The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19

campaign committee of the democratic
House leader.
With the exception of Senator
Thomas M Stevens of Mobile and
Judge N. D. benson of Opelfka, all
the members were present. The ses-
sion, executive in nature. occurred In
the offices of Forney Johnston, cam
paign manager. The business was the
organization of the counties of the
state. Between the hours of II and 4
o'clock, this business was practically
completed
Mr. Underwood attended. or the COM
mittee there were present Forney
Johnston, chairman; Ray Rushton,
Montgomery, vice chairman; Senator j.
D. Norman of Lanett, w. T. Murphree
of Gadsden, Henry A. Jones of Tus-
caloosa Kelly Dixon of Talladega, c.
w. Ashcraft of Florence NJ. v. Joseph
of Birmingham, and R. B. Smyer of
Birmingham, secretary.
Sized Up on Merits
The report brought to headquarters
was that the democrats of Alaba anna
had sized up the candidates on their
merits, on what they had accomplished
and on what they could, in view of
their influence or lack of influence, ac-
complish in the future; that they had
considered Congressman Hobson's lack
of attention to duty, the number of
bills, resolutions and amendments he
had introduced and the number he had
put into law; his affiliation with re-
publicans in several important mat
ters, notably his effort to aid that cor
rupt lobby in maintaining an exorbi-
tant tax on lumber the shelter of the
poor; that they had considered his pa
rade down Pennsylvania avenue at the
head of the suffragettes, some of whom
We're colored men and some colored
women, all clam oring for the ballot
and his ardent support of the negro
desperadoes who shot up Brownsville;
and that on the other hand, they had
considered Underwoods faithfulness II
duty. his real accomplishments for the
masses of the people; his magnificent
leadership at the head of the domi~
nant party; the regard in which he is
held by other congressman and the ma
tion at large; his representation in the
present crisis of the democratic ad-
ministration; his answering loyalty
to the principles of Jeffersonian dem
ocracy; and that they had considered
the reflection which would be cast on
the intelligence of this state should,
in a moment of madness. they retir e
Mr.. Underwood.
AS a result of this consideration the
Underwood lieutenants reported the
democrats of Alabama have concluded
to support the greatest democrat, Os-
car w. Underwood, and that a re-
suit his majority would be the m ost
sweeping ever noted in the annals Of
Alabama.
Stevens Sends Message
While Senator Stevens was unable
to attend, he sent a message to the
effect that Mobile, city and county,
would go Overwhelmingly for Under
wood, and that every other county of
the First district would do likewise.
Mr. Rushton reported for the Second.
He declared that Montgomery, city ana
county, was overwhelmingly in the
Underwood column, and that Montgom-
cry county, in proportion to voters,
would cast a bigger majority for I'm
derwood than any other county of the
state That Hobson could not possibly
carry any county in the Second district
was another item of his report.
Judge benson sent word that Lee
county and the remainder of the coun-
ties of the Third district were in fine
shape. Kelly Dixon, In leaving to