The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25

Senator (then Congressman Bankhead
he found that the control of the dis
| trict committee was in the hands Of
| his adversary. The friends of Senator
| Bankhead, evidently because Senator
Iiankhead desired to limit the time in
which Captain Hobson could make his
| campaign, provided for a primary at a
date earlier than that for which the
| state primary had been called. Captain
| lcbSon used this as a weapon in his
campaign and Holman was one.of his
lieutenants. The cry of the Hobson
| forces was, "No snap primary"
| Mr.. HOLMAN became a candidate for
embership on the district committee
| ard he promised the voters that In the
| event of his election he would always
oppose "snap primaries" Captain Hob
son was nominated. Mr. Hoffman was
nom mated over Cecil a. Beasley. And
everything was in fine shape and ev-
erybody was happy!
But in 1910 Captain Hobson, without
| opposition, desired an early primary.
( SNAP primary" No reason for his de-
| sire is known Mr.. Hoffman states
his belief that Captain Hobson desired
| a SNAP primary in order that he
could secure his nomination for Con-
| gress and then make the race against
Bankhead for the Senate st any rate,
| MI Hoffman opposed the snap pri-
mary, for he had promised the men
who voted for him that he would do
| Sc It so happened that the vote was
| 4 for and against a SNAP" primary.
Mr. Holliman's vote. by proxy in the
hands of j. c. Miner. present member
of the legislature from Lamar coun-
| ty. and present candidate for the state
Isenate, was the deciding vote As a re-
suit there was no snap" primary. Cap
| tain Hobson was nominated without OPP
| position, but If he had had an ambi-
l hot mi fr,nf fot,
then hurl himself against Senator
Ra1 khead seeking election to the SEN
ate. he was forced to compel that am
bition to sleep.
No Immediate Friction
| This vote of Holliman's was the basis
/ Hoffman says, of I!obson's mo charac-
| ter" and you cannot be relied upon to
| do your duty in crisis' charges. But
there was no friction Immediately follow
| ing the meeting of the committee. The
two former friends corresponded in re-
gard to matters appertaining to the dis
trict No friction developed when Holli-
man notified Hobsol that he would like
to be appointed collector of internal rev.
enue. There was no anger in the tone of
Hobsons letter in which he gave an i'm
piled rason for his inability to support
Hoffman, ''just at this point" But the
eruption followed when hoffman wrote
the captain the letter saying Senator
Johnston had agreed not to oppose him.
and that he had secured the support of
the other senator.
Mr.. HOlliman's Reply
In reply to Captain Hobsons letter con-
tanning his charges against Hoffman,
that gentleman wrote in part;
August ], 1913
Hon r. p. Hobson. Washington. ID. c.
Dear Sir: Yours of recent date to
hand. In reply I wish to say that ] was
very much surprised and hurt in the man
ner and way you wrote me. You state
you can't indorse me for the reason that
my character is bad and that I can't be
depended upon to do duty in crisis.
want to say that have always tried and
always VIII try to do my whole duty to
my friends, my country and my Maker.
and then If am criticized by my fellow
man or even my congressman that l