The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
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United States going to celebrate his
birthday here this morning?''
Station a Mass of Humanity
The great station was crowded with d
throbbiEg, cheering. pulsating mass of
humanity and about the time the train
was due the crowds strung away from
the Terminal in all directions. Every
thing was ready, as far as the Birming
ham people were concerned. for Mr.. I'm
derwood's arrival at 11:40, when he was
due 1t soon became known to the crowd
at large, however, that the democratic
leader had missed connections and would
not arrive until 1925 a special train.
The crowd took 1t good humoredly and
while they waited the brass bands played,
the Rotary club turkey trotted, everybody
waved flags and yelled to keep warm.
BY 1880 the dead lines had been sta
toned through the depot to the train
gates and out over the tracks under the
sheds. From the carriage In which Mr..
Underwood and his party were to ride
to the train gate the uniformed boys
from the Alabama Boys Industrial school,
erect and with rifles clasped to their
sides, made two lines through which Mr..
Underwood was to pass. The Board of
Trade, which had organized uptown,
And it has been great year especially
for Alabama. There must be a thrill in
the hearts of every loyal Alabamian when
he remembers that the Panama canal has
been completed, and that in its compile
tion the dream of the greatest statesman
which this state has produced, John L.
Morgan has been realized. And Ala
bamians, other than Morgan, played their
part. There was Gorgas, who made the
isthmus sanitary. And there was Sibert.
Great for Alabama.
"And in enacting the greatest piece Of
legislation which has occurred In more
than a quarter of a century, it must be a
pleasure, despite the fact that deserve
no more credit than my colleagues of the
ways and means committee and OF the
House as a whole, that in this legislation
an Alabamian was trusted with the lead
ership.
"This is. indeed, a great year, for the
country and for Alabama. And greater
things are probably in prospect. Il am
deeply complimented in that you came to
meet me and welcome me. thank you
with all my heart
The train was preparing to move as Mr.
Underwood concluded. He waved to the
crowd and the crowd responded with u
cheer. Judge j. y. Green, Joseph Slat-
terry, Congressman Blackmon's secretary
and other residents of Admission. remained
aboard Others expressed their desire 70
do so, but excused themselves with re-
grets ON account of illness in family or
important business engagements
But Mr. Underwood was assured of the
enthusiastic support of the residents OF
Calhoun in his race for the Senate. He
was informed by representative men of all
factions of the democratic party that he
lwould receive, magnificent majority.
Stop at Pell City
The next stop was made at Pell City. A
considerable crowd had gathered, and a
cheer went up for the leader of the party.
Mr.. Underwood waved his thanks.
There came aboard to accompany him TO
Birmingham three of the prominent citi-
zens of the city, I. II. Rennie, A. e.
Ledyard, and Gardner Greene.
Mr.. Ledyard some days ago organized
the Underwood cIub of ST. Clair. He
told Mr.. Underwood that the county was
overwhelming for him for the Senate. He
predicted that the vote of his opponent
would be exceedingly SLIM Mr.. Greene,
1t is remembered on the night of the
formation of the Underwood club in Pell
City. in ringing speech, declared for Mr.
Underwood, this despite the fact that he
was and is candidate for attorney gem
era1 of the state. On that occasion he
stated that although he might lose some
votes by his statement, he would have to
express himself, inasmuch as he felt that
all men snould rush to the side of the
leader of the party, following the ''llnwar-
ranted attack against him by Congress-
man Hobson, a candidate for the Senate
PrOhibitionists Enthusiastic
As a result of his passage through Cal
houn and St Clair counties this morn
ing, Mr.. Underwood had his assurance
reassured that the effort of his opponent
to make prohibition an issue in the cam
paign was destined to score a pitiable fall
ure. One of the leading prohibitionists In
Calhoun is Capt, A. w. Bell. Captain
Bell is enthusiastic in his support of I'm
derwood, and went out yesterday morning
to meet him at the junction. Andsanother
| consistent prohibitionist, S. =. Ingram,
is so enthusiastic in his support of Mr.
Underwood that he has written poem
| in his honor. There are three inspiring
stanzas. and the chorus is:
Hurrahi Hurrahi
For Oscar. Wen hurrall, At
A truer statesman than he is
We know Won never saw.
The same is true as concerns ST. Clair
Mr. I edward states In that co,intv ha