The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-05-01

White supremacy along the lines OF
President Tafss Inaugural address. that
the negro shah not hold public once IL
communities where It arouses public dis
sent local option. with protection OF the
dry" territory from the wet" and high
licenses in the city. abolition OF the POLL
tax as a prerequisite to voting. a better
system Of -axation, and the election OF
the sta5e corporation commissioners by
the people. will be the principal features
OF the Republican platform 10 be adopted
in Virginia at the Newport News cor
vention next July. according TO the opin-
ion Of Representative Bascom slemp. OF
The Ninth vne,aia district. and chairman
ot the Republican State committee
Mr. Slem3 has returned 10 Washington
from q trip 10 Virginia, where he held
conference with the leaders and sounded
public sentiment regarding the guberna-
toriaI contest. He also has held several
conferences with Postmaster General
Hitchcock and the President TO discuss
the Virginia fight.
Following his interview with the Presi-
dent at the White House Thursday. Mr.
slemp said yesterday that the resident
regards the election in Virginia with
the greatest Importance. IS il is The only
( one TO be he'd this year IN the Southern
states.
Prohibition Ineffective in G
Mr. Slemp stated that he ha
with many party leaders IN Virg
wnile no attempt viii be made
stsH the action Of the NovPo.
con -eation, he found sentiment
I.ziar along certain definite line:
~on tie liquor question
slemp. while there Is stron
meat for temperance. yet 1t
that prohibition would be ir7Pr
and Ineffective in the cities Cor
I ". tie adoption OF a local option
with protection Of the dry territ
with high license and strice res
OF the sale OF liquor in the &C
/ population seems 70 meet the vi'
majority of the Republican voter
a declaration for reform In
+ TEN Of taxation. a better systen
Giting the accounts OF the S.
COUNTY. the election or the cor
commissioners by the people.
the public and state schools frl
/ tissR political control. a purific
the election conditions. for Vi
premacy along the lines or T
! Taft's inaugural address. and z
( OF bank examinations insurins bet
( ditlons for the depositors IN stat
due attention 10 the needs Of
I federate veteran. and improveT
the road system are other festu
are meeting approval for pianks
platform
To Name Strong Ticke
we intend to nominate a ticke
will appeal 10 the independent
zressIve voter. and the solid
servative business man"
When asked regarding Democrs
dI,ions in Virginia. Mr.. Sismp sal
i might be unbeeoming for him
along those lines. he could not
: observe n TIE St~ti+EfV~ t--V atte-
Of the Democratic rank and fls
Democrats candidates for govern
There IS no interest being take
( Democratic primary and candidate
AIr. Slemp. IF the primary Es
now. 50 per cert Of the vote wOul,
cast
Democrats Indifferent
As 10 the causes Of this conditi
Siemp said the impression IS that
Mr.. Tucker nor Judge Mann is
} ins interest b. his campaign
such a thing as a tame guber
fight in the Democratic party in
has been an unheard OF thing in
and the indifference to-day IS rem
Hs said the Republicans hope TO
strength from that element IN the
cratic party which Is dissaIisfe
Tucker and Mann and the viev
resent. especially the element
was in line for President Taft Il
He said the effort 10 get other
dates in the Democratic race sht
dIssa tisfaction IN the cid party
Mr.. Slemp Ismarked that ev
knows that M Tucker is we
kesitates TO say so and that Judg
y dry and refused 10 say So
Regarding the probable Republic
,iidates. MIR Slernp said either A
lespie. OF TazeweH. or L. p Sumr
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