The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-15
UNDERWOOD CLUB
FORMED IN DALLAS
WITH 900 MEMBERS
Organization at Courthouse
at Selma Yesterday At
tended by Voters of
Every Glass
ny II. l.. LARDENT

Selma November 14.-(Spec1al. )-The
Dallas County Underwood club, headed
by Gen. c. w. Hooper as president, and
with about 500 members enrolled at tho
first meeting, was formed at the court
house Friday afternoon. The member
ship of the club will be increased each
week and by the day for the holding
of the senatorial primaries 1t is expected
the club will have membership of
1900.
The meeting for the formation of the
club was called to order by B. B. Ellis.
who told of the object for the formation
of the organization. On motion of w.
NJ. Vaughan committee of seven was
appointed to nominate officers and
make the programme for the other
business which would come before the
meeting. While this committee was out
strong and enthusiastic Underwood
talks were made by several we'll known
Selmians. The committee then reported
and General Hooper accepted the presi-
dency of the club.
In his speech of acceptance Mr..
Hooper drew a strong comparison as to
fitness and worthiness of the two can
didates TO represent Alabama in the
United States Senate, and stated he was
1OT Underwood as ne COnSlu6red MN
worthy to follow in the steps of Nor
gan, Pettus and Johnston. He stated
that he had never intended to again
enter actively into politics, but that the
Dallas County Hobson club, with Hob
son followers throughout the state was
trying to inject the prohibition ques-
tion into the senatorial fight when that
issue was tied in the amendment
election - tew years ago.
The Amendment Fight
Mr. Hooper told of the amendment
fight which nad caused families to be-
come estranged and of the gubernatorial
fight of II. S. d. Mallory. In this fight
he stated that Mr.. Mallory, in Dallas
county. was on the verge of losing TOO
votes when with J. b. Ellis, his cam
paign manager, Mr.. Mallory and other
friends he held a conference at which
it was decided that prohibition was not
an issue in that gubernatorial cam
paign and as result Mr.. Mallory
polled more votes in Dallas county than
any other candidate ever has.
Mr.. Hobson said that the Dallas County
Hobson club, of which Mr. Mallory is
president, had only the day before issued
a statement setting forth that prohibl-
tion was an issue in the senatorial cam
paign and that the club was again try
ing to tear asunder the families of Dallas
county, as well as the state, for a man
who had never done anything except to
denounce William Jennings Bryan in the
democratic convention when he was first
nominated for the presidency, and to scut-
tie an old hulk of a ship. He concluded
his address by stating that he was in the
fight for Underwood and would fight to
the finish, as he was the man 10 represent
Alabama in the Senate.
As vice presidents of the Dallas County
Underwood club Miles Hardy, NJ F.
Smith, John Walker and NJ ]. Meyer were
chosen to represent the four districts Of
the county. Lucien Burns was elected
secretary and III. C. Armstrong treasurer
e. c. Melvin and w. E. Callen were
ramed as chairman and vice chairman Of
the campaign committee and an advisory
campaign committee from Underwood fol-
lowers throughout the county will be ap-
pointed by President Hooper.
One of the speakers at the meeting to-
day was State Senator \. d. Godbold OF
Wilcox county. who stated his county
would go for Underwood at the rate of
two to one. The Underwood meeting held
today was attended by a large number of
rural residents from the surrounding
country. The interest in the formation OF
the club was shown by the presence of
the large number of business men, who
for the time being put aside the cares of
business to attend the meeting and cham
pion the cause of Mr.. Underwood