The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-21
Speech This Morning Will
Outline Attitude in His
Race for the Senate
From Alabama
HERE LAST NIGHT
AND TALKED ABOUT
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
Will Organize Volunteer Army
and Will Employ All the
Strategy and Tactics in
Use in Regular
Warfare

Congressman R. P. Hobson passed
through Birmingham last night en- route
to Huntsville where the opening gun
or his campaign for United States sena-
tor will be fired this morning. Captain
Hobson announced that his campaign as
at present arranged will embrace speeches
In about SO places. Fifty of these will
be devoted entirely to political issues.
One of the most striking features about
his campaign as outlined last night by
him Is the method that will be pursued.
1t will have all the tactics and strategy
of regular warfare. Maps and charts
have been prepared outlining every move
carefully and the organization will re-
tain rigid military features.
Regulars Already Enlisted
THE regulars have already been en-
listed in every county" said Captain
Hobson, ''and the organizat ton in most
places extends even to beats. My speak
ing tour will represent an enlistment
for war and our plans contemplate hav-
ing 10000 volunteers ready for duty by
January 1. The general plan is to make II
a warfare between the voluteer soldier
and the mercenary We are advocating
the perpetuity of the primary principle not
only in the state. but in the larger area
of the nation and unless it Is done on the
volunteer basis 1t will get beyond the
reach Of any but the rich and those un-
der sinister influences.
Each county organization will have
its own treasurer and defray its own ex-
penses while general headquarters will
.st ,,al.r
ton and my own personal expenses dur
ing the campaign The whole method
of the volunteer army, depends on the
candidates absolutely representing the
people themselves and their interests and
to have the people realize that the candi-
date is fighting their battles. These
volunteers will be the pick of each COM
muntty and when the army is organized
by the beginning of next year It will em-
brace the very flower of Alabama.
No Doubt of Effectiveness
Il have no doubt the plan will prove
effective and that the effectiveness OF
the method will be realized by the whole
nation. Its success practically insures
the success of the whole primary system.
Primaries for President
TN Congress | have been chairman of
the special subcommittee to investigate
tio duNlsdDiHly VI primaries Tor tTeSl-
dent and vice president. This committee
will report favorably and | think Secre-
tary Bryan Is well grounded in his fore
cast that before the next campaign the
presidential primary will be in effect
The work in Alabama will be in direct
line with this idea.
I'm my opening speech tomorrow
expect to divide it into three general
heads. In the first place will be ad-
Nocacy of the speedy development of the
Internal resour ,es of the state of Ala
bama, including agricultural develop
ment. This will mean not only help by
the federal government in scientific farm
ing, but / will urge that the department
of agriculture establish correspondence
courses for farmers extending over
periods of one, two, three or four years
] will also advocate courses for teach
ers in rural schools and another for chill
dren In the agricultural and rural schools
OF our state. The idea of these courses
will be to build up scientific farming.
which, of course, will include stock rails