The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-26
ROBSON GOT ON STAGE
 Avn MAnE A SRHrE

The announcement ot the vote carry | ing with 1t the information that Hobson was an easy winner was greeted with | wild enthusiasm. The young men, and they seemed to dominate the convention, were especially demonstrative in their | admiration for Hobson. They cheered until he appeared in front of the plat form to make his speech of thanks. The enthusiasm reached its climax when he mounted rail of the orchestra. He was invited to speak from the plat | from by the chairman. He sprang from the rail to the platform, long clear | leap of four feet. The agility of the | naval hero caught the crowd and they cheered him again.
 1 In a deep voice and with the earnest ness that characterizes him, Captain Hobson said:
 ''I wish to express to you my deep and heartfelt gratitude for the honor you | have conferred upon me. This is the first time that ever attended a political | convention. It is the first time that have ever witnessed the workings of the wires of political gathering. I wish l to say to you that every iota of my energy that can be given to secure the success of the Democratic ticket in the 1 National election will be given to the uttermost. It thrills me with pleasure to look into your faces and to know that we face a united party"
 He eloquently predicted that the day was in sight when Alabama would take It's share in influence the councils of the nation that the Southland held before the war. He reminded his hearers that every thing of value was wrought out in battle and counselled them to be willing to take their share of the strife.
 Ha arrai1nad President ROoseVelt for violating two great principles, two im- mutable laws of nature, in endeavoring to overthrow white supremacy and to establish a social order between a higher order of humanity and lower order of humanity.
 He has done this" said Captain Hob- son flor the sake of a few votes of the negroes in the doubtful States of Illinois and Indiana. He has sowed the wind in those two States and with Colds help he shall reap the wirlwind. The Democrats will make for Roosevelt Bloody Angle of Indiana and Illinois and of New York they will make for him a Little Round Top" CWild applause.)
 Captain Hobson branched off to a brief discussion of the question in the Orient raised by the Russian-Japanese war. He alluded too, to Americas mission as the preserver of the peace of the world and urged the importance Of having the Democrats in control of the government when the crisis following the Eastern War should come.
 SUCCESSFUL ONES
 MADE FINE SPEECHES.
 The convention insisted on hearing from Hon. W. H. Sanford. He was in- troduced as the worthy son of an H. lustrious sire"
 Mir. Sanford eloquently thanked the convention for the compliment 1t had paid him. He was gratified at the tenn per, the spirit of harmony that pre- vailed in the convention and it gave pleasure, he said, to one who had struggled with the party from his very boyhood. A question of issues for the Democratic Party in the coming cam paign, he said, was merely a reaf5rm- alton of the time honored principles as enunciated by Thomas Jefferson and reaftirmed by every succeeding Demo |