The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-09
TENSTATESSI)RE FOR UNDERWOOD,
 SAYS MANAGER
Neighbsring States Of Georgia, Mississippi And Tennessee Back Senator NEW ENGLAND STATES : COUNTED FROM FIRST Other Delegations Expected To
 Switch After Votes For
 ~ Fav0rite Son

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March s.; Optimism over the outlook for Senator Oscar W. Underwood's presidential campaign was voiced today by his cam paign manager for Alabama, Alfred NJ. Tunstall. Mr. Tunstall quoted from William H. May, secretary of the Un- derwoOd national campaign committee, as to the promising outlook in the east. and leaders of the fight for Underwood have also expressed confidence as to the outcome in Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. Mir. May, secretary of the Underwood national campaign committee at Wash ington, wired Colonel Tunstall as fol lows: f
 ''The growth of Senator Underwood s popularity in the last two weeks over the nation has been astonishing. We are certain of the delegation from Ala bama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma and Maryland. We will get majority of the delegates from North and South Carolina. tsts
 Hopeful Of East-'Tn the extreme east our situation is extremely favor able. We will get majority of the 
 on first choice. We will get Arkansas as second choice after Senator Robinson We will get Virginia as second choice | after Carter Glass. We will get the Ohio delegation as second choice after Governor Cox. We will get majority of the Pennsylvania delegation on first choice. We will get New Jersey on second choice after fay0rite son ballot The same is true of Delaware. Reports from every section of the country serve but to emphasize the fact that Senator Underwood is coming to be regarded as the logical man to lead the democra tic hosts to victory ih 1924
 Forty Underwood clubs were or ganized in various parts of Tennessee Friday. This is the report of Hillary HOwse. mayor of Nashville and Under wood manager in Tennessee. MT. Howse said there would be big Underwood rally at Knoxville next week in which eight or ten surrounding counties would take part. The telegram from Mir. Mowse follows:
 Tennessee Warm-'UnderwoOd sen timent sweeping Tennessee like wild fire. In every section of the state en- thusiasm for Underwood is growing. We organized 40 Underwood clubs in va- rious sections of the state today. We will hold big Underwood rally at Knoxville next week to be participated in by number of surrounding co,ln- ties. Men and women who started out. for McAdOO are Hooking to our standard. There is nothing to it in Tennessee but Underwood. The state is as safe as if the roll had already been called at the convention and Tennessee had voted for Underwood"
 Judge Robert Powell, chairman of the state democratic committee of Mis- sissippi for 20 years and chairman of the Underwood campaign committee in that state wired Colonel Tunstall Fri day that the state is absolutely certain.
 Mississippi can most certainly be counted in the Underwood column. It is our intention to make the Under wood victory overwhelming in Missis- sippi. We challenge Alabama to do as well for Senator Underwood as we will do. You need give no further thought to Mississippi. Look out after the doubtful states"
 t Georgia C0unted-Georgia is getting jority for Senator Underwood in her presidential primary March IS, said R. c. Gordon, Georgia manager for Sen ator Underwood, whose telegram con tinued
 Georgia is getting more solid daily for Underwood. We have the fight won. Victory is in our hands and we are gO- ing to take advantage of it."