The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
 Underwood Campaign Com mittee Lays Plans For Ma tion-Wide Fight For Noml- nation Of Senator
 COUNTIES AND BEATS OF STATE TO BE ORGANIZED State Chairman A. M. Tun- stall To Be In Charge Of Headquarters To Be Opened In Montgomery At Once
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD Montgomery. Ala. Dec. 1

In the first formal meeting since it's creation, the Underwood campaign committee Tuesday afternoon made plans for the nationwide campaign which has for it's purpose the nom- ination of Senator oscar w. Under wood for President of the United States on the democratic ticket. All political factions within the demo- cratic party in Alabama were repre- sented at the meeting, which was presided over by Gov w. W. Brandon, honorary chairman, designated at a te-wide mass meeting during the summer.
 Much of the meeting was devoted 1 to addresses regarding the various methods to be used in putting Sen ator Underwoods s name before the peo- pie of other states. The decision was reached to perfect statewide organ ization by counties and beats as soon as possible and all members of the l committee were urged to make sug- gestions at once to Alfred M. Tun- stall, chairman of the committee, of persons available for chairmen of county committees. The county chair men will be expected to name beat chairmen and the beat chairmen will | form their campaign committees. O o O
 To Open Campaign Headquarters.
 Campaign headquarters will be opened at the Exchange hotel by January I, and Chairman Tunstall will devote nun ei tue Inc prior to the meeting or tue national con vention 8 headquarters. Tn addition to the M 5ntg onsry office, the cen tral committee win open headquarters at such points In othe1 states IS may be necessary for siaA carving of the message to all eyf states --.r-,--. lt1r1|t |tT..a- .f the state den aeg axee,itiys com mittee and vie eel sdit pf tHe Un- | derwood e a42N LQ4AHlittee lade the opening address the n ing and was followed by a large nV Der of others, ell of whom declared that Senator Underwood ssn De nominated for the presidency anu that the state of Alabama should present a solid frons and carry Mi Underwood nama to the democratie forces of all other states
 Many prominent ParticiUants.
 Among those gho maee addresses were John B. Knox of Ann ston, pres ident of the constRutionai convention of 1991; Mrs. Joseph c. Wilkins of Selma member of the Alabama house of representatives and ne only woman ever to sit in esisiative halls in Alabams Mrs. Mary W. Echols of Birminp ham, member of the Birming- ham city commission, and the only woman ever elected to such 8 position in Alabems; Mrs. W. R. Edmundson of Decat1r, active in pof.'ics iii north Alabama, and candidate for Con gress in the Eighth district last year; Judge N. 11. nenson If Opelika, former associate justice of the supreme court; s. Fl. Dent, Jr,, 2f Montgom- cry former coHgressnihn of the Second district and chairman of the house committee on military affairs during the World war, Judge Leon McCord of Montgomery; Ray Rushton of Montgom cry John A. Lusk of Guntersville; Henry Mcdaniel of De- mopolis, member Of the house of re D. resentatives; George T. McElderry of Birmingham; A. H. Carmichael of | Tuscumbia, former speaker of the house of representatives; John W Sibley of Birrl iRgham; Mayor R. V. Taylor of Mobiie; former Governor Charles Henderson of Troy; Judge Mike Sollie of Ozark, member of the house for Dale county; Capt. Mat, Murphy of Birmingham, active figure in the American Legion; Senator J. M Bonner of Camden; F. D. Me Arthur of Birmingham; pr. Henry J. | Willingham, president of the Flor ence Normal school; Judge John B. Tally of Scottsboro; John Mcqueen of Tuscaloosa, member of the state | (COntfnued On Page TwO)