The Washington times., 1905-06-25
TAR HEEL STATE
IN LINE FOR 1903
Blackburn Working to Turn
the Electoral Vote.
TAR HEELS AND ROOSEVELT
Confident President Will Approve I.oval
TAR HEELS AND ROOSEVELT
Confident President Will Approve Loyal
Party Efforts-State Senator
Pearson's Prediction.

ourn, the militant young leader of the !;
North Carolina Republicans. whose ef- |
1orts to build up Il strong party organ |
faztion in the Taf Heel State have |
brought him many compliments from
old war horses of the party, was in |
Washington yesterday. Although on
flying trip, he stopped here long enough i
to disseminate some live news about |
party prospects in the State.
Ever since the Tar Heel Clubs big
banquet to Vice President Fairbanks
last spring at Greensboro. when 4oo
sturdy North Carolinians attended a
six-hour jollification In which political
oratory was uppermost in the minds OF
all. there has been a disposition here to
give serious consideration to the Repub-
lican party of the State. Before that
time the suggestion that a Republican
party existed in any Southern State had
been the signal for a good laugh on the
part of Northern politicians. Tell me
how many Federal offices you have and
1 will tell you how many Republicans
there are used to be the merry jest
which would be sprung on a Southern
Republican, but Blackburn has put that
joke out of business so far as his home
State Is concerned.
Look to the President.
Party mossbacks wllo wished to dis
courage Blackburn, told him there was
no chance for him, to build up a party
organization, and that even If he did
they would not be BILE 10 impress the
Administration with their stability. The
young Representative-eiect, who is also
an ex-member Of the House, declared
his full confidence that the President
do he {Oht If fhp Mort
Carolina Republicans would do their
part His personal magnetism got the
Tar Heel Club started, and when it COW
cred the whole State in its membership.
the ..pullbacks'' rubbed their eyes in
amazement.
The Fairbanks banquet was a big
success and made fine start for the
Tar Heelers. But even that affair was
outdone two weeks ago when Secretary
Shaw passed through that way. Il just
telegraphed him." said Mr.. Blackburn
last night, asking him whether he
could not stop over and take look at
the Republicans of the Tar Heel State.
OF course. we couldn't do much until
we got his answer. but as soon as it
came a good banquet was assured On
such short notice we couldn't rally as
many as the Fairbanks 400 but we had
a representative gathering from that
section on hand when the Secretary of
the Treasury got there. All were de-
lighted with him, and he seemed glad to
lima is not a myth
Working for the Party.
It is by such preliminary work as this
that Blackburn Is showing his qualifica
tlonS for leadership. He is getting ac-
quainted with the people of the whole
State and they with him. He not only
has their confidence, but his cordial re-
lations with the big men of the nation
show the same conditions existing here.
Yet hardly a word escapes his lips as
tc his future plans.
How are you going to make a per-
manent organization unless you get
recognition from the Administration"
he was asked.
What we are doing now is all for
the upbuilding. of the party he re-
piled. "to put II fairly on It's feet for
the future. We have entire confidence
that the President will be prompt to
recognize these efforts when he once
finds what we have accomplished.
Victory Almost at Hand.
Confidence marked this reference to
the upbuilding OF an organization. and
i. is. safe 10 expect the Representa- tive
elect has good grounds for thinking as
ht does In the last election the Re-
publican candidate fer governor, c. j.
Harris, brother of Commissioner of
Education w. =. Harris, polled $1,000
= votes to Glenn's I2O. .ooo This was an
~aprecedented saowing for the Repub-
1icans TO make in a Southern State, as
IL is in the proportion OF 2 10 j. A
change of only 20,09o votes In the whole
State would bring the Republicans to
dead heat for the victory
Another circumstance which is likely
tt, interest the Administration and the
marty leaders in genera. is that the next
goyernorship will be fought out in a
Presidential year. II the organization
SO auspiciously begun in the Tar Heel
Club prospers between, now and 1893,
State victory then Will mean also the
capture of the electoral votes for the
Republican Presidential candidate. Such
a probability known beforehand would,
undoubtedly, have strong influence on
Other Southern States.
Pearson's Prediction.
ACCOMMODATING Mr. Blackburn was
State Senator William S. Pearson. a
brother of the United States Minister 10
Persia. Richmond Pearson. and uncle of
Young Capt r F. Robson. the hero of
the Merrimac Il Santiago
You may rest assured" said he, that
nothing viii be left undone TO win that
electoral vote. The chances look good
even now, and much viii be done in the
Intervening time. Heretofore the repre-
sentation IN our Sta.e convention was
made on the rule OF TWO delegates for
each representative in the lower branch
OF the State Legislature. But the dis
franchisement OF the negro by the Dem
ocrats made this all one sided and
the party at the last convention
changed IL tn one delegate to each 10O
Republican votes
pronsrinp for roo3