The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Lawyer and van of Affair.

l Judge Henry w. Scott of the New York
 bar registered at the Morris, is not only a prominent lawyer, but he is well known author of legal works. He has large interests in Colorado mining prop critics and is here on business trip to meet men interested with him in the mining business.
 Judge Scott is president of the Scott Bond and Mortgage Corporation of New York, and he is known to be one of the busiest men in the great metropolis. He | is native of Illinois, but has lived in number of states. He was admitted to the bar at Lyons, Kans., in 1884, when he was only IS years of age. In 1887 he was ap- pointed register of the United States land office in Kansas by President Cleveland. Although he was just H years old then he made such a creditable record that the President commended him in a personal letter Tn 1893 President Cleveland ap- pointed him judge of the federal court or Oklahoma. In 1896 he resigned his judge ship and moved to New York. where he soon built up an extensive legal practice.
 Judge Scott's law works are in steady demand. Among the men who wrote testi- monials touching the value of his publiea- tions were the late William E. Gladstone, the late President Cleveland and the late Chief Justice Fuller. A representative or The Age-Herald suggested to Judge Scott that as he had had large experience in politics his views on the democratic situ- ation would be of interest in Birmingham.
 "L am merely locker on now,' said Judge Scott. 'I will attend the Baltimore convention, however, and will be ready to exert myself once again in the cause of democracy. A leading New York politl- clan has intimated that l might go to the convention as one of the delegates from New York; but I haven't time now to get into the whirl of politics. When the time comes I will probably have a proxy from some state. At any rate will be on hand and will be on hand to work
 "As to my views regarding the dem ocratic noNhnation. I would merely say that the south ought to get together and center on one man. This section has finely equipped statesman in MT. Under wood and there is a strong movement Tn his behalf. If he goes to Baltimore with the south solidly behind Him his friends will naturally be in position to do ef- fective work for him when it comes to negotiating after the first ballot. Harmon, Clark and Underwood are the democratic candidates most favorably talked about in New York, but it cannot be too strongly emphasized that the south's chief business just at this time should be to get solidlv behind the Underwood boom. Mr. Underwood record in Congress and his official position in the House makes hiin the logical man for the presidency, just as a similar position in the republican party made Mckinley the nominee in 1896 and resulted in his election. If Under wood, the exponent of the democratic tariff policy, lived in the north he would be nominated for President by acclama- tion. As it is. his chances will be very bright provided the south lines up for him.
 Judge Scott visited Birmingham about 12 years ago, but had not been here since until he came on this trip. This city has made remarkable strides said he. ''It is a handsome city now and will con tlnue to grow rapidly"