The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-25
Candidate Visits Numerous
Cities and Receives Warm
Greeting Everywhere
FRIENDS ELATED AT.
COUNTY SENTIMENT
Today's Tour Will Begin at O'Clock
and Will Conclude With Speech
at Ensley Beginning
at 8 O'Clock
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

Oscar w. Underwood, In the first
car of train of automobiles, made a
tour of jefferson county yesterday.
Driving from Birmingham, the first
stop was at Adamsville. A circuitous
route followed for 10 hours. landed the
party in Bessemer. There Mr.. Under
wood rounded out his days work with
masterfuI address on the issues OF
the senatorial campaign. He was heard
by large and enthusiastic audience.
Today the auto-train will take up
its journey anew. The programme fol-
lows:
Leave Birmingham at o'clock, reach
Irondale at $3.50; Leeds at Il 30; Odenville
at 1870; Springville at 2;30; TrussvilIe at
8; Mount Pinson at 4 and Ensley at s..
Yesterday the party visited Adams
Vile, Graysville. Flat Top. Palos. Flat
Creek, Praco, Maxine Vines school
house, Toadvine Blue Creek and Bes-
semer.
Fine crowds greeted the democratic
leader everywhere. His hits" We're
cheered. Banners and flags at sew
eral places bade him a welcome He
received innumerable pledges of sup
port. There is no question but that
part of jefferson touched yesterday
will give MIR. Underwood an over
whelming majority.
Eight Cars Made Trip
The train" was composed of eight
"origina17 cars others were annexed
at various places along the roule
Some of the additions concluded the
trip. Others rode for shorter distances.
From one beat to another cars with
spare room lifted enthusiasts who de-
than his time allotted to each place
would permit.
The day was hol day a mat
ter of fact, despite the strenuous
Campaign" over the hills of Jeffef-
son. There was much work accom-
plislaes--and when tlasr pert --e.s sssistered
in birmingham again every man was
tired But still the day was a holiday
Everybody was glad. The weather was
fine and the sun shone not only in the
Sky but the heart. In the various beats
visited the residents abandoned their
work. For them the day was a holi-
for the purpose of listening to the
words of the greatest democrat with
the possible exception of the Presi-
dent En- route songs and hurrahs be-
came the national air. The school chill
dren in three cities sang My Coun-
try, 'Tis of Thee"
Everybody cheered and "Underwood'
was no sooner expressed by one beat
than another took up the burthen
Around the county, therefore, his name
was perpetually heard-like the dinner
bell of Great Britain.
Among Those in Party
Among those who made the entire trip
were Mr.. Underwood. II. E. Mccormack
Walter K. McAdory DIR. J. F. Hancock
w. c. Johns I. S. Smith, r. II. Hagood
Henry r. Howe. Fred WALL c. S. Will
liams. Joseph r. Tate, r. l.. Crook, d. A.
Kennybrook, Monroe Warren Joseph C.
Waldrop. John Caldwell, w. b. Gilmer
and e. p. Roseman.
/ The first stop was at Adamsville. 1t
was still early in the morning. A major
ty of the voters of the precinct were
awaiting the arrival of the train. Mr.
Underwood was presented in compliment
tary terms by Joseph r. Tate. He was
characterized as a man who had stayed
on the job He was literally applauded.
He delivered an address of about 10 min
utes in which he briefly discussed the
tariff ill. especially in regard to the
burdens lifted by that bill from the backs
of the common masses. He mentioned
the fact that when the bill went into it's
first skirmish in regard to the clause
which placed farming implements on the
free list. his opponent. R. P. Hobson. was
absent from his seat and impaired.
Presented by Rev. Bob Locke
At Graysville, practically every voter Of
the place was present Mr.. Underwood
was presented by Rev Bob Locke. Mr.
Locke said that Mr.. Underwood for 10
years had exerted his every effort in the
interest of the people, and added, ''he
has done all that he could do; horse
couldn't do any more.''
Mr.. Underwood here discussed the effort
of Mr.. Hobson to make prohibition the
issue of the campaign. He explained that
national prohibition would be enforced by
federal bayonets that the law would re-
pose in deputy marshals, and that all of
Tenders would be sent to the federal
prison at Atlanta. He went into discus
sion of labor. and read the statement
of Samuel Gompers to the effect that he
in his support of the Hughes eight-hour
day amendment, had been friend of
labor. and Captain Hobson had not
Not H0bsOn Vote
AT Flat Top, friends of Mr.. Underwood
stated that there was not a Hobson vote.
Dr. Mcqueen stated that he was probably
considered supporter of Hobson because
he had been reared close to Hale county
He gave that fact as a reason why he
will not support the hero of the Merri-
mac.
Tn the commissary. Mr. Underwood was
presented to large crowd by Fred Wall.
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