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HOBSON CLASHES
WITH UNOERW WOOD
Accuses Him Of Being "1ooI
OF Wall Street"
LIVELY TILT IN The HOUSE
Aspirants For Alabama Senatorship
Engage In Wordy Battle Over Past


Engage In Wordy Battle Over Past
Records.
Washington, Oct. IA. - Representa-
tive Richmond Pearson Hobson
launched a hot attack against the SEN
atorial campaign of the Democratic
house leader, Representative Under
wood, in the house, when he charged
that his support of Underwood's presi-
Dental candidacy at the Baltimore
convention was obtained under false
pretenses.
Hobson, himself a candidate in the
Alabama contest, referred to printed
reports of recent speech in which
he charged that Underwood was 1.-The
tool of Wall street and the liquor in
terests.''
He read from the senate inyestiga-
tion of campaign contributions the tes-
timony of Senator Bankhead contain
ing the record of a contribution of $685.
900 from Thomas F. Ryan and Bank
heads statement that Underwood had
not known who financed his campaign.
Had | known" shouted Hobson,
that Thomas Fortune Ryan, the man
whom Mr.. Bryan rebuked and named
before the Baltimore convention and
accused of being the tool of Wall
street, had financed the major portion
of the campaign of Oscar w. Under
wood, I not only would not have sup
ported him, but I would have fought
him, and. what is more, he never
would have been the choice of the peO-
pie of Alabama.
"The support of the people of Ala
bama for Mr.. Underwood for presi-
dent was secured under false pre-
lenses, and l here declare that their
support of him for the United States
senate shall not be obtained under
similar false pretenses'
Underwood, on his feet at once, was
loudly cheered by Democrats and Re-
publicans. The majority leader first re-
ferred to Hobson's published speech
and said he had been waiting to an
swer it when he could look Mr.. Hob
son in the face"
Il would like the gentleman" I'm
derwood continued turning toward
Hobson, ito say here what he said in
his Alabama speech, and whether he
charged me with being tool of Wall
street and the liquor interests!"
Il used the double word" replied
Hobson. Il read the testimony / have
just read here from the campaign con-
tribution hearings, and l assumed that
what Senator Bankhead said was true
that Mr.. Underwood did not know
his campaign was being financed by
Wall street asked tise people Of Ala
bama why, when charges were publicly
made. that his campaign was being
financed by Wall street, my friend
didn't find it out"
Underwood demanded to hear any
thing else in his public life upon which
to base such a statement and asked
Hobson to state it in the presence of
the public
Hobson referred to the conference
on the tariff bill which struck out the
Pomerene amendment requiring the
full revenue tax on brandies used to
fortify wines. He charged that in
agreeing to that Underwood had con-
sented to let more than $7,000,000 rest
in the pockets of the liquor interests.
After explaining briefly the history
of that amendment, Underwood turned
to answer Hobson's general charge.
II was told" continued Underwood,
that MIR. Ryan had made contribu-
ton to my campaign fund, that he had
done so without asking any question
whatever as to my policies, saying that
he was a southern man and wanted to
see southern man elected president.
Does the gentleman charge that
Theodore Roosevelt is tool of the in
terests because George W. Perkins con-
tributed to his campaign fund? Does
he charge the present president of the
United States with being tool of the
interests because Mr.. Mccormick sub
Thomas Fortune Ryan subscribed $1O,-
900 to his campaign when he was a
candidate for governor of New Jersey.
There was not single candidate
for president in any party whose CAM
paign was not financed in part at least
by wealthy men of New York, just as
intimately connected with Wall street
as Mr.. Ryan"
The row veered over to the presi-
Dental convention difference between
Underwood and Bryan and an old edi-
torial in which Bryan referred to I'm
derwood as a wall street candidate" "
Every one knows that at one time
there was a difference between Mr..
Bryan and myself" said Underwood.
1--WE buried that difference for the
benefit of the Democratic party. We
have forgotten it. l challenge the gen
tleman from Alabama to get any state
ment from Mr.. Bryan that 1 am tool
Of any one"
When Underwood finished the house
cheered him loudly and the alteration
seemed to be ended.
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