The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
UNpERwoop IN MussIssIrrI

There is no doubt about the Underwood sentiment being strong in Mississippi The editors are giving the Alabamian loyal and enthusiastic support. Under the caption of "A Brilliant Leader the old conservative Greenville Times has this to say:
 | Representative Oscar Underwood IS the most brilliant leader the democrats have ever had in the lower House of the United States Congress. His success in putting through party measures has been exceptionally brilliant and he has forced hostile republican Senate to pass the bills he prepared, which would have ma terially reduced the tariff but for the presidential vetoes His many friends in Washington and Mississippi are greatly encouraged over the enthusiasm with which his boom is spreading throughout the north. They claim that his election to the presidency would not only insure material and healthy progress, but that progress would be accompanied with na- tional prosperity which is its most de- sirable companion, and would be tre- mendous party asset for democratic ser vice in future campaigns"
 l The Grenada Sentinel, edited by o. +. Lawrence, one of Governor Brewers cam paign managers, and a discriminating and well informed journalist whose paper is widely circulated, is also for Under wood, paying this tribute, among many other complimentary sayings. to the Ala bama congressman and leading presiden- tial candidate in Mississippi:
 Representative Underwood is a citizen of our sister state of Alabama, and Mis- sissippians have a right to felicitate at the distinction he has attained in the na- | ton as a statesman. He has been in Con- gress for IS years and is at present right hand man to the speaker and is demo- cratic leader on the floor of the House, in which position he has met the highest expectations of the great leaders of de mocracy throughout the country He is very able speaker, Is wise in counsel and sagaeious in leadership and if made President will make the country a safe ex- ecutive."
 The Greenwood Commonwealth. the pa- per founded by Senator-elect Vardaman, and which paper made him the reputation upon which he was elected governor, is also an Underwood booster, and says this about him
 Representative Underwood is one of the ablest democrats in the United States, his record in Congress as floor leader and as legislator is second to none, he is Q man of strong convictions and has the courage to express them at all times. and is developing strength rapidly all over the country. That Mississippi will in- struct for him seems to. be a foregone conclusion, as a large number of the lead ing politicians of the state have declared in his favor"
 l The Carrollton Conservative, the leading paper in old Carroll, the home of Senator George and stalwart democrats ever since it was county, hits the nail right squarely on the head and in a very few words. It believes that the time has come to put it up to- the people of the north whether they have been soft soaping us" or mean what they say The Con servative says:
 1 There are some who claim the time has not come when a southern man can be elected, but what's the use postponing l eiio uoS u bouuu lO come sooner or later and if war time dislikes are to be wiped out at all, it is time that was done. Let's see how the northern democrats like southern man for President If theK do not take him just as freely as the south has been swallowing a northern candidate for 40 years then we will at least know which side our bread is but tered on and can act accordingly here after"
 It is not solely what these papers say as the fact that the Mississippi press is so generally supporting MT. Underwood that gives the young statesman's friends encouragement in believing that Missis- sippi will strongly instruct for Underwood There are dissenting voices, of course. but even these do not say anything ad- verse to Mir. Underwood's merits as a can didate, being content as the Hattiesburg News is, to assert that there is some sort of ''combine' between Underwood. Har- mon and Clark to defeat Wilson. This is moonshine. MT. Underwood is combining with no one. It is not to his interest to defeat any other candidate except on his own merit, for he is young and can wait: besides, he is not that kind of a man. | He has never played politics, but pre- fcrred the open; and when he says he is not In any combination, those who know | him know that is the truth. 1t is not for nothing that good judges pronounce ITn- derwood the finest living type of Ameri- | can statesman.