The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
FIVE GOVERNORS
 UNITE IN PLEA
 FOR UNDERWOOD
Greatest Opportunity To Put An Alabama Son
 In White House
CLEAN SWEEP CLAIMED
 IN APPROACHING PRIMARY
Chairman Tunstall, At Birming- ham Conference, Says Mus
 grove Defeated By 3 To 1

The five living governors of Alabama, representing all shades of political views within the democratic party, Saturday issued a powerful appeal to the voters of the state to go to the polls on election day and rally to Alabama's greatest. op- portunity to send one of her own sons to the White House"
 The address is signed by Gov. W. w. Brandon a.4d former Governors W. D. Jelks. B. B. Conner, Charles Henderson rant Thomas E. Kilby.
 The governor and former governors declared that state pride and loyalty should cause "petty differences" to be forgotten and that Senator Underwood should be given not a mere majority but "an overwhelming majority"
 Will Make Clean Sweep cltan sweep of the state in the presi- dential primary of March Il and receive a popular vote of more than 3 to l over both of his opponents was the con- fident prediction made Saturday by Ali Tunstall, state campaign chairman and spokesman for a group of leading democrats from all parts of Alabama who gathered in Birmingham to survey the situation.
 We have had reports from every locality" he said, ''and we feel certain that the senator will carry every county. As his prospects for veritable land slide in his home. state grow brighter, the indications that he will be the nominee of the party for president con- tinue to multiply also"
 MT. Tunstall reported that every rep resentative at Saturdays conference brought in the most optimistic reports of the entire campaign.
 "The whole country will be watching Alabama in this primary" he said, ''and Alabama is going to say in plain language that she intends to have a President in the White House after March, 1925.
 Opposition's Collapse
 1.-The Musgrove campaign has col lapsed utterly, and it is doubtful whether he will outrun NJ. A. Dinsmore. The latest move of the Musgrove forces, we understand, is to prevent the opening of the polls in certain parts of the state. But Underwood forces will, keep their eyes sonen. As A g. Asshe senator is in Washington, 9ok- Shoals and helping pin down the oil conspirators, but his thousands of loyal supporters are looking after his race. ''In majority of the counties of the state the opposition has given up in despair. The senator's enemies are fighting hardest ill Jefferson and Walker counties, and may state that the tactics of certain groups of men in Birmingham have aroused resentment in every other section of the state. But we will carry Jefferson and Walker counties, along with the 65 others"
 Complete Arrangements All arrangements for opening the polls have been completed, officials of the democratic executive committee an nounced. A total vote of not less than 100000 is generally forecast. Thousands of these voters will be women.
 Here is the text of the statement issued by Governor Brandon and former Governors Jelks, Conner, Henderson and Nilby:
 ''The eyes of the nation will turn on Alabama on March II. The nation will look to see how Alabamians regard their opportunity to have President of the United States.
 "Alabamians, men and women, have just pride in their state. Alabamians are loyal to their traditions. Every AIsbamian takes pride in the thought of an Alabamian in the White House. Senator Oscar Underwood is an out standing democrat whose fame is na- tion-wide. He has an oportunity to be nominated by the democrats of the nation as their st; ndard bearer.
 State Pride
 ''In the face of state pride, in the face of loyalty to our traditions, we must put asde whatever petty differences we have had in the past and unite to the end that Alabama shall have one of her citizens at the helm of the national government. Opportunity is knocking at our door and we must not shut the door in the face of that op- portunity which we have never had be- fore ill the states history.
 Probably not in the life of an Ala DdulldA IlOW NlIiS Nlil dh OpPVAiuu to have an Alabamian in the White House come agan. We must go to the polls on March II and by our ballots tell the nation we are as one to put an Alabamian in the White House. We must give Senator Underwood an over whelming majority. Loyal men and women of Alabama, so to the polls on March II and by your votes tell the country you see your opportunity and are ready to seize it.
 w. w. BRANDON, Governor.
 "W. E. JELKS,
 Governor, 19O3-19O7.
 "B. B. CONIER,
 Governor 1907-1911.
 "CHARLES HENDERSON,,
 Governor, 1915, 5,1919.
 THOMAS E. KILBY,
 Governor 1919-1S23."