The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-22
GREAT APPLAUSE
IS GIVEN HOBSON
Debates With Colonel Bank
head at Greensboro
ALONG THE SAME LINES
Naval Hero Is Greeted BY His Towns
men With Tremendous Outburst.
Conner Makes Address
During Afternoon.
ALONG The SAME LINES

Greensboro, March A.-(Special) =
Words, words, words" quoth Hamlet,
and surely the citizens of Greensboro had
words galore today. Capt. r. p. Hobson
and Col. j. II. Bankhead spoke until 2
o clock and at 8 o'clock b. b. Conner, cam
didate for president of the railroad COM
mission, spoke for some time. Fully 1900
people were assembled in the college
chapel to hear the distinguished speakers.
Colonel Bankhead came in escorted by
DIR. Hosmer and received generous ap-
plause, but when Captain Hobson came
smilingly down the aisle the whole build
ing shook with thunderous applause. 1t
was some time before the Hon. W. B.
Inge. who presided over the meeting,
could be heard, and when partial quiet
was obtained and Hobson advanced to
the front of the stage the enthusiasm of
the audience overleaped all bounds in the
endeavor to show Hobson how they well
coined him.
Hobson spoke for an hour and twenty
minutes. He used nothing new. His
speech dealt In the main with the record
of his opponent substantiating each
charge by reading from the record OBJ
tanned from the bureau in Washington.
He referred to Bankhead's quotation
from Macbeth and shook his documents
emphatcally as he dramatically exclaim-
ed: well may my honorable opponent
exclaim, Out, out, damned record
The high estimate of Hobson's power
that prevails In Greensboro may be re-
garded as the outburst Of enthusiasm,
the partiaity of friendship and affection,
but recede from the personality of the
man and compare him with what stand
ard you may, and he does not shrink.
Hobson combines the inspiration of the
moment the eloquent outburst of an oc-
casion with the strength and richness Of
preparation. His passages, ornate though
they be at times, are full of facts mar
shalled SO as to compel conviction.
Hobson has lofty ideas, but they are
combined with practical sense. His prom
ise of cotton being 20 cents If his naval
idea be carried out caught the farmer For
high-priced cotton means more to him
than the advance of all the Russians on
Asiatic outposts.
Bankhead Makes Accusation.
Bankhead accused Hobson of rather CO.
ing back on his naval bill, and stated that
two naval boards had pronounced Hobson
able to assume duty. Hobson interrupted
here to defy him to substantiate the state
ment The college boys, while behaving
very well on the whole, were just little
inclined to guy Bankhead. Both DR.. Hos
mer and Mr.. Inge used their influence to
quell any special disorder, but Mr.. Bank
head good naturedly said. "Oh let them
alone let EN- have their fun" The
Crumpacker letter was read again, stating
that he was not aware Of Hobson's reply
ing to his speeches Colonel Bankhead
paid beautiful tribute to the old soldier.
In his tweney minute rejonder Cap
tain Hobson quoted from Henry VIII
Wolsey's speech, HAD / but served my
God with half the zeal have served my
king, he would not In mine age have left
me naked to mine enemies And had my
honorable opponent but served his constit-
uents with half the zeal he did himself
he would not now be left"
Hobson said he refused to let any one
pay more tributes to the old soldier than
he himself. No one revered them more
Both speakers will address the people
at Havana tomorrow.
MRS. w. w. OvERSTREET.