The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-07-27
CANDIDATES GREETED
BY GOOD AUDIENCES
GARRETT INTERESTINGLY DE.
FENDs HIS RECORD
Both Speakers Receive Close Atten-
ton of Large CrOwd-Garrett
Answers Opponents Criticism
Without ResOrting to Personalities
-McKellar Also Gives Splendid
Account Of His Stewardship.

HibM0ht RtSOttihg 70 ferSOnaklIies
McKellar Also Gives Splendid
Account Of His Stewardship.
Monday afternoon a large and rep
resentative audience Of Upton coun-
tn voters heard the speeches Of Hon
Flnis j Garrett, of Dresden, minority
leader in the lower house Of Congress
and Senator X. D. Mcclellan, the jun
lor senator from Tennessee, both
speakers addressing themselves to
voters from the same platform in
the courthouse yard, Mr.. Garrett de-
hvering the first address, with Sena-
tor Mcclellan following Immediately
afterward, The crowd was variously
estimated at from 700 to 1000 per
sons.
Attorney VIM. G. Upton, Of the
local bar, presented Congressman
Garrett to the audience in briet
speech, which was warmly applauded
Mr.. Garrett, in the outset of his
discourse, expressed his approval of
the legislative enactment transferring
Upton county from the Tenth con-
gressional district to the Ninth dis
triet, saying that he entertained no
fear Of just consideration Of his
official record in Congress by his
constituency in this county, and adj
ded that if it would stand the test
in the other counties comprising the
old district, which he has served so
long, it would be the same in this
county, as the people have, in COM
mon, interests alike.
In reviewing his record, Mr. Gar
rett gave a full account of his stew
ardship in Congress, and was FREE
quently interrupted by applause. He
devoted no small portion of his speech
in answering the charges of his com.
petitor, Hon, w. w. Craig, of Ripley,
referring to him as an adroit lawyer,
gifted with artful sophistry. He,
however did not indulge in per-
sonal attack on his opponent, but
ridiculed and analysed the charges
made against him in this campaign,
which his hearers responded to with
laughter and applause. Throughout
his discourse the audience seemed to
be in sympathy with the speaker and
many were heard to say that he had
made a most favorable impression
and had gained numerous votes as a
result Of his speech here,
In concluding his speech, Mr.. Gar
rett, as an evidence of his loyalty to
the president during the trying hours
Of the world war, read letter to the
audience from Woodrow Wilson to a
distinguished citizen of South Caro-
lima, in which he referred to MIR. Gar
rett as the ablest man Of his party
in the lower house Of Congress, Loud
applause greeted the mention Of the
ex-president's name.
Directly after Mr. CARROTS adj
dress Rev. Richard N. Owen intro
duced Senator Mcclellan, who held the
same audience for something more
than an hour. 1t was the speakers
first appointment in Covington dur
Ing the campaign, though he visited
this city several weeks ago in the in
terest Of his candidacy for're-election
Senator Mcclellan, like Congress-
man Garrett, devoted large part or
his speech in defense of his record
and in answering the criticisms of
his opponent, Capt. G. T. Fitzhugh,
who spoke in Covington to large
audience several days ago.
He denied the charges of his COM
petit0r as to his luke-warm support
Of the president during the war,
stating that he had known the ex-
president for many years before his
ascendency as chief magistrate Of
this nation; that he supported. him in
the Baltimore convention, when he
was made the standard bearer of the
Democratic party, and that he re-
garded the ex-president now, as he
did then, as the greatest man with
whom he had ever come in contact
Senator Mcclellan paid his respects
to the Commercial Appeal, which
journal, he said, had endorsed his
record in the Senate before Capt.
Fitzhugh, a stakeholder and director
Of that paper, became a candidate to-
succeed him. He stated that the Com
snercial Appeal is compelled to sup
pert Capt. Fitzhugh by reason of the
latter's interest in the paper, but
had misrepresented him on various
questions at issue in the senatorial
race. He stated further in regard to
his answers to the QUESTIONABLE sub
mitted to him by leaders Of the la
Dor union that the Commercial APP
peal forged his answers to that docu
ment, failing to publish the one he
signed and returned to the source
from which it came.
He appealed to his audience for
second term in. the Senate, express
ing confidence that he would be nomi-
mated by an overwhelming majority
in the August primary.
After the speech large number of
the senator's friends and admirers
gathered around the speakers stand
to congratulate him on his address
and to pledge their support He has
a stvonr following in this county.
Mr.. Garrett was forced to cancel
his speaking appointment at Garland
Monday night on account Of a rain
storm. He, however, filled his en-
gagements at Mason and Munford on
Tuesday, speaking to large audiences
at both places.
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