The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-13
Bankhead Leaves for Pal mettO State to Attend
 Convention Wednesday
PRIMARY MONDAY
 IN NORTH CAROLINA
Expected Uninstructed Delegation Will Be Chosen, With As Many As Possible Favoring Alabamian.
 Answers New York World

Washington, May 12.-(Special. )-Sena- tor John H. Bankhead chairman of the Underwood campaign committee. will go to Columbia s. C., tomorrow night to be in attendance on the meeting of the state democratic convention Wednesday.
 Senator Bankhead said tonight that things are in very good shape for Mr. Underwood in South Carolina though 1t
 Is expected that an uninstructed deiesa- tion will be selected. MT. BanShead and the friends of Mir. Underwood will see to 1t that as many of the chosen delegates as possible favor their candidate.
 It is probable that if MT. Underwood is not given a fair division of the delegation that a movement will be started to have the convention call a primary The un- derwood people are confident that he would secure his full share of the dele gates If the people are given an opportu- nity to express their wishes directly.
 John II. Bankhead, Jr.. who has been in Washington for few days to attend the marriage of his sister, Mrs. Perry. this afternoon, left tonight for Nashville, where he will stop for the state eonyen- ton which also meets there Wednesday, MT. Bankhead will cooperate with other friends of MT. Underwood in Tennessee in trying to get fair divide of delegates In that state.
 May Get North Carolina
 The last week of the campaign for dele gates in North Carolina, which begins to- morrow, promises to be full of interest. The primary will be held there next Mon- day one week from tomorrow The friends of Mir Underwood believe he will carry the state for the entire delegation, but the campaign will be made thorough.
 Besides the speakers that are expected to come over from Alabama, several of the best campaigners now in Washington will spend practically all the week in the state Among the speakers from wash ington vino have been billed for tours. and VIII. advanee on the state tomor94w. aN aNf8el4ns ,t taesa3 tl die asnt pes<fts. rrl 1 { Connitssnian T. U. Sisson Of Mississippi w. Boulslead of Alabama, yiho Is snt | in Washington; Consressgaen 'lfefisEt Bur. nett and Dent of Alaban1a.
 These speakers are g95ing into North Csr- olina with a story oJf snecess. They will present the 'iiarne of a man already popn- lar and 1who has not yet lost a battle. They eah speak with confidence and en- thusiasrih and they have been assured that they vIill receive q hearty welcome.
 Oscar Underwood is the only candidate in thA field who has made distinctive fights land has a record of not having lost n Aingle battle. Such record is ,n- sprine Ato his friends. and the fact is having N wonderful impression even in states where delegates have already been selected N IT Underwood Is the nominee of the Be Nimore convention 1t will neces- sarilv ha F to come largely through the .,,.s,..rt I IpIarafes who either haNe heen or will be ihstrueted for some of the other candIdates.I If his record and his fitness are properly presented he may be easily considered as the second and active choice of the convention
 For the fougth or fifth time during the present Congress the New York Sunday World this morning carried a page feature on Oscar Under woods record, The World asks NIr Underwood to give his reasons for contending that the people should de- liver the administration of the govern mept into the hands of the democrats.
 Replies to New York World l MT. Jnderwood's s reply, featured by the World. covers the front page of the edl- | torial section this morning It is a mas terful and convincing review of the work of the present Congress and the record that has been made in the interest of the people MT. Underwood shows that all the reforms that have been att tempted in the interest of the people have been and are being defeated by the republicans In the interest of the favored interests,