The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
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0 the Editor of The Age-Herald

10 the Eultor or The Age-Herald:
 What is the necessity of having spe- cial primary in March when tlc regular primary comes in May? Why this ex- tra trouble and expense?
 Why cannot the Democrats of Ala bama select the delegates to the national convention? What reason or what ex- cuse is there for disfranchising all the Democrats of Alabama except the Un- derwood campaign committed? Where did this autocratic, undemocratic and un-American idea originate? For what purpose was it originated? Does it make any difference in principle whether the delegates are appointed by Governor Conner, the Underwood committee or Mir. Underwood? Do Governor Conner and MT. Tunstall have more rights and privi- leges in the Democratic party than the plain everyday Democrat? Whom are the delegates to the national convention to represent, the Underwood committee, or the Democracy of Alabama? What right has the state executive committee to foster scheme by which Governor Conner is to select half the delegation and the Underwood committee the other and deprive more than a hundred thou
 
 ter? Is this democracy? Is not a vote for MT. Underwood vote to indorse this whole nefarious scheme? If MT. Under wood carries the state in the March pri- mary, will he not go to the national con- vention discredited because he received his indorsement in primary election un- authorized by law and controlled and managed by his campaign committed?
 have read with much interest the ar- engagements to insure dry delegation by allowing Governor Conner to appoint one-half. Which is more important, dry delegation to the convention or dry officials after the election? What ar- engagements have been made to insure the appointment of officials who are fully tn sympathy with the prohibition laws in case MT. Underwood is nominated and elected? Will Governor Conner be al- lowed to appoint half of the officers or will MT. Underwood make the appoint ments and appoint those who are not in sympathy with our prohibition laws? If the prohibitionists on MT. Underwood's campaign committee are afraid to trust him with the appointment of delegates to the convention, can prohibitionists trust him with the appointments of of- ficials if he should be nominated and elected?
 Many Democrats have not made up their minds as to how they will vote. They are waiting to know the facts. The foregoing and many other questions are in their minds. They especially want to know why they are to have no part in the selection of delegates to the na- tlonal convention. The Underwood com mlttee is not accomplishing anything by saying that those who are not for Underwood are not Alabamians. After eing deprived of any voice in the se- lection of ueIegates, many Democrats are in no humor to accept abuse for facts and reason. Unless satisfactory explanations are made, thousands who are just as good Democrats and just as good Alabamians as those who compose the Underwood committee are not going to vote for Mir Underwood.
 E. M. BAKER.
 Fort Payne, Ala, Feo. II, 1924.
 As T he Age Herald remarked on Feb ruary 8, referring to MT. Underwood's own assurance that he is unequivocally committed to enforcement ~ federal