Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-15
RYAN 8 GIFT To
WILSON Barred
BY DEBATE
Underwood Is Given Information
That Financier Gave Money
Through Col, Harvey.


! being exploited by the Wall street
, crowd to capture the Baltimore con
vention Mr. Harmon and Mr.. Tn
: derwood are the reactionary candi-
dates
/ Mr. Harmon was picked out first
/ but the big business began TO smile
/ on Mr.. { Underwood as soon as it be-
, came EVIDENT that Mr.. Harmon was
not making headway as a candidate.
They have now divided up the terri
tory in which they think a reaction
airy has a chance. and Mr.. Harmon is
running IN few States in the North
and Mr.. Underwood in SIX States in
the South.
Had ! known that Thomas For
tune Ryan. the man whom Mr.. Bryan
rebuked and named al the Baltimore
tool OF Wall street and of trying to
capture the party in the interest Of
Wall street. was financing the major
| part of the Compaign Of Oscar W.
Underwood, not only would | not have
supported aim but | would have
| fought him. and. what is more. he
never would have been the choice Of
| the people Of Alabama.
False Pretenses Charged.
Mr. Speaker, the support of the
| people Of Alabama was secured for
| Mr. Underwood for the Presidency
under false pretenses. | here declare
| that their support Of him for the
! United States Senate shall not be
| similarly obtained under false pre-
| lenses
Mr. Underwood replying to Hob
| sons statement, said:
Mr. Speaker | will say to th's
| House that no man and no interest
| no matter how great or important,
/ has ever used me tool or DUNN
| BOT only the men on the floor of this
/ House. but the people OF the United
! States, from ocean to ocean. have
! seen me placed in positions whore
| tempta tons and powerful interests
were rolled upon me, and J challenge
! any man, no matter who he mag be.
/ to point to a single blot on my public
! or private career. want to say to
| the gentleman that during the ten
| years in which ] have been elected To
| the Congress Of the United States no
| body has ever subscribed to my Con-
gresSional campaign fund except my
| self or my family. that | have never
! sought the support Of the liquor in
| tertSts or any other interests"
There was an animated passage al
arms between Hobson and Under
wood when the former attempted tu
| place before the House an eXa%t
! statement of his charges.
Hobson Is Challenged.
Mr. Underwood ask the gentle
4 Il 4 Hl oh, -
! Wetumpka. or anywhere else in Ala
| bama. with being a tool of Wall street
! or a tool Of the liquor interests"
! Mr. HohSon-I will tell the gentle
man. | used the double word and |
| will tell him exactly what the double
! word was and how ! used it. | read
| the testimony which | have just read.
| I assumed that what Senator Bank
| head said under oath was true-that
| MI Underwood did not know that
his campaign in Georgia, Mississippi
and other States was financed by
| Wall street.
! Mr. Underwood Well. the gentl--
man knows that | did not know ~
! Mr. Ryan's contribution to my cam
/ paign fund A Senator Bankhead di l..
! Mr. HObSon-I am glad that the
| gentleman will make that statement
now. / asked the people of Alabama.
and ! ask him now, when the charge
| had been made publicly why did not
my friend the peoples friend, at least
! look at the books and find out, and
! then with that preface
Mr. Underworld will ask the gen
| tIeman not to take up my time IN
! making a speech. | am trying to 3
an answer whether he did make the
! charge or not.
| Mr. Hobson-I am trying TO state
! it, ! am leading up 10 it so you viii
| understand it, a well as others. /
| said that if Senator Bankhead'S tes-
| timOny is correct and my friend adj
/ mits It, II he did not know he should
have known Why did he not know ,
/ But not knowing. ! stated. and re
| peat it. he was in effect but a dummy
| in the hands OF managers. being used
as he was used. I don't charge tn Il
! he or his managers were corrupt or
| made any deal with Wall street. and
| | do not charge that he himself or his
mana gers in this campaign have any
direct deal or connection with the
liquor interests but | say he was "
| dummy being used as their tool and
| that n dummy who could he used dS
| tool by Wall street could likewise -
! a dummy he used as a tool by the
/ LIQUOR interests or any other inter
/ ests.
| Foreclosure Suit Is