The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-09

| 1 convention. Mingled with the cheers for ! ''Hobson, Hobson," were many cries oi l NO, mo-.
 ' Chairman Bell put the motion to a viva ] Noce vote, and there was rousing storm | of aye" and mo- some of the dele gates supplementng their negative votes by demands of give us committee re- ports we want to do business" Please Iermit the chair to announce the result, said the chairman as soon as he could be heard above the confusion T have a very sensitive ear, and l de- eide that the vote IS a tie. It is, therefore. the privilege of the chair to cast tie de- ciding vote. l cast it in the affirmative, and Congressman Hobson is invited to ad- dress the convention
 Cheers and a few misses followed Hob- son to the stand, and he received a warm N elcome as he stood behind Chairman Bell
 His firts words showed that he re- alized that a speech at that particular moment was not entirely welcome to all of the delegates, for he declared that he would not venture to make an address dl1 he not feel it his duty to do so, and to de- liver himself of the truth as he believed he saw it.
 "Yellow Peri.".
 He then began at some length to lead
  cents of several months ago at Vancouver and San Francisco.
 After MT. Hobson had been speaking for b minutes the crowd began to grow rest less and cries of time came from floor and gallery.
 Chairman Bell called for order saying the speaker would conclude in a few minutes.
 In concludiong his address Congressman | Hobson declared that if the democratic l party was successful in the elecuon, he i believed, that it would. before the end of four years, have a great foreign war ] cn its hands"
 ! Instantly there came from the conven- 1 tion a roar of mingled groans, catcalls. lisses and cries of "No, mo- Hobson was compelled to cease his speech en- tirely but stood calm and tense, de termined to finish his address as soon aa he was given an opportunity to do so.
 My countrymen, my message is nearly through" said NIT. Hobson, when he had attention.
 A cry of Amen sent a gale of laugh ter over the hall.
 q want to say to you," went on MT. fobson, grittlng his teeth in determina- tion that not so very long ago the Pres ident of the United States said in my presence there exists the greatest prob- 1DlllIY or d war Nitll JdpdH No, no, come off, ." shouted the crowd, i and there was an outburst of cries which l continued for several minutes. 1 "Gentlemen" said Chairman Bell, | this speaker will be allowed to finish. and if he is interrupted again by the i galleries the sergeant-at-arms will be 1 directed to clear them."
 This announcement was greeted with ] oh eers, which sprang from the coast | delegations.
 Prepare for War. If this great war comes," continued Mr. Hobson with intensee earnestness, ' the party upon which the responsibi;- ] ity comes would be ground to powder: 1 I believe that at this juncture we i should place the responsibility where t 1 belongs-upon the party now in power, | and which has neglected to provide | adequate coast defenses." He was for a time heard n silence l but a roar of laughter went up when a | voice far in the rear shouted: "Hurrah for the Merrimac" | MT Hobson finally closed with a plea l that when the democratic party at i tained power in the nation they should so prepare to ward off war as to bring about a dawn of peace and good will 1 toward men throughout all the world. "The chair wishes to say a word or l two' said Chairman Bell as soon as ! the turbulence following this statement ! gave him a chance to speak, and he ! then added:
 The chair halls from the Pacific coast and up to the present moment ] he has seen no occasion to enlist" 1 A roar of laughter greeted the re- mark, which turned into applause when he said:
 If we have our way, out on the Pa cific coast we will have big enough | navy to protect our coast"
 Haldeman Speaks. I Col. W. B. Haldeman of Kentucky
 was recognized by the chair, and
 standing at his place in the center | aisle, he asserted that the conventioe l had business to transact, and ought to | proceed to it without further flights oI
 oratory. Colonel Haldeman tn en pro
 ceeded to take issue with Hr Hobson
 declaring that the United States ha.
 22 frst-clGss battlesh ips and Japan Is And I want to say that we are not afraid of Japan or anybody else on tho face of the globe" concluded Colone 1 Haldeman, amid applause. Chairman Bell announced that tn, l committee on credentials would not be ready to report for several minutes This afternoon" said Chairman Bell
 "I sent committee down into the New York delegation to escort to the ylat
 form Senator Charles A. Towne-"
 ToWne on Rostrum. That was as far as the chairman was allowed to proceed, and MT. Towne took
 the rostrum amid applause.
 MT. Towne kept strictly to the prom
 ise he made at the opening of hi.
 speech, when he said that he would
 occupy but little of the time of the convention, His address was brief, ano he left the platform with the distinctly | expressed good will of the convention
 Taylor! Taylor" cried many of tho delegates. remembering the invitation