The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
FRIENDS PLAN ID LAUNCH CAMPAIGN Underwood Boom to Be Put
 on Formal Basis REPORTS RECEIVED Encouraging Work Being Done for Alabamian in Mississippi and Geor-
 gia-Campbell to Name
 Committee

Following the action of the sub-com- mittee of the state democratic execu- tive committee in reference to the or ganzation of the state in the interest Of Congressman Oscar w. Underwood, 1t is very probable that the first week Of the new year will be featured by the ap- pointment of the central committee, the duty of which will be the actual Iaunch- ing of a presidential campaign.
 E. K Campbell, who will be member of the central committee, stated yes terday that action would be taken in the immediate future. The members of the sub committee of the party have reached the conclusion that the time Is ripe to get to work in the interest of the Ala bama candidate. and it is pointed out that there is no longer reason for delay.
 The central committee, after its ap- pointment, will meet in Birmingham and consult concerning the best plan to take advantage of the fine opportunity with which Mr. Underwood is confronted. The committee will consist of at least 13 mem bers, four to be representatives from the state at large and one other to rep resent each of the nine congressional districts. This committee will proceed to organize a subcommittee in each county of the state, and the sub-committees will organize every beat in the state. This work will result in Congressman Underwood receiving the largest vote ever cast for a candidate in an Alabama primary.
 The second subject of discussion by the members of the central committee will concern the formulation of plans to acquire the national delegations from ad- joining states. Certain efforts to this end have already been made by warm friends of MT. Underwood, the preliminary work having been conducted through the con gressmen from the several states At the present time a prominent Alabamian is in Mississippi skirnishing for the Ala bamian, and soon he will make visit into Georgia. After the appointment of the central committee all this work will be conducted under it's direction.
 Following the failure of the few friends which Prof. Woodrow Wilson claims in Alabama to muddy the Underwood waters, the boom for Underwood has be-
  that he has an excellent chance to land the presidential nomination has grown to gigantic proportions, and everybody in the state is prepared to work in his in- terest to the end. The enthusiasm has spread into other southern states, and it is now the belief of Underwoods friends that several of the southern delegations will reach the convention either instructed for the Ninth district congressman or not instructed at all.
 John H. Banlxhead, Jr., while in Bir- mingham yesterday, stated that he had just received a letter from a friend in Carrollton, Ga, the purport of which was that Georgia would go enthusiastic ally for Underwood in case only a little effort was exerted by his followers in Alabama
 This friend" states MT. Bankhead, "urged me to send carload of Under wood buttons, which order, as nearly as possible I proceeded to fill. He stated that after the reception of the buttons there would be many hundred avowed Un- derwood men in his section of the Elm pire state.''