward were herded TO the
polls and women could not vote 1
believed then that woman suffrage
would not drag women down, but
would drag politics from the mire OF
FL Paso ringsters.
Ny opponent asks Wnere was j
when gambling was driven out OF Fl
Paso. / was in Utah stumping for
Democratic candidate for president
Vote on Hudspeth's Record.
Il am making my appeal for votes
only on nay principles and am asking
that you vote against Hudspeth. not
because Of any personal shortcomings
on his part, but because OF the short
comings Of his political record The
fact that I came out Of office poorer
man the day when / went in and
that ne came out richer than when
he went in. he can use if he chooses.
but it is to his detriment- 1 got $4,000
year. he got IS a day while the
legislature was in session
Mr. Hudspeth, who was paired
against the zone law when the senate
passed il, cannot come now and ask
women for their votes, because he
was more interested in the votes OF
The liquor dealers machine than IN
the hearts Of mothers"