The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-26
Returns in Very Fine Spirits
After Making Numerous
Speeches Yesterday
PROBABLY LEAVE FOR
CAPITAL TOMORROW
Greeted by Fine Crowds Everywhere
and p s Telling Blows
Aga.AS congressional Record
So His Opponent.
} y HUGH w. ROBERTS

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econd and last day of the I'm
sd tour of Jefferson county has
completed
+ he party. leaving Birmingham at 9
o'clock. travelled east. touching IRON
dale and Leeds, crossing the St Clair
line into Branchville Odenville and
Springville, returning by way of Truss
vile, and, passing through Birning-
ham again, continued the mad pace to
Ensley. There beginning at o'clock
rousing meeting was held last night.
The trip was made with ideal wealth
er prevailing. Everywhere success was
encountered. Mr.. Underwood was in ex-
with fine enthusiasm.
Following the speaking at Ensley,
the leader came to Birmingham and
will rest here today. He plans to return
to Washington tomorrow. 1t is his hope
that during the Christmas holidays he
will be enabled to visit Alabama and
take up the campaign again 1t is bare
ly possible, however, that he has made
his last address of the campaign. He
has determined to remain true to his
post of duty at Washington irrespective
of the outcome of the senatorial con-
test.
Proves Strong Campaigner
1t has been contended that Mr.. I'm
derwood Is not campaigner. The re-
ult Of hi NJ.
seem to belle that statement. The twos
day trip WAS arduous. AIR. Underw ood,
however, spoke everywhere He was
full or hght everywhere Everywhere
he spoke from the shoulder Last night.
after he had devilered his splendid ad-
dress at Ensley, he was tired-in body
His spirit was still strong, however,
and his voice was good. He had re-
ceived enough encouragement to keep
him fighting, however, even had the
body rebelled.
The first stop yesterday morning was
at Irondale. He spoke in the school
house. He was given a warm recep-
ton and welcome at Leeds. At Branch
Vile, in St Clair, he gave the farmers
gathered a message which they will
remember. He spoke at Odenville In
the open. standing in an automobile
The same conditions prevailed at
Springville. At Trussville he spoke in
the school house.
Unlike on the day previous, the party
yesterday was unable to make its
schedule Therefore it was with great
regret that Mr.. Underwood found it
necessary to cancel the engagement for
Mt. Pinson. He was told over the tele-
phone that large crowd had gathered
n n q wi tT.t4- srfxT l.
Jefferson county welcome. He promised
however, to make an engageemnt for
Mt. Pinson during the holidays
Regarding Prohibition Issue
Mr.. Underwood yesterday made
thorough speeches everywhere and the
one speech was similar to the other.
He began by stating that his opponent
had endeavored to make prohibition
national prohibition, the predominant
issue. He declared that Mr. Hobson had
determined to make 1t the issue 80 days
ago when he introduced. by proxy, a
nationwide prohibition bill in Con-
gress. He intimated that Mr.. Hobson
had so acted because he knew that he
could not make the race on his con-
gressional record.
Mr. Underwood then declared that ma
tional prohibition could not be made the
issue. He pointed out that at the pres
ent time there is only one state In the
union with constitutional prohibition and
declared that every state save 1S would
have to declare for nationwide prohibi-
tion before 1t could become a law He
declared that he stood for temperance,
had supported temperance measures be-
fore his opponent came to Congress- had
supported all anti-shipping bills, and had
not only supported the Webb bill, but had
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