The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
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ALABAMA BEGINS
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democratic executive committee; Alfred M. Tunstall of Hale, chairman of the committed, and. Mir. Fletcher, Confederate soldier.
 In his keynote address Senator Evins declared that this is the first
 time in 60 years that southern demo-
 crats can make a serious effort to I nominate a southern man for Presi- dent of the United States. He de- | clared that southern people should
 forget the old statement that nc ' southern man can be elected and
 should band themselves together in campaign which will carry Sena- 1 tor Underwood's name before the democrats of all states.
 l He insisted that Alabama is for l Underwood and that the important duty now is to show other states that he should be he next President. He can be elected" he continued, ana if he is not elected the fault will be | largely ours. We must not sit down, | we must get out and get votes ana they can be gotten" He said he had made investigations in other south | ern states and was convinced that conditions are favorable for Sena- tor Underwood in Texas. Tennessee, Florida, the Carolinas and Georgia. we want those favorable states converted into dead certainties. He said the greatest drawback IS
  southern man cannot be elected Presi- dent. He can be but we must let other states know that Alabama IS taking this thing seriously" he con- tinued. Every man and woman In Alabama should consider this matter the paramount business
 MT. Knox said he believed in Un- derwood the south will present to the nation the greatest man in any po- litical party and expressed the opin- ion that Senator Underwood when nominated by the democrats will be elected by the nation.
 Mrs. Wilkins told the committed she believed Alabama would do service to the entire nation by the presentation of the name of Senator Underwood for President She said she regarded 1t as a privilege to De a member of the committee which will direct the national campaign.
 Finds Underwood Sentiment.
 Mrs, Mary Echols, Birmingham commissioner, expressed the opinion that other sections of the United States do not hold to the opinion that no sorhern man can be eleced Presi- dent. She said on recent trip she discussed Underwood with persons of other political alignments and many republicans told her they would cast their votes for Senator Underwood should he be nominated by the demo- cratic party.
 investigations in the west on re- cent trip and was informed that the west is tired of republican rule ana will join with the south in the cleo tion of President. She mentioned that the west is living on agriculture and that It's interests are In like with the interests of the south. She ap- pealed for the abandonment of the motto Here We Rest" and the adop- tion of the motto, We Are Up Ana Doing"
 Former Congressman Dent said the situation this year is similar to that in 1911, that the republicans are Ill the same predicament and that to him the situation now presages d democratic victory next year as 1t did in 1911. He expressed the opinion that this is the south's greatest op- portunity and If we fail to support underwood we might as well take a back seat in the political affairs or the nation"
 MT. Rrshton said Underwood can be elected President not because he is of the south but because he is the greatest democrat living. He said he cared little about the election of a democrat unless he can be sure enough democrat" such as Oscar un- derwood.
 West Likes Underwood.
 Captain Murphy spoke of the i'm pression which Senator Underwood has made on the west. He said he was in sixteen or seventeen western and northwestern states during a recent trip to California for the meeting of the American Legion and