Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
|G. Q.P'. TURNS GUNS
ON "S0L|D SOUTH"
Offices to Be Opened in Prin-
cipaI Cities-Georgia
May Break.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

! special DlSpatcn 10 Inc STAR.
| MONTGOMERY, Ala. July 24-Hop-
ing to change the political complex
ion of the solid south" the repub-
lcan national headquarters will open
| offices in the principal cities, one
being opened for Alabama in Mont
Somery. This was the political dope
of the week in authoritive circles,
and it was stated that the republicans
will not hand over the south to the
democrats without a bitter fight
| Strong fights will be made by the
republicans in Georgia. Tennessee and
Alabama. The first-named state will
i be the battle-ground for probably the
| most interesting fight of them all.
| because of the voters attitude toward
| the league of nations and the peace
/ treaty.
! Seating of the negro delegation in
| the republican convention will work
] to the disadvantage of the plans of
the republicans to carry Georgia in
November. republicans of Alabama
! state. There was strong belief that
| Georgia would not break away from
the solid SOUTH but the seating OF
the negroes is said to have changed
| the situation somewhat.
| Bowling Succeeds Hefin.
| At this early stage of the political
| campaign there is a strong organiZa-
| ton of workers in Montgomery and
| birmingham, each devotinE much
| time to the issues of the republican
nominees for President and Vice
| President. That Warren G. Harding
will visit the south. making several
speeches, one probably in Birming ha m
or Montgomery. is accepted as a fact
| in political circles. Gov. Cox has been
| asked to visit Alabama Is soon as
possible by the Montgomery Kiwanis
Club.
| During the week the state demo-
| cratic executive committee accepted
| the resignation of J. Thomas Hef1in,
representative from the fifth Ala ma
| district in the national Congress. Mr..
! Hef1in will be sworn in as senator
| when Congress meets in December.
The committee nominated w. B. Bow
| ling of the fifth as Mr.. Hef1in's sue
| cessor and said that the governor
would be asked to provide for a spe-
] cial election when the general cleo
| ton is held to elect Mr.. Bowling. The
latter in May was nominated to sue
coed Mr.. Hef1in for the regular term.
the committee nomination being for
the short and unexpired term.
Women Press Change.
Legal authorities of Alabama are
! studying election and registration
laws. and they are wondering If
women will be permitted to vote in
| November if the thirty-sixth state
! ratifies the federal suffrage amend
i ment before the general elections.
Under Alabama laws it appears very
doubtful if the thousands of women
! will be permitted to register and
| vote in November. The eyes of suf-
| fragists are turned toward Tennessee.
| which state will have a special ses-
sion of the legislature for the pur-
pose of acting on the federal amend
ment.
If Tennessee ratifies (and Alabama
| suffragists are confident it wild,
Gov Kilby will be asked to call an
extra session of the state Legislature
for the purpose of changing the
| laws SO that women may vote in all
elections The chief executive is wor-
ried over financial matters. because
the supreme court declared uncon-
stitutional the state income tax law
| and the suffragists believe the gov
ernor should kill two birds with the
same stone" enacting revenue meas
ures and measures which will permit
the women to vote. Gov. kilby ia
yors woman's suffrage, but 1t Is
doubtful if he will call the legisia-
ture, the cost being enormous, and ne
is convinced the legislators Will not
| change many laws which they passed
!, in 1918, and which he considers gooo
CHESTER E. JOHNSON.