The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23

i Tn May Is destined to attract attention all along the route 10 Baltimore-atten- ton to Birmingha m and to the leader of the Democratic party, oscar ". Under wood
 In Festive Humor
 The crowd was in festive humor. There was singing and cheering. The band played Shouts for Underwood went up on all sides. And thus the trip, concerning which there has been gossip and speculation, in addition to much real work, went under way The club, organized in the interest of the candidacy of Mir. Underwood. is going out to do battle for him. The club will do anything for the cause which Is thought wise by those in command of the Underwood campaign. Its real work however, will be 10 impress the dele- gates at Baltimore that Birmingham Ala, and the great majority of the peo- ple of the entire south are heartily in favor of the nomination of MT. Under wood. The club will enter the conven- ton hall and will do all that it can to start the stampede to the Alabamian which, 1t Is generally believed, will oc- cur and result in the nomination of the leader of the party In the halls of Congress
 Turner in Charge
 The Underwood Marching club was or BdIiZeu tdilN LII lbt year Wnt1 II bN7 came known,that Underwood had chance to land the nomination. oscar c. Turner was elected chairman. He has led the fight in Alabama and has received inval- uable assistance from d score of lieuten- ants. As a result of the efforts of the club Underwood sentiment in Alabama fast crystalized, and when the election rolled around in April Underwood swept the state, but no more conclusive was his than if NV01ild haWa heap had he had opposition. When the presidential primary was under way in Georgia, the club got in that fight and Underwood scored another remarkable victory. In Tennessee and Mississippi the club figured and Underwood won. An effort to turn the tide in Tennessee was not without success. and it is true that fin North Caro- lima Underwood scored victory.
 In other ways the club has labored in the cause of Underwood.
 Under the auspices of the club several musicians throughout Alabama competed in musical composition for the honor of dedieatng a march to Underwood. The prize fell to Mrs.. Caroline Westmoreland Dowman, Birmingham musician of note and the march will be the principal selec- ton of the clubs band en route to and in Baltimore. The idea of the campaign hat originated with the club members. The idea of the banners and the badges and special trains was another to which the club lays claim. A song book has been compiled consisting of 100 parodes on pop ular songs, each parody expressing the regard of Alabamiaps for Mir. Underwood
 Expenses Soon Raised
 When the time came to complete all ar rangements the club went out among the citizens and collected a sum of money with which to defray the expenses of the band and the expenses to be incurred in decorations. The citizens promptly re- sponded .s
 And the party left last night. From Birmingham about 400 went. Another 100, it is probable. came from other cities in north Alabama A fine dele gation was along from Montgomery. A party from Mississippi was attached
 The Georgia delegation and the Flor ida delegation will conect with the Alabamians in Atlantas Thus. together, all will enter Baltimore, and every man will be heartily in favor or Underwood's s nomination and will work until that nomination Is achieved.
 Many members of the official dele gation to the convention accompanied the members of the club. Others had preceded The delegation, consisting of AS men. each with half d vote, Is under instructions to vote for Underwood first, last and all the time until nomi- nation Snall nave been made, and, on all matters affecting the nomination of Un- derwood. to vote as a unit
 Baltimore Headquarters
 The headquarters of the Alabamians will be the St. James hotel
 The hotel will he decorated The menus of the cafe will consist of Underwood dishes, Underwood ham and eggs, Under- wood chicken pie, and Underwood every thing else And it is probable that when a call Is made for an Underwood cock tail, that, too. will be immediately forth coming.
 Among the crowd there was great en- thusiasm. The members believe that the year for democratic victory had dawned, and that oscar w. Cndrwood will be chosen to lead the democrats to that vic tory.
 The departure of the democrats just at the time when Taft has secured nonl- ination of questionable honesty and Roosevelt having received the gan mp to the guards of the gaff, is believing like "a calf, is ominous of good, it is believed The party left as if it was not only de- termined to do great things, but was cer- tain that the object of their determina-. ton will be realized.