Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-07
UNDERWOOD WINS;
BOOM FOR K|TCH|N
AS HOUSE LEADER
Defeat Removes Hobson from
Politics-Plans to Run Again
i'm 1919.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. April I'm
complete returns today from practi-
cally all OF the sixty-seven counties
in the State apparently substantiated
early predictions that Oscar w. Tn
derwood had defeated Richmond
Pearson Hobson for nomination to
the Alabama long term in the United
States Senate. Progress today in
counting the vote was slow especially
In the large cities.
Only four city precincts had COM
pleted the count in Jefferson county
early today. Thirty-nine out of fifty
two precincts in the county gave I'm
derwood 2601 votes and Hobson 1,506.
State returns showed close race
between Ray Rushton, of Montgom-
cry, and Frank S. White, of Birming
ham, for the short term nomination
to the United States Senate, which
will expire March 3, 1915.
The gubernatorial contests appar-
emily continued to be one of the clos
est in the list. Former Governor B.
B. Conner maintained slight plural
ity early In the day. r.. +. Kolb, of
Montgomery, and Charles Henderson,
of Troy. were running a close race
for second place.
They have been credited with such
large number of votes at $50 that
there seemed little probability Of
Conner receiving a majority. If none
or the candidates receives ma ajority
second primary between the two
leading candidates will be held May
IL, at which time similar contests be-
tween other State offices will be set
tied and a United States senator for
the short term will be formally
elected.
Returns from the eight congress
sional districts indicated interesting
races in the first, eighth, ninth and
sixth. Indications are that Repre-
sentative @. W. Taylor, of the first
district, has been defeated for nom
ination by o. L. Gray, of Choctaw
county. George Huddleston, Of Jeff
ef on county was leading his three
opponents In the fight for the NOM
ination from the ninth district to
succeed Representative Underwood.
1t was generally believed from re-
turns available that William B.
Banahead, son OF the United States
senator from Alabama, had won the
nomination in the sixth district TO
succeed Representative Hobson.
WASHINGTON, April oscar
Underwoods election to the Senate
from ALABAMA VIII not change the
Democratic House leadership before
March 4, 1915. Meantime, Representa-
tive Kitchin, of North Carolina, has
secured what he says are more than
enough pledges to assure him the
Democratic leadership In succession
to Mr.. Underwood and the chairman
ship of the ways and means commit
tee, If the Democrats retain control
of the House of the next Congress.
The Alabama, election marks the
passing OF Representative Hobson
and the coming Of William 3. Bank
head in his place. Mr.. Bankhead Is
the son of Senator Bankhead, and
made the speech that placed Mr..
Underwood in nomination for the
presidency at the Baltimore conven-
ton.
1t has been reported at the Capitol
that If Mr.. Hobson were defeated in
the present senatorship contest he
planned to enter the race after the
senatorship against Senator Bank
head, whose term expires in 1919.
Aside from the Underwood II OLSON
election contest, chief interest among
Senators and members in the Ala
bama returns mainly centered in the
fight of Representative Henry D.
Clayton for reelection from the Third
district. Mr.. Clayton had been ex-
pecting Il close run.