The Washington herald., 1920-05-10
GAIN IN SOUTH
SEEN BY TAFT
Former President Believes
Republicans Will Capture
Some Southern States.
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kind I have described. The trouble
with Mr.. Bailey's campaign. how
ever. has been, to use a colloquiaI
expression that he had bitten on
more than he could chew"
Bailey woefuIly Defeated.
His assault upon the administra-
tion was based on objections to ev-
erything which 1t had done for the
last seven years, including the 60
ing into the war and the conduct
Of the war and the League of Ma
tons. The result has been that, in
tion delegation to the San Francis
co convention, Mr.. Bailey has been
woefully defeated.
How far this will affect his gu
bernatorial aspirations 10 a some
what different question. He has
four opponents. and, with his pres
tige and acquaintance and strong
support of those who 90 support
him, he might obtain a plurality
To use his own conciliatory phrase,
the race for the gubernatorIa,
nomination is not a race, because
in 1t there Is only one thorough
bred and four scrubs"
This soothing characterization of
his opponents has only the modi-
cum of truth in that they are not
widely known through the State, and
unless some one fthe mis- united
on, Mr.. Bailey may be at the head
of the poll in the gubernatorial
primary.
Ready to Quit Democrats.
Mr.. Bailey early announced that
he would join a third party and
sever his relations with the Democ-
racy. When he came to Texas,
however. he changed his attitude.
because he found that Mr.. Fergu-
son. once governor of Texas, who
had been impeached for dishonesty
and peculauon in Office and had
run in the next election and re-
ceived 100000 votes, had formed a
new party called the American
party. which is running an inde-
pendent candidate for governor and
Ferguson for President.
Mcssrs. Bailey and Ferguson
could not agree. and Mr.. Bailey re-
turned to the ranks of the Democ-
racy. All these things indicate an
upheaval likely to manifest. itself
in some way in Texas, but hardly
in a Republican victory. .
The Southern States in which
there may be some chance for Re-
pubiicans are Virginia, North Car
olina and Tennessee. The prospects
depend somewhat upon the Repub-
lican candidate. The virginia Re-
publicans have gone into the mat
ter with VIM. and believe that. II
they could have a Vice Presidential
candidate named from their State.
they could carry that State and pos
sibiy North Carolina and Tennes-
see.
Favor Col. Anderson.
Hhey have put forward Col. Hen
ry w. Anderson, a prominent, able
and successful lawyer of the State,
Of high character, living at Rich
nlond, who went abroad to repre-
sent the Red Cross in Rumania and
Eastern Europe. and did most ex-
cellent service there in what was
really a diplomatic capacity.
That he is qualified for the high
place no one who knows him could
controvert. He went over to the
Republicans in 1908 and carried with
him a band of active and prominent
young men, and they have main
tanned this political attitude ever
since.
Promises Of Southern Republican
electoral votes have always been re-
garded by experienced politicians as
''rainbows," still, political conditions
in the South are ripe for a change.
II a change does not come at the
next election, we may expect II in
the near future. Wise Republican
leaders should not ignore the oppor-
tunity to encourage, soTidify and or
ganize the movement. ~-' @..y|.
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