The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-10
LIVINGSTON MAN
DEFENDS HODSON
Julian B. Ennis Replies to
Jones Interview
HE GROWS FACETIOUS
Says Livingston Is Little Interested in
Postmastership as No Candidate
Promises to Reduce Price
of Stamps
HE GROWS FACETIOUS

Julian B. Ennis of Livingston probably
mirer in Alabama. has written The Ags-
| Herald a reply to the interview published
yesterday with Fred II. Jones, also #
Livingston and very strong anti-Hob-
son man.
| Mr.. Jones declared that Hobson's sec
retary had first stated that Hobson
would support w. II. Lawrence for post
MASTER and that Hobson repudiated the
statement of his secretary; that laier,
| the secretary announced that Hobson
would support e. L. Mitchell who up TO
| that time according to Mr.. Jones, has
| been unknown as candidate Mr..
Jones stated furthermore that the great
jority of reople In Livingston were
ardent in their support of Pratt Tartt.
and that Hobson's tactics in regard to
the position IF postmaster, had Disguised
a considerable portion OF the population.
Mr.. Ennis writes that few people in
Livingston are interested in the fight for
postmaster, and declares that Hobson's $
friends are either satisfied with what he
has done, or placated in the knowledge
that Hobson did what he thought was
right. He grows facetious in the course
of his letter, declaring that Livingston
will continue to receive its mail, and thas
no postmaster will ever be able to reduce
the price of stamps.
He concludes with the statement that
the people of Livingston are not fearful
of tick" war. He attaches such en-
phasis to that phrase that his friends in
Birmingham will believe that he is fear
full of a war with Japan.
The letter addressed to the editor of
The Age-Herald, follows:
I'm justice to Captain Hobson, l think
it only fair that some one of the cap
tains friends be heard from, after Mr..
Frederick X. Jones' interview in your to-
days edition on the Livingston postmas-
| tership. 1t almost explains the situation
| to say that Mr. Jones has never support
| ed 1Iobson. He has never signified his
| intention of doing so in the present race
and Hobsons S friends have never counted
| on his support.
when Mr.. Jones says, We are all dis
gusted with the manner in which Hob
son has acted, he evidently meant. the
| same crowd that has always been dis
gusted with Hobson, for a great many
of IIobson's friends are we'll satisfied, and
others believe he did what he thought
was right.
"As a matter of fact the majority of
the people of Livingston have taken very
little interest In the postmastership fight.
All the applicants are competent. We
feel sure we will get our mail as usual,
no matter who is appointed and none CT
the applicants will promise to reduce the
price of stamps.
1T may be that the excessive heat of
Birmingham has distorted the prophetic
instinct that is just naturally born in a
Sixth district politician, for to man who
is sitting under the dense shade of a
water oak, with a palmetto fan in one
hand and a coca-cola in the other, it
looks like Captain Hobson will win in
a walk.
Assuring you that the dear people of
Livingston are contemplating nothing so
serious as the tick war; | am, very
truly, JULIAN B. ENNIS