The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
MUCH ACTIVITY IN
 POLITICAL CAMPS AS FINISH WEARS
Many Speakers Deploy' As Skirmishers For Ora
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 Entering the home stretch in Ala b0nna's three-conored preferential pres idcntial campaign, the camps of the rival candidates drew their forces to- gether Friday for a whirlwind finish.
 Before the voters render their yer dict next Tuesday heavy campaigning will be carried on in every section of the state, particularly by the forces backing L. B. Musgrove.
 State Senator Walter $. Brewer. one of the leaders for the Jasper million aife, begins Saturday a speaking tour that will include Albertville, Gunters- vile, Scottsboro, Huntsville, Tusca- leosa and Gorgas. Musgrove Rally
 A Mussrove rally in the Bessemer high school auditorium Saturday eve < ming at 80 o'clock will be addressed by w. c. Davis of Jasper and John W. Altman of Birmingham. Senator Brewer will not speak at this meeting. as had previously been announced from MusgrOve headquarters.
 Labor organizations continued their bitter fight on Senator Oscar Under wood with the issuance of statement by the women's department of the state federation to "all citizens in- < terested in good government" Mrs. Sal lie Osborne. Cooper, general chairman and Mrs. Florence r. Lewis, secretary. together with ten other women. signed the statement. It assailed the senior senator as an enemy of prohibition and the soldier bonus and indorsed the can didacy of Mir. Musgrove.
 Dinsmore Active
 Marvin A. Dinsmore, the third can didate, renewed his attack on the Mus grove leaders, charging that they want fn capture Alabama's delegation to the democratic national convention ''in order to juggle with it and trade it ofr.'
 At Underwood headquarters a feel ing of optimism prevailed, but the campaign managers made it plain they would not let up in their campaigning until the finish wire is reached next week.
 R. E. Evins, vice-chairman of the senator's campaign committee, on his return from Montgomery and other cities and towns of the state, asserted that the situation was looking better and better" and that the senator would make virtually a clean sweep. of the state on Tuesday.
 Calls Commissioners
 Matt H. Murphy, chairman of the Jefferson county Underwood campaign body, addressed letter to City Con- missioners D. E. McLendon, William l.. Harrison. W. F. Dickson and W. fn fO1l Rho lead of Mrs. Mary Echols, the fifth member of the commission. and come out openly and strongly for Senator Underwood.
 '''The south,'' wrote Mir. Murphy, .has an opportunity knocking at its door to nominate and elect a dem- ocratic president. Birmingham is the home city of the man at whose door this opportunity is knocking. Does it not appear to all thoughtful leaders that we should lay aside all feeling and prejudices and jointly work for the welfare of our city? .L Great Democrat
 Senator Underwood is the best knowns living democrat. want you gentlemen to get together and pull port Senator Underwood and address letter to the citizens of Birmingham urging them to put aside petty differ ences and pull together and aid in elevating the senator to the presidency, and3 thus, greatly aid Birmingham"
 Underwood headquarters were swarm ed with visitors all day Friday and young ladies in the office were kept busy receiving encouraging reports from all parts of the state, according to yice-Manager Evins.
 Underwood leaders asserted that polling places would be opened in all counties, despite obstruction tactics of Musgrove supporters" and that, with good weather prevailing, total vote 2 in the state of 125OO0 was expected.
 Stays On Job
 Senator Underwood will not return to his home city on election day, his managers said. The Ford Muscle Shoals bid is likely to reach the floor of the Senate any day and the senator will lead the fight for acceptance of the bid. Also, Teapot Dome disclosures, investigations and other important legis- lautiye issues, are demanding his full time for the present. it was stated.
 Mir. Dinsmore will spend Tuesday in Birmingham visiting the various polling booths and urging his followers on. Mir. Musgrove will spend the day in Jasper, where his vote will be cast. Underwood headquarters received . word Friday that all the members of the Octavia White home at WoOdlawn, will go to the polls in a body Tuesday and vote for the senior senator. All . of these women are past 80 years of age, but they are keenly interested in the senator's Campaign, they sent word. Automobiles will take them to the polls and it will be the first time many of them ever voted.
 Vote By Mail Indications are that large num- Der of voters now outside the state will cast their ballots by mail on pri- mary day.
 Speaking dates of State Senator Wal ter S. Brewer, ill behalf of the Mus grove campaign, are as follows:
 Albertville, Saturday, March s, 10 :OO .. m.
 Guntersville. Saturday, March 8, 100 p. m.
 Scottsboro. Saturday, March 8, 3 80 P. In.
 ! Huntsville, Saturday. March s, : :31 E.. III.
 Tuscaloosa. March 10. Il :O0 a. m. Gorgas Schoolhouse, March 10, T;3o D. m.
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