The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-29

ing ship.
What Hitchcock Did.
h Did the willy Hitchcock sit down and
ponder the matter? Indeed. he did not.
Just as quick as full horsepower
taxi could whiz him to the White
House he told the President what the
result of such a movement would be-
Then what? Capers gets word that
the President wants to see him quick.
He goes over, and at a long confer
ence with the Chief Executive threshes
ont Republicanism In the South. the
result of the conference being that Ca
5pers declined toScall of the convention,
stating on the other hand that the en-
cluston of the negro and the building
of a good white party In South Caro-.
lima Is Just what he is attempting and
that he would proceed with his con-
iyention. which he did. the convention
being held yesterday. Thus the ad.
ministration failed in its purpose Of
jcanceling the convention. and missed
another lick in the work OF smashing
the Solid South
Pooling the Negro.
1T would not matter SO much, 1t is
understood the President told Ca
pers. il he held his convention after the
election next month. but that II the
plan went through now. and the ne
groes were excluded from the meet
Ing with anything like the administra-
lions Endorsement, 1t might have a bad
effect.
What are the forces that the adj
sministratio on depends upon to fcarryfont
Its policies in the South and bringtthat
section under the Republican banner?
.$x,
Washington Of all the ! big things to
be done there. and can they make
good?
Shame on "sIyi Maryland"
Maryland, 1t must be admitted, is In
a bad way. owing to long dissension
inside party lines. At this time its
srspresentation in Congress gives ~
Democratic members of the House and
three Republicans. About the same
ratio will be maintained there In all
3probabil!ty for some time to come.
y. In Old Virginia.
The administration has made fiz-.
zle OF RepublicaniZing Virginia, in
spite OF the fact that some good pap
has been distributed there. When r.
Internal revenue to succeed John G..
sCapers the old State did not have fits
and fall down. 1t is still there. Just
like 1t always was in spite of the fact
that one of her prominent citizens Is
at the head Of big pap distribution
Bile. The other Republicans? Wei.
Congressman Slemp has not proved a
big card, and indications point strong
there are other G. O. p fellows IN Diff
ferent parts OF the State. but they
don't cut much OF a figure In the prop
uganda uganda of,changing als OLD Dominion's
others who have been rewarded. and
publican. party in Virginia.
AIOrehead All There Is In North Car.I
for Congressman Morehead the c. o.
r. lin North Carolina would have gone
'to flinders long ago. Because OF his
high Standing ana generally pleasing
to get his party in North Carolina on
some kind Of respectable footing. The
continual scrapping going on between
Judge Spencer 3. Adams, r. g. Dun e
ers over patronage Distribution has
about caused the administration to
doubt If it ever will be able to az any.
thing in North Carolina. s5s ssasss
The flavor Of the pie is waited on
the mountain breezes and the ocean
winds, and everywhere its aroma is
scented there Is a mil hty effort to got
on the administration band wagon .t.i:
s Morehead might make some X Ind OF
Showing In North Carolina. We're it$nots
for Marion Butler. lie Is wei ghtlessl
so far as swinging his State !. Isl con-
cerned. and is continually Keeping tho
other, Republicans in hubbub q Z en-
cttement over, one thing and another
In Western North Carolina 4 Congress-
s!dered heavy aroud Administrations
headquarters. M IN
I Republican Governor In 'rcnnessee.S 5s
I'm Tennessee because Of issattsfacti
with Governor Patterson, z is more
than likely that the fusion can idate
will defeat bidding 30 gTay lor.. But i
ttsis certain that during the next two
years the Volunteer sta to- will II swing
back into the Democratic column, and
everything viii be. calm ,alols the
berland.s But the two Republicans Iii
the House-.Austi and probably Soils
are youn g. active and aggressive.
What Is There In South Carolipn.
..s.r axe away capers from South Caro-
ganizatlon there' The dozen orss,noro
Federal otficeholders cnVort at yilnes
at L Capers's dictation,. meet In annual
pass resolutl pns3 ind orsing
the course OF the admlnis q 2, and
SAT Civil service 4 lie $ S3s forb lid ing
political activity are sal toS make
some Of tho faithful In south Carolinas
fearful lest they! overstep II til q Z mark,
and for that reason there As ittloSelso
than subdued enthusiasm
Il Scott aud IL sins In West yirEiaia,
IIver 4 since 1863, when West sVir.
glnia1out loose from tho mot her State
and WAS formed anew. she haa been
strictly Republican, The two 5ena tors;
Scott ana Elkills-rt have st he NV hole
thing tied up and un less on 81 bows to
thenl.thorn IS little chayc CO n for AZ look
IN, n Tho House Ia ent lrel ~ Repnbl loan,
and probably vii lgrema tha ,ya forj
ma ~ ears. ,5s