The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-11
DONOvAN-HOBSON ROW GROWS OUT OF
 HOBSON'S ABSENCE
SOutherner SmartS Under Con- necticut Mans Charges Of
 Deriliction
Challenge To Fight Ends With Donovan Smiling On Hobson And Commenting Him To
 Higher Power
(By our staff correspondent.)

Washington, Dec. -11.-An echo of Representative Donovanks fight against absenteeism was heard on the floor of the House of Representative this af- ternOon when Capt. Richmond Peans on Hobson appeared after a prolonged { b. sence for the special purpose of pre- septing ., petition for nationwide pro- hibition in behalf of the w C. T. U. Capt. HoEson, who has been absent making a campaign for U. $. senator in Alabama, arose and asked for the privilege of tho floor for one hour in which to address the house. Repre- sentative Donovan moved that they proceed with the regular order of bus mess, and shut out the AIabarnan- from talking: MT. Donovan is said to have taken the stand that membe of Con gressf who have been attending the sessions of Congress regularly were finding it hard to get five minutes to talk, and he did not see any reason why an d1a:hituaI absentee should be permitted to have one hour to adver- tise himself, and interfere with the regular order of business without any previous arrangement.
 The man whom Representative Don ovan once characterized havin g been "a. hero fourteen years ago and a nuisance ever since" became hot under the collar and he addressed a few re- marks to Mr Donovan in tones that could be heard in every part Of the chamber. MT. Donovan and Capt. Hobson withdrew to the lobby where it was finted that they had what might be termed a hot time In1nedi- atelIy after the alterca,tfon Captain Hobson retired to his office and pro- ceeded to get out a, statement to the newspapers. giving his reason for so doing that MT. Donovan had given the finst statement to the newspapers, and that he regretted exceedingly that Mr. Donovan had done so, as the whole af- fair was a personal matter between them
 After getting Hobson'S statement the newspaper reporters began looking for the statement that the Captain had said MT Donovan had Issued They could find none, and they sought MT Donovan and asked ti1n for the state ment
 q have made not statement,'' said the Connecticut member.
 'tCaptafn Hobson says you made a statement replied one of the news papermen.
 frWelll, Captain Hobson is a great boy" was the only reply of MrTDono-. vain. @ Szs ss @
 Captain Hofson in alis. statement says that MT. Donovan had accused him Of using severe personalities in his Alabama campaign in which he was severe in his characterization or MT Donovan who had called him to account for dissenting himself from his seat in Congress. He said that MT. Donovan had told him that he had hed in his statements, and that he had asked MT. Donovan 10 go outside ana make the statement, and that MT Donovan had failed to do SO
 Those who stood near the two con gressnren say that what Mr. Donovan sIOJ11d not resort to lies to elevate yourself in public of flee"
 In the lobby when Captain Hobson issued his challenge to go outside and fight, the doughty member from con necticut gave the fiery Alabannan maternal smile and said: ''The Lord save you, my som; I would not olrty my hands upon you
 After this the distinguished captain hied hirnselIf to his office and sent for the newspaper reporters to get his statement.