The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-12
Spectators in the Galleries
Cheer Representative Hob
son as He Pleads for Pro-
hibition Amendment.
UNDERWOOD DRAWN
INTO CONTROVERSY
Democratic Leader Calmly
Replies to Attack of His
Rival for the Senatorial
Toga in Alabama.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l1.-Shatterine
the rules Of the house of representa-
tives, champions of prohibition, who
packed the galleries late today, broke
into repeated outbursts Of applause
and actually shouted from their seats
as Representative Richmond Pearson
Hooson, of Alabama, pleaded for a
resolution which would submit con
stitutional prohibition amendment to
the states.
The extraordinary demonstration con-
tinued unrestrainod for many minutes
as Mr.. Hobson proceeded dramatically
to discuss the prohibition question and
was not checked until the speaker had
drawn into controversy his colleague,
Representative Underwood, who is now
| engaged with him in a race for the
senate, The injection of personal poll
tics into the situation brought the ma.
Jorlty leader to his feet with a reply
to Mr.. Hobson and this precipitated ap-
plause from the members on the floor.
Mann Demands Order.
Republican Leader Mann at this point
demanded that the rules OF the house
be observed and Representative Moon,
Of Tennessee, who was in the chair,
admonished the spectators. Quiet was
restored temporarily after a voice from
the gallery shouted;
10 "We re American citizens.D
In the course Of his speech Mr.. Hob
son said:
owe ought to have our party un-
derstaud now while the war is on that
it never was intended for an alliance
with the liquor interests. Yet there
is great Democrat, a great Alabaman,
who is present today, who recently an
nounced-that at least is the way r
read the reports-that If prohibition
continues to be injected into Demo
cratic politics, either prohibition would
be ground to the dust or the Demo
cratic party must die. I take second
place to no man who loves his party,
and let mo tell you that If the Demo
cratic party can only live by Joining
with the liquor interests to debauch the
American people, then in God 8 name
lot it die. -
Underwood Drawn In.
Mr.. Hobson fairly shouted these
words rs he reached the climax. With
arms waving In the air, and shaking
his head almost In the faces OF mem-
~ z,t Ia Nr
Underwood, he drew from the packed
galleries prolonged cheering.
The stamping Of feet in the gallery
increased the din. Before the tumuit
had subsidized, Representative Under
wood, who had been listening quietly
up to this time, rose in his place.
Cheers and handclapping from Demo.
cratic and Republican members On the
floor greeted him.
from Alabama" Mr.. Underwood be.
gan, "that I regret exceedingly that
in presenting petitions for the cause of
prohibition to tho house be should
have drawn into his speech a partial
utterance of mine that misinterprets
my remarks. AT some other time and
in the proper place I will interpret my
own remarks
Mr.. Hobson replied he thought he
had been justified in his remarks, and
that he had correctly quoted Mr.. I'm |
derwood, suggesting that the latter be
given all the time he wanted to in |
terpret his remarks TO the house.
Leader Keeps His Temper.
Cheers came from the gallery and Mr.
Underwood again rose.
"I am not going to detain this |
house now,H he said. "The gentle. |
man from Alabama has made a partial |
statement that did not reflect my views. !
/ do not think that the floor of this |
house, with public business before us. |
is the proper place for the gentleman |
or myself to drag our personal differ |
encos. ] occupy the position of the
leader of his party in this house. and |
I cannot. occupying that position. en-. |
gage in Il personal controversy with the |
gentleman from Alabama, as IL might !
work injury 10 the party.
HWhen the gentleman attempts to
infict personal Issue here. he iujures
his own cause in the estimation of |
many of his own people. I hope for
the remainder Of the time that we are
engaged in a personal political conflict, |
that he will let 1t be fought ont in the |
fields of politics and let US devote our
time here 10 discussion OF public bust
ness without injecting into it our per.
sonal differences
Applause from the floor followed |
Then Mr.. Hobson declared that the per-
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