The Paducah evening sun., 1908-08-18
IN SOUTH
DEMAND u GROWING FOR TWO
PARTIES IN THAT PART.
Thousands Of Respectable business
Men Are Opposed TO Bryan and
SocialiStic Sentiment.

"haitaroogl Tenn, Aug. 1S.-
There Is a growing and strong de.
maAG thst th,lo shall be two parties
in the south instead OF only one. Now
we have only one. II is the white
mems party. Il Is the party arrayed
against the negro. 1t is the party
which ignores every other considera-
ton than the fear of negro equality
and negro domination"
This was the statement made TO
me by one OF the leading men of Ala
bama. He made II coupled with the
expression OF the belief that 80 per
cent OF the Democrats of his state
were personally and politically op-
posed to William Jennings BRYAN.
He added thai few. II any, of them
wanted him nominated. Few. If any.
OF them but we're outspoken in their
admiration OF Mr.. Roosevelt and we're
accepting Nh Taft as the choice of
Mr.. Roosevelt, and hence wanted him
to be president.
Then he added the statement that
because the Democratic party was the
white mans party in the south, all of
these men would vote for Mr. Bryan
and few II any for Mr.. Taft.
This is the situation in the south
generally. | am told that In most of
the southern and all the cotton-rais-
ing districts. the men are almost
in support of protection.
They are sound money men. They do
rot believe in socialism and in ex-
treme steps toward corporations and
aggre cations of capital Eventually
they will rise and create two parties
In the south. One of them will be. a
new Republican party That will be
a white mans Republican party.
These are the conditions in part in
tennessee. They are conditions which
have gone a step farther than In other
Of the southern states. They have
to a point where the Re
publican party Is a party of respect
ability. II is a party which is not
Identified with the negro. II is true
hat in this state II is the Democrats
md not the Republicans who use the
negro vote, and who poll II and count
t.
Republicans Strong in Tennessee.
Because Of these things. intelligent
tell me there is a very
'Xeellent chance of Mr.. Taft carrying
his state. and a good chance of the
Republican candidate for governor be
ng chosen over the Democratic cans
lidate. II has been remarked that in |
many of the states Mr.. Taft's follow
ng is confined 30 the Roosevelt fol-
owing. but here also he has one of
lis own. II is one attained while he
vas practicing law and While he was
m the bench. and when the people of |
his state were given opportunity to
Inow and see him as a jurist person
lily.
Unfortunately, the situation here is |
lot one of an entirely united Repub- |
lean front When | made inquiries |
IS to whether the Republican candi- |
late would be elected to the guber-
Iatorial chair | was asked; Which !
ne of the Republican candidates do
'ou mean? You see, we had one
lominated on the 10th here in Chat
anooga. and yesterday we had an
ther one nominated i'm Nashville"
That reflects the unhappy and de-
'lorable situation in the state. and |
rawback and possibility of Republi-
an defeat. a. There Is another. and |
hat is of the Democrats counting
ut the Republican candidate. even If |
hosen by the electors, just as they
ounted II. Clay Evans out when all
he country knew he received a fair
nd square majority few years ago.
he situation OF two Republican can
dates for governor is a direct out
rowth of the long-standing Evans
rOwnlow factional row, which has
visited in this state for years, and
Ihlch has done so much to retard the
rowth. development and success OF
le party In the state,
Democrats Also BADLY Split.
There is a grain OF comfort In thisl
however. that fhe Dcmo-|