The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-19
NORTH LOOKS TO UNDERWOOD

 From the Atlanta Constitution.
 He is regarded with as great favor in the north as l have indicated he is regarded In Mississippi" That expression from the veteran southern statesman, for mer Senator Money. of Mississippi. in stating his conviction that the nomination of Oscar Underwood is essential to demo- cratic success" brings the testimony of an expert witness to the Constitutions re- iterated declaration that 1t is the south only and not the north that would place the obstacle of sectionalism on the path way of southern democrat to the White House. It is in the accents of pa- triarch and with the voice of authority that Senator Money speaks.
 When he declares that the most sub- stantial elements of the north look with approval, admiration and respect toward the Alabamian, who has demonstrated ssch signal statesmanship in the leader ship of the democratic House majority, weight attaches to his verdict as it would to that of an expert.
 Equally significant is his declaration that the nomination of Underwood is 'es- sential to democratic success" Senator Money is not one of the novices or en- thusiasts in politics. The exigencies is not one of the novices or enthusiasts in politics. The exgencles of his long ser vice to his state and the nation have inevitably made him familiar with the reading of the slightest political weather signs. He has not spoken impulsively or at random. He has gauged and tested the availability of every leader that has been developed by the era of democratic op- portunity. He Is anxious, as are the ma- jorlty of leaders in Washington, not for the success of any one candidate. but for the success of the party. His judicial pro- nouncement for Underwood Is the result
 As the Constitution has stated upon many occasions-as the protesting sugar interests of Louisiana indicated in their attack on the Underwood free sugar bill the other day-the name of Underwood is associated inextrcably with the demo- cratic tariff policy and the policy now be- ing formulated In the House ureer Under woods guidance will be the paramount issue of the presidential campaign. The
 logical mind of Money sees the inevitable connection between the man whose crea- tlons will make or break the party's presi- dential prospects and the man who should bear the standard of that party. He dis poses of that sectional timidity that would bar one of its own statesmen from reap ing the rewards of his achievements and qualifications with the statement, "He is regarded with as great favor in the north as have indicated he is regarded in Mis- sissippi." And the significance of that expression Is understood when it is re- membered that Mississippi is practically conceded to Underwood.
 Of part with the testimony of Senator Money is that of Hollis N. Randolph. the prominent Atlanta lawyer once a Will son sympathizer, but now flat footedly for Underwood in the interests of demo- cratic success. MT. Randolph returned recently from a trip to Washington and the east, and he says While away I met and talked more or less freely and ex- tenslvely with leaders of both parties from the east and the west and the middle west. and not a single one seemed to realize. at least to remember, the loca- ton of the suggested democratic nominee geographically. It remained for the lead CTS in southern states to make prominent the geographical suggestion"
 Underwood essential to democratic sue cess" The north looking to Underwood. The only geographical bubbles from Un- derwood shome section. When will south ern timidity cease to penalize southern statesmen whom the north halls with every manifestation of approval?