The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-25
HUNDLEY HEARING
 IS THING OF PAST Judge Says Everything Is
 Highly Satisfactory WOOD STILL CONFIDENT Subcommittee Will Report to Judi. ciary Committee Monday After
 noon-Wood Discusses Mss
 campbeI's Project.
WOOD STILL CONFIDENT

The hearing of the charges against Judge Oscar R. Hundley, judge of the Northern district of the Alabama federal court. was terminated yesterday after noon by the subcommittee of the judicl- ary committee of the United States Senate.
 The charges were preferred by six of the nine Alabama congressman and were the expression of their reasons why his nom- ination by the President should not be confirmed by the Senate. The hearing was begun February T.
 Capt. Frank P. O'Brien, MT. Hundley's gram last evening:
 Washington. D. C., February "A, 1908.
 Hearing concluded. Everything highly morrow evening. Will be in Birmingham Friday afternoon.
 OSCAR R. HUNDLEY. Sterling A. Wood, the well known Bir- mingham attorney who attended the Hundley hearings and gave testimony. re- turned to Birmingham yesterday morn- ing.
 Mir Wood states that there is no doubt in his mind but that the subcommittee will report to the judiciary committee that the charges have fallen through
 This subcommittee will make It's re- port Monday afternoon" stated MT. Wood "and I have no doubt but that the committee will immediately after mn lxA rt 41 have no other idea but that Judge Hund- ley's nomination will be confirmed. am looking for the confirmation early next week. The general idea as expressed by people in Washington who followed the details of the hearing was that not only had the charges fallen through, but that Judge Hundley's action in reference to the bankruptcy of the Southern Steel were highly commendable"
 In case the judiciary committee makes favorable report to the Senate, it re- mains to be seen whether opposition to' the confirmation will arise in that body.
 That faction of the republican party in Birmingham which has been fighting the confirmation, has stated that it was positive that the Senate would not con firm Judge Hundley during this session.
 It was intlmated that Senator Foraker would raise opposition on the floor of the Senate, and that the Senate would not confirm the nomination. It has been ru- mored, too, that while the President would in all probability give Judge Hund- ley another between session. appoint ment, the new administration would not nominate him again.
 The matter has been watched with in- terest for some months, and the decision will be awaited with impatience
 Mir. Wood stated that while in Wash ington he heard many complaints from republicans concerning the President and the actions of the President. He stated. however. that MT. Roosevelt was still] President of the United States, and was to all appearance troubling himself very little over the underground rumblings.
 In speaking of the formation of the Society of Naval Sponsors of which Miss Mary Campbell daughter of E. K. Camp- bell of Birmingham, is president. Mir. Wood said The society was formed under the most suspicious circumstances Mir Campbell did the work of drawing up the constitution, and attending to other details. and he did it excellently.
 When the society was organized, Ad- miral Sigsby and Admiral Dewey were present and made speeches. Miss Camp- bell presided with all dignity and made all of the Birmingham people there very proud of her.