The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-12
JEFFERSON GOES FOR UNDERWOOD
 BY ALMOST l,OO0
Musgrove Indicates He Will Contest Victory
 Claiming Frauds
SENATOR MAINTAINS HIS
 LEAD THROUGHOUT NIGHT
Thousands Learn Outcome From Age-Herald's Screen Bulletins
 And Lighted Building

Jefferson county joined most of the other counties of Alabama in the pre- ferential presidential primary Tuesday and rolled up a comfortable plurality for United States Senator Oscar W. Underwood.
 At late hour Tuesday night, re- turns from 146 out of 1e1 boxes, com piled by The Age-Herald, showed that the senator's home county had been landed safely in his column.
 These returns showed the total vote as follows: Senator Underwood, 9.024, L. B. Musgrove 8.033, Marvin A. Dins- more 757, giving the senator a plurality over Musgrove of 991 and a majority over both his opponents of 234 votes
 In the estimation of competent po- litical observers, the returns from the boxes not yet heard from will in no wise change the standing of the can didates, but will in all probability give Senator Underwood still more commanding lead. s...... ..-5
 Underwood Leaders Elated
 Underwood leaders were elsted over the Jefferson county victory. as this county had been the center of the op- positions activity throughout the heated campaign.
 Senator Underwood took the lead in the first returns from county boxes and maintained it throughout the night. He received smashing pluralities in many sections of Birmingham proper, the fashionable southside polling precincts piling up the heaviest votes they had ever given him in his long political career.
 Major Matt H. Murphy, Underwood manager in Jefferson county, issued this statement:
 1.-The senator has carried his home town of Birmingham by 4,OO0; his home county of Jefferson by 1,4OO, and his home state of Alabama by at least 3O.OO0. These figures are conservative. They are an official statement of the senator's representatives in Alabama, and on them we stand pat.'' MusgrOve's Statement ps Airs Alnsgrer from his rooms i.y the Tutwiler hotel issued this statement
 Returns so far received show that I have carried practically all the white counties of the state. The vote in the black belt and a few other scounties, especially Mobile, has been so manipu- lated in the interest of my opponent that it is difficult to give a definite statement tonight. Sufficient informa- tion is at hand to show that I have carried the state. The frauds will be exposed"
 MT. Musgrove would not amplify this statement, but tie inference was clearly drawn that he intends to con- test the victory of Senator Under wood.
 Interest In Returns
 Hundreds of persons gathered in front of The Age-Herald building on Second avenue and saw the primary returns flashed on big screen. The crowds did not begin to decrease until 1t became apparent that Senator Un- derwoOd was an easy winner.
 Returns from all parts of the state and Jefferson county came in rapidly. due to the excellent cooperation given The Age-Herald by election officers and its own representatives at the various polling places.
 At :46 o'clock the lights on an upper floor of The Age -Herald's 27- story building were illuminated to in- dicate to Birmingham and outlying territory shat Senator Underwood had been indorsed and officially presented to the nation as Alabama's choice for the presidency of the United States.
 Dinsmore received the returns in the Levy Drug store, under the city hall, where he had spent much of his time during the campaign. It was strik- ing feature of primary that Dinsmore received just one vote tt this box~
 Telegrams To Underwood
 Telegrams to Senator Underwood, who is in Washington, informing him of his victory, were filed shortly after 10 o'clock Tuesday night by many of his supporters.
 Mrs. Charles J. Sharpe, chairman of the women's division of the Under wood campaign, was happy over the outcome. She said:
 t'All the good luck of my life has occurred in March. I was born in March, married in March and now Senator Underwood wins in March. The campaign was very interesting ex- perience and l am gratified at and grateful f,e the able. assistance given by so many of Jefferson county's wOmen."