The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-15
But in Election of National Delegation Live Scraps
 Are Certain
UNDERWOOD SUPPORT
 SEEMS STATEWIDE
Resolution May Be Introduced Deny ing Officeholders Right to Serve as Delegates-Bell for Jeff
 fersOn Chairman

This is the big wek In Alabama politics.
 Tn Montgomery at noon Tuesday the state democratic executive committee will be called to order.
 In the same city at noon Wednesday will convene the S6l delegates to the state convention.
 The committee will canvass the returns of the election April l. and will declare the winners. The state convention will elect two justices of the supreme court, and will name delegation to represent Alabama in the national democratic con- vention in Baltimore June 9.
 The committee in addition to declaring that Charles Henderson was nominated president of the railroad commission, John H. Wallace, Jr., chairman of The fish and game commission. and John w. Abercrombie congressman from the state at large, will also nomiAate a temporary chairman for the convention.
 There seems to be little doubt but that Henry D. Clayton, congressman of the Third district, will be unanimously chosen for that honor. MT. Clayton Is considered an excellent parlamentarian. and In ad- ditcn, is one of the closest friends of oscar w. Underwood In the nation.
 Mallory Permanent Chairman
 It is equally as certain that Col. Hugh S. D. Mallory of Selma, who was defeated in the gubernatorial campaign in 1910, will be chosen permanent chairman. Col onel Mallory is a fine presiding officer, and the sentiment in his favor seems to have sprung from practically every sec tion of the state
 There is every reason to believe, too, that the lack of harmony, which at one time semed probable, will not be devel- oped in the convention. There will be no effort made to pass an adverse reso- luton in reference, to the state admin istration, and those who have desire to crticise the action of the state com mittee in reference to the April ori- mary plan will be found in a hopeless minority.
 Officeholders as Delegates
 But there will be excitement. The S6f delegates, it seems, will be woefully split as concerns the proposition of sending to the national convention officeholders as delegates. should resolution to this ef feet be adopted it would act directly on the ambition of Governor O'Neal Senator Bankhead and Senator Johnston. That such resolution will be introduced sems certain at this time.
 Another matter over which interest will hover will be the desrre of the counties of the black belt to have their conven- .;o t,o . tl,a ent time representation is based on vot- ing strength, which basis in view of the preponderance of disfranchised negroes in the black belt deprives the counties of that section of the strength which they would possess were representation based on population.
 The indications however, are that the effort of the black belt representatives will result in failure. The counties of the northern section of the state, which will have the voting strength of the conven- tion, seem determined to retain their ad- vantage.
 Everybody for Underwood
 There has never been a doubt but that delegation enthusiastically in favor of Oscar W. Underwoods nomination for the presidency will be appointed
 There has never been any sentiment in Alabama favorable to the ambitious de- sres of either of the other candidates The convention will probably pass a reso- lution indorsing Underwood's candidacy, and will then proceed to elect delegation of 24 members, each of whom will be for Underwood "first, last and all the time. Should voice raise itself in favor of a ''second choice, there is no doube but that it will be drowned in negative cries
 MT. Underwood, though he will be In Alabama within the next few days. will not attend the convention, He will be