El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-24
MITCHELL COUNTY IS unanimous
FOR COBB, SAYS A MINISTER
People Give Warm Reception to FL Pasoan and Asser
That He Will Get All the Votes There; Resent the
ISLANDERS That Have Been Circulated Against
Him: Two Ministers Speak for HIM.

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COLORADO. Tex, July 24.-The re-
I, ception given zach Lamar Cobb
by the people Of Colorado on the oc-
casion Of his first appearance in this
city in this campaign was repeated
Monday night when ne closed a
strenuous day Of travelling and speak
ing. with a speech in the tabernacle.
which was the scene Of his triumph
on April % just two months before
DR.. P. C. Coleman. who has been In
charge OF Mr. CObb's campaign IN
Mitchell county. presided at the meet
ing. Rev. ". c. Garrett. pastor OF the
BAPTIST CONGREGATION Of Colorado. de-
livered the invocation which marked
the opening exercises Mr. CoDD was
introduced TO his audience by the Rev
". P. Garvin, pastor Of the Metno-
Both ministers made earnest pleas
for divine guidance in the matter OF
selecting candidates for office VINO
were known to stand for night ana
who may be depended upon to give
their support to president wilson IN
the winning OF the war and urged
their hearers 10 vote for Mr. CobD,
who had been weighed and not found
wanting.
Cobb Speaks OF War.
NIE- L0DU LELELLE4 10 AAAE AaAA- N.AA-H
hut an hour or two before entering
the hall in which they were assembled
the people Of Colorado had witnessed
l the departure OF a large contingent OF
young men, sons and brothers OF many
Of those in the audience. for a train
I ing camp where they will be fitted
to fight for the high ideals OF the
American nation and TO the SOLDERING
influence which that incident now so
common in the life Of the American
] people. would have upon all the peo-
( pie Of the community
Il want to say to you, my Irlenus'
/ said the speaker. that when you have
] witnessed such scenes as the Depart
ure Of YOUR sons and brothers Tor the
I trenches OF France where they VIII De
I called on 70 give their lives u neces-
sarv for the salvation OF clFllZallC d,
Won are In no mood to listen 10 the
claims Of any candidate for public Of
I flee which may be based upon per-
I sonal grounds or upon any oLner
I grounds except those having a
foundation upon the eternal prlnclple
I Of right You are in no mood 10 listen
4 70 slanderous statements circulated
either upon the stump or through the
ivenomous channel Of slyly whisper eg
[ private gossip You want above an
Z else TO know whether or not the man
who asks for your votes is the man
who can be trusted to DO All IN MS
power 10 give the soldier boy who mas
Z lust left your side. a square deal while
he is battling for the liberties OF the
world and who Will and can stand
with woodrow Wilson in his efforts 70
secure peace with victory in the snort
Z est possible time, in order lnal lle
sacrifice Of American boys may De
reduced to the lowest possible mini
mum"
There was no representative Of SEN
ator Hudspeth present TO ask ne
70 N.nfnfTET
bonds and thrift stamps, his contrlou-
lions 20 the Red Cross, etc, and Mr.
Cobb was forced to PROFOUND as Wen
as answer queries regarding nose
matters as well as 70 read from docu-
ments to prove rhat the inslnuallous
I Of senator Hudspeth that the speaker
had attempted to evade his Just deDls
were baseless SANDERS
Cobb to Garry County.
when YOU were here in April told
you that you were at liberty 70 quote
me as saving that SIR COBB WOULD
CARRY MITCHELL COUNTY NINE
To ONE AGAINST SENATOR HUBS
PETH,v said DR.. Coleman That pre-
diction still stands, in fact THERE Is
A DISPOSITION on THE PART OF
THE VOTERS OF THE COUNTY TO
MAKE IT UNANIMOUS The trend to-
ward 1lr. Cobb is growing stronger
every day, particularly since the
Hudspeth people have iuaugurated
their campaign Of SANDER. not only
I against Mr.. Cobb but against the Rev.
DR.. KnickerbOcker president Ninson,
OF the Texas university. and against
women who have espoused the cause
Of Mr.. Cobb. because he stands for the
moral questions for which every good
rs oman in the land stands
FnlsehOods FAN Flat.
The people Of this community have
had ample proof Of the fact that false
hood has been the chief campaign
agency OF senator Hudspeth for sew
eTal weeks past Take for instance
the claim made by the senator and
particularly by some Of the women
agents he has sent to this section Of
the state that the women voters OF
FL Paso are for him almost solidly. In
some cases lists are shown Of women
living in FL PasO who are alleged to
have pledged themselves to vote for SEN
ator Hudspeth. on those lists Colorado
women have found names OF relatives
or friends and they have written let
tiers IN many instances to those rela-
tives or friends 10 ask why they were
supporting a man who rney knew TO
be opposed TO everything for which