The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-07
Charges House Leader Is
Tool of Wall Street and
Liquor Interests
WETUMPKA CROWD
HEARS IN SILENCE
Candidate for Senate Declares Under
wood is Now and Has Ever
Been Allied With Spe-
cial Interests
nv L. S. BETTY


Wetumpka. October -especiaD-Ghar
ing that Oscar w Underwood is tool
of the liquor and other moneyed interests.
and that his entrance into the senatorial
race is nothing more than scheme Of
politicians to defeat him, Capt. Richmond
P. Hobson delivered bitter and caustic
arrangement against the democratic floor
leader of the national Congress In his
speech at Wetumpka today.
Captain Hobsons violent attack upon
Representative Underwood came at the
close of his speech. and was heard BY
several hundred voters Of Elmere county
He charged that Mr.. Underwood had boen
IA tool of Wall street in the national dem.
ocratic convention at Baltimore; he de-
clared that the distinguished floor leader
was now and had ever been allied with
the special interests. which are attempt
ing to throttle the state IN their grasp
and asserted that Mr.. Underworld serv-
ice in Congress had been actuated BY
selfish ambition rather than by a desire
to serve the people OF his state and
country.
PROMISES to Throw No Mud
At the outset of his speech. Captain
Hobson said he would mot willingly say
one unllind word against anyone of my
opponents. l shall not permit one piece
of mud to leave my hand"
The congressman from the Sixth district
remained true, to this promise until he
reached the close of his speech. when he
began a stinging attack upon Mr. Under
wood.
According to the speaker Mr. under-
woods entrance into the senatorial race
is the result of conspiracy on the Fart
of politicians to bring about his defeat
He said the same fight had been wagcd
against him when he ran for Congress
two years ago and declared that he had
| routed his opponents at every turn. He
expressed the belief that victory would
follow his standard in the present con-
test
Charges Him With Fence Riding
In beginning his attack upon Mr.. TN
derwood, the speaker declared that the
democratic floor leader was like the av-
erage politician, who spends his time
sitting upon the fence and following the
lead of the cat. They referrlng to botn
Henry ID. Clayton and Mr.. Underwood).
will sit on the fence and see where the
cat goes. They will follow the cat
Captain Hobson said the tariff bill was
good bill in some respects, nut that
10 years had been spent in preparing it,
THE tariff bill is good bill on the
whole said Captain Hobson, yet dur
Ing its preparation Oscar Underwood
never answered a roll CALI" The speaker
declared that ne had served as the chair
Of hao n,tt,it tpa nd Aefot
that he always had done double duty In
his double duty he referred to the expedi-
ton which he had lead through dis dis
trict in the interest of agricultural animal
and human life
What have they tagain referring 10
both Underwood and Clayton). done for
the farmers? They have been sitting
around Congress trying to make reputa-
ton. Ask Oscar Underwood il he has
ever taken an expedition through his dis
trict."
In referring to the senatorial appoint
ment, Captain Hobson declared that
politicians swarmed to Birmingham
before Senator Johnston's remains were
Inferred. How to beat Hobson was the
war cry of the politicians. 'lle state
did not go wild over Henry Clayton. so
Henry Clayton is petering out.
The 'petering' out of Henry d. Clay
ton" declared the speaker, "had actu-
ated politicians to put Mr.. Underwood
in the race
Underwood and Liquor Interests
In his charge that Mr.. Underwood is
dominated by the liquor interests, Cap
tain Hobson said that as the author of
the tariff bill. Mr. Underwood had
served as chairman of the john confer
ence of House and Senate committees,
and that through mis- efforts the Senate
amendment taxing brandy used in