The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-06
SOUTH CAROLINA MAY GET IN LINE FOR ALBANIAN County Conventions Will be Held All Over the
 State Today
SITUATION CHANGED
 BY REGENT EVENTS
Governor Blease Is Personally for Harmon But the Wilson Sup
 porters Are Enemies of
 State Administration

Columbia, s. C., May 5.-(SpeciaD.- Spurred on by the overwhelming vic- tories of Underwood in Florida and Alabama the opponents of Woodrow Wilson will go into the county demo- crative conventions to be held through out South Carolina tomorrow confident that they will defeat the avowed in tentlons of Wilson's friends to send delegates to the state convention, which meets on May 18th, pledged to elect Q delegation to Baltimore instructed for Wilson. And those fighting instruc- Itions are pointing to the growing and successful candidacy of Oscar Under wood and indications tonight make it probable that an open fight for Un- derwood will be on when the state con Ivention meets.
 South Carolina was a year ago con ceded to Woodrow Wilson before Un- derwood's formal candidacy was an- nounced, but the natural sentiment for Underwood. strengthened by his vic tories in Florida and Georgia has caused his stock to boom and many are coming out openly for him.
 The poll of the state democratic exc cutive committee some time ago showed Underwood was second choice and since Wilson's defeat in Florida and Georgia his chances of getting the Palmetto delegation are waning fast.
 Against Instructed Delegation
 Underwood's friends will help fight instructions tomorrow and his chance of getting the South Carolina delega- tion at Baltimore, although 1t will prob ably go uninstructed. is growing every day Tn fact this Underwood sentiment instructions for Wilson.
 Three of the states congressman have come out openly for the Alabam- ian, and when the convention meets on May IS aR4open fight in his behalf for the sontH cars4ina .delegstfon Is ex- ptcted to be made,
 The fight tomorrow will be made against Instructions for Wilson in the county conventions and 1t Is apparent that if the active Underwood campaign. which is looked for. is launched by the tine of the meeting of the state con- vention on May 18th the anti-Wilson- lJcS may COHblHe Oll oHdci NOou anu give him the states delegation.
 Governor Blease's Attitude
 Governor Blease, while he some time ago espoused the cause of Harmon. has stated that he is for a southern man IT he can win and Upderwood's winning qualities having been so forcibly dis played in recent victories 1t Is entirely possible that the weight of the gover- nor's influence may be thrown to Un- derwood by the time the state conyen- ton meets.
 Blease himself is being fought bit- terly and his opponents are tho chief hackers of Wilson. making 1t certain that the governor and his friends will bitterly contest every effort to elect n Wilson delegation. There is no liar mon sentiment in the state and Under wood looms up the most available man since Governor Wilson's decline in pop ularity. Underwood supplements were some weeks ago distributed through out the rural districts by the weekly press and the effects of the advertising are beginning to appear It Is believed here that were Underwood headquar- ters opened In Columbia sentiment would fast crystalze for the Alabam- ian.
 The gubernatorial race is between Cole l.. Bease, the incumbent, and Ira B. Jones, who resigned as chief justice in order to enter the campaign