Evening star., 1902-08-22
REPUBLICAN, MACHINES
EVIDENCE OF TFE1R REVIVAL
IN THE s.
Effect cf the Presidents Denunciation
of the Apathy in That Section
Being Manifested.

here say today that President Roosevelts
denunciatfo of the apathy of southern re-
publicans and his holding out favors as
reward for genuine fighting in congressional
districts are going to have the effect
throughout the south Of inspiring the or
sanizations Selfish, If not patr .otic, mo-
tives will cause the old-line leaders in the
south to get to work. Evidences of the re-
viving of the republican machines in the
south are already apparent.
Republican Nominations in Virginia.
In Virginia the outlook is almost certain
that the republicans will now make nomina-
tions in nearly every district, and do all in
their power to win. If they do not make
the effort and the showing is poor, what
are they to expect? The downright dis
pleasure of the President. The white plume
of the commander-in -in-chief of the repub-
lican forces is leading the fight in the very
front of the republican army, and the chief
tains who do the most daring deeds and ac-
complish the most work are promised closer
rela tions with and reward from the Wearer
of that plume What more is needed to
break ND factional strife In the south? The
fighting spirit of the President and the fact
that he bids the republican cohartS to get
into the congressional contests are not going
to prove Objectionable or obnoxious in the
like a fighting spirit and whatever inde-
pendent feeling there is in the democratic
ranks may be brought over to the repub-
lican side if there is hope Of success.
Work for Democratic Managers.
1t is stated that the managers of the dem
ocratic congressional campaign recognize
that the Presidents recent announcement
as to the southern congressional situation
is going to give them some work They
had expected a walkover in southern states
They had considered that in the large ma
jority of the districts they would not even
have to distribute literature. The campaign
would be entirely one-sided. Now they may
have to give some attention to number of
districts where the vote is anyways close.
Some efforts must be made by them in the
south Not all the time of the committee
can be taken up with work in republican
states. This is probably to the satisfa ction
OF the republican managers.
Fear of stragglers.
The democratic managers may not be so
much impressed with the fear of losing dis
trlcts as with the fear that nucleus of a
respectable republican organization may be
formed in some of the southern districts.
1t is an old adage in the south that when
democrat once breaks away from mis-
party he never returns, and so the demo-
cratic managers may conclude that they
own party, fix the issues SO strongly as to
hold the democratic voters together and
give possible stragglers no chance to get
into the opposition camp. This will take
time and attention, and while the working
ability of the democrats is being divided
with the south the republican congressional
committee will be the better off.
The Virginia republican leaders are ex-
pected to get together in short time and
to make efforts to do something in that
state.
What Mr.. Agnew Says.
Park Agnew, chairman of the republican
state committee of Virginia and chairman
of the executive committee of the party in
that state, was in Washington today.
Speaking of the alleged displeasure of the
President with the Virginia republican Or
ganizatiOn. Mr.. Agnew expressed doubt of
the accuracy of this statement. He has
been in communication with Chairman
Babcock of the republican congressional
committee, he said, and has no reason to
believe the committee is dissatisfied with
the workings of the Virginia organiza tion
Mr.. AgneW is disposed to believe that a
good deal of the talk on this subject ema-
mates from the republican congressional
committee for the purpose of putting repub-
licans everywhere to work
MI AsneW said that when the state COM
mittee met in Richmond in June it turned
over to the republican committees of each
Soii? eSSioiifti uistl+cl tne question OF nOml-
natlng candidates IN their respective dis
trlcts. The committees We're the best
Judges, ne said, of what ought to be done,
and ne did not feel that the state commit
tee had any right to interfere.
He sincerely hoped that each dist trict
would make nomination, as much for the
purpose OF getting republican voters regis
tered as for anything else If the state
committee could assist the congressional
committees in any way it would do So Mr.
AgneW said that some nominations had
been made, and other districts had decided
against putting out candidates The ac-
ton of some of these districts might be re-
considered, but, so far as the state COM
mlttee was concerned, it had nothing di-
rectly to do with the ma tier