Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-13
APPEAL TO STATE PRIDE
Would Take Vice President From
Beyond the Potomac.
REGARDS IT AS WINNING MOVE
Senator Warren Declares That Taft
Voting at Oyster Bay.

II. IT. kohlsaat of Chicago Is interest
ing President Roosevelt and others in
movement which he hopes to make ma
tional within the next four years for the
nomination of a southern man for the Vice
President on the tickets of all great ma
tional parties. whatever number there
may be at that time-certainly on the re-
publican and democratic tickets.
WHY, if the democrats had nominated
Judge Gray and Clark Howell of Georgia
or some other southern man this year
the republicans would have come as near
being beaten as at any time in their his
tory. said Mr.. KohIsaat. 1.-The south has
been too long neglected in this respect.
and as republican I propose to advo-
cate with all my influence and heart the
naming of a southern man for Vice Presl-
dent on the republican ticket four years
from now. Retwee now and then I should
like to see the south have greater repre-
sentation in the abinet and the govern
ment under Taft. who will be the next
President General Wright, now Secre-
tary of War is a fine type of the south
ern man. and the President tells me he
is delighted with the Tennesseean as a
cabinet official.
with a republican of standing in the
south on the national ticket Of our party
four years from now four or five south
ern states will cast their electoral vote
for the ticket. 1 am not chaser after
'moonbeams and believe that / am a
practical man. Therefore I can say with
clearness that I do not know of any
action that would pay the republican
party better interest on the investment.
Virginia, North Carolina. Tennessee, Ken
lucky Missouri. Georgia. Florida and
probab bly, Louisiana could be relied upon
to deliver thousands of former democratlc
votes. and the chance would De Spiendlo
H,,vc fnfn
their electoral votes they have not
done for years.
Protection Sentiment in South.
1T is undeniable that thousands of
southern men of the highest and best
type are in sympathy with the policies
of the republican party This is espe-
cially true Of business men and manu-
facturers. The protection policy of our
party appeals to them. more than any
thing else, But no direct appeal has ever
been made to them. such as would be
the case If one of their number should
be honored by being placed on the ticket.
Not only the business interests. Of the
people. but strong and patriotic senti-
ment would move them to change their
party Affiliations. am surprised that
the democratic party has not long ago
recognized the situation in the south and
retained its hold upon the people by NOM
mating a man of that faith for second
few years 1t would be polite for the
party to put up a southerner for first
place, with good chances of electing him
and gratifying the intense pride of the
south In her own people" -
Senator Warren's Predictions.
Senator Warren Of Wyoming and
Frank Pierce. assistant secretary Of the
Interior, were the only callers to see the
President during the cabinet meeting
Later in the day Gen. Corbin and c. c.
Glover talked with the President. Sena-
tor Warren told the President there was
no danger ahead for Taft in the far
western states, and that the people there
are more concerned in business and in
securing new settlers than in politics.
The whole northwest. with possibly
one or two exceptions. is for Taft" he
declared Il doubt II Bryan will carry a
single state in the west, but It, will do
no harm to allow him one or two of the
little ones"
President Has Registered.
Some inquiry has been made as TO why
President Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb
have not gone to Oyster Bay to register
New registration is not required in towns
under 5000 inhabitants. and as Oyster
Bay has not yet reached that population
neither was obliged to register again. The
President and Mr.. Loeb will both vote Oh
election day. They will take with them
from Washington every New York man
entitled to vote at Oyster Bay and vicin-
ity. The Presidents train will leave here
the night before election, and the. party
will return here about 9 o'clock election
night. Special preparations for receiving
the returns at the White House have
been made.
Theodore Roosevelt. jr.. was. twenty-one
years old last month, and will cast his
first vote this year. If he has registered.
as it is presumed he has done. AS his
home is at Oyster Bay he will vote there.