New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-02-25

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situation on the part of Mr.. Cox, or
any of the Democrats with whom he
conferred, il was not apparent. They
all said that political parties had been
seemingly down and out before this
day; that the Republicans, like the
Democrats. had had their experiences,
and that revival always had come.
The Democratic national committee
already has started its work for the
next campaign. Its high desire is to
cut down the Republican representa-
tion In congress at the election one
year from next November. Already the
field has beer looked over, the soft
places noted and the tactics and the
strategy of the fight to come have been
giveh due consideration.
The Republicans, like the Demo-
Gratis, already are at work. No one
knows yet whether WIN ii. Hays,
chairman of the Republican national
committee, will continue as such af-
ter he has taken the place in Mr..
Harding's cabinet which it is general
ly believed he is to be offered.
Think Cox Will Remain Leader.
The Republican committee has TAX
en- note of the activities of the Demo
cratic national committee, and its
members watched with interest the
results of the conferences which Mr..
Cox had with his party committeeman.
If SpnmS Danarully IN no haliaynh I'm
Washington that James NJ. Cox will
continue to be the recognized leader
Of Democratic endeavOr and Democrat
lie ambition in the country until the
next campaign, or until possible events
shall remove him from the field and
put some other Democrat in his place.
The members Of the Republican
national committee have just appoint
ed "A subcommittee 10 consider the
question of party organization In the
South. and the, to them. great ques-
ton of the chance of securing I'm the
future Republican success in some Of
the southern states. The results in
Tennessee, Oklahoma and some Dor
der states AT the last election gave an
additional fllip TO the hope Of the Re
the party may make further inroads
In the southern states AT the next cleo
tiOn.
Republicans See Chances in South.
Some Republicans have been dig
ging into the history of comparatively
recent elections in the southern states.
one thing which they have turned up
and which has attracted some atten-
ran for the presidency in 1908 and vas
elected by such a great majority, he
carried three congressional districts In
Georgia by substantial majorities. In
not one of these districts was there
a Republican candidate for congress,
the advance feeling being that there
was no possibility that the party could
carry the districts. After the election
was over and the Republicans looked
on the Taft majorities in these three
Georgia districts, they were sorry the Y
had not put candidates in the field for
elecllOn 10 congress.
The Democrats declare that the Re
publicans are hunting something more
elusive than will-O'the-wisps in the
South, but there Is an evident deter
mination on the part of the national
committeeman 10 90 ahead and to see
II their party cannot be- made n real
election factor In every state In the
Union. A committee has been appoint
ed with c. Bascom Slemp. Republican
representative In congress from Nir'
ginia, TO undertake n study Of the
Southern situation and TO report TO the
national committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harding Both Baptists
For the first time since McKinley's
day q President Of the United States
has been elected who is n member of
the church to which his wife belongs,
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren q. Harding are
Baptists. Roosevelt belonged To the
Dutch Reformed church. and his wife
WAS an Episcopalian Taft is n Unit
arian and his wife an Episcopalian
and Wilson is a Presbyterian and his
wife is an Episcopalian.
There is curiosity In Washington Ia
know with what particular Baptist
congregation Mr.. and Mrs. Harding
will elect 10 worship. There are sew
eral large Baptist churches In Wash
ington and a few small inconspicuous
ones. IL may be that the Hardings
ain .h.aSn n1t af tho larrar churches
but If they should prefer 10 go TO one
If the smaller places of Worship they
will be doing a certain kind Of up
building missionary work, for the at
tendance of u President of the United
States at any church means its pros
perity for the time being at any rate.
and generally the impetus which IL
gets from such attendance enables IT
to maintain in the years to come n
wider field of influence.
The First Baptist church of Wash
ington has n handsome house of wor-
I ship nj the present time. 1t began its
existence in the year 1S02. and its first
house of worship after having been
sold was later converted into Ford's
theater. the building in which Presi-
/ dent Lincoln was assassinated.
Calvary Baptist. il IL said. has one
Of the largest Sunday schools i'm the
world. II is an institutional church.
Woodworking and noted for its re-
ligious effort. Neither this nor the
First church ever has been regularly
attended by a President Of the United
States. for the fact is that Mr.. Hard
ing is the first Baptist ever elected to
the Office.
Adopting Suggestions.
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