The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-20

any contest in the state Neither speaker
ever appeared in better form or to better
advantage. Both, when accession justified
rose to the sublimest heights of oratory
and for an instant would sweep the audi
enee from their feet and carry the crowd
With them under the speel of their Won
derful eloquence.
Oratory Revelation.
Hobson opened the debate and for an
hour and ten minutes the audience was
entranced. The oratory and magnetism
of the man was a revelation even to those
who knew him. His words and sentences
came rapidly, clear and comprehensive
At times when reaching the climax Of a
peoration he would seem to bite the words
off and spit them at the audience, so tc
speak.
Captain Hobson introduced no new fea.
lures into his argument today. The main
part of his speech was the usual attack
on the record of his opponent. reading at
all times to substantiate his charges, from
the record so often referred to by Colonel
Bankhead as having been written by
some speech-making concern In Washing
ton"
Quotes From Macbeth.
I'm the beginning of this campign,' said
Captain Hobson, my honorable opponent
many times has taken occasion to quote
from Macbeth, Lay on Macduff, and
damned be he who first cries hold
enough After Macbeth had slain Dun
can, Lady Macbeth, seeing the blood
stains on her hands, cried, out, out, dam
ned spotsr My honorable opponent might
wei saw, Our, out, damned record!' but
they will not out.
The only Innovation introduced by
either speaker was the reading of a letter
by Colonel Bankhead received today from
Representative Crumpaeker of Indiana,
anent the claim of Captain Hobson that
he had gone to Indiana to reply to Mr..
Crumpacker when he was attempting to
have representation from the south cut
down.
Mr.. Crumpacker stated In this letter
that he was not under the impression
that Captain Hobson was answering him
In his speeches, that he recalled one
OCCASION a benefit lecture, where ad-
mission was charged, he spoke on the
subject, "Our Navy He remembered
that in another speech he had given some
excellent advice to the negro.
Calls 1t a Heroic Act.
Congressman Bankhead pleaded with
the voters not to let heroism enter into
the campaign and influence their prefer
ence. He accorded Captain Hobson full
credit for his services to his country
stating in reference to the sinking of the
Merrimac that '1t was as brave and he
roic an act as was ever performed In
ancient or modern warfare
But there are others he exclaimed
He then told of the time he led his com
pany of sixty men in a charge at Chica.
mauga, leaving forty-fye upon the bat.
tlefield; how the sege grass caught fire
and he carried wounded man from the
flames and death on his back. He re-
cited the incident pathetically, dramatic
ally. There were many tears shed in the
audience during his vivid portrayal oi
this incident.
Criticised Naval Bill.
Congressman Bankhead. as heretofore
severely criticized Hobson's naval bill
MY distinguished young friend has a
most remarkable idea of finances" he
said. He tells you that a two billion
seven hundred million dollar appropria-
tion will not increase your taxes 50 that
you will know it, You remember when
We HdQ TINS ntllt Sh1iniSn Win sODdlU
some of you nearly wore your tongues
out licking stamps. They taxed every
thing they could to help defray the ex-
perses of this little war. They even
taxed my favorite Peruna."
Captain Hobson's rejoinder of twenty
minutes was consumed for the most part
in explaining his naval bill.
Seemed to Be Hobson Day.
Taken all in all. from appearances, this
was Hobson's day. Talks with many peo-
pie both in the city and country beats
would indicate the county for Hobson by
a majority of from fifty to three hundred
The Livingston beat will probably give
majority for Hobson Of from ten tC
twenty
The meeting today was presided over
by 7. F. Scale. chairman of the county
democratic executive committee.
While these debates are laresiv of per
sonal nature. all timel
remains cool disturbed
by the TRADES sankheat
refers to Hnf nguisheC