Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-13
MUSGROVE CLAIMS
FRAUD As ALABAMA
BACKS UNDERWOOD

BIPMINGHAM, Ala, March 70
With approximately three-fourths
of the states polling places heard
from. Senator Oscar w. Under
woods lead over his nearest oDpO,
nent. +. b. Mus2roVe, is estimated
at $4,000, as result of Tuesdays
presidential primary election.
Incomplete newspaper returns
from all but one of the 81 counties
of Alabama at noon today gave I'm
derwood 1892, MusgroVe 1896,
and Dinsmore 1885.
Musgrove refused to concede de-
feat and declared alleged frauds
would be Exposed Immediately"
He also charged that the vote n
few counties, especially in Mobile,
had been manipulated in tie inter-
est of my opponent" Returns a."
tabulated gave Musgrove a majority
in five counties Of the state. In
forma. statement Musgrove said:
"Sufficient information is at land
to show that l have ca:cl@i the
state
A number of issues entered into
the camnaien William Jennings
Bryan made a campaign TOUR
through the state in support or MUS
grove. The Ku klux Khan, the sol
der bonus and prohibition were the
chief issues.
Dinsmore made the race as
hacker Of William G. McAdoo, bur
McAdoo announced that he was NOT
connecting in UnderwoOd's home
state. and was not represented by
Dinsmore.
Conference With Lawyers
judge r. &. Evlns, vice chairman
of the Underwood campaign com
mittee and chairman of the state
Democratic executive committee Is
sued the following statement:
"In the campaign just closed tHe
most determined effort mas peeh
made nv the enemies of Mr.. Under
wood and of the Democratic party
to discredit him in his home state
Powerful organizations have con-
Quoted q bitter fight against h':h'
The most unjustifiable and con-
scioncelcss misrepresentation nave
been made, and his inveterate e.
envy, William j. Bryan, stunped inc
state against him.
Notwithstanding these opposliS
forces the people of Alabama nav
registered their approval 3f senator
Underwood in the most elnpllatN1
terms The Endorsement of the leg
iel9tllre and of the executive con-
nlttee have been ratified IL I,le
POLLS bv the people themselves; L ~ (
p 9o,,.1.1' that will end in the White
House has begun" ,o 20
Mr.. Musgrove refused TO-DAY ~
amplify his statement OF last N.Y. 90
in which he declared that ne nau
carried the white counties OIL the
state and that there was corrup'
tion in Mobile county, which couh'
~ vote he intends to contest.
rnderwood Chairman Speaks
Il is understood, however, ina
Nuserove was to confer with ms rs
LAWYERS today and plan the flgnt
which he will make in an effort "
overt,lrn the result. He SAID lie
ni~ht have a formal statement later
Musgrove was particularly lrate
over the count in Mobile county
where unofficial count gave Under
wood approximately 1O,OOo NoIeS'
with Musgrove having less IMAM
/, 200 votes. ,+1,
If has not been determined WheIn'
or the fight will be taken into cot'rts
or be confined before the STATE
Democratic executive committee -,
1t is probable that MusgroVe wiz
choose the courts, as the chairman
of the state committee was vice
chairman of the Underwood cam
naien and the committee is over
whelminglv for Underwood, MUS
grove in a test vote in the commit
tee some weeks ago was aple u
muster but six votes out of twenty
seven. 800,
In the courts, Underwood lead'
ers declare he will fare little better
The primary was held without reg
ulation and outside the state elec'
ton laws. after the attorney gen
eraI ruled the law unconstitutional
Underwood leaders said that, even
if irregularities were proved, they
would mean nothing inasmuch as
there was no regulation against
anything.
Matt II. Murphy, Jefferson coun'
tv manager for Underwood TO-DAY
answered Musgrove's charge oil
fraud with one sentence.
MI MusSrove came into the prl
mary with his eyes open, he sald
Nov we will make him like it.
Musgrove did not go into details
in his charge of fraud and this will
probah 1N come later