The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
AS BOOSTERS FOR UNDERWOOD WILL VOTE TO END FOR
 HIS NOMINATION
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE D ~~~-.~~-~-~-~~~~ nounced as was that in Illinois some days ago.
 The entire Jefferson county delegation, the largest, of course, is on the scene. In addition there are many other Birming- ham people in the city. Oscar C. Turner, president of the Underwood Marching club, has opened headquarters on the par Tor floor of the Exchange hotel, and he and James Quinton Smith are in charge. E. K Campbell, chairman of the Under wood campaign committee in Alabama, Is mingling with the delegates. Henry B. Gray is in his characteristic role of pour ing oil upon the troubled waters.
 At midnight in the knowledge that to- morrow there will be no excitement, the mood of the delegates is most pleasant, indeed. Joviality prevails. The conven- ton will be called to order at noon.
 Some Planks for Platform
 Senator Johnston, who is here in the in- terest of the presidential campaign of MT. Underwood. and who has announced that he will not ask to be sent to Baltimore as delegate to the convention, has 10 commandments which he will endeayor to have incorporated in the platform to be adopted tomorrow. The following is significant, in as much as it bears the stamp of approval of leading democrats m the nation, including Alabama's candidate for the presidency:
 l. Tariff for revenue only.
 ?. The preservation inviolate Of the rights of the states.
 g. Economy and retrenchment in gov ernmental expenses and reduction of the growing number of federal officials.
 f Reducing the huge appropriations for war and converting them to the use of peace.
 5. Cooperation of federal government with the states in the construction of public highways.
 6. Preservation of a representative and republican form of government under the constitution against radical invasion.
 '. Regulation of corporations engaged in interstate commerce and the genuine return of trusts and monopolies to competitive basis.
 s. The election of senators by the people.
 g. Publication of campaign expenses and contributions of all federal offices be- fore nomination and after election and limiting expenditures.
 10 Requiring all property and incomes to bear their fair proportion of the bur den of taxation.
 Jefferson Delegation Meets
 The Jefferson county delegation met this evening, 61 strong. Henry B. Gray Was chosen without opposition as chairman, and Allen Stephens, who was chairman of the subcommittee of, the Jefferson coun- ty democratic legislative committee, as secretary Harry Jones offered a resolu- tion which was carried with cheers, that the members of the delegation go into the convention determined to stand for Underwood first, last and all the time.
 By adopting resolution offered by Nathan L. Miller the delegation has pledged itself to vote for delegates for the national convention who are not only en- thusiastc in the cause of Underwood. but who will follow the instructions to vote for the Alabamian until a presiden- tial nomination shall have been made. This resolution was adopted by the mem- bers standing and cheering.
 Following these resolutions adjourn ment was ordered until tomorrow morning at 10:3O o'clock, a. which time there VIII occur a meeting of the delegation of the Ninth congressional district. This dele gatlon will nominate four gentlemen as members of the national delegation. At the present time the indications are that the four will be MT. Barrett and MT. Rice of Jefferson, MT. oakley of Bibb and MT. Tayloe of Perry.
 A Step Further
 Having determined that there shall be IS members of the national delegation from Alabama, thereby making ample room for all the ambitious. the manipulators of po- litical destiny have gone even a step further. They have prepared slate of F men for the delegation from the state at large.
 The personnel of this slate follows: Sem ator Bankhead, E. K. Campbell Sovernor O'Neal, Congressman Clayton, Borden Burr, George Sullivan, George Malone, Fly Wilingham, II. s. D. Mallory, State Senator Loveless of Escambia, Judge Pel- ham of Calhoun and Maj. W. w. Screws of the Montgomery Advertiser. The slate was agreed upon by Cover nor ONeal Senator --Ankhead and rep resentatives of the prohibition faction in Alabama politics. and was the result of a compromise reached after an all day and practically all night session of the man- pulators.
 How Plan Organized
 How the plan originated is interesting if gossip be correct. Il is stated that in return for permitting Colonel Mallory to i preside as permanent chairman over ihe convention, Governor O'Ncal was given the right to name the members of the delegation from the state at large.
 Then arrived on the scene the active prohibitionists from Jefferson, challenging the right of Mallory or his representatives to make trade of the nature delineatec. A consultation followed. in which the name of practically every man h Ala bama was mentioned. The O Neal faction was determined that on the delegation | there should not be too many prOhlbition-