The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-13
GREAT ENTHUSIASM FOR UNDERWOOD AT NASHVILLE CLUB Followers of Wilson and Harmon Completely
 Overwhelmed
MAYOR HOWSE MAKES
 MAGNIFICENT SPEECH
Outlined Plans for the Opening of Underwood Quarters With Com petent Men in Charge and
 Strong Fight Over State

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 Strong Fight Over State 1 Nashville, February 12.-(Special)- )--With
 an enthusiasm that was never equaIed in
 Nashville. as a first meeting on a
 political subject the movement to cap
 ture the electoral vote of Tennessee for
 Oscar w. Underwood was inaugurated to-
 night at a meeting of friends of the Ala
 bafna congressman, and the gathering
 was of such nature that 1t completely
 overwhelmed the followers of Judge Har- mon and Governor Wilson, who attended
 out of curiosity.
 Opponents Overwhelmed | No effort had been made to gain num- | bers at the meeting and the gathering
 was called by a mere handful of sup porters of the chairman of the ways and | means committee. The presence of sixty or more of the most influential men of | Nashville, representing nearly all of the walks of life, seemed as If the assemb- | ling was spontaneous as 1t proved to be enthusiastic when the cause of MT. Un- derwood and the cause of the south were being urged by enthusiastic speakers. Mayor Howse made the best speech he has ever delivered since he has been in public life. He had doubts at | first as to the availability of the man. | but after going to Washington to see him | and talking with the leaders from all ] parts of the country he was convinced
 that he is the biggest man in the party | and the greatest democrat who has lived
 since the days of Old Hickory Jackson. Outlines Plans
 | He outlined plans for the opening of | Underwood quarters with competent men 1 in charge and a strong fight in every | congressional district in the state. He | had no fear of the results and while no | fight would be made on any particular candidate the Underwood people would 1 be ready for a battle of any kind if others attempted to wrest the state from | tho people who wanted to obey the call for the indorsement of a favorite son of | an adjoining state.
 Mayberry President H. II. Mayberry, a close friend of MT. Underwood since 1885, when he became resident of Birmingham, and now the president of the Nashville and Gallatin and the Nashville and Franklin interurban lines, was made president of the Under wood club No. 1 of Tennessee, and Dr. Albert Hudson. also formerly of Ala bama, was chosen secretary of the club. E. c. Faircloth was elected first vice president and w. G. Hutcheson. second vice president. The former is at the head of the American Bread company and the latter is one of the most prominent men of the Nashville bar.
 Mayberry's Tribute MT. Mayberry paid fine tribute to ha Alah come to know so well for the twenty years he was a resident of Birmingham at the head of the Mayberry Hardware company.
 Following MT Mayberry's address en- thusiastic speeches were made by a num- Der of prominent business and profess sional men of the city. A resolution ex tollng the Alabarian introduced by Mayor Howse was adopted as an express sion of the wishes of the people of Ten nessee to grasp the opportunity to land a southern man in the highest political position in the United States.
 MT. Mayberry was authorized to name committees of five members as follows: Executive, finance, campaign and press work.
 Following are among the 100 or more prominent democrats who were enrolled as members of the club that is thought will have thousands by the time of the next meeting Friday night Week
 Members of Club
 Mayor Hillary F. Howse: Joseph Frank president of the board of trade; Dr. Alberto Hudson, physician and for mer Alabamian; pr. S. s. Crockett, phys ician; Will Simmons of Keith Simmons & Co.,, wholesale hardware: A. Bergeda, of Bergeda Bros, jewellers: Robert II. Fite, insurance; T. M. Henderson, man ager Nashville Traffic bureau; Henry Scruggs of J. s. Cooley X Co.,: Dr. H. T. Wood. specialist: Dan F.. McGugin. van derbilt football coach: l.. H. Davis, presl- dent Davis -Crockrill- Finnigen Real Estate company: Ed McCarty, secretary Philips Butteroff Manufacturing company; Brad ly Walker, attorney; T. J. Chrlstman, member Tennessee general assembly: pr. A. G. Nichol. physician; Frank G. F1te, general insurance: w. W. McDougal. drummer: F. C. Knight. attorney, ldv- inrston. Tenn: Vernon II. sharp. crim- ;na1 court clerk: Green Benton. member Nashville board of education; Dr. Olin West. state board of health; Charles co,n. president of the city council D. l.. Jones. member city council; Alvin Gra- ham. city tax assessor: Leod Wege. man aeer Nashville laundry: Sam c. Mosby, superint endent city sprlnkling depart nent. I.yles Andrews. city comptroller. Claiborne Bryan. attorney E. C. Fair cloth manager of the American Bread company; w. G. Hutcherson, lawyer.