Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19
THE LILY WHITE PARTY
Opinions and Figures on 1t
From Two States.
SMALL VOTES CAST
ANTI-ADMINISTRA DESIGNS
ATTRIBUTED TO LEADERS.
A Side-Light on Mississippi's Small
Vote in Proportion to the
Population.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
The small vote polled for the lily white
ticket in Alabama is evidence that the re-
publican voters of Alabama, we'll as in
dependent and populist voters, have not
lost to themselves the sense of justice that
permeates the hearts of true Americans ev-
erywhere. Out of registered vote of ZOO
600 in this state the lily white ticket received
about 10000. Many voters, not sympa-
thizers with the element behind this ticket,
supported it. Fully 1900 of those voting
the ticket had no respect or liberation for
the Vaughan-B Bingham cabal that made no
torious and disgraceful the recent office
holders state convention. Populists stayed
at home because they know the political
records of the Wellman- Dimmick combine.
These men have always scuttled every
movement that has had any prospect of
defeating the democracy in this state, and
such scalawags cannot command the conf
dence of independent voters.
Out of the 100000 registered voters, the
democrats got only about 10000 votes, and
when the 10000 lily white votes are deduct
ed it will be seen that 100000 voters stayed
at home. What reputation of both the
lily white and democratic machine.
The Weaver electoral ticket polled $1,000
votes in Alabama. A negro was a member
of the Alabama delegation to the Omaha
national populist convention. The total
vote cast for the recent democratic state
ticket does not exceed the vote cast for
Weaver, and the vote for Weaver Is four
times the vote polled by the lily whites In
the recent election in Alabama. Alabama
populists stayed at home and would not
support the lily white ticket. They know
they are not regardful of the rights of any
man-white or black. They know the lead
ers are republican stool pigeons who were
boosted into federal office largely by demo-
cratic congressman who use them when
they need them. OF the 10000 votes polled
in Alabama at the recent election not 1900
voters will follow Bingham and Vaughan
into movement in defiance of the Presi-
dent and the party. The republican party
cannot stand for one thing in the north
and another in the south. Senator Hanna
would strike a cold trail in Alabama and
party of Lincoln in the north should he es-
pouse the cause of lot Of political scala
wags who have debauched the name Of re-
publicansm In the south and are now at
variance with republican principles and at
defiance with the republican President.
Republican voters were loath to be en-
thuSiaStic for a state ticket headed by an
avowed opponent of the President and head
of the republican party in the nation. The
people of Alabama admire President RoOse-
welt and Alabama republicans are for him.
Southern people appreciate a man with the
strong individuality and the splendid per-
sonality that so distinguishes the President.
They like man who dares to do and al
ways does right and is vigorous in doing 1t.
Alabama republicans have no faith in
Wellman, as is shown by 191 votes being
cast for the lily white ticket in Wellman's
own county Of Madison. The vote of less
than 100 in Montgomery county, with reg
istered vote of 4.42S. shows that Dimmick
has no personal or political following
JOSEPH c. MANNING
Alexander City, Ala.