The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
TRAVELLERS FINDING STRONG Gen. Newberry of Chicago
 Expresses Views JAY DURHAM TALKS Tells of the Strong Underwood Senti- ment He Found on Trip He
 Has Just Made Through
 South Carolina
By WALTER HARPER

eral Walter c. Newberry of Chicago. a life long democrat and a member of the Fifty-Second Congress, is a staunch ad-
 mireusf oscar Underwood. General New
 berry is spending a few days in Wash
 ington and met MT. Underwood here for the first time.
 'I had been interested In the work and development of this man Underwood ever since he became the leader of the House majority and had considered him as | available timber for the presidency" said
 the general, ''but I am more than ever pleased with him since I met him in Washington a few days ago.
 Physically and mentally MT. Under
 wood measures every inch a man. He
 Is pleasing in address. the soul of cour- tesy, magnetic in manner-he is the sort
 of man that wins and holds friends. I feel sure that MT. Underwood will make
 safe and sane President. While
 have favored Harmon for first choice will be glad to support MT. Underwood,
 Indeed he is decidedly my choice above
 all others with the exception of Harmon, who I believe would be safe.
 There is absolutely nothing to the claim that the democrats of the north
 might not support MT. Underwood be- cause of his residence in the south. was born in New York and have always lived in the north and west. I know the feeling of the people outside the south
 "The democrats of the entire country without regard to section will be glad support a man like Underwood when
 they know the kind of man and leader that he is.
 T feel very certain that either MT. Underwood or Governor Harmon will re- ceive the nomination at Baltimore. I can not believe that the democratic party at | this time will be drawn away after strange gods and strange ideas. It is ! a, time for soberness and conservative thought. We want leaders who are well balanced on all questions and who give greater heed to wisdom than the cratic demands of an uncertain public senti- ment
 So far. Mir. Underwood has made wonderfully fine record as leader of the party where leadership is most needed. If he completes an undisputed record of safe leadership in Congress it goes with out saving that he could be trusted with
 the further leadership of the party"
 South Carolina Situation J. F. Durham, well known newspaper writer, has just returned from trip | to South Carolina, where he went on busi- ness, and where he came in contact with
 the leading demoerats-those who will be the vital force in the selection of dele gates to the national convention at Balti- more.
 l MT. Durham spent several days in the | cities of the state. including Charleston Columbia, SpaTtanburg, Greenvile, New berry Union, Aiken. Summerville. Orange ! burg and many other towns of smaller !, l the few hundred persons he met he seems convinced that the candidacy of Repre- sentative Underwood for the presidential nomination will be warmly indorsed by large percentage of the voting popula- ton, and there will be at the convention several delegates who will be out-and-out Underwood men.
 There are" said MT. Durham, some who may have preference for other candidates for their first choice, but of
 these second choice will be for MT Un- derwood. The novelty of having a presi- dental candidate from the south no doubt seems somewhat strange to many of the ! citizens of South Carolina. They ap- parently have become so accustomed 10 supporting candidates from the north that they feel they must continue to do so. notwithstanding they now have a candi- date from their own section of the coun- try, and who they all admit is as well equipped for the high office as any oth- CTS whose names are being mentioned in connection with the nomination. "All that Is necessary to bring South Carolina to the unanimous support of MT. Underwood in my opinion, is to assure the people of that state that he is strong in the northern or what may be better termed the doubtful states of the north. as either of the other candidates. This. however. is being done, and within the past six weeks there has grown up an Underwood sentiment in the state that is accommodating in force and influence as
 the days pass. Previous to the announce ment made by Mir Cnderwoods friends | that his name would be presented to the l convention many of the leading demo- crats of the state had expressed their preference for other gentlemen not know l ing that at that time MT. Underwood or any other man from the south would be brought forth as a candidate. Since 1 this announcement was made a growing change in public sentiment Is apparent | In almost every county. 1t was fre- quently remarked that as far as obser- vation extend the only place where there | Is any question as to the availability of Mr. Underwood was in certain sections l Of the south that the north would not enter any objection to Mir. Underwood because he comes from the south. With the tide that is setting in his favor, 1t Is | safe to presume that the people of South Carolina are fast coming to the conclu- sion that If Mir. Underwood is nominated. he will receive as large a democratic vote as can be hoped for in all of the northern states no matter whom the can
 didates may be-,