Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-18
Detection Of The Black Vote Is Q
Serious Halter 10 Republicans.
S uHWILtIHG 70 STAND FOR TAFT
Negro Vote In Some OF the ',orthern
States Has Grown to Formidable
Size and Republican Party Needs II
to Win.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. March IT,
Disturbing information la reaching
Republicans In Washington concern.
Ing serious detection In tho negro
vote OF the country this year. lust
ut this stage in previous national
campaigns, during tho last twenty
years, disquicting rumors about tho
attitude OF the negrocs have bcen
current. but. In tho past, little a,tun.
ton has lccn paid TO them. Tho Re-
puDlicans have figured that tho ne
gro vote necessarily would DO cast
ior their candidates. because. II has
appeared heretofore. tho men who
were not representative of their race
In n broad sense.
In tho South, as many Republicans
view 1t. II does not mako much dif-
terence particularly about tho negro
vote, because OF tho political condi-
lions which eSist in that section. Tho
negro In the South. however, Will BIO
permitted TO be q dominant political
factor; but In soinc OF the Northern
states the negroes actually hold Il
oaiancc OF power Mt elections. In
theso very states where the negro
vote Is greatest II will BIO necessary
Tor any Republican candidate TO poil
enough votes to carry the states. 9th.
orwise no will DO lost.
Farsceing Republicans aro taking
notice of the situation and II is be.
coming moro evident cvcry day that
IL candidate be not presented nv
Tue Chicago convention who can get
INC great bulk of the negro vote in
inc North the Republican party Is
In for sound drublng next Noyem
Der.
statistics show that the negro vote
III many Northern states IA increna-
ihS rapidly Tho managers Of Tho
campaign OF Mt least ono OF the RE-
publican candidates for Presiden.
nave made an analysis of tho negro
vote In some important Northern
states and, on paper IL looks pretty
Formidable. In Ohio. for instance ~,
oiack vote has increased trcmondoun.
~ In the last five years. II 10 nov,
Tween '.n $4,000 and 10000. Substan.
s'aliy tue same ratio OF Increase an
pnes 10 other states. Here are some
or tho statistics: ''A''e
IN Indiana the black vote has
iToui l6,oOO TO 10000: I'm III
noiS' from 10000 to 10000: IN Kan.
sas' from $4,000 10 $4,000: In Oregon
from 1900 to $1,000 in MIssomr,
from $4,000 to 10000; in New Jersey
from $4,000 to 10000.
This list might be continued
through other states. The tlrnre.
siyen arc in round numbers bmt .
careful examination indicates that
lney are approximately accurate No
sane person could suppose that. r. n
considerable majority of the negro :, q
vote we're cast against tho Renuhlicau
candidate. he could carry Now I"r'
Soy West Virginia. Ohio. Indiana
m MISS. or Oregon, not to mention
o.ner states which certainly womb bo
anected seriously In the event ~ ne e,
general revolt of tho negroes y he ,a :
carried TO the polls. '"e
In view of these facts. II is ,ro,,,
certain that tho delegates to Tho PET, 90,
Eago convention will think nrettv hard
oe,ore nominating any mrp who i; u
Nv. assured OF his abilit 10 corr,
states states. IN which The negro vote 10 ~
'feinrHdou5 and important factor 'o