The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24

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of John johnson mayor, and his entire
]. L. B. Barrow, and the majority was
about two to one in favor of johnson.
The Rev. J. A Neville has resigned his
pastorate of the First Methodist church
OF Lanett. Mr.. Neville will take charge
of the McClendon Merchandise company,
and manage that business in future.
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end devoutly to be wished, for with
Richmond, off the lecture platform,
hard st work in the Senate, and with
Gus daily saving, in his own peculiar
| ly attractive manner, the country in the
House, the stones which now hang
| about the neck of the nation would
MARBLE off into the depths of the sea!
knowledge of COrpuseles
| Richmond has no edge on Gus Rich
mond perhaps knows how many white
corpuscles are made drunk by each
thimbe full of wine consumed. and he
knows perhaps that as a result of al
coholic consumption, more men die an
nually in the United States than have
been killed in all the wars of the world.
| But Gus in addition to knowing that
white corpuscles seldom consume the
red as a result of alcoholic stimula-
ton, and that Richmond is wrong in
reference to his figures on deaths by al
cohol and the sword knows, Also Just
what is contained in the bowels of the
earth, especially that each which COM
poses the stupendous oil fields of Fay
cite.
Seriously speaking, however, it is as
founding that Gus, having taken in with
glance all the humor in the open,
frank and honorable confession of his
brother, should have overlooked the
most delicious bit of the entire situa-
| ton. In his telegram as is remem-
bered Captain Hobson gave as one of
his reasons for making that proposal to
Mr.. Conner his desire that personal am
bition should be subordinated. And
yet Captain Hobson, with that end in
view, suggested himself for the Senate,
the highest of the three highs, the most
attractive from the viewpoint of the
world, the one best suited to serve as
an advertisement for himself as a
platform performer, and incidentally,
of course, the most lucrative. This,
| 1t is considered is the real humor of
| the situation, and it is probable that
| had the ends been reversed and Co.
mer done the peculiar stunt of making
the proposal, Hobson would have
scorned it, and uplifted his hands in
holy horror in mentally contemplating
himself a governor or retaining his
present seat in Congress. to which. incl
dentally again, he was reelected only
last April.
Mr.. 0rmOnd's Attitude
| In this connection. 1t Is interesting
to note the following from the accom-
pany letter of S. A. Hobson: "Hobson
didn't doubt If Ormond was the true
progressive democrat Hobson deemed
him, that he would certainly be will
| ing to remain solicitor and forego
Congress for a wilhelm other words,
subordinate personal ambition for the
| time being-if by so doing. he might
save any particle of split in the ranks
of progressive democracy" Should Mr..
Ormond, singing under the lash of this
gratuious advice and heartless re-
| bulke, desire. which he does not l feel
sure, to figure in controversy. he
might, with a deal of truth, flare back
at Captain Hobson with the same para
graph. For IL l memember correctly
| Captain Hobson only last April was re-
elected TO seat in Congress, seat
which many men consider worthy and
desirable. and that a few weeks later
he startled his friends by Announcing
| himself a candidate for the Senate.
| Should Ormond fare back, which he
viii not do on account of his beautiful
| love for the captain, and should he re-
produce the foregoing, he would be un-
| Just. For there is no man in the state
| who believes that Captain Hobson is
mbitious or who doubts that he is en-
tirely wrapped up in his congressional
seat, and his love for the people of the
| Sixth. among whom he has lived and
still sometimes lives.
No Harm to Innocent Spectators
For fear lest in this humorous and
| entirely good natured exchange of COM
piments. which was initiated by Mr..
| Hobson and continued with his knowl-
edge, harm comes to those who might
be considered in the light of innocent
spectators, feel in duty bound to state
| that Information which led to the pub
| LEGATION of the story of Captain Hob
sons proposal did not come to me from
ex- Governor Conner. When asked him
for Information, he positively refused
to speak Mr.. Ormond did not. of course,
know that his name would be used in
/ the story. But if he is asked, he will
frankly state that when Captain Hobson
admitted that all the gossip which had
been making the rounds of the state
| was true. he was greatly surprised.
| For the information that the plot
to subordinate personal ambition and
put CAPTAIN Hobson in the Senate was
Matched as far back as last June. and
that Lieut. Gov. Walter d. Seed of
Tusca loosa voted against Col. Frank
| S. Moody of Tuscaloosa and in favor
of CAPTAIN Hohson of Greensboro. we
feel compelled to render thanks to Mr.
S. A. Hobson.
HUGH w. ROBERTS.
| Birmingham, November %. 1912