The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
DOUBLE VICTORY ... 0F UNDERWOOD: :S
 CAUSES ELEssyN RepudiatiOn of Wilson in Georgia, Florida and Mas
 sachusetts Significant
RECIPIENT OF MANY
 CONGRATULATIONS
People Are Thinking for Themselves and Take No Stock in Unsub- stantiated Claims-Encour-
 ing North Carolina News
By WALTER HARPER

 nounced victory of Oscar Underwood in Florida yesterday and the anticipated du- plication of that victory in Georgia today coupled with other favorable conditions inspired the Underwood packers with great enthusiasm today.
 Will Affect Other States
 It is felt that the defeat of Woodrow Wilson in Massachusetts and in Florida coupled with the great victory of Under wood in Florida and Georgia will have much good influence in Mississippi and some other states in the southeast yet to act.
 The quiet but positive progress of Oscar Underwood is not failing of marked effect on the minds of politicians from all sec tions of the country. The progress of the campaign is demonstrating clearly that the extravagant claims of the Wilson people have been without substance. His great popularity and the universal de- mand for his nomination seems to have existed in his own mind and in the minds of his publicity boosters.
 Anotaer important faet-iS- heisg forcibly oemonstrateCs That is that thes gsolis are thinking for themselves and are not being swayed by unsubstantiated claims and the clamor of press agents, Bosses in both parties are also being disregarded
 Really in the Fight
 With Alabama, Florida and Georgia solidly in line for oscar Underwood the leaders in his campaign feel that they are really in the fight and have as good show ing for their candidate as any other man in the race. He at least has the support of his home people and his neighbors and this counts large in a campaign of this kind. Mississippi will fall in line next Tuesday and North Carolina will follow shortly.
 Those in charge of the campaign in North Carolina are enthusiastic over the prospects for Underwood in that state. Encouraging reports are received at head quarters every day from active men In the field. Congressman Burnett of Ala bama has just returned from Lexington, N, C., where he delivered an address a few nights ago and on the occasion of the organization of an Underwood club, which enrolled a membership of over 700 the. first night.
 oscar Underwood received many tele- grams tonight congratulatng him on his success in Georgia and Florida. MT. Un- derwood was greatly pleased with the carly reports from Georgia. Underwood headauarters were crowded with friends eager to hear the earliest news. The tele- phones were kept busy until long after midnight with eager inquiries from friends of the democratic leader.
 Senator Bankhead is in Georgia, where he lent his personal aid In the closing days of the Georgia campaign. Dr. Thomas M. owen, secretary of the committed, and in charge of headquarters, stated that since the beginning of the Georgia cam paign he had never had any doubt as to the general result He said that a re- markable campaign had been conducted in behalf of MT. Underwood, that while it has been aggressive it had been alto gether clean and free from attack on the part of the Underwood managers against MT. Wilson
 Favorite Son No Longer
 "Mr. Underwoods friends said Dr. owens. "are greatly heartened ba the re- suit in Georgia. Mir. Underwood can no longer be regarded as a favorite son or az a sectional candidate.
 His victory in Georgia puts him in the running in real earnest MT. Underwood will go into the Baltimore convention with several fine delegations, all sufficiently strong and cohesive to enable him to re- main in the running until the nomination comes to him.
 Before retiring tonight after enough re- turns had been received to indicate that he carried the state. MT. Underwood said T am greatly pleased with the results