The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-27
.HUNDLEY IS
 ANXIOUS NOW Judge Is Ready For
 Hearing. STERLING WOOD WITH HIM Alabama Lawyers Flocking to Capitol. They Hope To Prevent Cenarmatien er Reosevclt's Appointee---Cemmitte
 To Work Behind Closed
 Doors.
STERLING WOOD WITH HIM Ml

Washington, Jan. 2s-(Special.)-- Judge Hundley visited the Capitol bright and early today. His particular friend and packer, Sterling Wood. was with him, and so were several other lawyers from Birmingham.
 John B. Knox. of Anniston. arrived here today. As the hearing was post poned until Thursday. that fact was wired yesterday to Birmingham and other cities in the judicial district. This may delay a day the arrival of most of the lawyers. who are coming on to do everything in their power to prevent Hundley's confirmation.
 The hearings, of course, will be be- hind closed doors. just as they were last session when the six members of the Alabama delegation in the House put had to be met by the judge and his packers.
 September before last. Judge Hundley stopped over here after an automobile trip in the East. He was then extreme ly happy and confident. and said to The Advertiser correspondent in the Willard Hotel that he felt so confident of being confirmed at the next session of Congress that he did not even con- slider 1t necessary to bother about his nomination. much less come on to Washington to lift a finger In the mat ter. He added that as he was on the bench he was done with politics and that in the future he would attend only to his judicial duties.
 We'll. he has made frequent trips. and from the way protests are rolling in, and his opponents are gathering, 1t would seem that his confirmation Is more In doubt right now than 1t ever was In fact the belief here still is that he will certainly not get through this session.
 The House had a real treat. or rath- CT the Democrats and some of the Re- publicans did. in the unusually strong speech today of Representative Rain ey. of Illinois. who went for William Nelson Cromwell and others mixed up with Panama Canal matters.
 Several fisnes Mr. Ratney alluded to how kltss late Heuatnp AzoF&gn used to handle CFomweii ir the seAretfnw Ax- anlinations conducted by him before the Canals Ccfitnittte'
 senator JefH Davis. of Arkansas, also made an, unusually long speech today. but he practically had to talk to empty seats in the Senate chamber Most of the Senators went out as soon as he was recognised, and few came back until he had yielded the floor.
 The senator was very mucn ln ear nest and worked himself up to high pitch as he told of the methods by which certain people. in this country acquire more than their share of the wealth. and largely through gambling in products of the soil. all of which would be stopped if Congress would only pass his bill.
 For a long time Senator Johnston listened attentively to What the Arr kansan had to say. but as was said of him by some friends. the Alabamian made it a rule 10 remain so constantly in his seat to keep a thorough run of legislation that he would listen to almost anything that was said, even if 1t bored him. k
 George H. Parker, the we'll known lawyer of Cullman, and former mem- Der of the Legislature. was Capitol visitor today MT. Parker is on his way to New York.