The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
UNDERWOOD MAY LEAD DEMOCRATS IN 1924 CAMP PA|CN
Alabama Senator-Construc- tive Statesman, Genuine Pa triot, StaIWart Party Man,
 Looms Strong for
 White House
By HUGH ". ROBERTS Washington Bureau The Age-HeraId

300 Davidson Building I Washington, February 25.-(Spe- cial.) l.)-The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun prints in that newspaper his prediction, based on observation and apparently logical conclusion, that Oscar w. Underwood of Alabama, will be the next nominee of the democratic party for the office of President. q The correspondent was moved to write the story because of his knowl- edge of the masterly manner in which Senator Underwood has conducted the democratic column in the Senate and won many triumphs over the majority strength of the republicans; because of the Alabamian's pre-eminence in tar if knowledg which will be deeply in- volved in issues next to confront the American people. and because the ann bition of W. c. McAdoo. James M. Cox land William J. Bryan, recently as- lserted, made presidential discussion, from the democratic viewpoint, timely
 and appropriate.
 | TARIFF LOOMING
 I It was the theme of the article that i necessarily the tariff issue would be the issue four years hence, and that if the democrats had leg on which to stand, it would be produced in Con- Igress under the leadership of Under- wood. The correspondent stated that the democrats, because of Underwood's residence in the south. might not de- lsire to nominate him. but that they 1would find it imperative that they do so. The point was made that the re- 'lpublicans, some years back, did not en- Ithuse when Mckinley was presented as a possible nominee, for Mckinley had Ibeen beaten in an effort to remain in Congress, but that, because of the 1 prominence of the tariff issue, they found it necessary to nominate him.
 Senator Underwood was told of I the article by the correspondent of
 this newspaper. In speaking of it, he declared that. of course, he was not . candidate. and that no one could foreteIl the events of the I years between this md that in which the convention will he sheld. I ONLY RECEPTIVE
 "Of course," he added, sswere the nomination to come to me. I would
 accept it, and do all that could
 to carry the country. But the pres- cnt Is not the time to discuss pos sibiIities.v
 l Senator Underwood has scored heav- lily against the republican column in the Senate since he was chosen leader lof the minority. Against overwhelm- ling odds, in the beginning, he Fought I to successful conclusion, as far as the Senate is concerned, the air nitrate corporation bill containing a certain ihope of cheap fertilizer, for the farmer and the provision of the sundry civil appropriation bill appropriating $10,- 100000 for the completion of the gi- gantic project at Muscle Shoals. l But in the fight on the emergency tariff bill he displayed all the ele- ments of great leader. alertness. boise, adroitness. courtesy, strength and preeminent knowledge of his sub- iJect. First of all. he resisted the ef- fort of the republicans to foreclose de- bate. The republicans were obviously opposed to discussion as result of which the country would become in- formed as to the iniquity and hypocri- lsy involved in the measure. Under wood insisted that such information be i disseminated. He won his fight And then, when the discussion had been lcompleted, he permitted g vote where as, had he desired. short filibuster would have made such vote imposs- lble.
 SAME OLD PLANS
 On all constructive Iegislation.
 Senator Underwood has warmly | c0-OPernted with the republicans,
 md the result is that the Senate, l In handling the heavy nppropria- 1 ton measures, has made greater