Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-07
INVADING SOLID SOUTH
REPUBLICANS VERY ACTIVE IN
VIRGINIA AND UNITED IN
MARYLAND.
COLOR QUESTION AN ISSUE
IN MARYLAND ELECTION
Democrats Appear to Be Divided and
Opponents Arc Reasonably Hopeful
Virginia to Be Opening Wedge in
Taft's Plan to Break Into Solid
South.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Washington, Sept 1.-Two interest
ing state elections this year, which are
only about two months off, and in
which the outcome will be scanned
with close attention by politicians of
both parties are those of Maryland and
Virginia. In Maryland, the amendment
to the constitution to disfranchise col
ored voters is the issue that is at
tracing notice. In Virginia, the gov
ernorship along with other official
places. is at stake and the question
is what strength the republicans will
be able to disclose, after most ag
gressive campaign, with the demo-
Gratis divided. and with President Taft
doing all he is able to do to help along
the movement to break up the solid
south.
Republican leaders in Maryland are
fighting the dsfranchising amendment
tooth and nail and they profess great
confidence they are going to defeat it.
If they do it will be hard blow at
the democratic bosses and the ma
of Maryland in it's grip.
Democrats Are Divided.
On the one hand the republicans of
the state appear to be united against
the effort at disfraqchisement. On the
other the democrats show symptoms
of being considerably divided. A num-
Der of the independent democrats are
hostile to the plans of disfranshise
ment. Not only are they opposed to it
but they are taking active steps to
defeat it. Another element which is
weakening the cause of the amend
ment is the foreign born citizenship.
This element does not like the looks
of the plan which the democrats are
supporting and is openly endeavoring
to defeat it,
1t appears that the democratic lead
ers in MARYLAND are relying on the
country vote to pull them thru. Much
of this vote is prejudiced against the
negro. Some of it is ignorant and
easily swayed to the will of the organ
zation, of which Senator John Walter
Smith Is the head. The expectation of
the democratic leaders is that the large
vote for disfranchisement they will be
/
set the vote in Baltimore where the
majority will be against the disfran-
chising amendment 1t is said there
will be 5000 Independent votes against
il in Baltimore county. One of the in
tiuences in Baltimore against disfran-
chsement will be the Crescent Dem
ocratic Club. 1t has a membership of
several thousand. many of them of the
foreign born element and it will go
against the disfranchising scheme.
Maryland Contest Important.
The outcome of the contest in Mary
land is important not alone for the eff
feet on the political situation in tina,
state but for its bearing on the general
question of disfranchisement of the
colored voter. If Maryland turns dowr
the Acknowledgement plan, it will BIZ
taken as an encouraging sign by color
ed voters in states farther south
Moreover, if the democrats fail to gee
the amendment adopted. it will be g
blow to them from which they are MOI
likely soon to recover and may NEAR
republican control of the state fol
some time to come.
: In Virginia. by the outcome of tht
: election now being contested there. op.
; portunity will be given TO judge
; whether any advancement has beer
, made in the cause which Presiden
| Taft holds dear, that of breaking w
the solid south. The fight on the gov
ernorship is the one which is beins
. most discussed. The republican leader
, are making roseate predictions o
carrying the state. The more soba
, judgment of well-informed politician
is that this is not TO be expected bu
i, that it is quite likely the Democrat
majority will be cut into heavily Tn
q democratic party in the state is divide
into factions, while the republican
seem united
Virginia Republicans Active.
The republicans are planning a grea
i. speaking campaign in Virginia. The
propose to preach the doctrines of re
publicanism all thru the state. Sue
u speakers as Secretary Nagel, forme
: Secretary of the Treasury L. NJ. Shaw
:. and several leading members of con
gress are to be impressed into service
The recent appointment by the pres
II dent of Royal E. Cabell, of Richmon,
: as commissioner of internal revenue
expected to help the republicans me
Y terially. The democrats in the primarie
q Harry st. George Tucker on the or
e hand and Judge William H. Mann Q
n the other. Mann, the candidate of tt
machine headed by Senator Marti
II won out. The anti-machine democra
/ do not like it and may be expected
s. stay from the polls or vote the repui
lican ticket in considerable numbers.
is unlikely the republicans can carr
e the state or anything like it but the
q are likely to jar the democratic o
III ganization badly.
$. The fact L. NJ. Shaw is going
" speak in the state is of interest fl
" the reason Mr.. Shaw in season al
out of season has urged on the repul
lican leaders the Importance of ad
quate campaigning in the southe,
states, especially states like Virgini
Kentucky, Tennessee and others whe
there is a strong republican elemer
This was the idea he emphasized VIII
he was in the cabinet.