The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-06
Wilson Replies Heartily to Messages of Underwood
 and Clark
WHAT A CONTRAST
 TO REPUBLICANS
Many Republican Statesmen Are Try ing to Decide Which Party to Af- filiate With = Decision Is
 Awaited With Interest
By BILL VINES


 Washington, July 5.-(SpeciaL)- )--Never has there been such get-together spirit in the ranks and among the leaders of democracy Not in tho recollection of the oldest members of Congress has there been such unity of purpose. Nothing must mar the view to the White House, and to the full control of the legislative branch of the government. they all agree.
 Oscar Underwood and Champ Clark were prompt to wire their congratulations to their successful rival. and they meant them. They were prompt to see that no one who followed their flag in the battle at Baltimore should remain unreeon- structed.
 Wilson Responds Quickly
 Wilson is the leader now they declare. and everybody must jump into the fight and work hard; overconfidence might ruin our chances. Governor Wilson was prompt and cordial with his replies to their messages MT Underwood received the following;
 Hon. Oscar w. Underwood, House Of Representatives. washington Your mes sage of congratulation has given me deep pleasure It cheers me as much as 1t strengthens me to have the support of man whose character and leadership in Congress all the countsy admres. Please accept my assurances of warm personal regard
 (Signed) WOODROW WILSON"
 MT Underwood has already sounded the note of harmony in the House, and his colleagues are preparing to follow his lead
 Speaker Clark will also throw all his energy into the fight and his power on the stump is great and is expected to be a big factor in the coming campaign, Speaker Clark received the following mes sage from Seagirt:
 Hon. Champ Clark, Speaker House of Representatives Washington: Your message of congratulation has given me great pleasure and yotis generous offer to do all you can to aid In my election is characteristic to your readiness to un- dertake any task the party imposes upon you Pray accept my warmest assur- ances of personal regard and pleasure in anticipation of working with you.
 tsgned) WOODROW WILSON,
 A Striking Contrast
 What a contrast all this harmony of purpose and desires in the democratic ranks to the condition that prevail with our ancient enemy. the republicans. With them it Is bushwhacking and discord.
 There are a large number of repubii- can statesmen Tn Washington and In. and out of public life, who are consd- eraby exercised over the coming cam paign. It is not so much a question of principles that is causing them worry and making them peevish, as 1t Is prin- cipal. It Is hard for them to figure clear ly whether the old ana usually safe re- publican band wagon is in the blank and will eventually be relegated to the scrap heap by the Roosevelt third party or otherwise.
 Quite long list of former republicans have declared themselves ready to sup- port T. R.. but it must De borne in mind that they are for the most part jobless statesmen and a jobless statesman Is about as worthless a piece of political commodity as a wart on dill pickle
 Not a single one of the seven famous little governors has summoned enough courage to his aid to come out for Roosevelt. It's all right to "whoop 'em up" for Teddy and bark at the steam roller, and call down curses on the thieves and robbers of@the regular or- ganization, but when 1t comes right down to a permanent separation of themselves from a meal ticket, it puts uiilSteHt ilbhb oh tie oupJeSt.
 Four Governors for Taft
 Four out of the seven have declared that they will support Taft They are Aldrch of Nebraska. Stubbs of Kan sas, Hadley of Missouri and Glasscock of West Virginia. Just what these boys took for chaser when they swal- lowed Taft is not known, but they have swallowed him, along with the monkey wrench and other parapher- nalia of the republican machine.
 One of them has gone over to Will son---Osborn of Michigan-that guy has something in his bean besides scram- bled eggs Two of them--Bass of New Hampshire and Carey of Wyoming are still in the woods; also in a deep brown study. Senator William r.. Bo- rah of Idaho. who has not yet been able to pick all the fragments of the steam roller out of his teeth, since his heroic combat with that machine In Chicago in behalf of Teddy, has acknowledged himself licked, and will not follow Roosevelt into a third party. Senator Borah has troubles of his own