Show UNDERWOOD'S FRIENDS SEE DRIfT TO HIM HM I They See Good Sign In InAction InAction Action Taken on Convention onI I HIS FOE I Murphy Brennan Tag Tag- Taggart Taggart Taggart gart Group for South South- Southern Southern ern Senator By RODEnT T SMALL 1 Copyright 1124 b bf 1 The Consoli Consolidated dated Press MIAMI BEACH Ma- Ma 1 MaJin Jin n 19 19 I Southern to see seea seea ee ft a decided noth national drift to Senator Oscar Underwood or oC o Alabama for forthe forthe the presidential nomination Many to take tako the of them arc aro beginning boom seriously for t th the first time senator sinator always IrIS h ishad h-ishad had considerable support s here In florida and In Ln his homo honio state stale ot of lal IJ am ambut but reports are coming I bC Increased Interest t In other parts lot or of the south with Ith reports of ot talk tall or of orthe othe the time timo approaching to put It a aI Wil William 11 I southern man In n White House liam hem Gibbs s McAdoo is S 9 southern born Lorn So wg W Woodrow Woodro on I but both had bad 1 Isca I cd ed away from the south oth for a 0 pre prent nv n leare ears be- be before foro be-foro for fore being considered for tho the prest- prest PAIIT OF OLD Senator Unde Under ond la Is a part and nd parcel or of o the old South and one ono of othe the tho principal arguments d against him by br Its It's I la Is that ho partakes partake too much ot or the con con- con conservatism of o the tho old old south The Tho Underwood In this thia 4 who are conducting the fight tig I William for delegate at largo argo to the th l convention In Ne Nc New York because Mr 11 Bryan Doon Br an pas has as ann announced that t If he 1113 ever gets to the tho cons Cl floor lie will Mill tight fight th the senator aerator until the frost gathers In tIll tn purlieus of hell h base o 13 VI d recent events e In ashington with Immense antis satis satisfaction faction They The Insist that the ss- ss se selection lection of New Toik Yok the con con- con city an to a decided check to the McAdoo movement re- re re of ot the arious by the men back of the former secretary rota of It the treas- treas treasury treas-iury treas Ithe ury They say pay also Mr Bry Bryin n was riven th the cold at ot th na- na national national na national committee meeting The Tho followers vers aee see In the ew York Tork n n ascendancy of If the Murphy Taggart wins winK of the Denio Dat and this wing is known to be lie favorable at athis this this his time to thi tho th aspli of Son Son- Sen Senator en- en ator tor Underwood SMITH FOR IOK SMUT Whether tho the Nw v YOI Toik k IllInois rind ic lana are mCl ely looking up n a Mr r Underwood as us a stalking horse remain to b be seen Naturally Mr Emith Is for tor At M Bl E A Tor for tor president pre but h h- h realizes th the of or the tte gl governor of New l York Tork as well 11 tt u the th governor does one Of C thom them nurses an any Illusion They are practical men monN to Al Smith Eo Boss BOM MurphY Is la laI IsI I to look 1001 with ta or upon 13 Senator Underwood dust as he and Brennan Drennan and Taggart 1 to look lit favor tavor upon McAdoo The Tho I Is said to count this opposition of o the Boss zing ling as one Doe ot or h hs h's greatest as- as assets as assets sets The ta ln taking If o If th the convention to toN Nw Nv v York ho has the stor of lr 1 h hatIng ulm h-ulm In mo moved moed ed awa away from that state because he knew I he could never get lobe yie be backing of M ML Mulphy for tor at ary n lIonal of- of office ot-Ilce ot lice fice much Ies leer the to presidency n w h 1 Mr McAdoo was In Wash Wash- Washington ington ho he was blamed for tor a 0 num num- nuni- nuni number I ber Ler er of ot Murphy anti ned ard organ l organ anti organ anti opinions made m by President Preal- Preal tent lent W Ilson was vas a back of ot the enmity he incurred at t the hands handsol of the tha leader Some Somo led fed ial Ial judges tIO eio ap In New ork without i consultation with th the Tammany chieftain find and h ho never has haq forgotten and nver n vcr is III this which he ho regarded as an attack upon hi hii i WEST I IS PUZZLE Senator Underwood Is In looked up- up upon up upon on oh by his follow rs as th t tipe pe or of man v vho iho ho would appeal to the northern Democracy Ju Juit t how ho stands In iii tI tl e west went Is la the problem confronts them It ItIs Itis Itla Is pretty generally d aits-d lItz l l by now that the only woy vy the Democrats can win the presidency this year ito i to help holp widen ilden the 1 which eI In iii tI Ui- Ui th n part parti Is being partI partly accomplished In a ft ii L coalition of ard ad Republican pro pro- pro es from the west wet It If the are merely out for a wrecking expedition the coalition may continue but a arises erues as to whether euch such a coalition bo ho 1 with nith a conservative tie e of ot the tho type of S Senator fator Under Under- Underwood wood reaping the tho fruit from the seeds ot or discord now being sown n OPPOSED TO fO K K KOn K x KOn On tho surface of o things here In Iii Inthe Inthe the ft Senator Underwood would a Om to be a a at ong candidate candi candi- candidate andl- andl date He Ito Is not In with ith witha itha witha a lot or of o tho the radical tend tendencies or of ortho tho day He Is not a n dry Iry Ho lie it Is not a 0 member of ot the Ku Klux Klan and Is la openly sd d to that or- or organization or organization Southern ar are not so 1 rabid on the tho of ot prohibition as some somo of their representatives In WashIngton liko Sir Mr r Upshaw of Georgia Geora would ou li lead the country to hellev ey Tl-ey f e are Inclined to cc- cc accept ac accept capt prohibition as enacted It must not be forgotten tor otten that prohibition prohibition vas vaa as adopted in the south o as asan OKan an economic rather than a amoral moral moral one ono the Iho h south wanted to tolt p corn liquor ad aid gin Kin away from the negro St Stale o prohibition laws Jaws succeeded In tong dong Ion that where the national law In some Borne instances has ha failed tailed The Tho South as i whole thole r prohibItion us S a II state measure and nd thought there I Is a hot hoi belief r In Instate instate instate state rights the Ku Iu Klux Klan movement seem to hive vO reached its lis zenith In this thir e and Is slowly lowly subsiding Therefore taken nil all In all U th re thre re art are not m in many Inny s s for tor Mr oIl to overcome among his own people south Knuth of thelSon the Mason lSon And Dixon Dizon line lineas lineas as i appear at fret first blush In any iny event th Underwood 1 people feel It i Is their time to hOI hO I and th they y are bowling In merry Lice elee |