The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
Under7UOOd Is Endorsed
 By Montgomery Democrats

various county officers will be nom- mated. These officers are a county
 tax collector, tax assessor, superintend- ent of education and coroner. The resolution indorsing Oscar Un- derwood for President is as follows: "Whereas, the citizens of the United States will, during the present year, be called upon to elect the highest officer of the republic; and,
 "Whereas, the democratic party will as- semble in convention in the city of Bal tmore on June 25 1912, for the purpose of
 nominating its candidate for that high office; and
 Whereas, democracy is awaiting a
 leader who can meet all the requirements
 of that exactins position, a man pos
 sessed Of boise, judgment of both men and
 affairs, high degree of intelligence, ex-
 perience in statesmanship and the leader
 ship of men; and.
 "Whereas, one of Alabama's illustrious
 sons is possessed of all these qualifica-
 tions in so marked a degree as to be
 conspicuous among the foremost men Of
 the nation, as has been demonstrated
 by his able leadership In the national
 Congress on the democratic side on many
 notable occasions;
 "Therefore, be it resolved by the demo-
 cratic executive committee of Montgom- cry county, Alabama, that all delegates to the national democratic convention be
 and they are hereby urged to lend their support first, last and always toward the nomination of Oscar Underwood as the
 democratic candidate for President of the
 United States
 The Montgomery county democratic executive committee today refused to ac-
 cept the plan of the state executive com-
 11IA tft fr1.
 this county to the democratic state con-
 vention, which meets in this city on Aprr
 r.. The break between the county and
 the state committee was brought about by an effort of Chairman George w. Jones
 of the county executive committee to have the delegates to the state convention grouped under one head to be named by the Underwood campaign committee in the county.
 Opposition came from Walter R. Bras sell, member of the city commission. who maintained that the state committee had exceeded it's authority in asking that the county delegates be named in this man ner. Chairman Jones engaged in warm debate with Commissioner BrasseH over this issue, the former asserting that he doubted if the probate judge would ap- prove and accept the plans N)r the coun- ty primary, inasmuch as they are con flct with those adopted by the state com mittee
 The fight resulted in the adoption of a resolution to the effect that any quail | fled voter of this county may become candidate for delegate from the county 1 to the state democratic convention by mo- l tifying the chairman of the Montgomery county committee in writing by the 10th | of March and declaring his allegiance to 1 the candidacy of Oscar w. Underwood for President.
 l An effort to indorse the candidacy of Cyrus B. Brown for president of the rail- road commission met with failure. as did | a resolution indorsing the administration of Gov. Emmet ONeal. Members of the committee declared that their refusal to irdorse Governor ONeal and MT. Brown did not indicate that the committee was against either.