The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09
ANTS ID CENTER ON ONE OPPONENT
 ID UNDERWOOD
Tom Heflin and Capt. White Open Campaign to Sue ceed Bankhead-TO-
 morrow Last Day

All efforts to eliminate one of the two opponents of Senator
 Oscar w. Underwood for re-
 election have proved futile so
 far, according to statements
 made by officials of the Ala
 bama Anti-Saloon League yes
 terday.
 With only two more days left in which to qualify or notify the state democratic committee of the withdrawal of persons al
 ready qualified, all indications
 now point to a three-cornered race.
 Should both of the prohibition candi
 dates remain in the race until the pri-
 mary election on May Il, it is stated that
 tke Anti-Saoon League will indorse
 one of these and put all it's strength, or at least all the strength that officers of
 that organization can command, back of
 u al one candidate.
 The headquarters committee of the
 Ant-Saloon League, composed of P. C.
 Ratliff, r. F. Ballard and pr. L. c.
 Branscomb, is still trying to effect an agreement between the two candidates and they will continue their efforts today.
 It is stated, however, that the prospects
 of an agreement are not very promising and unless greater pressure can be
 brought to bear upon them today than
 has been possible in the past week. fail-
 ure will mark the efforts of the com
 mittee.
 There will be no general meeting of prchibitionists at Montgomery tomorrow
 as had been intimated, failure to issue
 call for one at the conference here last Friday making it impossible to secure the attendance of representative men
 from all parts of the state. Dr. Crump-
 ton, president of the league. and some
 of the other officers advocated such q neeting in the event both prohibition candidates continued in the race for
 United States senator. in opposition to
 Senator Underwood, but Dr. Crumpton' s
 illness prevented him from attending the conference last Friday and the majority
 ot those present apparently were against
 such meeting.
 Representative J. Thomas Heflin and
 former United States Senator Frank $. White have opened their campaign for the senatorship to succeed Senator Bank head Mir Heflin has started on his sreaking and campaigning tour of the state, and yesterday Captain White spoke u the voters of Fayette county at Fay This xztae a p1 he outlined his platform and explained to the voters how he stood on the many questions now confronting the country. Captain White stated yesterday that he would make a formal announcement of his candidacy within day or two. Borden Burr of Birmingham has filed Ectice with the state executive commit tee of his candidacy for delegate at large from the state to the democratic national convention in san Francisco. J. H. Webb of Mobile has also filed notice that he would be a candidate for dele gate at large. These are the only two who have filed notice of their intentions. according to information, from the com mittee
 1orlorrow is the last da!, in which can didates may qualify for the primary elee .lon to be held on May Il, except such candidates as may run for the United states senatorship to fill out the unex- pirei term or the late Senator Bankhead. Three Judges of the Jefferson circu will be elected in November to serve out he unexpired terms of Judges John H. Miller, Henry A. Sharpe and Charles W. Ferguson. Judge Horace Wilkinson, now serving under appointment by the gov ernor, is the only candidate for the un- expired term of Judge Sharpe. but there are two or more candidates for each of ~he other two judiciary offices. The friends of Senator Jl
 u at they have made great progress since | ehey had chance to discuss the situa- tion with him and supporters from other l parts of the state the latter part of last I week. Information from all parts of the | state brought here last Saturday by l friends and supporters were of the most encouraging nature and led to a feeling | oi absolute assurance on the part of the senator and his campaign managers and l friends.
 | Every section of the state is we'll or g pized in his behalf and reports received nere indicate that he is gaining strength every day.
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