The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-18
''L|LLY WHITE" PLAN
To Prevent Mr.. Roosevelt S
Nomination in 1904.
Presidents Fight Against Proposed White Mans
Republican Party in South Likely 10
Cost Him Delegates.
Especial to the New York Times.)

Especial to the New York T1meS)
Washington, Nov 16.-Delegations
pledged to Mark Hanna for the Presi-
dency are likely to appear at the next
Republican National Convention, as
result of President Roosevelt's fight
against the movement to reorganize the
party in the South. quiet movement
is being put on foot in certain Southern
States to fight the Roosevelt boom by
turning the support of the Lily White
Republicans to Mr.. Hanna.
The white Republicans are thor
oughly in earnest in their purpose to
form a white mans party, with the view
of attracting to the party persons who
have hitherto held aloof merely on ac-
count of the negro question. The atti-
tude of Mr.. Roosevelt Mr.. Payne and
Mr.. Clarkson has severely injured their
movement and has completely deprived
them of Federal patronage. They in
tend to keep up the fight regardless of
this state of things, and as they have
control of the party organization IN
their States they can fight the Admins
tration.
They realize that the negroes will send
COuteSlIIS uSIeSdllOuS " IhC -N%''iOAiS'A
Convention. They believe, however, that
they can make, such a fight before the
Committee on Credentials that it will be
difficult to ''turn them down. In most
of their States the negro has been dis
franchised by the Democratic Legis
latures. In Alabama, for instance, only
a few hundred negroes are entitled to
vote under the law, while there are
dc of wi PonnhliaapS ThI1c If
the National Convention, organized in
Mr.. Roosevelts interest, admits delegates
who represent the few hundred and
throws out the thousands of voters who
constitute the Republican party of the
State the white men believe that it will
be such an object lesson of minority gov
eminent that the Republicans will not
wish to carry during the campaign.
Early reports indicated that Senator
Pritchard of North Carolina, was waver-
ing in his adhesion to the movement, of
which he is the leader. The bait of
Federal Judgeship was dangled before
Mr.. Pritchard's eyes. He has long want
ed to be a judge, and the demand for
new judge in the Fourth Judicial Circuit,
which is apparently about to be granted,
gave him an opportunity to realize his
ambition. Owing to the volume of bust
ness in that circuit, which is made up
of the States of Maryland, Virginia,
West Virginia and North and South Car
DINA, a third Circuit court judge is
recognized as a necessity, and the place
undoubtedly will be created
But Senator Prtchard has, according
to good authority, decided to reject this
bait and continue his fight. In Alabama
it is certain that the fight is to be con-
tinued even if the President drops off all
the Federal patronage and continues to
give it to Democrats. as he has been
doing How far the Alabama and North
Carolina Republicans will be supported
in Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas and other
Southern States, which have indicated
sympathy in the movement, is not known
but Hanna movement has been start
ed in these two States at least, and re-
cruits are expected in the others.
Last week ex-Congressman Romulus
q. Linney, well known figure of the
Fifty-sixth Congress, made a speech
nominating Mr. Hanna for President, and
he delivered it from the steps of Senator
Pritchard's law office, in Marshall, n. c.
1t is not long since the President de-
livered speech in the same town, going
there for no other reason except that il
was Mr.. Pritchard's town, and eulogizing
the Senator. Mr.. Pritchards personal
newspaper organ is declaring for a con-
tinuance of the fight.
That Alabama is prepared to fight to
the bitter end, even though it has no
eminent statesmen in public office and no
grip on Federal patronage, is we'll known
The doubtful question has been about the
attitude of North Carolina. 1t is GER
tain now that Hanna movement has
been started in that State. and that it
will make a fight.
Whether Mr.. Hanna is friendly to the
movement the Southerners do not know
and do not care Their adhesion to Mr..
Hanna is not because of any knowledge
they have about his sentiments toward
their party organization or toward the
negroes. but because they want to beat
Mr.. Roosevelt and think Mr.. Hanna the
likeliest candidate.