The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-26

Other Prominent Alabamians Will Be
 Sent to Southern States to Work
 Up Sentiment for MT.
 Underwood
 The outcropping of indications that there may be a live struggle in Jefferson county for commissions as delegates to the state convention. and the beginning of the invasion of other southern states by local men in the interest of the pres idential campaign of oscar w. Under wood, served to inject interest into an otherwise quiet campaign last week.
 At the present time there is every reason to believe that there will be an independent Underwood ticket and an official Underwood ticket. made up of candidates for seats in the Alabama convention. April IS. The first indication to this effect was the qualification last week of half a dozen candidates. That during the present week others will qual- fly is a practical certainty. Each of these candidates, after qualifying, signed statement that he is an ardent sup porter of Underwood and that he favors the instruction of a national delegation to vote for the Alabamian as long as his name is before the convention in Baltimore.
 State Ticket Probable
 E. K. Campbell, chairman of the Un- 1 tey, in, hap has stated that he will not take advan- 'tsge of the authority given by the state committee to group 61 candidates to be voted for as unit unless he is cer- tain that there is danger of some dele gates being elected who are not as strong in their support of Underwood as the chairman thinks they should be. But from the present indications it is believed that MT. Campbell will convince him. self that to group the candidates is necessary.
 Then will ensue what promises to be one of the most stirring campaigns in the recent political history of the county. The independents will tell the voters that they are as strong in their support of Underwood as it is possible for any other men to be, and that the effort of MT. Campbell is due to his desire to bring about the election of certain candidates for justices of the, supreme court. They will argue that if the Camp bell delegates are elected it will then develop that one man in Alabama has the power to fill vacancies on the bench of the supreme court.
 Underwood Delegation Certain
 The regulars will tell the voters that the efforts of the independents will be to the end that they might obtain con- trol of the machinery of the state. and that while they claim to be Underwood men, 1t is not absolutely certain that their candidacy is due entirely to their regard for the Alabama democrat
 As it is practically certain that an enthusiastic delegation will be instruct ed to vote for Underwood as long as his name is before the national con- vention, it is pointed out by represen- tatives of the =factional fight which seems to be imminent that whatever result obtains no harm to the candidacy of the chairman of the ways and means committee will be accomplished. The difference of opinion between the fac tions is not concerned with Underwood, it seems, but is apparently due to the rapid development of issues of a pure- ly. local nature.
 Before the conclusion of the current week it is probable that additional light will be shed on tlfe situation.
 
 Allen in Florida
 Another development last week, as indicated above, was the beginning of the invasion of other southern states by local people in the interest of the Underwood campaign.
 Saturday afternoon B. M. Allen, one of the leading lawyers of the state left for Florida. He went directly to Jacksonville. but before his return will visit other cities. As 1t is probable that Florida will instruct its delega- tion for Underwood 1t Is apparent that MT. Aliens tact can easily bring into line the factional, element which pre- vents the expression at th0 present time by the people of that state of a unanimous Underwood sentiment. It is understood that Mir. Allen will re- main in Florida for week.
 It is the intention of the Underwood committee to send other people into other states. Considerable work has all ready been accomplished in Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee, and from the indications tue delegations of these states will be instructed for Under- wood.
 Oklahoma Is Lost
 As Oklahoma has instructed It's dele gation for Wilson or Clark, it will probably be unnecessary to send speak CTS to that state. But Arkansas, in which is q strong Underwood senti- ment, will be visited by Alabamians, as will Texas and Louisiana. Virginia. North Carolina and South Carolina will also receive the attention of the mem bers of the committee.
 At the meeting of the executive com mittee some time ago it was the unan- imous opinion of the members that Ala bamians should put up an aggressive fight for their candidates and as re- suit ether southern states should be invaded. It was argued then that if the majority of the delegations from southern states cast their votes for Un- derwo0d that he would be nominated without the necessity of creating a stampede.