The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-04
Q. W. UNDERWOOD SEES COOLIDGE
 AS FOE OF KHAN
Will Speak Against Hood ed Order In Behalf Of
 Pattangall
Washington Bureau)

WASHINGTON, Sept 3. = Sine, Texas has finished it's fight, the mos sensational battle Involving. the Kr Klux Klan now raging is in Maine.
 Senator Oscar W. Underwood of Ala bama is tonight en route to Portland There, and in other cities, he will de liver speeches against the klan, and ir behalf of the democratic gubernatorial nominee, William R. Pattangall.
 The election will be held Monday. Er route to the scene of the contest from White Sulphur Springs, where he has been enjoying vacation, Senator Un. derwood spent a few hours in Wash ington this morning. He gave the i'm. pression that he was disappointed that he had been summoned from rest, and that he was responding to the call of Pattangall because that candidate ren- dered the Alabamian fine service in the New York convention.
 Hoped To Stay Lost"
 Senator Underwood was disinclined to discuss in detail the various features of the national campaign. He declared that he had been purposely Host in the woods" and had hoped that he might continue Host" until called to the stump in October. He will tour the New Eng land states, in behalf of the Davis-Bryan ticket, and will confine his remarks to the tariff. He admitted, however, that if asked to express himself on the klan issue he would do so.
 The Alabama senator feels that the klan is an issue in the campaign. While 0Nv,uanfinn 6onlinad f0 accept his advice and Genounce the klan, in its platform, he feels, he says, that his position, as far as democracy is concerned, was vindicated when Mir. Davis denounced the klan by name.
 "I believe it would have been wise had the convention denounced the klan by name," he said. There is no ques- tion but that the klan runs contrary to the Constitution, and that our posi- tion would have been morally right, the klan is on the run. It was badly beat en in Texas where it was the direct is- sue, and where the anti-klan candidate, Mrs. Ferguson, was overwhelmingly elected.
 Expects Coolidge To Talk
 Tt has been denounced by name by our presidential candidate. Senator La Toilette has denounced it by name. And, while the President has not committed himself, he has authorized his secre- tary to denounce it in his name. It is my opinion that irrespective of the wishes of the President he will be forced to declare himself in person.
 Maine, of course, is a rocked-ribbed republican state. General Pattangall is fighting the klan. The klan is sup porting the republican candidate. It is said that while the republican ticket might score the victory, it's majority will be so greatly reduced as to be sig nificant."
 Senator Underwood expressed abso- lute confidence that the Norris govern ment ownership plan for the operation of Muscle Shoals would be defeated early in December, and that there would thereafter pend the Mckenzie bill au' thorizing the unqualified acceptance of the Ford offer for the Shoals.
 "The Ford offer has passed the House." he said, ''and the Senate will have it's only opportunity to put Mus cle Shoals behind it by accepting the Ford offer. The strategy of the situa- ton greatly favors us. Further, there is no question but that the President, irrespective of the result of the election, can give us the requisite number of votes from administration supporters. I am most hopeful, although l cannot unqualifiedly promise our certain sue cess"