The Washington herald., 1920-11-13
COP. CABINET
MAY DRAW ON
"S0LID DSOUTH'
Chance to Break Demo-
cratic Hold Seen for
Harding.
DREAM OF Mckinley
Appointment of Dixie Man
Seen as Stroke for Great
er Party Power.
BY ROBERT t. HARRY.

Republican leaders would like to
deal another body blow to the
Democratic hold on the South by
having President-elect Harding
place a Southerner in his Cabinet.
It was disclosed here today that
something more than mere political
gossip attaches to discussions to
that end now engaging party lead
ers who are reaching Washington.
The Harding landslide, it is urged.
opened the eyes of Republican lead
ers to their possibilities in the
South. Some of them believe the
dream and the desire OF President
Mckinley may be made come true.
They think that Dixie can be won
away from complacent control of
the Democrats IL the Republican
administration will discard the
party's old indifference to the
South.
1t was pointed out that Senator
Harding has typified in many re-
spects the Mckinley kind OF Re
publican. Business men of the South
weary Of the one-sided political con-
troll, which has failed to develop
the best type of political leader
ship in their States. are represented
as hoping for the cooperation OF
Northern leaders in an effort to
batter, down the wall of sectional-
ism.
Request for Timber.
Several Republican Senators of
prominence indicated yesterday their
desire to promote Republican recog-
milton of the South in every possible
manner.
who is there in the South OF
Cabinet sizsy' is a question. A T,
Hert. OF Kentucky, and Jake Hamon'
of Oklahoma, are pre-eminent among
the party leaders suggested Both
rendered yeoman service to the
Harding cause at the Republican
convention. Hamon achieved the
feat Of carrying his State, and Hert
won the Senatorial fight, although
Cox obtained Kentucky's electoral
vote. Party leaders, viewing the
Harding total of 404 electoral votes.
are not inclined to be critical.
They realize that Kentucky has a
way of taking its Democracy
straight in national elections, and
the popular victory for a Republi-
can Senatorial candidate means
much to them. William o. Bradley
was chosen for the Senate by the
legislature. Richard L. Ernst comes
as first to win such a victory at the
polls.
Party Expansion Aim.
There is a feeling that by select
ing for an important Federal post a
man Of prominence from the South
the Republicans can hamper in large
measure the Reconstruction" pro-
gram of the Democrats. Some of the
progressive group at the Capitol
would even venture so far as to ad-
wise the choice OF a man, heretofore
a Democrat. in order to strike the
harder at the Solid South by extend
ing an open Invitation to business
men to join the Republican party.
The problem of the Republicans
invites many complications Not the
least Is the negro. He has consti-
tuted the Republican party for years
He was the delegate to the Repub-
Jican national conventions. In Geor-
gia Henry Lincoln Johnson Is Re
publican National Committeeman.
Many Federal positions will go to
the negroes. The appointment OF
negroes as collectors Of internal
revenue or to other positions where
white people would be forced to deal
with them officially would enable the
Democratic managers to bestir anew
the racial prejudice which always
has blocked Republican progress in
the South.