The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-11
KEEPING AN EYE
ON REPUBLICANS
CoWHERD CALLS FOR REPORT
WANTS TO KNOW WHAT Is GOING
ON IN CONGRESSIONAL DIS
TRICTS.

Representative FindIay Says He
Knows of No Contests Likely to
BE Made in south Carolina Except
in First Observation-Disclosures Cow
herd Wants Full Democratic
Vote in Every Congregational Dis
trict in the south.
BY E. NJ. Larner.
Washington, Sept. 10.-Chairman
Cowherd of the Democratic Congress
sional Committee. who is just back
from a conference with the national
leaders OF his party in New York, says
the active work of the campaign is now
on. and vigorous efforts will be put
forth in every district to get out the
full Democratic vote.
Mr.. Cowherd has called upon the
Democratic leaders in every congress
sional district. North. South, East and
West, to make a careful survey of their
respective districts. and inform him,
as far as possible, what steps the Re-
publicans are taking TO carry out Pres
ident Roosevelt's directions that fight
snail be made in every district. Mr..
Cowherd is also anxious that the Dem
ocratic candidates for Congress in the
Southern states. exert themselves to
poll the full party vote, even in those
districts where there is no substantial
Republican opposition.
The Outlook in south Carolina.
Representative Findlay, South Caro-
lina's representative on the Con-
gressional Committee, is here now to
consult Chairman Cowherd about the
situation in the various districts in
the Palmetto State. Mr.. Findlay says
he does not know that there will DE
Republican contests in any of the
South Carolina districts, except in the
First, where Republican contests have
become chronic, because of the $4,000
fees allowed to the contestant. MI
Findlay says 1t is possible that there
may be contests in other districts in
the state, in accordance with Presi-
dent Roosevelt's instructions, but moth
ing definite in that direction has yet
developed.
Want a Full Vote.
Chairman Cowherd went over the
whole subject with Mr.. Findlay and
other members of the committee, who
were present, to the effect that it is
desira BILE, in fact it is necessary that
the full voting strength of the Dem
ocratic party be shown in all of the
Congressional districts. particularly in
the South. The Republicans propose
TO make their fight for a reduction
of representation on the strength of
the small vote poled in so many of
the districts where, heretofore, that
has been. practically, no Republican
opposition.
All of the members of the commit
tee agree that this subject should
meet prompt and energetic attention
on the part of the Democratic. nomi-
nees in every district.
Republican Schemes in the south.
In many of the Southern states IT
is understood that the Republican man.
ayers have been quietly but steadily
extending their registration lists and
qualifying new voters for the express
purpose of making a contest in case
the congressional elections are close.
1t must not be forgotten that the ores
ent Republican clerk of the House,
Maj. Mcdowell. a Jealous and daring
PARTISAN, trained in the Pennsylvania
school of politics, has the making up
of the roll upon which the organization
of the next House is based
1t will be remembered that the late
Thomas Bracket Reed created good
working majority in the notorious FIT
ty-first Congress, but the almost in
discriminate unseating of Democrats is
TO make room for Republican con-
testants, many of the latter without a
shadow of justice in their claims. 1t
was desperate situation. and the Re-
pubIlcans never hesitate to resort to
desperate measures to win a political
victory As Representative William
sulzer. of New York city, remarked
recently:
Suffers View of IL.
To meet political emergency the
Republicans would not hesitate to
crack bank in broad day light, and
they would do it SO boldly and so
openly that unsuspecting lockers on
imagine that it was all right, and had
10 be done in the usual course of bus
mess"
Col. Dudley. former pension com
missioner, who seems to have a monop-
oily in conducting Southern contested
election cases. for the Republicans.
anticipates doing big business in that
line next Congress. 1t is to his in
terest TO work up as many contests as
possible for he gets something like a
so per cent. rake off out of the 81 900
allowance the government makes for
attorneys fees,