New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
UNDERWOOD ST|RS IRE
ENTERING SENATE RACE
CLAYTON, Saying He Will Stick
Till Ballots Are In, Charges
Leader with "UnfairneSS."
PUTS ALABAMA IN TURMOIL
Either Kitchin or Palmer Likely
to Succeed as Shepherd OF
Majority in House After
Tariff Is Passed.
From The Tribune Bureau

From The Tribune Bureau
washington. Sept. 2T.-Immediately
following the passage OF the tariff bill
which will bear his name. Represent
alive oscar ". Underwood. OF Aia-
hama. will announce hts candidacy for
the Senate. The majority leader OF the
House will be n candidate in the pm
rnaries next summer FOR the long term
beginning on March 3. 1919.
Anticipating this move on the part
Of his colleague. Representative cay
ton issued q statement to-day IN which
he saws that Mr.. Underwood VIII be
guilty OF "unfairness" r. he announces
his candidacy NJ this stage Of the cam
paigu. Mr.. Clayton Is q candidate Tor
the Senate. and says he Will remain 50
"untn the last ballot is counted
II became known tonight that Mr..
Underwood had decided 70 enter The
Senate race. Representative Hobson
has been a candidate for the long term
for the last year. and was campaign
ing AGAINST Senator Johnston at the
time OF the latter's death, few weeks
ago The Governor OF Alabama APP
pointed Mr.. Clayton 10 serve out Sen
ator Johnstons term. but the Clayton
credentials have not been accepted by
the Senate because Of the doubt raised
whether the Governor had the right 10
appoint an ad interim Senator since
tho passage OF the direct elections
amendment 20 the Constitution.
That the entry Of Mr.. Underwood
will mean a bitter contest In Alabama
and serious splitting OF the delegation
Of that state IN the House is indicated
bv Mr.. Clayton's statement
II shall continue IN the race FOR the
/ Senate for the long term. regardless Of
Mr.. Underwoods course 81 says. 81
. hope ne VIII not run. He and I have
always been warm friends. lie has the
/ commanding position IN the House.
. He has been highly honored by the
/ people o. Alabama
His entrance now into tho Seua-
torial race would not be- fair 20 our
mutual friends or % me. Mutul.
/ friends throughout the state are taking
this position and are Offering me their
support should NJ enter. shall con-
+ tlnue iu the race until the last ballot IS
7 counted and an confident o. election.
The prospective three-cornered race
/ in Alabama means that two OF - par
+ tclpants now conspicuous IN the House
must retire from public he after the
/ primaries. Under the Alabama lJw
candidates for both the House ond
/ Senate viii boz nominated on the same
f day. and 10 is Impossible FOR Mr. Tn
derwood Mr Clayton and Mr. Hooson
. o. run on both the House and Senate
. tickets The two defeated candidates
will boz jo5less after 10 SIS over.
+ Friends OF Mr.. Underwood say that
with the passage OF the tariff bill his
greatest work IN the House Will be at
an end. The troubles OF leadership IN
the lower body. with its topheayy
Democrat,c majority. are many. Mr.
. q I4fl WNNA IAlt 4fahf AA' AlNNrF OF
ganizatiou intact. but there is no tell
ing how long it will remain so. even
should NJ continue az the head OF a.
After considerable elaboration Mr..
/ Underwood has set his eye upon the
Senate. and his formal announcement
/ Is now only a matter OF q few days.
II Is believed that the mantle az
House leadership will fall either upon
/ Mr.. Kitchin. q North Carolina, or Mr.
Palmer OF Pennsylvania. M Kitchin
outranks Mr.. Palmer on the Ways and
Means Committee but the latter is IN
administration spokesman on the floor
and is expected 20 muster influential
backing when the Democrats pick q
leader following the resignation OF Mr..
Underwood.