The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-29
OSCAR UNDERWOOD
 IS DECIDEDLY TIE GEORGIA FAVOR|TE
Voters Decide Wednesday if Alabamian or Wilson Will
 Get State Delegation
O'NEAL IS CONFIDENT
 UNDERWOOD WILL WIN
Wilson Men Appeal To State Politi- cal Sentiment in Candidates Behalf. Brown Hopes Alabamian Will
 Win But Keeps Hands Off

Win But Keeps Hands Off Atlanta, April 2S-(Special) livery ounce of energy the leaders possess on the two sides of the presidential fight is going to be brought into play between now and Wednesday, when the voters of Georgia will decide whether they will give their state delegation at Baltimore to Governor Wilson of New Jersey or os- car Underwood of Alabama.
 If either s.de feels that it Is defeated there is no sign of it at their respective headquarters opinion, coming from the same locality differs widely; it remains to be seen who has the best judgment.
 Viewing the state from the capital city and judging by the reports brought here, Mir. Underwod has decidedly the advan- tage and the betting, if that counts for anything, upon the entire state, Is in his favor.
 Politicians who travel over the state like 0. E. Stevens, former commissioner of agriculture and railroad commissioner, and others who withhold their names be- cause they arc now conducting campaigns of their own, furnish perhaps the best sdelights on the situation, and the con census of their opinion as gathered here, gives the state decidedly to Underwood.
 One of the developments of the week was the effort of the Wilson leaders to appeal to state political sentiment in be- half of their candidate, by playing up 1p R. Smith, campaign manager for Gov. Joseph M. Brown, had spoken for Wilson from the same platform. The conclusion which the Wilson people tried to enforce was that therefore the two factions were getting together for Wilson.
 This was bounced upon as, in effect, a confession of weakness of the Wilson cause, in that it ignored principles and sought 10 get votes for Wilson on the ground that certain Georgia leaders favor him.
 Brown Has Nothing To Say
 It was pointed out on the other hand that the alignment of Coy. Joseph M. Brown and of James l.. Anderson, former camraign manager for Gov Hoke Smith, for Underwood of Alabama, might just as well be pointed to as harmonious align ment of tho factions for the Alabamian. But Governor Brown takes the high. ground that it would be unbecoming in him to attempt to influence the voters Of Georgia in the matter of their choice or presidential candidate. As a citi- zen he says he Is going to vote for Un- de wood, and, naturally, hopes to see him get the Georgia delegation, but as gover- nor he has nothing to say.
 There has been some vigorous smelling of the woods these last few days before the primary. Following his Atlanta speech. 1t semed all of Georgia wanted to hear Congressman Tom Hehin of Alabama. De- mands came for him right and left, and more than 20 Georgia counties sought to get him to make them a speech With limited time. however. and other duties calling him. Mr. Hefin found it possible to i'll only one or two engagements in Georgia, the last of these being his speech at Waycross Saturday afternoon.
 Alabama, however. has sent Georgia an- othcr good speaker in the person of Gov Enmet O'Neal, who captivated a large audience at Rome Friday night and an othei in Macon Saturday. Governor O Neal Is confident in his belief that Underwood will win thls fight, and he feels that tIn- derwood with his record will hold a win ming hand in the Baltimore convention He appeals to Georgians, too, on patriotic grounds. Alabama, he says, would not say to Georgia. if she had a candidate. Your man has no chance"
 O'Neal Confident of Success
 Governor oNeal will practicallv closs the campaign in Fulton county Monday night with speech at the Grand opera house. trough there is some talk now of A Fulton rally Tuesday night
 Underwood leaders assert that they have the names of approximately TOGO Fulton county voters already signed to cards, plodeiug support to Underwood. There are l5,1l1 registered voters in the county The signatures of 7o00 voters, almost half the touai, unquestlonably means success in this county
 we arc not only going to get ulton. but every other large or six vote county in the state said Manager G. R. Hutch ems of Underwood headquarters today. Tn isct, there is not county in Georgia Which am ready to concede to Governor Wilson. have letters which convince mo tha. the state is with us, every sect m of It, and I am just as confident of success for MT. Underwood as if the votes had been counted
 Georgia democrats have been persist- ently demanding downward revision of tue tarir, and this election on May 1 is SNf'io NC pht thtiu tp lne test. Shall If be Underwood and reduced tariff or Wilson With his Why discuss the tariff?' That's all there is to 1t, and that is the way Georgia democrats will have to meet if
 Quite naturally. Governor Wilson does not care 10 say too much about the tariff tot he belongs to a trust ridden state the only state in the union which grants unlhnited powers to a corporation. He could not well afford to risk the loss of his own state bV settinv hinsalf ot .ros. iurposc; with such large and controlling interests.
 we've got em whipped and they know II. but naturally they will die hard. We are prepared to expect from them any sor. of cNpedierts between now and cleo ton day but it won't help them. for Gcofgia democracy is on tho job to stay until Underwood is nominated"
 Poor Fellow
 From the Baltimore Evening Sun Whats the matter Smith; all screwed