The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
c. O.P. IS LOOKING
|. TOWARD THE SOU H
Hopes to Gain Republicans to
Take Place of Western
Insurgents.
PLANS ARE BEING LAID
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Far From Likely That Many Re-
cruits Will Come From
Dixie.
PLANS ARE BEING LAID

crults Will Come From
Dixie.
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tspes.aI to The Tiraes.D Dispatch
WASHINGTON, .. c., January H..
Republican leaders are looking to the /
South for CongresBuen to take tho ,
places of Western Republicans who 1
insurge until thsy are out Of the pale !
or defeated Republicans. They SEQ a
fallow field In Dixie, and viii work I
necessary. The House OF Representa-
tives, as organized now. has 339 mem
bers--2ls Republicans and 10 Demo /
Gratis with two vacancies, which Will
be filled By Democrats, making a Re.
publican majority Of ~. Democrats.
that Is, ultra enthusiasttc one6--iope
to carry the next House. They do
rot think that the Republicans can
win with the Payne Aldrich tariff and
Uncle Joe Cannon tlls Issues. There
fore very interesting question is:
"Wha. will North Carolina Virginia,
| Tennessee and Georgia yield IN the
way Of RepubI!cans2" Those who do
the figuring say that the Tarheel
state should add two to the thres al
ready here, Virginia one to its list.
and Tennessee Two. making four. Geor-
gia, II is argued, may not elect a
| styaightout Republican, but three or
four Democrats can be relied on. Cor
| support for certain important matters,
in q pinch.
The Real situauon IN DiIie.
But Independent men, who were en-
couraged by William Howard TAFT In
1906, are not SO much interested 2s
they were in the Campaign OF 1905.
! Thelr hopes have vanlshed and rhers
|
dent Taft has permitted organization
Republicans Of Southern States to die.
| tate most OF HIS appointments, or to
queer the new element, which IS COM
| posed OF recruits from the Democratic
party, al the White House. and the
AIdrich-C Cannon Congress has given
tue Southern manufacturer the hot
end Of the tariff poker. 1t is we'll
known here that many manufacturers,
bankers and prominent merchants,
| along with a goodly sum of well-to-to
farmers OF the South, favor protec.
tive tariff. sound money ana ship sub
eidy--threc things that the Republi-
cans stand for-and would like To send
L Congressman 70 Washington to help
/ carry out their policies, but will not
L make the effort when the President
/ permits the old pie-distributing crowd
10 continue business in the same old
obnoxious way.
Cold on the Trail.
II One Incident viii serve to show tho
change of conditions. Two years ago,
when the news Of John II. A1orehead's
II election In the Fifth North Carolina
District reached Charlotte, little
party OF m;ll men, who had assembled
Informally IN tho southern Manu-
factarers' Club 10 enjoy z quiet smoke
and cheering cup, pledged them
selves that they would send one of
Il their associates 10 Congress- in 1910.
a practical politician in the crowd
asked: How much Is your en-
thueiasm good for2p The person TO
whom this was addressed replied: "tY
check for $500"
'And yours2" said the man with the
pencil
| The same"
| and youra?'
| Thres Thousand dollars was RAISED
inside of ten minutes. Republican en-
thus!asm ran high. Lukewarna Dem
ocrats took courage when they heard
of Morehead'a election. But the White
House has Inundated Morehead --the
business man. the ideal Republican
/ judging from the Taft speech ar
Greensboro in 1906; instead of giving
him the glad hand. President Taft has
\ made him fight at every turn in the
\ road for his just dues. Morehead has
won. but every time after g bitter
/ contest.
i One Inntarce in 3teMy Years.
| The election OF Morehead was one
CT the most remarkable elections IN
| the South in many years. The negro
had kept him In line for the Local
Il Democracy year after year. Hundreds
Il of people who believe in the princt.
/ pies OF the Republican party could MOI
II afIord to vote their convictions until
the black voter was eliminated, Ten
years ago North Carolina passed ar
amendment to its Constitution. dis.
franchising the illiterate negro, and
since that time political contests have
N been between white men. The coloreo
/ man has not participated to any sig.
H rliffcant extent. Therefore, the inde.
4 pendent epirit among the citizenry has
II Increased. The Republican victory II
II the Fifth District, resulting in More
|! heads election, was the first one o,
II the kind south of tile Potomac River
II Grant, an old line Republican. defeat
II sd Crawford in the Tenth. but he die
II IL by beating the bushes and driving
II IN mountain Republicans who hat
II grown gray in the faith, Had the
II byWays and hedges OF Burke, Madl.
II son. Mitchell and Yancey been worke,
/ as those of Wilkes by cowles. anc
H Henderson and others BY Grant. the
II majority of Representative WEBB
H might have been reduced by 2,ouo OF
H perhaps swept away, The gains o.
\ Grant and Cowles came largely from
II Republican precincts but those q
II Moreheat from Democratic The verJ
II independence that President Taft eli
II Outraged in Lbs famous brtckha
II speech asserted itself
II One More Man In Virginia,
II Although the Republicans OF Viz
II ginia made a poor showing in the 81
Il harnatorial election last year they al
II going to try to capture the Fifth Cor
II aresaional District next fall. III
PARSONS Saunders contest may hav
II something TO do wlth the comm