El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-22
.HUD5PETH STILL D0DGES DEBATE
WITH COBB; DOES He THREATEN?
San Angelo Man Offers to Put Up Money and Forfeit
1t If Cobb has INDUCED in or Does Indulge in as
Many Personalities as Hudspeth on the Stump;
Hudspeth VIII Vote for Hobby.

I CAN ANGELO. Texas. May 22--Ths
- san Angelo friends Of Zach Lamar
Cobb. who is opposing Claude Bona
parte Hudspeth in his candidacy for
congress resent as a threat TO do
bodily harm 10 Mr.. Cobb the language
used by Mr.. Hudspeth in his speech
in this city last Saturday night when,
1 in referring to the fact that he had
been challenged by Mr.. Cobb 10 Jointly
debate the issues Of the campaign, he
said;
Would Debate with Cobb On Street.
Now the gentleman talks a good
deal about challenging me for debate
while spending the money the Repub-
.Iican papers friends put up for him.
and I am glad that PAT Murphy is
getting some Of that good money. II
is wei known that that paper in Fl
Paso is putting up his campaign
money He said, when he started
this campaign. that il would be on a
high plane and no personalities ought
TO be iujected-yet on every stump
he has attacked me with impunity.
81 WILL DEB ATE WITH HIM on
THE STREET, But NOT Up HERE
WITH ME. ALTHOUGH HE Is
SMALLER THAN AM ] WILL DE-
PATE WITH HIM. OR WITH ANY OF
HIS SUPPORTERS, ON TIE STREET,
But NOT Up HERE BEFORE MEN
AND WOMEN.
afr. Cobb said at Alta Vista, the
other night, that he was not going to
indulge in personalities. He said he
went into the collectors office with
mouey-ask Bill Burgess whether he
did or not-and that he came out a
poor man
II VIII not debate with him as 10
whether or not 7 am an hOnOrab bic
man I viii debate with him some
where else than here His Repuhli-
can paper stated that he would chal-
lenge me tonight for a debate HE
CAN 60 BFFoHE THE PEOPLE u,
THIS DISTRICT AND STATE THE
ISSUES. II HE HAS ANY ISSUES N
THIS CAMPAIGN AND I WILL DO
The supporters Of Mr. Cobb are not
only not dismayed, but have come
back with another challenge to the
liquor candidate 10 quit his bluffing
street and ger down TO the business
Of proving that he and not Mr.. Cobb
should be sent 10 congress
J. B. Burns, an active supporter Of Z
Mr.. Cobb, has made the following Of I
fer, in writing, 70 AIr- Hudsneth, under Z
the caption 'Who Is Unfair2 a ]
Challenge TO Senator Hudspeth's /
Friends and supporters"
Burns Issues Challenge.
"I have listened with much interest
and attention TO the speeches Of sen-l
lt0r Hudspeth and judge Cobb. de- Z
.ivered in this city. in behalf Of their ]
respective candidates. for congress
f4Gnr- Hnr ETrrHewaHn -0rrh1fn7r~ declines j
10 debate with judge Cobb. ASSIGNING I
rs a reason therefor that Cobb in
lulEes in personalities. His rea son I
would be good IL that charge against I
'ohh we're lOunded on fact
Nov, that the public may have the I
opportunity TO fairly determine as 70 /
who has indulEed I'm personalities. and 4
who has and has not conducted q
,lean campaign. and in order TO be
lbsolutelv fair towards senator Huds-
leth and the public. 7 am, without i
he knowledge or authority Of MI
Cobb. and at my personal expense
TO Hudspeth's friends and
supporters in this city, the following
.W0 challenges
Offers TO Forfeit Money.
First will deposit 800 in Tire
'aulz, 20 be given the Red Cross. II IL
an be shown bv the stenographic re-
0rt made by Tom Cunningham. who
epOrted both speeches. that Mr.. COBB
ndulged in personalities as extern
iively and as bitterly as did senator
5udspeth. the decision Of this Ques-
ion to be rendered by some disinter-
ssted party to be agreed unOn-
"SecOnd-If senator Hudsneth can
De induced IN meet Mr.. Cobb (which I II
iou5t). 7 viii deposit $3.50 in the bank
10 be given. one-half to the Kings
Daughters. and one-half TO church