The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-07
Manager Of HObson's Cam
raign Comedies victcry for
Minority Leader in Senate
Race
SON OF BANKHEAD
WINS FOR CONGRESS
Rushton ard White in Close
Contest for Short Term in
the Senate. Election Re-
turns from Many Cities
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Birmingham. Ala. April Ill. l3.
Musgrove, campaign manager fur
Congressman Richmond Pearson Hob
son. conceded oscar W. Underwood q
nomination % the United states sem
ate in statement made at 1850
clock this morning. Mt. Hobson
left birmingham today for Washing
ton.
Progress today in counting the vote
was slow, especially In the cities.
Thirty-nine out of nfty-two pre-
cincis In Jefferson county gave Under
wood 2.60l votes. and Hobson 1893.
state returns showed a close race
between Ray Rushtnn OF Montgomery
and Frank :. white of Birmingham
for the short term nomination TO tbo
United states :, nate.
The gubernaiorial contest was ono
OF the closest IN the list. Former
Governor s. b. Conner maintained a
slight plurality early in the day. II.
r. Koib ol Montgomery and Charles
Henderson OF Troy were running a
closc race for second place.
a. W Taylor OF the first district hnd
lost TO .. l.. Gray OF Choctaw county.
George Huddleston Of jefferson
county leads his three opponents IN
the ninth district To succeed Repre-
sentative Underwood II was genet
ally believed that william n Bank
head. son OF the United states senator
from Alabama had won IN the sixth
to succeed Representative HoOson.
Judge E l.. Almer OF Colbert county
seemed "a winner IN the eighth over
three of the candidates TO succeed the
late Representative william Richard
-0n.
Present members Of tho national
house whose nomination appeared are
:. Herbert Dent OF the second. Henry
y. clayton of the third Fred L.
Blackmon uf the fourth ana John l..
Burnett Of the seventh.
John W Abercrombie. from tho
state AZ large, and ]. T. Hefiin Of the
fifth were opposed.
IIollson sends Congratulations.
Congressman Hobson also conced-
ed the nomination Of Mr.. Underwood
and sent him the following message:
Accept my congratulations on your
nomination. As the Democratic nom
inee you can count on my loyal sup
port In the general election.
(Signed)
"RtCHMOND y. HOBsON."
Representatives Hohson and Under
wood left birmingham today for
\ Washington Each made public
/ statement in relation to the primary
II am mnre than pleased with the
! result OF Mondays election" said Mr..
I Underwood 1T looks like 30. 00o
majority. Ny friends and the Demo
| Gratis of Alabama deserve all the
credit J do however. feel that tn,
result iustihcs my contention thot d
mans duty .s 20 stay on the Job and
attend 90 business.
II renew my pledge 10 stay on IA,
job and do III In my power 60 CON
serve the interests Of all the people
OF Alabama ana the nation"
Mr. Hohspn's remarks were con
fined largely to prohibition.
please slv TO the liquor Interests
of America he said, "that we haze
only begun 70 fight, thsi the WORK
We have done can never bee undone
that we viii meet them aEain on the
battlefield of Alabama and ON hun.
derd other battleficlds. that We ex
pcct under God's providence 20 be u
the battle when the thirty. .siNih state
rntifies the Hobson resolution placing
national prohibition ln the c0nstitu
tion of the United states"
Montana City Elections.
Helena. Mont, April Tn the Hell
cna cltv elpctlon Veeterduv tho Ra,
puhllcans elected mayor. city treas
urer and two aldermen
In Missoula the Socialists electe.
two commissioners and the city wal
placed under Socialist rule The So
Cialists were successful In nutte
electing three councilmen. This give
them nino in the council against sever
Of other parties