Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-20
Alarmed At THE
NEGRO REVOLT.

HLHnlMEU HI lie
NEGRO REVOLT.
The Negro Vote in Some of the
Northern States has Grown to
Formidable size, and the G.
o. P. Needs it to VIM
Taft not Popular with
Them.
The Washington Dispatch says: Dis
turbing information is reaching Re
publicans in Washington concerning
serious def1ectionxin the negro vote of
the country this year. Just at this
stage in previous national campaigns,
during the last twenty years, disquiet-
ing rumOrs about the attitude of the
negroes have been current, but, in the
past, little attention has been paid to
them. The Republicans have figured
that the negro vote necessarily, would
be cast for their candidates, because, it
has appeared heretofore, the men who
were disposed to make trouble were not
representative of their race in broad
sense.
In the South, as many Republicans
view it, it does not make much differ
ence particularly about the negro vote,
because of the political conditions which
exist in that section. The-negro in the
South never will be permitted to be a
dominant political factor; but in some
of the Northern States the negroes ac-
tually hold a balance of power at cleo
tons. In these very States where the
negro vote is greatest it will be neces-
sary for any Republican candidate to
poll enough votes to carry the States.
Otherwise he will be out.
Far-seeing Republicans are taking no
tice of the situation and it is becoming
more evident every day that if candi-
date be not presented by the Chicago
convention who can get the great bulk
of the negro vote in the North the Re
publican party is in for sound drub-
bling next November.
Statistics show that the negro vote in
many Northern States is increasing
rapidly. The managers of the CAM
paign of at least one of the Republican
candidates for president, have made an
analysis of the negro vote in some inn
portant Northern States and, on paper,
it looks pretty formidable. In Ohio,
| for instance, the black vote has increas-
ed tremendously in the last five years.
1t is now between $4,000 and 6O,000-
Substantially the same ratio of increase
applies to other States. Here are some
of the statistics:
In Indiana the black vote has jump
ed from $4,000 to 80, 900; in Illinois, from
10000 to $4,000; in Kansas, from $1,000
to $4,000; in Oregon, from $4,000 to 3d.
900; in West Virginia, from 1900 to
q, 900; in Missouri, from $4,000 to co.
900; in New Jersey, from $4,000 to 3d.
900.
This list might be continued through
other States. The figures given are in
round numbers, but careful examina-
ZION indicates that they are approx
mately accurate. No sane person could
suppose that, if considerable majority
of the negro vote were cast against the
Republican candidate, he could carry
New Jersey, West Virginia, Ohio, In
DIANA Missouri, or Oregon, not to men,
ton other States which certainly would
be affected seriously in the event of the
general revolt of the negroes being car
ried to the polls.
In view of these facts, it is pretty GER
tain that the delegates to the Chicago
convention will think pretty hard be-
fore nominating any man who is not
assured of his ability to carry States in
which the negro vote is so tremendous
and important factor.
DR.. Hullihen Among the Latins.