The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-08

An underwood 'cluD was organized,
composed of Talladega's strongest and
sturdiest men.
Filled All Available Space
The audience not only filled all avail
able space in the court room, not ONLY
occupied all seats. but stood around the
four walls and extended back into the
hall. At the conclusion of the MASTER
full address the crowd surged about the
speaker and showered him with con-
gratulations and promised support.
Before the beginning of his speech 149
enrolled their names as members of his
club. At the conclusion score of others
did so.
The officers of the newly organized
club are: Kelly Dixon, president; S. p.
Mcdonald, president of the First National
bank of Sylacauga, vice president: T. r..
Williams, secretary; II. l.. McElderry,
treasurer.
Members of the central committee We're
elected as follows: j. e. Camp, j. H.
j. H. Schults, T. H. johnson of Sylacau-
ga, r. w. Henderson, r. b. Burns of
Lincoln, A. G. Storey, G. NJ Riser of
Childersburg, II. L. McElderry, S. w.
Welsh.
The central committee will meet tomor-
row afternoon and organize in every beat
of the county. The consensus of opinion
at the present time is that Underwood
will not only carry this rock-ribbed DEM
ocratic county but that he will win her
by a tremendous majority.
Unusual Earnestness
Mr.. Underwood, in his address, dis
played for the first time the fact that
he felt the charges which Captain Hob
son had preferred against him.
There was an earneStupSs in his tone
tonight which has not made itself domi-
nant before, and he went more thoroughly
than ever before into the record OF his
opponent. Although he was very care
full to explain that he did not ascribe i'm
proper motives to him, and although he
did repeat that IL he could not win on
his merits, he did not want to win on
any shortcomings of his opponent he
told the story of Hobsons repeated ef-
forts to retire from the navy on the plea
of bad eyes and the verdict Of the ex-
amining board that the eyes of the cap
tain were good. - s
He also stated that during Hobson's
career in Congress he has secured the en-
actment into law of only four or five
unimportant bills. He told of Hobson' S
absenteeism and the fact that on certain
important democratic measures the hero
of the Merrimac voted with the republi-
cans
No Such Record as That
81 may be a tool of the interests" he
finally exclaimed, 'but thank God have
no such record as that behind me-"
significant statement made by the
speaker was that his place in history
is fixed; that If the tariff bill proved q
failure, he would fall with It; but that IL
it proved successful, even defeat at the
hands of the people would not entirely
eclipse his honors. In regard to the issue
of the campaign, he declared that 1t was
one of fitness. He urged the people to
commission the man who they thought
could better serve them. In conclusion
he declared: 'I have stayed on the job
and have delivered the goods. He has not
stayed on the job and he has not deliv-
cred the goods to you.''
On suggestion of Kelly Dixon, II. T..
McElderry. presided as temporary chair
man. Nomination of officers was called
for. Mr. Dixon was nominated for presi-
dent of Underwood club and elected by
acclamation. He declared that he could
do nothing more to the service of his
country than to aid in the election of
Mr.. Underwood.
AS vice chairman, S. ?. Mcdonald, presi-
dent of the First National bank of Syla-
cauga, was elected He pledged his best
efforts in behalf of Underwood's s cause.
T.. r. Williams was chosen secretary.
II. L.. AlCElutfTy WIS eltCtSu
AS members of the club 149 of those
present enrolled themselves.
Tariff and Currency Bills
Immediately afterward Mr.. Dixon pre-
sented Mr.. Underwood as the man who,
through his ability, had put through the
greatest tariff bill in the history of the
United States, and who in making possi-
Bile the passage of the Webb anti-ship-
ping bill. the greatest boon to temperance
and which gave prohibition it's greatest
upward boost.
Mr.. Underwood was greeted with bois-
terous applause. eHe immediately thanked
the people for what they had done for
him and then without preliminaries got
into the thick of his argument.
A feature of his early remarks was
his outlining of what had been prom
ised by the democrats and what had
already been carried out. All this under
the guidance and leadership of an Ala
bamian.
The tariff Aill containing legislation
for the masses of the people was re-
viewed as was the currency bill. Mr..
Underw ood in this regard declared that
| If the tariff bill proved to be failure
| he would go down with it, but that il
| 1t proved successful his place in history
had already been determined irrespec-
tive of the result of the senatorial
election.
| Mr.. Underwood did not forego an op-
portunity to ridicule the charges which
| his opponent has presferred against
/, him. He made plain his views concern
| ing prohibition, although he contended
| that prohibition was a fictitious issue in
the campaign. lie declared that he sup
ported anti-shipping bills before his
opponent went to Congress, and that
had he not supported the Webb anti
shipping bill it could not have been en-
acted into law.
Tool of the Interests"
| In the tariff bill he showed where
| he had written legislation which has
removed the burden from the plain peo-
pie of the nation.