The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-26
UNDERWOOD STARTS
FOR ALABAMA TODAY
Will Deliver 10 Speeches
During Vacation
COMMITTEE TO MEET
Much Interest Now Centers About the
Probable Action To Be Taken
by State Committee on
January 7
COMMITTEE TO MEET

Having done his share In the passage
of the currency billiard at a time
when his opponent, r. p. Hobson, was
in Alabama attempting to assail his
good name--Oscar w Underwood will
begin his journey to Birmingham this
morning
Monday the leader of the party will
resume his campaign for the United
states Senate with speech at Gads-
den. During the two weeks vacation
he will deliver 10 addresses, and 1t is
probable that at the conclusion of the
tour the present assurances of his vic
tory will have been made doubly sure.
Mr.. Hobson, who learned of the pas
sage of the currency bill from Birming-
ham newspapers, will, after resting in
Greensboro yesterday, resume today his
whirlwind campaign throughout the
state. 1t is anticipated that he will
be in Alabama for the greater part of
the time between this date and the
date of the primary election. Mr. I'M
derwood will return to Congress when
Congress convenes again.
Differences of Committeeman
Politicians are interested now in the
meeting of the state democratic execu-
tive committee in Montgomery, Janu-
airy Z.
1t Is generally understood that the
committee will call a primary election
for April 6. From a preliminary and
Go;o II
that there is a sharp division on the
part of the members as to whether
there should be one primary or two
1t seems certain that unless an agree
ment Is cached on the night preceding
the meeting, a struggle in this regard
will occur on the floor. The argument
will be used that inasmuch as there
are five candidates for governor. under
the plurality or one primary plan it
would be possible for one of the aspir-
ants to be nominated by comparative
" small percentage of the voters of
the state. The argument against
double primary or a majority plan is
based entirely on the heavy expense
which a repetition of the first struggle
would entail.
sion in regard to the meeting of the
committee is that the members who
are candidates or who have been APP
pointed to office are at the present time
inclined to the belief that ethics does
not demand that they resign.
Double Senatorial Plan
In regard to the meeting of the COM
mittee, it is certain that effort will
be made to give Frank p. Glass, re-
Gently appointed to the Senate by the
governor and not yet confirmed, an
opportunity to defend his credentials
before the people. Tyler Goodwin
chairman of the committee, and others
hold that there should be a double sem
atorial primary, one for the short term
and one for the long term. Mr.. Good
wyn anticipates that If this provision
which he advocates, is enacted, Mr.
Glass will be willing to face the peo-
pie, and that opposition will be devel-
oped in the person of a man so able
that the governor Will deem it wise
to defend his appointment on the stump
1t is believed that the discussion on
the floor viii be one of the interesting
features >of the session, and that in
the event a double primary Is ordered
that the StTuSSle LOT the snort term
will eclipse in part the interest at
tached at the present time to the
struggle for the long.
Poole Is Considering
Alabama politics is unusually quiet.
There Is no indication at this moment
of either of the gubernatorial aspirants
retiring. While Leander Poole of Cuba
is thinking of running for the office of
lieutenant governor. it is generally be-
lieved that he will decide to postpone
the testing of his strength. The VIC
tory of Thomas e. Bilby of Anniston
in view of the campaign of a year
which he has been conducting is
reasonably assured.
The entire Alabama congressional
delegation will spend the vacation In
this state. Senator Bankhead has ar
rived. Mr.. Underwood and the re-
mainder of the congressman will reach
Alabama before the conclusion of the
week. Mr., Hobson has been in the
state for number of days.
The report prevalent last Sunday in
certain ill-informed circles that Con-
gresham j. Thomas Heflin will enter
the senatorial campaign is still dis
credited. Mr.. Heflin will be present to
speak for himself within the next few
days.