The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

States Senate four and six years, respec- lively, from March 4 1921.
 They will also nominate a candidate who will be elected next November as president of the Alabama public service commission, two associate justices of the supreme court, an associate justice Of the court of appeals and number Of other state and county officers.
 Within the past ten days or two weeks the campaign for these nominations has taken on, greater interest than was promised early in the spring and from now until the day of the primary election the voters of the state will witness three of the most exciting races known m Alabama in recent years.
 Greatest interest centers in the fight for the long term senatorship, for which there are three candidates. Senator Oscar w. Underwood who is serving his first term, and Judge Samuel D. Weakley and l.. B. Musgrove are the contenders TOT this nomination.
 Senator Underwood is standing on his record of service in the House of Repre- sentatives for twenty years and in the Senate for five years.
 Senator Underwood came to the state last Sunday for two weeks stay, during which he was billed for twelve speeches He made his first speech at Huntsville Monday morning, followed by speeches at Albany Tuesday night, Gadsden Wednesday night and Thursday morn i ing, Tuscallosa Friday night and MRns- gomery last night.
 At each of these places he had large audiences, composed of business and pro- fessional men, farmers and laborers or all classes. Dispassionately. and with candor that carried conviction of his sln- cerity, he stated his position on the is- sues that are involved in this campaign. He disposed of the numerous cnarses that have been circulated against nm merely by requesting that proof be de. handed of those making them, and re- ferred to his record for refutation or such alleged failures of his as the opposition are urging against him.
 In the Tennessee valley counties and in the Seventh congressional district where Senator Underwood spent the first half of the week. he found con- ditions very satisfactory. Local organi- zation managers and other friends Tn that section of the state assured him that he would come out of north Ala bama with a substantial majority over both of his opponents.
  day night, he received similar, assur- ances from that county and from Pick ems, Greene and Sumter.
 HOOPER IS PLEASED
 Lloyd M. Hooper of Selma, who is managing the campaign for Senator Underwood. at the close of the week. after touring the north half of the state, expressed the greatest satisfac- tion with the situation as he found it in that section Reports made to him at the various places visited indicated that Senator Underwood is gaining new supporters every day and as the cam piagn progresses the ranks of the Un- derwood followers are growing larger and larger.
 Senator Underwood completes his swing around the state at Birmingham next Saturday night He opens with a speech at Anniston tomorrow night, goes from there to Selma for d speech Tuesday night. thence to Dothan on Wednesday, to Mobile Thursday and then comes back to Birmingham Fri day, speaking that night at Bessemer. H During the past week the local or- ganization in nearly every county in the state asked that Senator Under wood visit their respective counties Some of them were insistent, but Sen ator Underwood stated that he could olny get away from Washington for two weeks and much as he would like to remain longer he must be back In Washington on Monday April 19.
 In Mobile, reports from there state. preparations are being made for mon ster demonstration on the occasion of Senator Underwood's visit next Thurs day night. It is stated that a parade with over 5000 persons in line win march through the streets just before the speaking begins
 
 opening speech at Huntsville last Monday that he had not intended to clscuss prohibition during his tour of the state, but at the request of a num- Der of his friends he explained his stand on that proposition.
 He told his audiences that in his campaign six years ago he announced ms opposition to the federal prohibit tlon amendment, contending that pro- hlbition was matter for the indi Fidual states to regula te. that he was elected by S5,000 majority, and that when the amendment came up in the senate he voted as he had promised his constituents he would vote But when the amendment was ratified and became part of the constitution of the United States, under his oath to uphold the federal constitution he could do nothing else but vote for laws to enforce it. He did that, and thus. as he views it. prohibition was removed as an issue in this cam paign.
 His stand on the Transportation and labor questions. he said, was deter mined from what he deemed to be the best interests of all the people, and not in the interest cf any class, and he contended that one part of the population had no right to grind down the other.
 The situation in Jefferson county. according to statements made at head quarters yesterday is satisfactory to Senator Underwood and his managers They are claiming that he will carry the county by substantial majority Jelks Cabaniss, chairman in this coun- " for Senator Underwood, gave out the following statement last night:
 The presence of Senator Underwood in the state and the magnificent reception he is meeting wherever he speaks are largely responsible for increased activity county. In our opinion Senator Under wood is gaining strength every day among the ranks of those who have been counted against him. The absurdity of SC me of the charges made against him is becoming more and more apparent, with the result that many who had been rlisled by those charges are openly in- dcrsing him and working for him. The outlook in this county is all that could be desired by our headquarters
 WEAKLEY AND MUSGROvE
 Judge Samue, D. Weakley, candidate for the long term senatorship, continued his speaking tour last week. and an-