The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30
The Underwood Boom

Montgomery Advertiser: The very name of Underwood suggests soundness
 Columbia State: Alabama" says the Richmond Tmes-Dispatch, will cast it's 22 votes in the next democratic eonven ton for Oscar W. Underwood for Presl- dent" which programme the Times Dis patch comments in language extolling Mr. Underwood to the vaulted skies.
 Everybody praises Underwood. What is the secret of his popularity and in fuenoe? That we shall not discuss, but the test of his character was when he stood by his tariff reform principles at a time that pressure was exerted by the immense influences of the steel, iron and coal interests of the Birmingham district to make him swerve from them. He did not compromise, he stood firm and his people saw and knew the maniness and
 dependableness of him and supported him.
 Had Oscar W. Underwood allowed his democracy to be corrupted because some
 of his constituents were tainted with pro- lection sentiment he would be rated In Congress today as a politician of the sec
 ond or third class and not as a states man of the first class.
 Greensboro, N. C., Telegram: The lat est boom for the democratic nomination for President to be introduced to the pub lie is that of Congressman Oscar W. Un-
 derwood of Alabama, chairman of the House ways and means committed It is said the Alabama delegation to the next | Underwood and that a strong fight for his nomination will be waged from this time until the candidate of the party is formal ly declared nominated. Congressman Un- derwood is one of the strong men on the democratic sidtf of the House and his great ability is being splendidly shown in the fight for tarif! reform, It is ac-
 knowledged that his leadership of the democrats during the extra session has been flawless and that he has manifested many of the characteristics of leadership
 as well as of statesmanship in the diff cult position he has been filling. If the
 movement to nominate Underwood enlists the support of even a few state delega- tions he will prove a formidable eandi-
 date in the convention; and the party might easily go further and make a much greater mis sake than it would be guilty of in selecting Underwood as it's standard bearer.
 Jasper Mountain Eagle: When Oscar Underwood returns to his home in Bir- mingham from Washington he will find young, healthy, promising boom for the
 presidency awaiting to receive him with open arms oscar has made good as
 chairman of the ways and means com
 mittee of the house. He has proven him
 self in every way big enough for Presi- dent and the only objection that can be
 put forward against him is geographi- | cal, but 1t may be the country has lived l that down.
 l Shreveport Times It is not unnatural
 that the friends and admirers of Oscar | Underwood in Alabama consider that he is presidential timber There is just that difference between the suggestion which comes from Alabama that Mr. Under wood would make a suitable candidate for the democratic party and the sugges- tion which came from Texas a year ago | upon the Alabama suggestion with some I seriousness, while the Texas suggestion
 only arouses wild desire to laugh.