The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-23

loll WIFI ant'hut on can ncn-
iion a single candidate from their par.
~ who is generally favored | believe
that Taft will be Nominated because
he will get the majority Of the office
holders. but Roosevelt has strong
following among the hOi polloi. Of
setting that, l"wever Is the fact that
he entered the race too late or too ear
". too late 10 get his machine to rum
ming, too early IL secure The nomina-
ton by the stampede route And La
Toilette and Cummins have no chance
at ALL
1T doesn't matter who II nominated
by the Republicans. he will not get
the full support Of his party. Mention
any candidate and opposition will de-
vel"p at once from the reasons l
named. and you will find the opposition
turning to the Democratic party.
Underwood Strong With Labor People.
"Of the Democrats prominently men-
toned there is only one who IL receiv-
Ing strong support, and that man Is o.
car Underwood. The labOring men
like him because he will stand up
against the mOneyed interests when It
Is necessary, and the business men like
him because he ia the only statesman
with real, practical business ideas.
And those that simply can't vote the
Democratic ticket because they are
Republicans-well. they will salve their
cOnsciences and at the same time help
Underwood by staying away from the
polls.
Underwood Dominating Figure In Con.
grsss.
Il found that the appreciation Of
what Underwood is doing and Of his
constructive ability IL more In the
north, probably because they keep up
with the work of congress better than
we do. He has been the dominating
figure In congress for the past two
years, and, as one member Of that body
said to me. he commands the respect
Of Republicans and Democrats alike
when no gets up to speak.
1T was funny thing, though, when
I found all these Yankee Republicans
wanting southern Democrat. Il
made me suspicious, and said 50.
Look here, told one Of them,
there Is something up your sleeve.
Underwood either is mighty good or
no is mighty poor. and you want to
play a trick on U.S. The reply was In.
evitably the same In every Instance
that he was a practical man, a con.
sentative statesman who yet could be
progressive without being radical. and
that this Is the man they want at the
helm OF the government. lie ia the
one man In congress today with full
Of all the minute details
that enter into successful conduct Of
business.
Ready TO Agree With W.
"The north Is now ready to con.
cede the point to the south that she
can produce Il president The cycles
have rolled round. and the psychOlOgi.
cal moment has come. They are ready
TO agree with us and elect Underwood.
Not all theory, not all ideas about how
to run government he actually
knows how. and he actually can. Not
n man Of many words. he never gives
vent TO those fiashy platitudes that
make good headlines and gain him no.
toriety. None " W.. | think. have ever
given him full credit for taking mass
NJ politicians IN lisordcred chaos. as
the Democrats We're when he became
heir leader. and bringing out of it tho
best oiled. most perfect machine which
the party has had for years.
There Is only one thing that IL
needed to put Democrat In the seat
If the president of the United States.
There Is only one thing that Is needed
to put southern Democrat In thu
highest office Of the land. That IA A
Of intelligence, campaien
to tell the people Of this country who
and what Underwood Is. what he Il
doing and what he stands for
AS soon as that is done he will he
elected. Atlanta tGa.) Constitution.