Evening journal., 1920-12-02
BREAK THE SOLID SOUTH.

NTow is the time OF all times for the Republican ma
tona organization TO lay plans for breaking the
solid South and to convince Souhemers that their real
interests he in hard-and-ias alliance with the Repub-
lcan party
With but sixteen Domocrais in he House Of Represen-
iaves outside of the solid South and with ihiriy-one
Republicans from that formerly rock ribbed Democratic
section the Republican leaders In Congress should enter
tain high hopes OF permanently invading Dixeland
The nnal and onlcIa list Of members compiled by w
Tyler page clerk OF the House. gives the sxysev-
enlh CongVes 3O2 Republicans 1872 Democrats and one
Socialist majority OF Republicans over Democrats Of
$40 The Republican total larger than ever held by any
party In the history Of the government exceeding by %
NE Republican total Immediately following the Roosevelt
landslide OF 1904 The majority Is also greater than at
any previous time After the Republicans and Progress
ives split In 1912 the Democratic majority over both was
ii5 and he Republicans ie3 When the disastrous
results OF he second Cleveland administration became
known, the Republicans in 1894 gained a majority OF 40
and al that time the total number OF representatives was
only 357 compared with the present 3i5 Before that
in 1890 the Democrats majority OF iis out OF
total OF 333 Representatives
The present Republican majority Of % in the Senate is
not the largest the party has had In the sixeh Con-
gress the last Of the Roosevelt administration The Re
pubcans had 81 senator's than the Democrats For
decade they maintained majority approximsting 90
gaining preponderance in is93 and holding until 1912
In 1892 the Democrats gained clear majority Of two and
hen Win tle exception or 1878 IN me last haf or the
Hayes administration, the Republicans controlled the
Senate continually after 1860 In the Fortynrst Congress-
in reconstruction days. the latter had 6l seats to II for
the Democrats majority OF ST. Should cir number be
augmented by 10 in 1922 expected their majority
would be 42 over the Democrats
Republican leaders in the recent Presidential campaign
profess to see such awakening" in the Southern states
ana such interest in the Republican party It's principles
ana policies that one said recently THE solid South wi
never be solid again"
was ies that Tennessee gave its electoral vote 10 the
hepunhcan candidate and he dwinding OF Democratic
pluaues IN other Southern States than the contributions
70 me republican campaign from Southern states that
prompted that remark
From Republican point Of view The Southern field has
been regarded as Improbable that until this wear be
party never in Presidential year has carried its ogbt
south OF the Mason and Dixon line nor has any ssmnt
been made 10 raise campaign fund in any southern
State Whatever money needed in the south TO 20
through the contest necessary to retain the party column
the ballot has been supplied by the National Commit
tee
IN regard 10 the collection OF campaign contributions
this year no exception All contributions from the
South unsolicited voluntary offerings. Under Ia
circumstances the Republican leaders been pleas