The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-14
F INDS UNDERWOOD
 CAMPAIGN MAKES. PROGRESS
Headquarters Feels That Fight Now Being Made Will Give Him Big
 Majority
By FRED IT. GORMLEY
 ,MontqOmery Bureau The Age Herald 12f-1 Ffrak National Bank Building

v Montgomery, March 12.-(Speciall l--l Declaring that the work of the Under wood campaign committee throughout the state has been highly satisfactory 10 headquarters, Robert H. Mangum, assistant to the state chairman, Sat urdav. afternoon in formal statement declared headquarters believed the or angiza.ion already perfected and func- toning will give Senator Oscar w. Underwood big majority in the pri ma " May II.
 After enumerating some of the things done and said in the campaign, MT. Mangum closed as follows; "Sum- ming up, so far as may be done q this time, the status of Senator Under woods campaign in the state and the attitude of the people towards his re- nomination, the committee feels that it is highly satisfactory and that 1t will continue to grow until it finds ex- pression on May Il in a majority that will be gratifying to all those who are actively participating in it and to the satisfaction of all citizens who have pride in the history that the Cnite,- States Senators from this state have helped to make in that august body since Alabama became entitled to representation. therein ! century ago"
 MT. Mangums statement is as fol- lows:
 Despite the intense political activity which has marked the last week with in the state, we have found that Sem ator Underwood's friends were dis playing the same activity in all parts of the state. in QEwsing his campaign, that has been displayed by them since he announced ir January his candidacy for rcnominaton in the primary in May. We have received reports from chairmen in practically all the coun ties within the last week and the com mi ffru t.x 41,o pulse of sentiment, in so far as Senator Underwood's race is /concerned, throughout the entire state The rs- ports have been gratifying in the ex- treme and indicate Q very gratifying activity throughout the entire organi- zatlon, which now reaches into prac- tically every beat in Alabama
 Senator Underwoods words just be-
 fore leaving for Washington after his short trip to Alabama to pay his last respects to the lamented Senator Sankhead, appear to have struck re- l sponsive chord in the hearts of the people, and at the same time to have carried a most reassuring message to them. It was only natural that in thinking of the great work that Sena- tor Bankhead has done. the people should at tho same timedesire to know 1T the programme for the extension of inland waterway commerce and the state and national system of good
 roads would be carried on with vigor | py some one thoroughly acquainted Senator Bankheads plans in reference ! thereto. The fact that Senator Under wood is on the subcommittee of the Senate appropriations committee and | his publicly expressed determination I to begin at once to lay plans for a con
 tinuance of financial appropriations to
 match the sums the state highawy com
 mission can raise in the state. by the sale of bonds recently authorized, is an assurance which has set at rest any doubts that might have arisen as to
 the permanence and continuance of the great road building programme which
 Is so dear to the hearts of the people ] or Alabama
 | Senator Underwoods friends through out the state have also indicated in the 1 splendid response that they are making
 to all requests and suggestions of rhis
 committee the fact that they feel more keenly than ever the vital necessity of
 Alabama having in the Senate one who
 has by faithful and arduous service ill | public life at Washington through a long series of years so we'll fitted him.
 self to enable Alabama's voice to be
 heard with all its time honored con servative power in the settlement of
 the many perplexing problems that now confront the nation.
 Summing up, so far as may be done
 at this time, the status of Senator Un- derwoods campaign in the state and the attitude of the people towards his renomination. the committee feels that I ot is highly satisfactory and that 1t will continue to grow until 1t finds ex- pression on May Il in a majority that Twill be gratifying to all those who are actively participating in it and to the
 satisfaction of all citizens who have I iAA tr, kl.A thot fnit tad ] States senators from this state have
 helped to make in that august body since Alabama became entitled to representa-
 tion therein a century ago"