The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29

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 Here and there in unexpected quarters sentiment in favor O. oscar w. Cnder-
 wood for the democratic nomination for
 President is cropping out This doesn't
 mean that at this time he has as good chance for the nomination as Governor Wilson or Governor Harmon or Speaker Clark has, but it docs mean that he is regarded in every respect worthy of the great office of President and that the
 democratic party wouldn't feel that a
 mistake had been made if 1t should choose him for its leader.
 He has made record as leader of the
 majority of the House of which his party is proud, and his record back of that Is
 so clean and in every other respect so sat- lsfaetor ythat there is no probability of attacks Of any sort being made upon him.
 The Alabama delegation will go to the
 Baltimore convention without any sec ond choice, and 1t will stand by hrl until nomination is made. It will have the support of delegates from other
 southern states when the balloting for candidate begins. It is among the pr obabilitles that neither of the candi'
 dates that are now regarded as pronii- nent will be able to get the necessary two-thirds majority. In that event 1t IS
 certain that Mir. Underwood will stand ar excellent chance of being the non:i- nee.
 Being n man of strong character and conscious of the purity of his motives in
 ha afpaid n have supporters where the alleged money trust
 is supposed to have it's home or in the
 strongholds of the trusts. A few days ago some Of his admirers wired from Athens. Ala, to Colonel Harvey of Har- l,er's Weekly asking him if he wouldn't
 hurt" their candidate, MT. Underwood, who "possesses the honesty of Andrew
 Jackson, the hrmness of Grover Cleve-
 land and the statesmanship of Thomas Jefferson"
 They are not afraid that Editor liar yeys support would affect his candidacy
 njuriously. They know that the sup port of the money power wouldn't mean that he would be owned by that power
 in the event of his election to the pres idency and that nobody would think that ho would yield to it's influences.
 A few days ago he was guest at dinner in New York of about 40 or the most influential men of that city, dis tinguished for professional, educational and other achievements. These men
 wanted to look him over, as it were. and find out, in view of his increasing prom thence as a presidential candidate, just the, sort of man he was. It is stated that they were captivated by the charm
 of his personality, his acuteness and the broad minded way in which he dis cussed public questions.
 The point that has been made against
 him. namely, that the north isn't yet
 ready for a presidential candidate from
 tie south, has far more force in the south than in the north. The northern peopIe are no longer bothering themselves about the section of the country in which
 A candidate lives. They are ready and willing to support the candidate who has the qualifications to guide the ship of state safely through the dangers 1t Is like ly to encounter. MT. Underwood isn't big figurc in the presidential sky yet, but he is growing fast and the indications
 are that he will have reached imposing proportias by the time the Baltimore convention meets.