El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-21
CAMP AIGNF0R
HOBBY STARTED
Ell Paso Branch Headquar-
tiers; Adrian Pool on Or
ganization Committee.


Dallas. Tex. Jan. 2l.-From all
parts of Texas supporters Of Gov. ".
P. Hobby gathered here saturday TO
organize his campaign for election as
| governor of Texas. The governor
himself was not present, pressing
business OF state keeping him N Aus
tin.
Some 800 Texans from out of town,
besides scores of Dallas admirers of
the governor. attended the session.
Plans for a statewide organization to
/ push the Hobby cause in every pre-
cinct of the state were outlined.
WouId Bury Differences.
/ The meeting was featured by an
eloquent address by R. p. L. knight,
of Dallas, himself mentioned as
I gubernatorial candidate, and the fact
! that pros and ants in equal numbers
at the caucus clasped hands in their
declaration that fractional differences
should be buried and a united democ-
/ racy stand behind Texas in an effort
I to aid the United States government
beat back the kaiser and win the
worlds war
Bart Moore. OF Waco. was chair
man Of the organization committee
which appointed a state executive
committee to aid the Hobby campaign,
making ". J. Crawford, OF Beaumont,
| chairman. with five other members TO
DE appointed later.
Branch headquarters in FL PasO.
1t was decided to open headquarters
/ in Dallas, with branch headquarters
1 in Houston, San Antonio. Fl PasO.
! Austin, Waco and Beaumont. These
headquarters viii be opened wi-lsl a
l few DAYS. A central committee 10
/ Of g. To d
appointed. with Fitzhugh Hill. Ct
Denton. as chairman.
| Among those making addresses
{ during the day were: Col r. NJ. John
son. OF Houston; senators J. J. Strick-
land. of Palestine: Walter Caldwell,
of Austin: W. L. Dean. Of Huntsville
and John Henry Kirby, Of Houston;
Rev. \. J. Harris. Of Denton, and
senator A r. NIeCollum. of Waco.
Organization Committee.
The following committee on perma-
nent organiza ton was appointed: ..
\ Elkins. Houston; Hart Moore.
! Waco: judge Adrian Pool. FL Paso;
Walter L. Crawford, Beaumont; J. W
Sullivan, Denton; a n. Barton. Pales-
! tine; Milton Farrier, Omaha. A ..
/ Goeth, Austin; John ". Gaines. Bay
I City; Rice Maxey, Sherman; Ice 3.
Reeves. sherman.
The ants and pros were given vlr-
]
Knight Makes Keynote Speech.
/ Robert 2. I. Knight. president OF
I the State Fair Of Texas, in his key
note speech endorsing Gov. Hobby.
said in part; 4 believe that the men
I who are running for governor against
Gov. Hobby. when they come to real
lie the true situation, will be con-
WINGED Of their duty in the premises
and will be glad OF the opportunity to
withdraw.
Gov. Hobby is filling a position
unsought and obtained by him with
out his connivance or design. He has
shown by every act OF his an intelli-
genee in administration and sanity
I IN answering purpose TO serve unex-
celled by any OF the great governors
Of this state. He is 4 man of vision
and has shown a concentration to
/ duty that is uneXcelled and has ex-
hibited those traits OF patriotic de-
votion and purpose that have charac-
terized the greatest Of patriots in the
land IN addition he is a man Of
breeding personally. and politically
as clean as 4 hound dogs tooth. and
has heart completely consecrated 10
the only true issue before this coun-
: try today. which is the issue OF war.
no man has announced who has
said anything in the way OF criticism
Of what he has done. nor have any OF
them exhibited purpose to belittlo
ms apllltF IN comparison with theirs.
but it seems that they forget the ter
rible cataclysm OF the hour and that
this is no time TO indulge in self
seeking or to seek self aggrandize-
ment.
Urges Unity Of Purpose.
I'VE cannot afford to have an un-
seemly political campaign in this
state at this crucial time. There is
too much tagging now. there are too
many slackers now; let US as men
forget our personal difference. let US I
forget those immaterial things, and |
they are all immaterial compared I
with the overshadowing and over 4
whelming question OF the hour. Let I
US forget all those differences Of the /
past and let US give and take. Let 1
US meet our erstwhile political and 1
personal anita gonists in a spirit OF /
Cancellation and affection and mu-
tual sympathy and get together. Let {
us throw into a common grave all i
discords and heartaches and grouches
and prejudices and antagOnisms of I
the past. and as a united people stand
with our faces TO the east, reckoning
in eXpectant hope the dawn Of
greater and more glorious daV Let !