The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-13
M 'ADOO UNABLE ID
 MAKE SPEECH HERE
Tells Committee His Duties
 Will Not Permit It
UNDERWOOD COMING
Accepts Invitation to Speak in Greer. vile October 26-Other Appoint ments Announced by Cam-
 paign Committee

william G. McAdoo, secretary of the national treasury. has declined the in- Vitatlon of the state democratic cam palgn committee to visit Alabama. and De the central figure in a democratic rally to be staged in Birmingham. But Wlth his letter of declination came an aceeptation from Oscar w. Underwood and the democratic leader of the party In Congress will deliver an addresses in Greenville, October 26
 Democrats will speak as follows, ac- cording to an announcement of the com- mittee yesterday:
 October 17-Ray Rushton, in Clanton October 1s-w. W. Brandon, in One onta
 October 2s-Oscar W. Underwood, in Greenville
 October 27-w. ". Brandon, in Rus sellville.
 October 2s-w ". Brandon, in Car bon Hill.
 October 29-W. w. Brandon, in Dora, It is expected that today dates will be made for Borden Burr in Odenville. Pe1l City, Ragland and Springville. all in St. Clair county Earl Pettus for points in Walker county; Walter D. Seed for some point in Chiffon; J. A. Wade, democratic nominee for commits sioner of agriculture, in Heflin, Gle purne county, where rally of farmers will be held Saturday; w. c. Fitts and Jesse F. StalIings for points in Shelby and Winston
 MT. McAdoo's Regrets
 MT. McAdoo's letter declining an in- vitation to visit Alabama, addressed to the chairman of the campaign commit tee, follows:
 My Dear MT. Nesbitt.
 Please allow me to thank you heartily for the kind invitation
 to make speech at Birmingham,
 Ala, sometime in the latter part of October
 T regret exceedingly that it is not possible for me to accept, as
 the pressure upon me is so great that l have been forced, since 1
 took this office, to decline, up to the present time, all invitations to make speeches. l fear that there is
 no chance for me to relax this rule
 now or in the near future.
 Please be assured of my deep aPPicSidtlol Ol tnc compliment you
 have paid me, and believe me. with best wishes for yourself and asso-
 ciates. yours very truly,
 ''W. G. M'ADOO
 P. S.-If l speak at all I will
 have to go to few places in doubt
 full states. w. G. M
 Itinerary for Underwood
 Although the committee was disap- pointed in that MT. McAdoo was un- able to visit Alabama, it was encour- aged by the expressed willingness of a number of prominent Alabamians to make speeches in the several counties in which the reactionary parties have certain following
 MT. Underwood was invited to make an address at Greenville by H. A. Thompson, who will represent Butler county in the legislature, and the an- nouncement that he had accepted the in vitation, was made to the committee yesterday. both by MT. Underwood and MT. Thompson. The arrangement was entirely satisfactory to the committee. After his address in Greenville Mr. Underwood will go direct to Mobile, from which city calls for him have been reaching headquarters for sometime Turning north again the democratic leader will stop in Dothan and make a speech there. As Congressman Bur nett has requested the committee to arrange dates in the Seventh district for MT. Underwood the committee will probably acquiesce.
 Campaign headquarters were yester- day in charge of George B. Tarrant, Jefferson's member of the campaign committee. He will be aided today and for the remainder of the week by R. Lee Barnes of Guntersville, Marshall countys member.