Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19
REALIGNMENT OF VOTE
ONE RESULT OF THE RECENT
ELECTION IN VIRGINIA.
White Voters Forced Into New Organi
cation by Reason of Negroes
Quitting Republican Party.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


RICHMOND. Va, November IS, 1905.
One result of the recent election in Vir-
ginia Will be the realIgnment of the white
voters of the state between the republican
and the democratic parties. This is due TO
the fact that the negroes have cut loose
from their old-time associates and have or
ganized the independent negro party" 1t
is fact that the republicans have done
with them. The formal severance will be
declared at no distant date. when the white
republicans will meet and proceed to re-
organize the party without any regard
whatever to the negro. The change is
hailed with expressions OF delight by the
white republicans of the city and of the
state.
The negro has for many years been sui
len and Indifferent about his vote unless he
could see something in sight. When there
was a prospect of his getting office he
prompt to vote. The white republ-
cans of the state, knowing that the negro
was and is repugnant TO the white people
of the south as Office holder, have taken
charge of all the offices, save in few in
stances. and there is a growing suspicion
that even the few who are holding posi-
lions as letter carriers and clerks In post
offices VIII soon make way for white men.
II Is known that the negro has deferred
hundreds of white men from affiliating with
the republican party. This Is known to
the white republicans, and they are pre-
pairing TO adjust party lines that there
Will be no reason for objection to the negro
In politics.
Whites Liberal to Blacks.
For many years-ever since the war
the white people of the south have been
liberal in contributing TO the building of
negro churches. And these churches have
always been used for political purposes by
night have been held in every one of them
The negro has always been republican in
his political inclinations and now that he
Is not getting what he considers his share
of the offices. he has turned against the
republicans. Indeed, there is a report In
circulation-and II comes from a pretty
good source toO-that a demand for money
was refused by the white republicans and
soon thereafter the new negro party was
born.
In conversation with a republican who
went over much of the state in the late
campaign, the statement was made to the
correspondent of The Star that the repub-
ncans recognized the fact that the negroes
bad gone to themselves and THE white
republicans are delighted at the condition
of affairs. Take the ninth district, which
IS and always has been a white district
and you Will see that the republicans are
in the majority. The same will be true in
other districts Of the state just as soon
we can have a chance to reorganize and
TO declare the negro an outcast from the
white republican party. 1 believe that there
is room for two strong white parties in
this state, and with the negro out we will
have chance to go before the people
and TO show that we are Anglo-Saxon In
spirit. organization and principles. We
are done with the negro 1t will be only
few years when the democrats of the
state Will be making overtures to the
negroes The republican party in this
state will hereafter be a white party"
Will Allege Irregularities
1t Is more than likely that within week
or ten days Chairman Slemp of the repub-
lican state committee will issue a state
ment, and in that statement he will make