Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-15

publicans really were serious.
minded in their declared pur-
pose of attempting to break
into the solid south, in this years
presidential and congressional cam
paigns. Echoes Of the program
come from a number Of southern
states in dispatches to The Star
from its special political corre-
spondents. and while generally it
is represented that the democrats
are not at all worried there Is
manifested a disposition to keep a
sharp eye on republican activi-
ties.
In at least one Alabama district,
the seventh. it is conceded that the
republicans have a fighting chance
Of electing a member Of Congress.
and the campaign there will not
be the perfunctory thing it is in
most southern districts. Repre-
sentative L. v. Rainey has been re-
nominated by the democrats and
his republican opponent is c. B.
Kennamer. The national repub-
AASoh management Is 80 lIhPIC SSSN
with the possibilities that 1t is
lending some of it's biggest ora
torial guns to the Alabama repub-
licans. Senator Watson of Indiana
already has been assigned for
speeches in the seventh district,
and it is hoped to book others Of
equal prominence. There are other
Alabama districts in which the re-
publicans make more than the nor
mai southern showing, but it
seems to be the program this year
to concentrate on the seventh and
try to capture at least one seat in
Congress.
Virginia democrats also. accord
ing to dispatch from Richmond,
are taking note Of the republican
gesture in their direction. and.
while they profess not to be
alarmed. they do not intend to be
caught sleeping at the switch.
The ninth Virginia district, in the
extreme western part Of the state,
has been consistently republican
for years, but this year the re-
publicans have congressional can
didates in six of the ten dis
tricts, and claim to have good
prospects in the tenth district,
chairman Of the House committee
on foreign affairs.
The Richmond dispatch gives a
democratic slant on the situation
which has not previously been
emphasized. 1t represents that
southern democratic were anpre-
hensive that the national repub-
lican convention at Chicago. while
assuring negroes that they were
welcome in the republican party.
would serve notice that they need
the score that they were negroes.
But the election Of a negro ma
tional committeeman from Georgia,
solely on the basis that it gave
the negroes a voice in national
party management, is said to have
removed any uneasiness southern
democrats may have felt. 1t keeps
the race question alive as po-
litfcal issue in the south. 1t is as
ocratic party solidity.
In Tennessee the republicans
have launched a campaign for
control Of the state government
that has all the earmarks Of the
real thing. and it has served at
least to arouse the democrats to
a. corresponding activity. The vet
eran, All Taylor. who a third OF
a Gentry ago was the republican
candidate for governor against his
famous brother Bob" again heads
his party's ticket. and, despite his
advanced years, plans to continue
until November the aggressive
stumping tour he made in the pri-
mary fight. It is q picturesque
contest, and Tennessee repub-
licans have been assured of help
from the national organization.
But the republicans are not be-
ing left to play alone this game Of
invading "enemy, territory The
democrats are going to do some
invading on their own account.
and in Pennsylvania they already
have the republican management
guessing. Gov. Cox Is scheduled
to speak in Pittsburgh August rs.
and at the same time will meet
state and county leaders there in
conference. Later on he Is to be
taken to Philadelphia and for a
tour through the anthracite mining
mining regions. a..
Pennsylvania republicans, with
the enormous plurality they have
normally in the Keystone state,
cannot account for this democratic