Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-08
Fort worth Record


Pat VI. Neff. the man. net the candi.
date Tor governor. but Just the couitr.
GUS natural witty gentleman. hacking
distinguished as governor shOul !
look, but lacking entirely any s''iu'
blance oi egutisu. diurd infnrdmlly with
q party of friends ia Fort Worth Tues.
day night before leaving iur Coleman.
where he will peak to-day. MIR N-n
reached Fort Worth late in the after.
noon from Dallas. where he spoke
Monday night and lett for Coleman At
II o'clock. liis companions ut dinner
were County Judge Hugh T.. Small. l..
W. Seward and o. L. Sweet
Mr.. Neff was taking day OFF,
from politics Tuesday in preparati N
for tOday's hattie in Coleman. whrr. h.
will address tn" same p'upl- la the
same hall and an the KANE day that
they are addressed by Joseph " Bai
ley. his opponent in the race lur goyei.
nor.
Have you heard about my being
arrested early In the campaign asked
MIR. Neff. after the steaks and the slic
e. Of watermelon had been disposed ~
NO" replied Judge Small. Was II
for violation of the traffic laws" hay
ing In mind the fact that Mr. Neff had
done som. ~ his campaigning in his
automobile.
Worse than that" sail Mr. Ncff. FL
formal warrant. duly signed hy N,
judge. attrstfd hy the county clerk an
sealed with the zeal of the state 81 Tee
a., was served on me hy the sheriff IN
person ~ was passing through Dick
ems the county seat NJ Dickens county
on my way tn fill speaking cngag'.
inent In spur. when the sheriff hnlte
my ear and told me that he had war
rant for my arrest 7 began tu recall IN.
many felonies that had committed. but
could not remember single one that
had been perp,tratcd In Dickens count,
So ] asked the sheriff IT, rad ~.
charge. which he proceeded 81 de-. will
due snlemnity
II seemed that was charged with u
tempting iu pass through pic,cus witr
out making speech. aud the sh"r''
was commanded in the name and L.,
the authority of the State of TcNas Z,
seize the body of one Pat VI Neff. ant
convey him Ia the steps ~ the count,
court house. where he would compel a.,
said Ncff to address the people " Dicl
ems at that place assembled Bcli.vin,
that a prospective governor. 81 all per
sons. should be- amcnahl, To- the du,
processes ~ law. I submitted ~ urree
and paid the penalty prescribed In IN
warrant, finishing the speech In time {,
reach Spur and Keep my appointment
therr"
Particular noticeable IN NJ Ncff
relaxed and reminiscent mo~i was IN
innat" hignCss ~ the man. hnsron
sciously In his references Ia his opp'
nent. Joseph Weldon Bailcy Their
WIS an entire nbsrncc of abuse. indc,s
he strovc to think ~ gnnd things y
say about Mir. Rlilev. though rrfrninn
Tor the time 90 discuss the lattor's y,
litical policies.
lie told ~ attending the meeting q
the American Rar association sever
years aga At Salt Lake CITY In IA
morning he took his Young snn u ~,
the Mormon Tabernacle and Incidental
told the hoy something of the Mnrmo
religion. In the afternoon h. aud HI
son heard an address hy MIR Bailey 1
the tabernacle. The bow. rrmcmhcrin
that 1, was a church. commented upr
the spc'ch by saving There was to
much politics In that sermon Mr.. Ba
ley. upon being told of the chiliis
criticism. remarked that u was yer
true. and that. although h. had bev
accused NJ many things this was IN
first time he had been charged wit
attempting Ia preach a sermon.
II know I am the first candidate e.
governor In Texas. II not the first /
the United States, o. campaign IN u