The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-16
UNDERWOOD THURSDAY NIGHT


 the exception to the rule. have never lknow1. a more backward spring.
 
 UNDERWOOD THURSDAY NIGHT From the Charlotte News and Observer. A great Underwood rally will be held in Charlotte next Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Congressman Heflin of Alabama, one of the best speakers in Congress, will plead for the favor of our people for his colleague who has done so much to vitalize democracy and has served the party and his people so faithfully in Congress for IS years. MT. Heflin will be accompanied either by Senator Joe Johnson of Alabama, North Carolinian by nativity or by senapr vardaman of Mississippi, both of whom are most mo- table mem both highly gifted in the art of public speaking, and both earnestly supporting the candidacy of Mir. Under wood for the democratic presidential nomination at Baltimore
 It was hoped that MT. Underwood him. self would be able to meet his friends in Charlotte Thursday night. He would like very much to do so but has written to say, with much regret. that he feels compelled to remain in Washington dur ing the session of Congress. When the campaign opened MT. Underwood de- clared that he would not allow his can didacy for the nomination to interfere with his duty to the party in the House. hot ha ixra strictly to his obligations. Should he leave Washington just now, even for . brief period. his> absence might work to the detriment of the business of the ways and means committee, of which he Is chairman, and also to the House it. self. Though absent in the body MT. Underwood will be present at the meet ing Thursday night in spirit, and the dis tinguished men who will speak for him manner of man he is, what work he has accomplished, what purposes he has in view, and why his nomination for President would assure victory to the cause of the people. There is one great issue on which every real democrat agrees with every other real democrat, and that is the advocacy of the lowest possible tariff taxation for revenue only, necessary to the support of the govern ment economically administered. We have just received a letter from Colonel w. w. Screws, editor of the Montgom- cry Advertiser, who writes as follows:
 MT. Underwood is so strong in this state that although 60 days were given in which to file the names of those who wished to make a contest for the delega- ton, his name alone was presented He received 100000 votes in face of the fact that he had no opposition, a vote equal to the aggregate given to the five men who contested for the office of congress- man at large. That ought to satisfy any one as to how he stands among those who know him best. Such vote as that indicates that the people of Alabama have not thought of a second choice. They feel that Underwood will be in the race until the matter js decided and that he has greater possibilities of sue cess today than any other man whose name will be presented to the conven- tion He is pre-eminently the embodi- ment of the issue on which the fight, with the hope of success, must be made" MT. Underwood has been gaining stead fly in favor since he entered the race for the democratic nomination. His ability, his courage and his constancy have com mended him to the confidence of the American people who would follow him, well assured that he would not lead them into any by-paths of expediency, but that he would stand for the right things in the administration of the of flee of President should he fortunately be chosen to lead the party in the Presi- dential contest this year.