Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-20
REPUBLICANS Wilt
DO BEST To HOLD.
Gains IN SOUTH
EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS WILL
az WA0ED m MANY SOUTH.
FIRM CITIES.
ny JOHN PAGE
staff Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. y. C.. March H.
The republican party has made many
Attempts In the past To break into the
"soild South" but with little success.
somewhht encouraged by the Noytm.
Der landslide In which perfectly good
democratic districts In the states Of
Virginia. Tennessee ana Texas became
detached from the hitherto solid south
end slid from the sunny region into the
outer darkness u northern republican.
lam, the national committee OF that
geand old party has appointed sub.
committee which II charged with the
task " holding what has been won and
adding 10 the winnings II possible.
Congressman Slcmp has been ap'
pointed to the ohairmnnshlp ~ the
committee which IN about to embark
on q missionary tour Of the South 10
preach the leneis Of Abraham Lincoln,
Warren q. Harding and Jake Ham0n
90 the uncnllghicnsd democrats. They
could have picked no better or more
capable man. Campbell hascom slclnp,
a republican IN q normally democratic
district. has been elected 10 the House
a. Representatives eight successive
times. which IN record uneQualled by
thst " any other republican. lie II
the one nan IN the party who knows
how "a beat the democrats In their own
territory and to do II all the time. The
leaders az the q. "a. T.. hope he VIII DO
abba to impaft that knowledge 10 9th
crs.
Mr.. Slsmp and has associates Will
open their campaign IN the latter part
of April In San Antonio. the citadel
OF the Fourteenth District, where the
republicans made their inrOad into Tex
as territory when n. VI. wurzbach was
elected over Carlos bee last fall. Mr.
Wurzbach aud the Bexar county repub'
ilcan committee will No into conference
with MIR, slemp and his subcommittee.
Among tho questions they are expected
20 consider Ia that one which has most
pcfplexcd republicans. that " why the
South always goes democratic Why II
Il that there Is no possible chanre Of
securing a single ELECTORAL vote for
the republican party no matter who
might be- III nominee OF what Its plat
form
No investigation is necessary 90 os
tnbiish the fact. II in known Of all
But why In II trSe7 wha; explains the
fact that presidential returns Gan be
and always are. calculated IN advance
OF the elsctiong And N II be- possible
10 alter this condition what aro thu
measures 10 he takenY
Congressman Slemp has SOLVED
these questions 60 his own satisfaction
In. his own district IN Nirginin. WI
Wur.baeh. after sitting nj hts fee
In conference be able 10 do M SlemI
has done and carry hls district agaif
IN 1899 when the pendulum viii have he
gun 70 swing toward democracy onc'
more? The republican national com
m!ttec will accord him every aid pos
slide. Gossip In congressional circle'
here IL "a the effect that the repnbll
cans. who spent more than four tinc'
as much money ~ did The democrat
In the November election. are nireadl
making plans toward the election mex
year In the Fourteenth Texas District
and that wurzbach can have ~ mucl
money az h. thinks he needs. Futhc
than that. his party will send speak
ers Of national prominence into his dis
trict who will campaign for NAM
weeks preceding the election II y
whispered. also. that ,heprcsentativ
Wurzbach will be given better commit
tee asslgnemenis than are ordinarily
given to,Congressmen lrookles) who mr.
serving their first terms. and hel
every opportunity By the powers OK tn
HOUSE Ia make good record for him 4
take back home Ia his constituency.
IL D. said that similar efforts Of IN
republican party will bc made In Ter
nessee. and that the general polio
OF the republican party will he to brea'
ND the Solid South by fastening on I
a district here and there. whercve
one may bc carried accidentally @
otherwise. and focusing the energic
and power Of the entire party ON ia
task Of holding oil territory won' an
adding To II. an the opportunity offer
II II one experiment that will redulr
n number ~ years ,o work out to u
logical end. and one that viii be waici
ed with the closest interest by the 81
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