The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-12-17
HOBSON HOLDS
THE GALLERIES

Big Crowd Of Temperance Women Ap.
Mud Him. Snys Underwood Has
| Liquor Friends.
Washington, Dec. -Shattering the
rules OF the House of Representatives,
champions Of prohibition, who ycster-
I day afternoon packed the galleries
broke into repeated outbursts of ap-
piausc and shouted as Representative
Richmond Pearson IIobson, of Ala
Gama. pleaded for resolution which
would submit q constitutional prohi-
bition amendment to the States.
The extraordinary demonstration
continued unrestrained for many min
utcs as Mr.. Hobson proceeded to dis
cuss the prohibition question, and was
not checked until Mr.. Hobson had
drawn into controversy his colleague,
Representative Underwood, who now is
engaged with him in a race for the
United States Scnatorship from Ala
bama. The injection of personal poll
| Tics into the situation brought the ma
jority leader to his feet with a reply
to Mr.. Hobson and this precpitated
applause from the members on the
| floor.
Republican Leader Mann at this
point demanded that the rules OF the
House be observed and Representative
Moon, Of Tennessee, who was iii the
chair, admonished the spectators Quiet
was restored temporarily after voice
from the gallery shouted:
Were American citizens"
In the course Of his speech Mr.. Hob
son had said:
I'VE ought to have our party under
stand now, while the war is on, that
it never was intended for an alliance
with the liquor interests. Yet there
is great Democrat, great Alabam-
ian, who is present today, who recent
ly announced-at least that is the way
| | road in the rcports--that if prohi-
bition continues to be injected into
Democratic politics, either prohibition
would be ground to dust or the Demo
cratic party must die. take second
place to no man who loves his party,
and let me tell you that If the Demo-
cratic party can only live by Joining
with liquor interests to debauch the
| American people, then, in Gods name
let it die"
Underwood Rplies.
Mr.. Hobson hhirly shouted these
wards as he reached the climax. With
arms waving and shaking his head al
most literally in the faces Of mem
bcrs who sat near him, including Mr.
| Underwood, a few feet away, lie drew
from the packed galleries, prolonged
cheering and even the stamping Of feet
Before the tumult had subsidcd Repro
! sentative Underwood, who had been
quietly listening, rose in his place.
Cheers and handclappng from Demo-
cratic and Republican members on the
floor greeted him.
| 81 wish to say to tho gentleman from
Alabama" Mr.. Underwood began, that
! regret exceedingly that in presenting
the petition for the cause Of prohibit
ton to the House. he should have
drawn into his speech a partial utter
ancc OF mine that misintcrprcted my
remarks. At some other time and in
tho proper place I will interpret my
own remarks"
Mr.. Hobson replied that he thought
he had been justified in his remarks
and that he had correctly quoted Mr.
Underwood, suggesting that the latter
be given all the time he wanted to in
terprct his remarks to the House.
Cheers from the gallery, and Mr.. Uu-
derwood again rose.
II am not going to detain this House
now" he said. "'Hhc gentleman from
Alabama has made partial statement
that did not reflect my views. | did
not think that the floor OF this House.
with public business before u.s. was the
proper place for the gentleman or my
self to drag our personal differences.
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