The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21
WE'LL CHANGES HIS MIND ON OUTLOOK Harmon Out of Running and Underwood the Most
 Logical Man

Marcus Well, whose successful fore
 casts on election results are well
 known, yesterday wrote out state
 ment in which he says that he has
 changed his mind about Harmon being
 the most available man for the demo-
 crats to nominate. MT. Well now con-
 siders MT. Underwood the most logical
 man for the democrats to put up If they hope to be successful.
 "I read William J. Bryan's article which appeared in the Commoner and was reproduced in The Age-Herald
 Sunday" said MT. Well. fin which MT. Bryan discussed Oscar Underwoods chances for nomination by the demo- crats.
 'I was not surprised to read what he had to say. It matters not who the democratic party wants outside or Will liam J. Brayan, that man will not De satisfactory to Bryan. He Is ready to tell the democrats tomorrow that Will liam J. Bryan is the only man that has A. chance to be elected and Bryan would accept the nomination the fourth time and get defeated the fourth time' This would result no matter whom the republicans might nominate.
 Tt is a forgone conclusion that what ever candidate carries New York state will be the next president of the United
 States. On August 8, last, I wrote an
 article in The Age-Herald advocating
 the nomination of Harmon for president
 and Underwood for vice president.
 q have changed my mind since then for the reason that Harmon has an element of voters against him who put him in the governors chair by over LOO, 900 majority. I have 1t from good authority that he could not carry ohio | this time, and the same element in other states would knife him. He is therefore out of the running.
 "Other candidates mentioned have | lost their prestige in the late elections and are not available. I desire to state right here that there is no man in the
 state of Alabama or anywhere else ~ho
 has a warmer feeling of friendship Tor Oscar Underwood than I have. l have
 known him for the past 25 years, have
 worked on the same committees with | | thought he could not carry New York would not advocate his nomination. 1 It would not matter to me who might be for him in Alabama. l follow the tide only when am convinced in my own mind that candidate can win and is the right man to fill the office. oscar Underwood is the man of the hour to receive the nomination by the democratic party. He is the most available man because he has the abil- | ity. he Is honest and he will take with the people wherever he goes and speaks to them.
 He has the manner and appearance which make friends. He knows how to talk to people In such way that he inspires confidence. To know him is to love and admire him.
 "Furthermore, the money interests will be for him, and Bryan says this
 Is the reason Underwood cannot win.
 But the money interests must vote for some one and they would rather vote
 for a strong, level headed man like
 Underwood than for any other kind.
 The east. a portion of the middle
 west and the solid south must elect
 the democratic nominee. We must not
 expect anything west of Wisconsin.
 Underwood and Marshall would make an excellent ticket and I believe they could be elected on a conservative tariff
 platform such as MT. Underwood has always advocated"