The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30
 E EXPRESSED
 BY UNDERWOOD Minority Plank Merely Matter Of Definiteness
 He Declares
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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, June 29.-The defeat of the Underwood anti-klan plank de- creases the chance of Alabama's candi- date to win the nomination.
 However, the convention, judging by the formal vote Saturday night, is evenly divided, and Senator Under woods position is recognized. He, himself, takes that attitude, and he is apparently so hopeful as to be reason ably confident.
 The Underwood plan was presented to the resolutions committee by c. c. Carlin of Virginia, Underwood's man ager, and General Pattangall of Maine. Immediately afterwards. however, Pat tangall withdrew it, and urged the in clusion the more moderate anti-klan plank which eventually became the minority report before the convention.
 Yield Views
 As has been constantly reported, the members of the Alabama delegation yielded their individual views regard ing the klan issue because of their loy- alty to Senator, Underwood, and be- cause he took the position, recognized as the correct position, that the dele gation might as we'll withdraw his can didacy as to dynamite his platform. Since the fight has been waged how ever, and the delegation has done it's duty, the members are obviously re- lieved, and in battling from henceforth solely for the nomination of Senator Underwood, they will, ill a comparative sense, have a good time.
 SupDOrt Predicted
 That the southern delegates would have come to Underwood, after num- Der of ballots, irrespective of differences between them and the senator regarding the klan, was generally believed. It was argued that they would prefer tenn porarily to yield theim individual views rather than return to their homes bear ing the onus of having, through sheer stubbOrness, kept southerner and a neighbor out of the White House.
 Senator Underwood, himself, is not pes simistic. In an interview today he said Il am disappointed that the minority report was not adopted 1t was argued by its opponents that, as every body knew, the majority re- port was aimed directly at the klan, it was unnecessary to mention the klan. I hold that if the convention actually proceeded against the klan, it could have displayed more courage by naming it's objective.
 '"The convention is half and half re- garding the klan. Nothing could be settled conclusively by a margin of less than a whole vote. So the situation, in fact, has undergone no change. The delegates know where 1 stand. If be- fore the vote, 1 was the logical man to receive the support of those standing for the minority report. l am still the logical man to receive that support.
 Stronger"
 Il don't know whether or not will be nominated. But 1 am stronger than when I came to New York. am conf dent of that, and irrespective of what happens, have waged a fight, a good fight, and one that scored a practical victory for the retention of funda- mental principle of government"
 Senator Underwood through the day heard the suggestion of some delegates from eastern states that an attempt be made to renew the fight for and against the minority report respecting the klan. He will abide by whatever is done in that regard. However, he will not ask that the fight be renewed.
 He is in his characteristic attitude. He has fought as hard as he could, and is accepting the verdict with eQuan- unity
 Write me as one satisfied" he said.