The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
UNDERWOOD THE
MAN OF THE HOUR
ALL OVER ALABAMA
Believed Election of Floor
Leader to the Senate
Inevitable
GUBERNA TORIAL RACE
TAKES ON NEW LIFE
Henderson Opens Campaign Head
quarters in Birmingham Nov. IA.
Attorney General Race Interest.
Little Interest in Other Races


Try l.. s. RFITY
Montgomery, November 1.--(Special.)
Nothing has been more significant in
! Alabama politics since the present cam
paign opened than the mammoth demon
STATIONS given in Birmingham, Mobile
and Montgomery in honor of Oscar W.
Underwood. Before the shouts and APP
plause which greeted the popular House
leader in Birmingham had ceased rever-
| berating throughout the state, there
arose on the air another mighty thunder
! ing of voices, and the tens of thousands
of people in attendance of the Mobile con-
gress were giving Mr.. Underwood an ova-
ton equal to that rendered him in his
home city. But this was not all. The
democrats leader came to Montgomery,
and his reception here rivalled the two
former demonstrations in his honor.
The thrilling and remarkable ovations
rendered Mr. Underwood in Birmingham,
Mobile and Montgomery, in which cities
there was gathered thousands of the lead
ing citizens of the three most populous
sections of the state, cannot but serve
to force upon all classes the unalterable
conviction that the election of the demo-
cratic floor leader to the United States
Senate is inevitable. Every section of
Alabama has been represented at Birming
ham, Mobile or Montgomery during the
past two weeks, and each section has We'd
with the other In paying tribute and
honor to Mr.. Underwood. The events of
+ the past two weeks have proven that
/ Underwood sentiment is statewide, and
I II
prise If the democratic leader should not
| carry every county in Alabama.
New Life in GubernatOrial Race
The gubernatorial race will take on new
| life with the opening of Henderson cam
paign headquarters in Birmingham on
November IA. Mr.. Henderson is now pre-
pared to begin a vigorous and active
| fight in jefferson county and in north
| Alabama. and 1t is certain that he Will
inject cons siderable ginger into the guber-
Material campaign with the opening of
headquarters in Birmingham.
AS the leading local option candidate
! in the race. and as man no has all
ready achieved prominence both as an
official and as business man, Mr.. Hen
derson will be able to count upon a fol-
lowing in all parts of Alxoama. While
| the prohibition vote will be largely di-
! vided between former Gov. 3. B. Conner
| Mr.. Henderson will secure a good ma
| jority of the local option vote, In which
event he should be able to secure the
nominate over his two prohibition 1op-
ponents. arta
However. both Capt Reuben F. Kolb
and John Fl. Wallace, Jr., are making
a strong bid for the local optionsts,
but whether they will center upon one
or the other OF these candidates is ex-
ceedingly doubtful.
Attorney General Race
! Contrary to expectation, the races for
the other state offices are taking on
interest earlier than was predicted
This is particularly noticeable in the
contest for attorney general. All four
andidates-William l.. Martin, assist
ant attorney general; David II. Riddle
of Talladega, George Pegram of Maren-
go and Col Gardner Green of st. Clair
county-are over their knees in the
| fight, and the campaign is likely to be
one of. the most hotly contested of any
of the races
The principal feature of this cam
paign during the past few weeks. has
been the activity of Mr.. Martin and Mr..
Riddle, both of whom have been par
ticularly aggressive in their efforts to
advance their interests. In several of
his speeches, Mr.. Riddle has directed
his fire against Mr. Martin, thereby adj
hitting that he regards the present as
sistant attorney general his strongest
opponent. Mr.. Riddle has indirectly id
the blame for the employment of special
counsel by the governor at the attor-
| ney generals door, and on that ground
he has made some rather unfriendly at
tacks upon Mr.. Martin. Probably Mr..
Riddle is not acquainted with the fact
that out of total of nearly $4,000
spent in special counsel fees during the
present administration, less than $1,000
of that amount has been spent to secure
lawyers to aid the attorney generals
department.
Little Interest in Other Races
The other races for state offices are
apparently attracting little attention.
| James II. Nunnelee and Charles II.
Greer, candidates for secretary of state
are easily leading in that contest and
William f. Feagin, candidate for SUI
perintendent of education, will be elect
ed with opposition Mr.. Feagin's can
didacy Is very much analogous to that
of Thomas e. XII y of Admission, who
is a candidate without opposition for
lieutenant governor. Mr.. Kilby's NOM
nation is as freely predicted as that of
the educational department candidate,
and it is generally agreed that he will
not have an opponent in the race.
The race for state auditor seems to
be In doubt, with Judge W. F. Wilkin-
son and M. c. Algood both making an
active fight. The other races have not
| yet sufficiently warmed up to permit
/ of forecast, though both the supreme
court contest and the race for treasurer
-