The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20

s~peeeh ~ 'n uphoidlng Judge Hundley. Mir
 OoerooriTr rnet tntalned that tns meeting
 n,a mas cared at the instalce of .ludre
 Thomas c. Jo.nss. ee
 wben mhy t, didn n.r we go to Washington when the charges were ire ;b 2,, ,s1.as
 M. oberdorfer. What is if o,,tsida os
 ehe southern steel matter that lie gentle
 men complain ubout?'' e'''Ne-
 MT. ohefdorfei then dv,,lt mo, rho
 oeiidte t, nv tsti s-ation and wa1ta,J to knn.,,
 why mny the dundley mater hal hea
 ret,,ry up so soon after Judge Jones
 return to the district.
 It is petty politics." daoIaraa ,
 operdorfer. This meeting wac oann:
 suuer sisi suspicious circumstances WI,
 h @ . tnose calling the naatino ooras
 ou. ih the open and say the neet,n,
 as TOT the purpose of protestins, ao,ai,,., Judge Hundley? asaipst oo,.,. was at Huntsville when inc rs- s eiVers Were appointed. Raosrsa .t'F. were not the men wanted Do 1. use they Deiihers e'rs mighty howl bas .,a anu
 onoula Judge Hundley have eno up. , ehe par every time he vvnn+z ~ ls ns
 polt receiver? I again aslr 1,he. Sl
 nor,,,a eo a,, 10 make Judge Hundl.sv so ,,A ,,. senners' Speech sensation,,
 dorsas 4rssu useus Benners followed MT oho- rine,,. anu ms speech was one of rha ,',e.. had no so,.1 meeting. He said that he aitersblv or1, eoes but that he was m. pointment se Hhndieys ap-
 Judoa aaTe Tt Iound," said MT Benners a.,,.. 1, he doaa liunuIey Is an intrigusr ana tt". '". not es s not do things diraotI, IIa snar inc sa as cases over the bar hnt av ,sr uops 'ue hack door" ~ put through
 MT. Benners then ro
 tundley had grossly jnS,,,ts Snteo mat Judgsi ne was arguing case tn S'h nm while SoHe tune later I was oor,s,, , 1use Hundley on soma h,.t 'o cdAl | t,ae+oa N ISed when Judpa II, q, ru ssleee me with the greatest nunuiey tbe ,ao.4 ne IT l Was taking any han, re p reeeiv,nr 'I HIS appointment. and nno,
 euat write him a Iettar iequested ,,otn4.e .o the effect that I favored enect t't declined to do so te,,il ms ap- ha = uiu not favor his annoint,s nm
 mo t ose up' apparently angercd e,' j, una una 1rned no matter whether he wac eo,' eoru March VI ,ooo not ne would be judea ,,,,..,
 ' aich' lsOS, and that if woe until
 power to decide the sortbeas, Mlenin his
 ba5 & wi.n which Mir Percy and 9er mat. mat. i 'o uo. This is the lSind os anysei iuyseiL nave received from him oi eealing | hcca,,sa' una oppose his apnoip+r,o,. ID c p ne IS un1s for the position y, ''''
 if wo,,1d 9wI1an then spoke. statj,nr +ho 1 bar to ,n5 odu Impression for ti,a 1 recommsnSt what they did originaIIv in l Hundley. pPOihtment of Judge | nati.tI SaDanlss said: q siened +h. a .
 pa..s4oh ,,, circulated, but beea,,s 'ne nrss I da nc. o,ice do not intend to stay wro,- waS
 inc nrn moe believe that Judge HnndIsv :.
 p'ofer man for the position iS
 Huduiph Defends HundIev
 tI,,5 u. nuduIph spoke in favor of 1ud,a
 .l .l uiuiey stating that he did nto ha,ies' uese 1 a,ara ., Ses made against Judge HlIndIs, e"her fair honest or true t.e,a,s nen MT hudulph had finisbed Mir ren1y asain LOOK the floor and spoke in M, oi1' l' Ooerdorfer. He said that if
 1,. 1.t Coerdorter had argued along fatra,.
 lines he would have made . ,,a,.t % iairer speech. MT. Percy then ,ntroI,;,a aulolt 1l
 Iesoiotlon asking the President to n,,.l .ile
 ula" the appointment of Judge Hrndia,.
 gnu requesting the senators from AZ
 n"nia to nsht the confirmation.
 inotlon Tor adjournment was tban ,- . aoeo aa put was defeated by vote of A D ''' A vote was then taken on Mr oie9 resolution, and when u,nd, eeFey name was called he stated that no :" ahteo to explain his vote. The crou,d "1s inpatient and vote was caIIad s... epea.eoly. When MT. Percy calIed for
 vote MT Peevey turned and said. ,,1 ~ MT Percy wants to be fair" oon think there is any doubt
 apout IT, do your" said MT. Percy stsn' plns up close to MT. Peevey.
 MT. Feevey replied that he did not ua then defended Judge Hundlev ~ The vote was then taken on tba -..,,,, 'ioh ana It carried, 42 to s7.