Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-22
Underwood

The sentiment Ior CnueA "ooo u
through the north, and especially in q
New York. amounts practically to a T.
call." said W. l.. Percy, secretary OF :!
the Dobbs & wey company, VINO got /
back home yesterday after a three b
weeks trip through Cincinnati, Column I
bns buffalo. New York city and other s
points. +.
THE Republicans don't want any
body, to tell the truth. Roosevelt is 100
much Of n demagogue, Taft has been
unwise. La Toilette Is so much OF
progressive that he Is practically
Socialist, and Cummins is not IN the
running. OF the Democratic candidates
Underwood Is the only man who meets
their demands for constructive
statesman. one who knows the practi-
cal side Of government
North Strong For Underwood
..Nine out Of every ten Republicans
think Underwood would make a goou
president. and of those nine the ma
ioritv are ready to vote for him. Ot
course there are not few who always
vote the straight Republican ticket. I,
was talking to one OF these. who had
EXPRESSED his dissatisfaction with all
his party's candidates. and l asked MIN
about Underwood.
".Well. would be inclined to for
get that It was election day II you
nominate Underwood answered TINS
straight ticket Republican
"The north has paid more attention
| TO the last session of congress than
has the south. They know what Tn
| derwood is doing, and they have learn
cd about the man. For this reason
There is demand for him that was
a revelation to me, and am from the
south
Such is the gist Of a recountal by
Mr.. Percy OF bis trip. containing the
most remarkable view OF the presiden
tial situation in the north that has YET
been presented here. His trip was ,
revelation to the man from the south, ;
man who left Atlanta not counted
among the Underwood supporters, bu
who returned enrolled under that ban
ner because Underwood is the man
the hour the man of destiny at IN
psychological moment in the history o
the Democratic party"
Talked With All Glasses
Mr.. Percy's statements are not draw
merely from q scratching OF the poll
icaI surface in the cities and state
I through which he passed. He talke
with laboring men and, by the way,
was from them that he heard the fir
= favorable mention OF Underwood;
talked with business men who contr
thousands OF dollars, and IL might
added that he took lunch with an a
tive candidate for the presidency, II
Mr.. Underwood, which, however. d
not blind him to the fitness OF &
southern man.
Underwood Much Talked About
when left Atlanta knew little
Oscar Underwood. l thought when
was mentioned that he was all right
a congressman, but beyond that ne'
went
The first thing that set me Think
of him and his chances for the pr,
dency was a conversation which h
led into at Buffalo. had just retu
ed from Niagara Falls and was w
~, ing for my train. group of labor
~ men. mostly railroad men. were
GUESSING politics, and | entered into
. conversation without their know
who or what was. One OF them
a rank Rooseveltian, but he was IN
rupted by one of his friends,
dressed in Overalls.
1--WE been watching that fei
Underwood / like what he says,
Ike what he does, and I'm goin
vote for him.
WE Then / Talked Politics.
That set me to thinking, ana
then on talked politics every TIN
got the chance. And then
menced to notice funny thing a
FIR the Republicans. and that Is that