The Washington times., 1929-07-16
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DR.. William Mosely Brown
Of Lexington, the Virginis
nominee Of the State Repuhli'
can and anti-Smith parties for
governor in the general cleo
fion to be held November S
was in Washington yesterday
conferring with leaders of the
Hcoalition" parties.
81 Brown was optimistic as to the
outcome in the coming election, and
feels that the whole ticket which he
heads will carry the banner to- VIC
tory over the Democrats.
10 However, this optimism is not
being felt by number of the leaders
of the old-line q. o. RI. They feel
that the coalition with anti-Smiths
will do them no good. because, as
they express it. they are accepting
the lead Of the anti-Smiths and iT1-
3uring the progress that the Repub-
licans have made in recent years.
Many DisapprOve Coalition
A leading Republican and former
office holder in the Seventh Con-
gressional district. when recently in
terviewed, said that a number OF the
bld-line G. o. P. in that section OF
The State were not strong for the
"coalition" ticket and that their atti-
tude was only luEewarm toward the
coming election in November.
1--WE should have held our conven-
fion two weeks before the anti-Smith
Democrats held theirs. and things
would have been very much differ
ent. !" this leader said. That Is where
we made our big mistake.
Another leader who attended the
Republican convention in Richmond
was Ioath to discuss the mater,
but indicated that the Republicans
would not work like they did last
fall. When asked about DIR. Brown
as their candidate, he said: Or.
Brown is a fine. brilliant young
man, but-well, you know nov IT
is?'' He refused to discuss the mat
ter further, but when asked about
the recent DePriest Incidents he
said that he deplored them
Republicans $4,000 Strong
The Republicans have been at
tempting to organize a militant
working organization in the State.
and have approximately 10000 votes
in the State In 1920 they cast
s7.456 for Harding. In 1924 they
gave 81 ,6S9 to Coolidge and Dawes,
and in the last presidential election,
Hoover received 164,609.
This last vote was aided by the
Anti-Smiths, and recently Mapp, one
of the Democratic candidates for
lhe nomination, attacked the "aT-
Gis' for not keeping their promise TO
return to the regular Democratic
ranks. He said that the anti.Smith
organization was organized through
personal ambition.
''They said last fan they fought
only Smith" Mapp declared, that
they would come back when he
was defeated But they have not
kept their word Instead, certain
ambitious parties are trying to split
so they can take charge in Vir-
ginia.
Z" Insult to South Charged
Mapp charged the Republicans
with the desire to insult fthe South,
and they will attempt to get
through the force bilI' in the
Southern States, should they get in
uower, and destroy all the princi-
pies. that the Democratic party has
Fought so long to maintain
Bishop James Cannon, jr., has
passed out Of the political lime
light, at least temporarily, since the
alleged stock speculation in Wall
rfreat incident This annarentlY
has hurt him, as most Republican
and anti-Smith leaders will not
recognize the fact that he Is re-
ported to be the head of this
s.coaIition" movement which has
been effected. They are loath to
discuss Bishop Cannon in any way