The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20
BIRMINGHAM PARTY REACHES DALLAS Beat Atlanta Delegation in
 Interesting Race ENDERWOQD'S PHOTO Picture Hangs in Lobby of Hotel Which Is Wilson's Headquarters. Birmingham Is the Biggest
 City At Dallas
JNDERWOOD's PHOTO
By HIGH ". ROBERTS

 Dallas. Tex. May 19.-C Special. )--Ths party reached Dallas al o'clock. Atlanta, which had start f over seven hours. reached Dallas It o'clock. And thereby hangs a |ale.
 It was a race. In the first place. At |Rnta chose the longer route. In the |econd place the train crew of the Bir- bingham special entered into the spirit f the Birmingham delegation. As a |onsequence no stops were made be- Tween Brinkley, Ark, and Dallas. All previously established records were roken.
 The Birmingham party is at the Iouthland hotel In the lobby of this ostelry is the Birmingham just-a-fly- |ng sign. II has attracted as much ttention in Dallas as it did in the IFilds of Tennessee and Arkansas one If it's admirers this morning was Gov rnor Colquitt. ''It Is typical of the spiirtp said he. "Birming am actually does those things of Ihieh other cities save those of Texas Imply dream. Birmingham has cap |ured the convention"
 Underwood Not Forgotten But Birmingham in it's love for Bir- bingham has not forgotten Oscar w. Underwood. His photo hangs from the |alls of the lobby and this hotel is |he campaign headquarters of Wood DIV Wilson
 colquitt. incidentally. is a friend of he Alabamian. When in Texas last Rll your correspondent interviewed he governor on Underwood and the overnor did not straddle the fence Is other politici face to face with campaign for renomination would lave done. On the other hand he stated |lainly that he was in favor of nom- hating a southerner. In other words. |e believed that the time has come for man of the south to step in and take barge of the situation which southerns ave succeeded in bringing about The Birmingham party en route to Rallas had an opportunity to witness he extent of the flood of the Missis- Eppi. One can stand in Tennessee and h Arkansas and see no particle of Ilnd. For 10 miles after crossing the liver no stable soil meets the gaze. Every farm house is up to its gills h water and no people, no stock, noth- |lg of life is to be seen. It is won |erful and terrible It is stated that |aily refugees kare captured in boats ndi foaveea qte 4lia fe1lttessee siste, where hey are placed down dependent on the IIhritahle. The Birmingham party at . line Bluff contributed a sum of S100
 the flood sufferers.
 First Session Today | This afternoon the delegates held a |et-together meeting. Tomorrow morn lg the first session of the convention | i'll be held Tomorrow night will
 fitness the beginning of the publica-
 on of the Birminghamer.
 | The truth has leaked out and all le delegates are awaiting the first Hilton. Atlanta is played off the board s ! nd the delegation of that city is now knitting the coin. We have the Ioise.'' stated one of the most hottest |f that aggregation, but you have the Ioods"
 Birmingham people are struck with he hospitality of Dallas. It is the |ommonest occurrence for lady of this fty to stop a visiting delegate and, liter shaking hands with him. express Ter pleasure that he is here. It is like he old south, but other than in Texas spirit is fast fading.
 There are about 5000 visitors in Dai- s. The greatest city in Dallas, how ker, is Birmingham. And of Bir- bingham no other than John Sparrow the moving spirit.
 Six prominent advertising men occupied |ulpits in that number of Dallas churches his morning, delivering lay sermons on |dvertising themes, as considered from a !ligous standpoint The keynote of all Iese utterances was insistence upon kuthful advertising.
 Following a three days business ses- ion the visitors will be taken in special rains for tour of the state.