The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-09
|NUSGROVE'S PLAN ID RUN FOR SENATE | KNOWN LONG AG0 Washington Story is That Lawrence Promised it
 to Him TO KEEP HIM OUT
 OF THE KILBY RACE Gives New Meaning to Threats Made Against Underwood
 During the Phil Painter
 Episode
rsy HrGK w. ROBERTS

Washington, December S.-(SpeciaL) The positive announcement of l.. B. Mus grove that he would make the race for the senate in 1920, followed by the state- ment of the Rev. Brooks Lawrence in which he assumed responsibility therefor, has caused considerable interest in Wash ington, not only on the part of those who will support Senator Underwood, but these who are connected with the na- tional dry ring, as we'll.
 It has always been feared that Mir. Musgrove would finally decide to post pone the actual test of his own strength. This fear has been general-among his friends and his opponents. It was also
 the hope of those who love the excite. ment of acrimonious political battle that MT. Musgrove would remain by his guns.
 For with MT. Mysgrove in the field a
 real campaign of personal abuse and bitterest vituper3ffon was apparently guaranteed.
 SPONTANEOUS" SURPRISE There was surprise on the part of Ala hamians in Washington when Mr. Mus grove indicated that his intention to run was born in spontaneous manner-as a result of his anger at the outcome of the Philander Knox Painter military cpl sode, or his enthusiasm at the banquet of the prohibition forces in Columbus, Ohio. As matter of fact, news from Alabama was brought to Washington sev- eral months ago that the Rev Brooks Lawrence had even then laid his hands on the head of MT. Musgrove and other wise anointed him.
 The story was told somewhat in this fashion:
 When time came for prohibitionists to put forth a candidate for governor Mr. Mu;grova was apparently anxious to run just as was MT. Kilby and others. The Rev. Brooks Lawrence wanted MT. Kilby Lieutenant Painter wanted MT. Musgrove. While pending the process of friendly elimination, Mr. Musgrove came to Wash iEgton, and Lieutenant Painter, running hastily to Montgomery, announced un- equivocally and in manner exceedingly bold that Mir. Musgrove was a simon pure candidate. that he was as strong in his dctermination as Gibraltar and that nothing could shake him there from.
 MUSGROVE MADE MAD It was judged by onlookers that Mir Painter, acting for MT. Musgrove, had spiked the guns of MT. Lawrence, and had openly defied that great sachem But if Lieutenant Painter thought that he had carried the day as result of his coup d'etat, he reckoned without his host. MT. Lawrence poured oil on the waters, and MT. Musgrove wepudiated the Lieutenant Painter announcement. It was said that MT. Musgrove, though required to retire, was very sore at the manner in which he had been treated, and threatened dire things against the solidarity of the prohibition forces. Lieutenant Painter, in his weekly, thu Advance. had already dealt in exceed ing critical manner with Mir. Kilby, and it was apparent that if MT. Musgrove ccrtinued peeved Lieutenant Painter, by continuing his attack, could wreck the good ship which up to that time had never successfully sailed sea. It was necessary that MT. Lawrence still the