The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-14
Bankhcad Shows That He Does
 Not Oppose Him
CASE FURTHER CONSIDERED
No One Has Appeared Before the Com mlttee On Behalf of the Judqe Because His Friends Do Not
 Think It Necessary.

WdsHlhBl0n, January 13.-lSpeeial. J.
 There is nothing to show that Judge
 Hundley is dishonest or incompetent''- Senator Johnston
 Practically the entire bench, and mem
 bers of the Alabama bar are in favor of l Judge Hundleys confirmation. Senator Banlxhead.
 1 The two Alabama senators made these statements today in reference to the op- l position to the confirmation of Judge
 Oscar Hundley of the Northern Alabama | district. Both senators are in favor of 1 his confirmation and that being the case
 it is difficult to see how the fight being waged upon the Birmingham judge can l be successful.
 l Notwithstanding this, however, Repre-
 sentatives Clayton, Richardson, Hehn,
 Wiley, Burnett and Craig appeared be-
 fore the Senate judiciary committee this
 morning and entered their protest against the confirmation. The opposition was based upon his alleged incompetency and his | appointment of receivers for the South
 ern Steel company, charges concerning | which have heretofore fully appeared in l The Age-Herald.
 l After the committee had heard the Alabama House members the chairman appointed subcommittee, consisting of 1 Senators Dillingham;, Knox, Kittridge, | Clarke and Bacon to give further con | sderation to the case and report to the full committee.
 | No one appeared before the committee in Judge Hundley's interest. One of his supporters in explaining this, said to- night that the charges were not con
 sidered of sufficient importance to make
 reply to unless the committee should call
 for reply.
 Nominations Confirmed. 1 The Senate today confirmed the nomi-
 nations of District Attorney Street of the 1 Birmingham district, District Attorney 1 Ambrecht and Marshal Dean of the Mo-
 bile district and Postmaster Harkins of
 Fayette, Ala.
 Hobson's Naval Bill. Representative Hobson ntrouuceu .ouas | the following:
 Resolved. That present conditions call | for the immediate adoption or con secutive naval programme that Will give | the United States a navy capable or per 1 forming its duty, i. e.. of guaranteelng u the states the full and free exercise or all l | our vast sea coast, our great and ever | increasing volume of ocean-going com | merce, our growing interest in 1oreien
 markets, our distant possessions, ana ol
 executing effectively all the just foreign policies of the nation. w. D.
 Arouses Interest In Birmingham.
 The information from Washington last
 night that action had been taken In | t- fl,a | of the nomination of Judge oscar h. | Hundley to the federal judgeship or the northern district of Alabama, was mat
 ter of interest to prominent republicans. l The statements of Senators Bankhead
 and Johnston, which were reiteration or
 what has already been contained in The | Age-Herald, was a solace to the admlh- | istration faction of the party in Birm- l inpham. and the fact that six of the Ala hama congressional delegation had pro- I tested in person against the confirma-
 ton using as argument the appointment
 of a federal office holder as receiver of 1 the Southern Steel, and the charge that l this appointment was in discharge or Hundley's political debts, was a pleas | ing morsel to the anti-administration rae lion which is strenuously opposing the | Hundley confirmation.
 N. l.. Steele, referee in bankruptcy, haa l lost none of his accustomed buoyancy | last night, and was most optimistic. On l inc other hand, well known republican,
 opposing Judge Hundley, made the fol- 1 lowing statement: Tn my opinion as long as the Alabama congressman agitate | the charge that Hundley has used his op- l nortunities to discharge political lndept- | eoness, he will never be the confirmed | judge of this district. Then, after the | committee makes it's report to the senate. | even if this report is in favor of the | confirmation, there will be strenuous op- position on the part of Senator Foraker | and others"
 | In the meantime, Judge Hundley is | quietly saving wood. He stated Sunday 1 that he was busy writing opinions. He | gave no indications of being disturbed l relative to the pending confirmation. l