The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07
Only One Man on Executive Committee Here Yester-
 day Is for HobsOn
OTHERS ARE SOLID
 FOR HOUSE LEADER
Representatives From Each County Comment on Campaign and Prog ress It Is Making in
 Their Section

If the report brought to Birmingham yesterday by members of the democratic executive committee of the Seventh con- gressional district may be relief upon the Seventh is as strong for Oscar w Underwood as the Eighth or the Ninth.
 On the committee there was one fol. lower of R. P. Hobson. He was Judge John A. Davis of Ft. Payne. He gave il as his opinion that Dekalb would give Hobson majority, although he admitted the race was close.
 T very seldom talk politics" he added and have not up to the present time taken great interest in the race"
 William Siglin of Cherokee declared that that county was safely reposong in the Underwood column.
 There is no question:" he added, Out that county was safely reposing in tho nice majority. l cannot say how large il will be. l will say, however, that from the time I left home up to the present l have met only one openly avowed Hob- son man, and he was Judge Davis a mem Der of our committee"
 Winston and Cullman
 Dr. w. E. Howell of Haleyville brought the tidings from Winston.
 Our county" said he, Twill give Mir Underwood a two to one majority. The republicans have already held their pri. mary. and as no democrat attempted tc interfere, it is safe to say that no re. publican will attempt to interfere witt the democratic in their primary. There fore. Hobson hasn't the ghost of a chance There is great interest in Winston in re. gard to the race. and you may bet youi bottom dollar that Winston, in propor- ton to it's voting strength, will give the House leader as large a majority as the average county of the state"
 From Cullman O. S. Roden brought the news.
 Our county will give MT. Underwood large majority" he said Up our way, many of the Hobson leaders have given up the fight. One of them told me the other day that he had never hoped to carry Cullman for the captain. A number of men were discussing the situation in my office at Culman yes- terday, and with difficulty were we able to agree on a singe beat in which the captain has the lead. I would predict that the democrat will carry Cullman by 400 majority. Perhaps the majority may go as high as TOO"
 St. Clair and EtOwah
 Underwood will )earry St. Clair also according to statement of Pat H. Roberson of Cropwell. member of the committee.
 '1n St Clair he said. "Hobson has his friends, but there is no question but that the democratic House leader will carry the county by nice ma jority. l have heard it said by Hobson supporters that in the country the peo- pie were for the captain. I live in the country. The number of votes that Hobson will receive in Cropwell may be counted on the fingers of one hand. And there are some votes out there. too"
 Capt. w. P. Lay. one of the best known men of the state and one of the most consistent prohibitionists, de- clared that Etowah county would poll q majority vote for the democrat
 "IGtowah.' said the captain, has made up its mind to support the dem ccratic House leader. Nothing can change Etowah when Etowah has made up its mind We have heard Under wood once and lIobson many times. There is no need of either coming again. >rhe verdict is written and ready for delivery. The Underwood majority will be worthy"