The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-22
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i.it oked upon as the opponent or sen Az,
Hanna. ,rhe substitute OF Secretary Iait
Of Mir. Ierrick, Of Messrs. Hoos OF 10y a;,.
is. Senator Hanna as a camaiui d Ia - co o
position to the President. Mouiu DC n,oould
sIrred n Quay alternative, and Wouiu
need the specific endorsement OF !, Mi,;
Hanna to carry weight in Virgina E p :, ~
with a Hanna sndorsenHGn. :, any tS,onid ne of
doubtful wisdom to the Virsinia Rcpupii-
ems: Who believe that the PennsylVa ~ "a
leaL.er should not. in, fact coula ho.. Nr
Istoctorily carry on the poilcles OIL W.
MriSinie without notifications detri-
mental to Southern interests. ,,,4x,.
ii is taken for granted Lii n he sil nsomi
that President. Roosevelt M sau,, Ie here here
| since the Roosevelt endorsement by s'L t,to
Republican organizations surmounteu a tru'
majority figure. It is realized that s t,vn
bur to this fact is offset the lnaction o. 9,
tie Presidents Republican opponents, MI, IN
States which are still uncommli ll, H.: l ~,
y,rstnans iay t,o kept Ne% % York pennsyi
vnnla Ohio and West Virginia.. without
discerning alterations of Republican. T., sen,
ument imp9ra,ntt enough ifd 10 justly
VOTE WILL BE SMALL; az
A. tho same time, It Is SAID tina tlle
Virginia Republicans believe inc Ir rs
,dcnr will make a poor showing !; at :; t ne
II"e ..s IL candidate in The past twenty
| wears. The race relationships OF the stat le
have been undergoing nv 1an S'''i r
! ia to be said to the advantage OF ny =
Virginia Democrats who nre respoansapI,i :,
for this REIMBURSEMENT which was trh'I y
| accc mplished on January ], !3Ua' tnaL ~
nxhibits q temperance OF judgment ana
breadth OF view which the RepupiicsattnI :,
or the, state do not hope TO successfully ~
assal. Tie presdents atl nhs1G t On yir .
gina, according to tho best virginia te e
publican authority because ~ cnec. ! iaS
been to reopen vital uls 1saa - ninao
Z, lE:n Democrats have hoped 70 Close
by methods protecting and upllltlns ~
Southern civilizations. ,,,,,,.;,, i,
BY the new Constitution ,a o5 v III 1Ma
the voter was rcGhirea eor ~ I'GI r. aim lime OF
. war in either tho Federal or Confederhte
army Or or the y6n Of sha pe haye p M
to 10 tho state. for the year preceding tn ma,
in which he enjoys the franchise. la% se
amounting to AZ much as y on npd Whs
s,ai 10 on Of the Gonsltui!on: VolsI
! manently on the roll OF electors,
After January !. 1901, 1t is provided TIA
voters VINO are n1 not SO aua'hi''ed ans
them fol, the next preceding three years
: and that they, shall. unless they Pc ply
. sicnlly ds1uailied make appiicndti , 10
y ana that they shall answer under oath y
y writing all questions propoundcd to then
o affecting their qualifications as electors,
u "'N Nor x COMPLETES. CHECK.
q by an exhaustive investigation or con
7 ditlons under ne alillcntion pr roy 81
. 1903, in Norfolk county. where there 81
il w, s. Copeland. chief editorial writer q
IS the Richmond Times Dispatch. Josep
j. Bryan's newspaper has shown that 1T
> not wholly to be depended OH as n chec
@ TO the corruption Of the negro voter. IN
IS Democrats Of tho CONSTITUTIONAL ,Gnnycl
t. haye, therefore, based their efforts 70 !.
10 gally preserve to the white men Of Vii
II ginia their political and moral nsccndanc'
chiefly on the educational qualification
which applies TO whites and blacks ak
yet which entails an elevation OF The NJ
gro race to ne minimum standard
:, In the politics of the South. cxccI
+ where the Soulh's politics are degrade
TO the practice of buying and selling Il
franchise for mcrcenpry ends. there Is II
al Tie division of opinion between lhctl0l
IN and parties on tho race question, III
en- Virginia RepablIcaIn ma, nrc for ms rensl
hn them to re-establisl the Republican par
90 in It's relations to the South OH the plan
" or reconstruction days,
az Opposition TO MI, Roosevelt Is felt al
rs 4mong 'herailWay an, and inysslln. sspig
II II hold his po policy in The railway merF
a. 70 BE- sereas hefs Thee IS NJ sFnv w
ay extension IN Vilglnia AZ present, nor "
there be any. despite its need IN The ~