The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
MUSGROVE TO GET IN RACE F0RPRES|DENT
Fifty Of His Supporters In
 AII-Night Conference Friday
 Declare He Must Run
 Against Underwood
 WILL F,$a DECLARATION AT w,vMERY TODAY Jas. ,.soS' An Said To Have Ls$S MsiStent That Some
 &/EIse Be Selected To x Jake The Fight-0verruled

Fifty supporters of L. B. Musgrove, of Jasper, from various sections Of Alabama, met at the Tutwiler hotel Friday night and perfected plans to run him against Senator Oscar Under wood in the preferential presidential primary next May.
 They were still in session when The Age Herald went to press early Sat urday, but leaders of the conference declared the question had been vir- tually settled and that MT. Musgrove would probably qualify in Montgom- cry on Saturday and make formal announcement of his N1ndidacy in Sunday morning newspapers.
 At the outset of the conference MT Musgrove declared he realized the necessity of entering candidate in opposition to Senator Underwood, but added he would prefer to throw his support to some one else than to make the campaign himself.
 This suggestion was promptly vetoed by the conferees on the ground that MT Musgrove was the most available" man to oppose the sena- tor At late hour he vir- tually consented to the use of his name and plans then were made to send man to the capital Satur- day to file the papers necessary to qualify him. The conference then launched into a discussion of the is- sues which will be injected into the campaign.
 May Take stump.
 One <member of the conference group declared to reporters that MT. Musgrove might make few stump will be thrown into high gear early in the new year.
 A remarkable coincidence in con- nection with the conference was the arrival in Birmingham late Friday night of AJf Tunstall and R. B. Evins, two of the leaders of the Underwood campaign. They registered at the Tuwtiler and were assigned to rboms on the eleventh floor, just few doors from the suite where the Mus grove conference was in full blast.
 Sentries were placed in front of Musgrove headquarters to see that no one was admitted to the closed session except those who produced the necessary credentials
 Members of the group declared that almost every county in the state and every shade of political opinion was represented in the conference. They said interest in the forthcoming cam paign and enthusiasm over what they believed to be excellent chances Of giving the Underwood boom fatal upset in his home state, was at high pitch.
 MT. MuSgrOVe and senator Onder- wood are political enemies of long standing, They have frequently clashed in matters political and the approaching race between them will be fought to the finish, leaders de- clared.
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 Right To Name Delegates.
 If MT. Musgrove defeats the sem ator in the primary, he will have the right to name the Alabama delegates to the democratic national convention next year, and will name anti Under wood delegates.
 According to Musgrove leaders, Senator Underwood's attitude on Mus cle Shoals, prohibition and union labor will be placed under heavy fire during the campaign. There was the further possibility that the ku klux Klan issue would be injected.
 It became known that, simultane ously with his formal announcement Sunday morning MT. Musgrove will issue a declaration of principles. This declaration will sound the keynote of his campaign and draw the lines for the finish battle that will be waged during the next four months.