Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-02-25 | Page 1 | Sen. Underwood Considers Race for President

SEN UNDERWOOD GON CONSIDERS mER RACE fOR PRESIDENT Democratic Floor Leader in Senate Says He Will Give Thorough Consideration Consideration Consideration Consid Consid- to Suggestion W WASHINGTON Feb 24 Sen 24 Senator Senator tor Oscar W. W Underwood of Alabama Democratic floor leader In the senate may again geln be a a. candidate for the Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- presidential nomination He has informed friends that after his return from Europe he ie would give very careful and thorough consideration lion tion to many suggestions to enter the therace therace race for forthe the tho 1924 nomination of his party Tho The position of ot Senator r who sailed last night from New York for Europe was outlined In a letter of February 2 to W. W M. M Coleman of the Alabama house of ot representatives After adoption by the tho Alabama legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature of ot a resolution urging that Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Underwood permit his name togo togo to togo go before the Democratic n national conI convention con con- next year Senator Underwood I wrote The home papers advised me of the great compliment you and your our colleagues paid me In the resolution passed on your motion suggesting my name for fox consideration In connection with the next Democratic nomination for the presidency I have always felt that there isn 0 o honor that has ever come to me in my public career that was greater than the honor given me meby meby meby by my home people In 1912 when the Alabama del delegation gatlon to the Baltimore convention voted for me for the presidential presidential prest- prest nomination through forty-five forty ballots None of ot us are wise enough to look Continued on page 4 4 I SEMI SEN UNDERWOOD Continued from page 1 far into the future an and andI I 1 do not think we should reach a hasty conclusion In regard to Alabama's attitude before be before before be- be fore the next Democratic convention a e When I return I shall give very careful and thorough consideration tion to the friendly suggestions which are being made In reference to the ad advIsability advisability advisability ad- ad fo to my entering the tho fight forthe for tor forthe the presidential nomination of ot our bur party Senator Underwood will not return I from Europe until the middle of ot otI I June