Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-29
UNDERWOOD
IS Ii AIDING.
HO BISON IN
ALABAMA s.
.TOGA FIGHT
Democratic House Leader viii Be
Swept Into the Senate by an
Avalanche Of Votes, According
to the Political Prophets.
Managers Claim so Out Of 81.
Counties for Underwood and
Give the Figures in Support.
Hobson's Own District Split.

IlUDSOIi 5 UWil UiSITlCL OpIlLs
BIRMINGHAM. March 2s.--oscar
Underwood will be swept into the
Senate by popular majority running
from 10000 to 10000. This is the
consensus of opinion of political ora
cles in touch with the campaign in
this State.
Congressman Hobson is expected
to run strongest in his own Congress
sional district. but even there, where.
through feeling of courtesy, the I'm
derwood fight has not been pushed
extensively. the vote will run heavily
to the Birmingham member, and he
will carry severfl counties
so Counties for Underwood.
OF the 81 counties in Alabama, I'm
derwood is given 50 by the more con-
sentative estimates, and even more
by others.
So widespread has been the nation
al interest in this fight that AIabama's
pride has been stirred as seldom be-
fore. Underwood's fine and generally
approved achievements in Congress
have aroused in Alabama the great
est enthusiasm for him.
Hundreds Of newspapers. from
Maine to California, have served no.
tice on Alabama. in way, that this
Underwood Hobson fight is to be
supreme test of Alabama's loyalty to
its so-called favorite son.
Mr.. Hobson, himself well known
throughout the nation. has pitched
his campaign on oneNssue only-pro-
hibition. He has attacked his adver-
sary from many personal points OF
view, but the one issue he has ham
mered at has been the liquor ques-
ton.
Apparently, the one time hero Of
the Merrimac1 has staked his politi-
cal fortunes on that isolated propo-
sition, to the exclusion Of all things
else.
Hobson's Attacks Fall Flat.
Mr.. Underwood, In Congress
through all the years that the prohi-
bition question figured the most Elk
tensively in Alabama, will. despite
Mr.. Hobson's attacks, receive a very
heavy vote from the ranks of the
white ribboners.
There is nothing whatever in I'm
derwood's record remotely attaching
him to or smaeking OF sinister inter-
ests or influences. and consequently
the sustained and strained effort to
couple him with something unworthy
has fallen entirely fiat Indeed, in
hundreds of instances these attacks
have operated as boomerangs and
have hurt Hobson far more than I'm
derwood.
If, however, the Hobson camp has
found it necessary or desirable to
harp incessantly on one string, such
has not been the case in the Under
wood camp.
From out Of mass Of official &C
tons in a long and active career in
Congress the Underwood people have
been able to select scores OF specific
Instances in which Underwood not
only has served the nation well and
acceptably, but his state and district
also.
In his long but quiet and no-spec-
tacular term Of service Underwood
has accomplished far more in con-
struetive craftsmanship than usually
may be set down to the credit of the
average Congressman. Even as
Yl.nber of vigilant but generally
non effective minority in the House.
Underwood stood the test of time and
service remarkably well.
Leads in Great Fights.
His more recent achievements In
leading the hesitating and doubtful
House to the enactment OF the pres
emit tariff law and the currency meas
ure have stamped his name favorably
end forever in the heart Of Democra-
az everywhere. The answering de-
pendence Of the Administration ia
these big crises he had the manhood
nevertheless, to differ openly with tho