Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-02-23
COLONEL HENRY w ANDERSON's
OBSERVATIONS

On account OF his Negfo-natlng
proclivities, which might be modified
by calling it his antipathy to the
"brother in black" it is not often
that we can bring ourselves to ap-
prove and advocate anything that he
sees fit to say. However, his asser-
tons as quoted in the news columns
of the Richmond, Va, Times-Dis-
patch of March 20, indicate that If
his advice is followed, he will give
the regular Democrats "a run for
their money" in the next guberna-
torial campaign. Here is what Col.
Anderson said:
ssNomination of AN independent
candidate for Governor satisfactory
to the anti-Smith forces and the Re
publicans' was suggested last night
by Colonel Henry w. Anderson, ma
tionally known Republican leader,
during a talk on current affairs be-
fore a meeting of the Hoover Cltl-
zens' Association of the Third Con-
gressional District. A candidate in
dependent, but in sympathy with the
national administration was Colonel
Anderson's qualifying descriptive
touch. The meeting was held at
Murphy's Hotel.
Chat the so-called nonpartisan
group, organized at the suggestion
of Colonel Anderson, intends TO at
tack in one way or another the DEM
ocratic organization in the State was
frankly admitted by the speaker,
who said he had been accused by
the press of dealing secretly
Nomination of such an indie
pendent as Colonel Anderson de-
scribed, will be, he said, sound poll
ties and in addition, will be in the
interest of Virginia, and we all
want to put Virginia ahead of any
party When a Governor is ma
tional committeeman of his party,
Colonel Anderson said, he necessar-
lily is partisan, and when Secretary
of the Commonwealth also is secre-
tary of his party organization ne is
too near partisanship.
Colonel Anderson reiterated his
charge that Virginia has some of
the worst laws in the world and
said that if the Republicans should
win they would want to use these
laws to punish Democrats Just as
Democrats have for years punished
them
"We are fighting for freedom
nothing else,' Colonel Anderson said.
4 see the press says we've been deal
ing secretly with Hoover Democrats.
There's nothing secret about 1t. |
hold no party position, but Pm will
ing to do my best to get the Repub-
licans to endorse an independent
candidate
referring to the present oyster
situation, Colonel Anderson referred
to the Teapot Dome principle in
volved in the lease of public lands.
You might. as we'll lease Capitol
Square, he said.
You may say what you will, this
is the milk in the cocoanut," the
way to annihilate the present Demo-
cratic machine in this State, if a
true, independent Democrat can be
induced to make the race. On the
other hand, should the Democrats
pick man of independent stamina,
free from the past embarrassments
as between the anti-Smith Democrats
and the regulars, the Republicans
may find "rocky road to Dublin"
The split in the South was not
so much on account of the political
drawing power of Hon. Herbert
Hoover as it was the anti-Roman
Catholic, anti-wet, anti-Smith senti-
ment against the distinguished New
Yorker. who had the eyes Of the
world focused upon him during his
meteoric campaign for the position
of President of the United States.
Governor Harry Flood Byrd may
devise plan to free his party and
its machine from g most embaTTass-
ing situation,
Should he succeed, his title ii trans
ceuden. political leadership win be
secure. Is for ,he c2lored people,
they viii have an opportunity, from
q political standpoint that win hard
" come to them during the next
fifty years. 1t is vitality necessary
for them to get their names on the
registration books by paying their
poll taxes, keep their political pow
der dry, do little or no talking, and
cast their votes with that aggrega-
ton of white folks that will show
disposition to want "a good thing"
when they see il and who know the
proper way to go about securing it.
"Nuff sed,"