New-York tribune., 1920-01-04
National Chairman Told of
500, ,OO0 Campaign Fund
BEING Raised al Fl. Worth
for the Presidential Fight
Democrats Demoralized
Said 10 Be Deserving Party;
Wood Reported Leading
Lovden for President

vii, II. HAYS. chairman Of the Re-
,ablican National Committee, daily re-
.s;rex surprising reports about rosy
p.publican prospects. but none OF
.hem are so surprising as the predic-
,,ons coming from Texas to the effect
.h.t the Republicans there will carry
hat state for the Republican national
ticket next fall.
The Democrats of Texas conccde
nearly complete Generalization in
.heir state organization, with no like
,;hood of harmonizing the ambitions
Il the leaders of rival factions until
,ssrs has been q political cataclysni
hat will blow the old Democratic
machine TO bits. after which the
Democrats hope they can get together
stain with chastened spirits and re-
huild their party in the Lone Star
Ssste.
The Republicans Of Forth Worth,
ne leading boom town Of the state.
il account Of the proximity of the oil,
dAids. have started drive for cam
ra;rn fund OF 100000. The first FIVE
asn solicited gave $4,000 apiece. ard
"a subscription for less than Sl.0G0
rxs accepted from those wno attended
ssn conference. One hundred thou-
.a1d dollars will be raised in Fort
Worth.
Many $1,000 Subscriptions
Most Of the subscriptions for $1,000
--and there were nlany-were by for
mer Democrats, who haze entered the
q q 8
the trend of the Democratic party. L.
n Ixdd is chairman, and C. j. Benson
& treasurer of the committee in
charge of the raising OF the 100000
csizpaign fund.
meeting to formulate plans for the
Presidential campaign Viii be held
early this month, probably in Houston
and National Committeeman Il. F. Nc
Eregor says that every county in the
tate will be represented. 1t is
3launed to hold conventions in every
county. In about one-third Of the
.ounties no Republican convention
rorthy of the name ever has been held.
ur. McGregor says that now there
$ Republican organization in every
county of the state, made up largely
II former Democrats. dr. McGregor
avs that General Leonard Wood is
eadiug in the race for the Republican
:oyn;aatiou for President, with Gov
.rnor Lowden Of Illinois and Senator
harding. Of Ohio. following. in order.
One Of the big tasks which the Re-
subl:cans must tackle in order to be
successful is the pol! tax campaign.
gnlsss voser has paid his poll tax he
aanpot vote. This has operated to the
ictriment OF the colored voters
the state IN days gone by,
Ind NOW the Democrats who have left
.iie Democratic party and joined the
Republicans find that in order to rally
nywhese near the full party strength
hey must see that the poll tax of every
2epublican. s-hite or black, ia paid. AT
j large Republican council, held in
Houston last week, the meeting was
brown open to Republicans, near Re-
,ubi.caus and Democrats
Assails Shepherd Followers
The condition of things in the DEM
,cratic parry may be judged by the
editorials IN Ex-Governor Ferguson's
Forum" published at Temple, Tex. In
/. double column editorial headed The
Passing OF the Democratic Party in
Texas the writer. presumably the Gov
srner himself says:
THE so-called Democratic party Of
Texas tine wing controlled by Senator
Morris g. Shepherd, Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson and Colonel House) now
|2oms large as the haven Of isnas, fads
d lalse ideas OF popular government
the reoudiator OF all OF the ira
Ftions. principles and practices of q
truly democratic administration OF al
fairs. The American party (Fergu-
sons seeks 20 wrest from the EN- mbeZ-
ziers and repadiators those principles
whscn they have trampled under foot
s5eoaed al and denounced, and restore
iaem TO the people that liberty may
survive and the people rule, as was the
pan and earnest hope Of the sramers
~ the constitutions Of the nation and
fhe Republic Of Texas, the latter
handed down TO US as a state consti-
suIon by the fathers Of both republic
and state
The casting of ballots by women in
sas primary elections of this state will
make tEe selection Of nominees Of the
so.cailed Democratic party a farce and
Viii send those nominees to certain and
overwhelming defeat in the general
election to be held in November, 1890"
thsre is much of the same sort
Tex" Ricksrd. the sporting man. was
quoted last week in a Texas newspa per
as zaying that the Republicans would
carry the state next November, and he
Indicated that he would back his judg-
nent with real money.