El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-15
EnCONrage
Comes In Cobb
Fight To Win
Unexpected Sources Elk
tend Aid and Advice to
The Candidate.
BY GEORGE H. CLEMENTS.

zach Lamar Cobb is meeting with
a great deal Of encouragement in his
campaign in districts where he might
have least expected it. Advice and
aid is coming from unexpected
sources.
I have in mind two or three coun-
ties in which we found men who
looked up Mr.. Cobb. as soon as they
heard he was in town. TO tell him
that they were pledged to vote for
"Old Claude" but IF you Will only see
so and so and so and so" giving often
lists Of a score or more OF men in the
county who were opposed TO "old
Claude" and who would like to see
him beaten at the primaries. Il am
sure they VIII line up for you And
those men were right IN every m
stance. The men seen were men who
had been waiting for someone 10
take the field against the state sen
ator and were Johnny on the spot
TO begin work against the man who
seemed 10 think he had double
riveted cinch on the district which
no other citizen had right to try TO
break.
CampniEn We'll Organized.
Mr.. Cobb is not trusting TO his
ability as an orator or upon the
simple presentation OF his platform OF
principles to win at the polls He ap-
preciates to the fullest the value OF
Oratory ana the sOundness of tho
blanks in the platform upon which he
is standing, but he also believes IN
the absolute necessity of thorough or
ganization. He is leaving in every
county visited. men who have volun-
tarily taken upon themselves the tas5
Of seeing to IL that his interests are
safeguarded in every particular and
a. &C.
by the reports received at head
quarters by every mail from the east
whether brought by the trains OF the
Tevas & Pacific or the Southern Pa
cific-
Joint Debate Much Desired.
Mr.. Cobb has been deeply interested
in inducing his opponent TO join nam
in a debate OF the issues Of the cam
paign and particularly since Mr..
HudSpeth's speech at Bandera- He has
sent challenges by letter, by means OF
advertisements in the san Angelo
Standard and through personal friends
OF the state senator. but up to this
time has received no announcement
to believe that the deba.e viii be held
Ny Judgment IS that II Hudspeth re-
fuses TO meet Mr.. Cobb in joint de-
bate. he viii lose votes particularly
among the cowmen Of the dlstricl
who have been inclined toward him.
a
afraid to stand UP and fight for his
record.
Owing TO the wide publicity given
the challenge in the eastern counties
OF the district IL is freely discussed
and Mr. Cobb has received hundreds
Of assurances from voters who had
been among the state senator's warm
est supporters that II he did not pick
W the gauntlet thrown down they
would take il as evidence that -Old
Claude's" case IS weak and would vote
FOR the man who had the courage OF
his convictions and the readiness 70
defend them in joint discussion
Hudspeth DlsappOints san Angelo
When we left san Angelo last We'd
nesday there was no 4itimation thar
Mr.. Hudspeth was anywhere near that
city. or had any intention speaking
therein soon. Late Saturday after
noon Mr.. Cobb was notified that his
opponent would speak in San angelo
Saturday night, and he Immediately
wired his campaign manager IN san
Angelo a telegraphic challenge 10 De
read at the Hudspeth meeting Late
Saturday night Mr.. Cobb received a
message from san Angelo that. Tor
some unknown reason. the talked OF
Hudspeth meeting had been postponed
tin next Saturday night.