The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
PROH|B|T|ON|STS
 AFTER ALL OFFICES

Will Attempt to Gain Con-
 trOl of Every Important
 County Office That the prohibitionists will exert them selves to gain control not only of tho
 Jefferson county delegation to the legis-
 lature, but of every important office in Jefferson county. was the report in polit-
 ical circles yesterday.
 During the ensuing week, it is under | stood that they will publicly announce | that Thomas J. Batson is then choice | for sheriff. It is understood. too, that
 they will withhold their support from Harrington P. Heflin, candidate for re-
 election as solicitor of the county, In the sheriffs race, on account of the great reward that will come to the winner l this is the fattest office in the gift of any people of the southern states-there | is greatehr interest than in any other | race. Up to -na present time the four
 candidates have been beating the bushes
 in the suburbs Next week. each will
 exert himself in an effort to secure the | vote in the city proper.
 | In the rural districts, 1t is said that MT.
 Batson will lead, although in certain sec- tions, Gus Lee is said to be unusually strong. Should the prohibitionists single | shot Mr Batson. he will loom up as ! the candidate his rivals will have to beat. | Will T. Iathem has developed unex- pected strength. and he is reckoned with l as one of the strongest candidates. 1 Friends of George H. Bodeker are very | confident. It Is claimed that MT. Bode- | Ser will receive a plurality in the limits | of old Birmingham, which city he served | for many years in the police department, | --~---~---------->---~--
 ripples of recognition from the republi- | can side
 With Clark's vote the roll call ended. 1 No said the speaker and the re-
 publicans applauded, joined by a DOT ton of the democrats
 | The list of democrats who voted
 against "the previous question and
 thus against the administration fol- | lows:
 Aiken, Brockson, Broussard Bruck-
 ner Carraway. Carew. Coney, Dale, Deitriek, D.fenderfer Donohoe, Dool- ling. Doremus, Driscoll Dupree, Eagan. | Elder, Finley, Fitzgerald, German of | Illinois, Goulden, Graham of Illinois. Griffin, Harrison of Mississippi Helm. Igoe, Jones, Kindel, Kirkpatrick, Lee |
 drews, McDermott, Mahan Maher,
 Mitchell, Morgan of Louisiana Murray l of Massachusetts, Murray of Oklahoma, | O'Leary, O'Shuaghnessy, Patten of New
 York, Phelan, Ragsdale, Rager, Sher- | wood, Stone, Taylor of Arkansas, Tay-
 Tor of Colorado, Thomas, Underwood. Williams, Wingo and Speaker Clark Total, 55.
 Representative Kitchin, democrat of
 North Carolina, voted against "the pre- vious question" on the roll call, but | changed his vote to present" just be- | fore the announcement of the result. Republicans who voted for the pre-
 vious question" and the administration were:
 Bartholdt, Browne of Wisconsin.
 Gardner of Massachusetts, Gillett of Massachusetts, Mckenzie, Madden,
 Steenerson and Stevens of Minnesota | Total s.
 In the Senate
 | In the Senate Senator Owens speech advocating the repeal precipitated a 1 three-hour general discussion, in which many senators participated. To repeated inquiries by Senators Chamberlain and Jones, Senator Owen said the Presidents |. assurance that other nations than Grea Britain were opposed to the exemption
 was sufficient for him and ought to b. sufficient for the Senate
 l Senator Owen argued that the disre- gard of the Baltimore platform contem l plated by the repeal bill was fully justi fed. Senator O'Gorman interrupted to
 read the list of senators who were mem bers of the resolutions committee at
 Baltimore which favorably reported the l free tolls plank and declared the plank had gone in because he and other com mittee members who knew of the state
 ments before the Senate interoceanic ca
 nals committee knew that only the trans
 continental railroads had opposed it. Senator Chamberlain asked Senator Owen if, under his theory of the treaty the war vessels of Japan and the United States should use the canal on equa terms. Senator Owen replied he believed they should When Senator Lewis sug. gested Senator Owen meant only in time | of peace, Senator Borah declared tn, naturalization principle declared in the treaty applied only to war time Senator
 Owen insisted, however that was nos tine intent of the treaty; that neutraliza- tion as considered by the treaty meant | naturalization of rates. The power tc
 fortify and defend the canal was un-
 questioned, he said, and precluded war | time naturalization.
 | In the course of tke debate 1t was
 stated that Senator Lewis would take
 up tomorrow his anti-free tolls resolu- l tion and Senator Gallinger also announced
 that he would defend his substitute. 1 Representative Palmer of Pennsylvania | told the democrats that opposition within l the party ranks to the President in this
 matter amounted virtually Impeachment
 of the either the veracity or the intelli- | gence of the President"
 1 ''The country never has failed hereto | fore to sustain every President who spoke | for the country" said he, whether his
 utterance meant peace or called for war" | Secretary Bryan let it he known that | he was with the President. He said he 1 favored the preclusion of amendments to 1 special rule because the resolution itself presented the issue.
 l While the fight on the floor was going | on Secretary Daniels sat in the press | gallery in his capacity as editor of the | Raleigh News and Observer losing his | identity as a cabinet member IS he worked away with the other correspondents on 1 the great story of the day.
 | President Wilson was at luncheon with
 his family and Secretary Tumulty when
 the House was voting. Employes from
 the executive offices rushed in from time
 10 time with bulletins on the progress
 of the fight, but the President remained
 at the table and found time to talk with l his daughters about a literary work in | which they were interested.
 l SPEAKERS HEARD AT |