The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-12
"Drys" Cheer
When Hobson
Makes Talk
SPECTATORS IN HOUSE CALLER.
les APPLAUD as ALBANIAN
ATTACKS UNDERWOOD.
ALL PRECEDENTs OF THE HOUSE
ARE BROKEN ON THIS &C.
CASI0N,

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 49,
Shattering the rules OF the House Of
Representatives, champions of prohi-
bition, who packed the galleries late
yesterday, broke into repeated out.
bursts of applause and actually
shouted from their seats as Represen-
tattve Richmond P. Hobson OF Ala
bapa, pleaded for resolution sub
hitting constitutional prohibition
amendment to the states.
Hobson drew into the controversy
his colleague. Representative Under.
wood. who is now engaged with him
in race for the Senate, by saying:
nc u"snt 10 nave our parry UNDER
"tnnd now while the war is on. that
It never was intended for an alliance
"I,m LnG InlaUr interests. Yet there
is a great Democrat, great Alaba-
man, who is present today, who re-
Gently annOunced-at least that Is
the way | read it In the reports
that il prohibition continues to bel
injected into Democratic politics,
either prohibition would be ground
to the dust or the Democratic party
must die. I take second place TO no
man who loves his party, and let me
tell you that il the Democratic party
2an only live by Joining with the II.
QuOr interests to debauch the Ameri-
can people, then in Gods name let 1t
die.
Cheered and Stamped.
Mr.. HObson fairly shouted these
words. With arms waving in the
air, and shaking his head almost lit
orally in the faces of members who
sat near him, including Mr.. Under
wood, few feet away, he drew from
the packet galleries prolonged cheer
ing and even the stamping of feet to
increase the pandemonium. Before
the tumult had subsidized, Representa-
tive Underwood, who had been Sit
ting quietly listening up to this time,
rose in his place. Cheers and hand
Clapping from Democratic and Re-
publican members on the floor greet
ed him.
Il wish to say to the gentleman
from Alabama" rMr. Underwood be-
gan, "tmt reGr"t exceedingly that
in presenting petitions for the c:
- nrnhibitlUn to the House that he
should have drawn into his speech
partial uttcrance of mine that mis-
interpretS my remarks. At some 9TH
Gr time in the proper place | will in
terCept my own remarks"
Mr.. IIObsOn replied that he thought
he had correctly quoted Mr. Under
wood, suggesting that the latter be
given all the time he wanted to in
terpret his remarks to the House.
Cheers came from the gallery, and
Mr.. Underwood again rose.
Il am not going TO detain this
House now he said. THE gentle
man from Alabama has made par
tial statement that did not reflect
my views. ! do not think that the
floor of this House, with public bus
mess before us. is the proper place
for the gentleman or myeslf to drag
our personal differences. occupy
tho position of the leader Of his
party in this House, and cannot,
occupying that position engage In
personal controversy with the gentle.
man from Alabama, as II might work
injury to the party. When the gent
leman attempts to inlIict personal
issue here. he injuries his own cause
in the estimation Of many OF his own
people. hope for the balance Of
The time that we are engaged In a
personal political conflict, that he
will let It be fought ont in the fields
of politics and let us devote our time
here to discussions of public business
without injecting into It our personal
differences.
Members Then Applauded.
Applause from the floor followed.
Then Mr.. lIobsOn declared that the
personal issue had become a national
question, that the senatorial fight in
Alabama was such that "the liquor
interests on one side and the moral
forces on the other had made 1t a
national question"
Up to this time no attempt had
been made by the chair to restrain
the enthusiasm of the galleries, pack
ed with delegates to the convention,
CT the Anti-Saloon League and the
WOman's Christian Temperance In
ion. The crowds extended into long
lines in the corridors outside, which
Joined in the demonstration.
Republican Leader Mann at this
point demanded that the rules of the
House be observed, and Representa-
tive Moon Of Tennessee, who was in
the chair, admonished the spectators,
Quiet was restored temporarily after
a voice from the gallery shouted;
We're Americans citizens"
Mr.. Hobson turned to the chair to
ask why, inasmuch as the members
on the. floor had made "a partisan
demonstration, the rules cannot be
extended to the galleries just this
once?"
After quiet was restored Mr.. In
derwood again spoke: