The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-14
Hobson Repeats His At
tack on Majority Lead
er on House Floor.
EACH CANDIDATE
FOR SENATORSHIP
Charged With Being Tool of Wall
Street and Supported by Liquor
Inter t, Underwood Calls
Upon M e m b ers and Is
Given Endorsement by
Both Sides.

Washington. October i$.-pepresen-
tative Richmond T. Hobson. Of N,h,n,a
ana his colleague. Majority Lcade,
Underwood engaged in II bitter debate
on the floor Of the House to-d,y oyau
,he senatorial contest in their state.
-, "h'ch they are rival candidates
NJ w 1,'.otlcil duel was precipitated By
Air. robson rciterating uttcrances he
made last week in a speech in Ala
otlna intimating that Mr. Underwood
WAS the tool OF Wall Street and the
hiuor interests" and charging that he
nau gained Alabama's support In the
ias' presidential campaign under false
prctcnses
Chcers from Democrats and Repub-
icans greeted Mr.. Underwood as he
rose To reply. and later when MIR Hob
son tried to interrupt there were loud
cries sit down! sit down, you'ye had
your time"
Confidence In Lender.
The climax Of the dramatic scene
came when the majority leader facing
about IN his place, asked:
- there amy other man in this
chamber who believes the charge that
am or ever have been the tool of
/ Wall Street,"
Tie was answered by shouts OF NO.
! No, from both sides Of the House.
Speaking to question OF personal
I''N'ieee IN answer To a charge of "ab-
senteeism," made against him last
week by Representative Donovan or
Connecticut, Mr.. Hobson had devoted
an hour 10 an explanation of his record
/ ~ Congress. Then he declared that in
the campaign for the Senate tile LIQUOR
interests We're behind every effort to
defeat him.
Discussing his recent speech ana tho
comment since then. that he was n
supporter Of Underwood for the Dem
locrattc presidential nomination, Rep-
lresentative Hobson asserted he did nor
KNOW at that time that Thomas For
tune Ryan had contributed $4,000 to
the Underwood campaign and that tho
people OF Alabama aid not know it,
Underwood Unwilling Cnndidmte.
VT. Underwood declared when he
took the noor that he had not wanted
70 be candidate for President: that
\ ne mad consented upon the basis that
ne should remain ut his place in tho
I House framing = tariff law upon which
the party could base its campaign. and
that hc had nothin" 10 do with the
i management OF it. that Leirg UNDER
taken by Senator Banllhcad.
Later he said h. learned that Mr..
Ryan had contributed t. his campaign.
solely because hc was Il Southern man
and he suggested that Mr. IIobson did
not accuse Theodore Roosevelt or
President Wilson OF being tools TO tho
interests because men OF wealth con-
tributcd 10 their campaigns
iiobs"n Repeats Charges.
II When challenged ay Nj. Underwood
as to his exact charges. Air. Hobson
! stated that he had said to tile people
OF Alabama that Underwood was a
dummy. used by his managers in the
interest Of Wall Street. ana that If Won
/ We're a dummy. then YOU would be
used agaiis by the liquor ami amy other
/ interests"
said TO the people ~ Alabama.',
ne said, THAT the gentleman tAlr. Tn
4 dcrwood) is simply the type Of politi
clan that had re.Sncd. but is 10 he de-
throncd. type that plays the game
ana allows 10 come into the game
agencies that help to win. without
4 reelection upon his moral integrity or
his character. make that statement
Mr.. Underwood detailed his record OF
eighteen years IN Congress. challenging
any one 70 prove that he ever had voted
for anything but the best interests OF
his constituents.
Not II Tool or Dummy.
NO man and no interest, however
great or Important" he declared has
ever used me as /, tool or a dummy. I
I just returned to this House a great
/ trust placed IN my hands that in years
gone by has been ~ the hands of 9TH
! ers, Yet challenge the gentleman
from Aiab2ma Or any other man here
4
( used IN my administration Of that
4 trust"
! answering the charge that he was
favorable to the liquor interests, Mr.,
I Underwood told OF how he had sup
i ported and voted at the last session for
I The antishippims liquor bill which tho
i liuuor interests did all in their power
/ to xiii
= have. always sought to do my duty
! conscientiously.' he continued. There
/ is no record in my eighteen years of
4 service o. = vote being lodged by me-
! 49,. iiis Record Tint "f Inrt..
IF have been the tool Of Wall
Street or the liquor interests. then the
( Democratic party has been. because my
record is the record Of tho Democratic
| party III eighteen years OF service"
Mr.. Underwood said that the people
I OF the southern states who supported
ashamed II he had been nominated
contribution they We're supporting" he
Turning to IIobsou. the majority
leader demanded that his labama col
league state IN the presence OF the
tions that he OUndcrwood) had been
the dummy of the liquor interests.
Refers to Liquor Interests.
- bson referred to the conferences
on me tariff bill which struck out tho
Pomcrcne amendment recurring the full
revenue tax on brandics used in fortI-
flying wines. lic charged that In agree
ing TO that Underwood had consented
70 let more than S,,Op0.000 rest In the
pockets Of the liquor interests"
1 After explaining briefly the history
OF that amendment, Underwood turned
to Mr., iiobson's general charge.
L us tier. ANY other man In this
chamber who believes the charge that
I ! am or eyar have been the tool OF
/ WALL street, he demanded, turning III
his place to face every member pres-
mo. no" shouted members OF hota
4 sides,
I Brynn Differences hurled.
| The row veered To the pre- -conveuttons