The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
HODSON SCORES
PAPERS OF STATE
Delivers Three-HOur Speech
in Mobile
He WANTS PUBLICITY
Says Papers Won't Give Him Space
He Deserves-Calls Press by
Name in Vitriolic
Attack
He WANTS PUBLICITY

Mobile, November 29.-(Special.l
didate for the democratic nomination
for the United States Senate. made 4
sharp attack on the "reactionary" press
of the state before an enthusiastic au-
dience Saturday night at Temperance
hall, the last speech of his preliminary
campaign.
Calling the papers by name, he cha1-
lenged the Montgomery Advertiser, The
Birmingham Age-Herald and the Mo-
bile Item, which, he said, was trying
to get into the class with the first
mentioned papers" to give him a fair
opportunity to get fair treatment from
them.
These papers are allied with the
liquor interests" he said. fI don't know
what they receive an inch for liquor
advertising, but | do know that when
I attempted to get reply to the at
tack that the governor of Alabama
made ON me into a Birmingham paper
it wanted to charge me So an inch.
Asks to See Contracts
LET them show me their contracts
with the liquor interests or they have
no right to challenge my statement
that their columns are closed to me-
''Why doesn't your little paper here
tell you who owns it? Why doesn't 1t
reveal its anonymous nature? l can't
utilize the space of The Birmingham
| Age Herald, the Montgomery Adver-
Mobile Item, which is aspiring to get
up into the class of the others. 1t evi-.
IDENTIFY is expecting to help advertise
it.. The reason why I can't utilize tue
columns of these papers is obvious. If
you will count the average number OF
inches per day of liquor advertising
you'll see why it is.
IL am happy to say, though, that the
country press, fresh from the people,
are coming out for me and I'm glad to
say that your great paper here, treats
me fairly, though 1T is not on my
side"
Captain Hobson paid his respects 70
Alabama's governor several times dur
ing his speech. He said that one of
the main questions that the governor
1propounded at the recent conference
in Montgomery was the finding out of
way to defeat Hobson for the Sem
ate.
II have this from one who took part
! in that conference" said Captain Hob
| son.
Conferences Mean Nothing
| These conference have been going
lon for some time and they do not mean
anything to the people. You recall tha
conferences at the Morris hotel Just
after the death of Senator Johnston
They were not held to find a way leg
ally and consistently to fill a vacancy
| needed so greatly in the Senate Look
at the travesty they have made of it
| "Mr. Glass couldn't brook anybody
disagreelng with him.
my friends" he said in taking "A
parting shot at the governor, "remem :
| Der that to indorse Mr.. Underyood is
to indorse the governor of Alabama
and that coterie of whisky politicians
| that are tied to the liquor interests,
| and that depend in everything to keep
| themselves in power on permitting the
predatory and sinister interests to come
| into Alabama and make 1T their home >
Temperance hall was we'll filled when
Captain Hobson began his speech
shortly after o'clock. He had spoken
| four or five times during the day III
4 Washington and Mobile counties, but
| he stood the strain SO we'll that he was
able to deliver a three-hour speech at
| Temperance hall.