The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-02-03
FOUR MORE DISTRICTS

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| Fight for Four More Cqngressmer
From This State-More Interes
Manifested In Several Southern
States.
| Washington, D. c., Jan. 30.-I
has developed here within the pas
| week that the Republican leaders arc
determined to hold what congres
sional districts they now have IN
North Carolina and add two. three
or four more. Special efforts will be
made TO carry the ninth. third, sew
enth and fourth. The election of Rep
resentative Morehead TO the congres-
sional committee was the beginning
| OF this campaign. 1t is understood
| here that the Republicans believe
that by making the right nominations
| they can certainly win the ninth and
the third districts. Up to this time
| candidates have not been discussed
! but 1t is fact that the districts have
been canvassed by counties and those
| Interested have concluded to make
desperate fights in the ones mention
ed In the foregoing sentences.
President Taft's Desire.
President Taft has begun to real
ize the true situation in the South
and will help in this movement to
increase the number Of Republican
Congressman from Virginia, North
There is hitch between Mr.. Taft
and Postmaster General Hitchcock.
Men on the inside In Washington say
that Mr.. Hitchcock does not care es-
pecially about electing Congressman
in the South, but is more concern
ed about delegations to presidential
conventions. Mr.. Taft, on the other
hand, is very anxious to have a Con-
gress that will carry out his policies.
Recently the President has said that
he would rather be defeated for re-
nomination than to fail to do what
he thinks the Republican platform,
on which he was elected, promised
that he would do. In other words,
Mr.. Taft has indicated that he wants
to make good to the people of the
country. 1t has become evident with
in the last month that Mr.. Taft has
put a check on Mr.. Hitchcock and
his allies. Certain Southern ap-
pointments which should have been
made some time ago have not been
sent to the Senate. Party leaders
who have been in the habit of hav-
ing their suggestions carried out, are
alarmed at the situation. They do
not understand why certain things
have not come to pass.
Ninth District Promising.
The ninth North Carolina district
is considered a fertile field for the
Republicans. 1t Is the center of the
largest manufacturing enterprises in
| the South and it is a well known fact
that the manufacturers, as a rule,
favor a protective tariff, a ship sub
sidy and other Republican policies.
This was plainly manifested DUR
ing the tariff Congress which passed
| the Aldrich-Payne bill. Representa-
tave Webb who now represents that
est man the Democrats can name and
| the Republicans point with pride to
the fact that Mr.. Webb went to
Mecklenburg County, in 1908, with a
very, very small majority. If man
like Mr.. Morehead-a business man.
a man of personal magnetism, and a
man Of clean record-Were nominat-
ed by the mill men and endorsed by
the Republicans or nominated by the
Republicans and supported by the
mill men he would stand show OF
election. The Republican leaders
here declare that he would defeat
the Democratic candidate. They
claim that If such a man had beer
the candidate two years ago he would
have had fifteen hundred more vote:
when he got to Mecklenburg thar
the records now show, and Neck
lenburg would have given him bet
ter support. and that Mr.. Webb
majority would have been reduced
to less than half what it was.
Il The Third Comes Next.
Next to the ninth comes the thir,
on the list of probable districts, from
the Republican viewpoint, in the com
, ing contest. 1t is argued that Duplir
Wayne and other counties, if proper
ly organized, could be induced to Civ
= large Republican gains. Sampso
5 County has been held in line by til
Republicans, by the Butler brother
and others, who believe that Mort
Carolina is naturally a Republica
s State if the vote can be gotten OF
: and united in a great effort at tn
: polls. Sampson used to be banne
+ Democratic county. At the last ele
ton it gave President Taft major
ty of 1,130. Those who discuss tt
possibilities of the Old North Sta
le point to this county as an illustr
70 ton Of what can be done with Il
4; right sort of management and me
Or Republican Gains Cited.
lie In the last election the Repub
cans made a gain of 500 votes
Duplin. A change of 200 votes
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