The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-29
3. M. ALLEN SAYS UNDERWOOD WILL
 SWEEP FLORIDA Returned Last Night From Speaking Tour Through
 Sister State PEOPLE RESENTED
 BRYAN'S ATTACK Wilson's Dodging of Tariff Issue Helps Underwood-State's Pros- poets of Big Victory Tues
 day Are Flattering

B. M. Allen returned last night from an extended trip to Florida, where he was sent by the state Underwood executive committee in the interest of the candi- dacy of oscar Underwood.
 MT. Allen spoke most optimistically of Underwood's chances of carrying Florida next Tuesday, stating that in all the towns he visited the sentiment was all for Underwood except St. Augustine. which he conceded to Wilson. He said that he had been assured by the un- derwood committee of Florida that the state would go for Underwood by a good majority and that from the reception given him by the political leaders of the section through which he had travelled he felt sure himself that Underwood would win easily.
 Heflin Made Good Speech
 MT. Allen arrived in Jacksonville the day after Senator Bankhead and Con gressnan Tom Heflin had spoken before the Underwood club, and stated that Tom Heflin's speech was the talk of the town. He said local candidate for county office had broken an appointment by stopping to listen to Heflin, and suc- cumbng to the eloquence of the brilliant orator, passed up an appointment With SoiIe Ol Ills pOllliCdl lleHtHihtll MI Allen stated he was reliably informed that Heflins speech gained not less than 500 additional votes for Underwood. Mfr. Allen made quite an extensive trip, speaking in the principal towns of half a dozen counties. Travelling the country by automobile he visited all the smaller places, and states that wherever he went he was well received. In many of the places he found a hot fight between To- cal candidates for county and state of fees, but notwithstanding this condition he found much Underwood sentiment and never failed to get a crowd. If he chanced to arrive at a place were q political meeting was being held he was always given the privilege of the plat form and extended other courtesies.
 Places Visited
 Among the places MT. Allen spoke were St Augustine. Palatka. Leesburg Tavares, county seat of Lake county; Orlando, Eustis Amarillo and all the small towns in, between.
 At Orlando he got on the trail of w. J. Bryan, and MT. Allen especially calls the attention of the democrats of Alabama, who have faithfully followed Bryan in past years, to the following statement made by "The Peerless One" in hs speech a few days before Mir. Aliens arrival: "Betweer Harmon and Under wood 1 am for Harmon; between Under wood and man 1 don't know, l am for the man I don't know"
 Statement Resented
 Mr Allen states that thls statement of MT. Bryan had been resented by the best element of the city as being an evidence of personal grievance against Under wood and not political differences. He further stated that the speech Wilson made in Jacksonville had done Under wood much good as he utterly failed to discuss the tariff question in the address This omission was generally criticised as the people of Florida consider the tartf question the real issue of the campaign anl accused Wilson of dodging the is- sue.
 Mr. Allen said. Will Bankhead was doing good work in Florida and that he will speak at Kissimee Monday night, where he will be met by 5. C. Abernathy of Odrando, and Walter Dfennen, formerly Of Birmingham who will ac- company him in an auto to Orlando and from there to Sanford, where he will speak.
 Goodwyn at Work
 Tyler Goodwin chairman of the state CT from Alabama that Mir. Allen heard from anc he said that MT Goodwin had done great work.
 Mir. Allen said h conclusion that the indications in Florida was most flat tering and that the campaign had been well handled by the Underwood campaign committee He spoke of the importance Of carrying Florida next Tuesday, as 1t Voull have a decidad effect on the