The Washington times., 1930-08-15
TEXAS STEPS
To STRONG
POSITION
Col. Horace Mann Organizes
Independent Republicans;
Shuns White House 0kays

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Shuns White House 0kays
The drive of Col. Horace Mann,
Southern director of President
Hoover's 1923 campaign, to or
ganize an independent Repub
hcan organization below the
MaSon-Dixon line gained signifi-
canoe today when officials of the
Republican national committee re-
vealed that Southern delegations
would constitute almost one-fifth
Of the next Republican conven-
tion.
Due to the Hoover landslide in
Dixie, the South win send 221
delegates out Of a total of liza
to the next Republican conven-
tion. This will represent gain
Of 81 convention votes for the
South as compared to its
strength in Kansas City.
It viii make the Southern
States as formidable as any other
section Of the nation.
Mann and his associates were
TO meet today in Atlanta to in
corporate a permanent organiZa-
ton Of Dixie Republicans.
Free From Orders
He has declared his organiza-
tion will be free Of White House
influence and Republican ma
tional committee domination.
The fighting colonel added,
too, that his organization would
strive to send 'uninStructed and
I1ncontested" delegations to the
next convention, a nice way of
saying they will not be pledged
to Mr.. Hoover. as in 1928.
The gain in the South's con-
vention strength will be due
solely to the Hoover victories be-
low the line. It may be q diff
,ferent story in 1896, when con-
greSsional reapportionment will
provide further changes in South
ern delegations, favoring Texas
and Florida against the other
Southern States. due to changes
In population.
Because Of her antipathy for
Alfred e. Smith two years ago,
Texas win enter the next Re
publican convention welding q
voice almost as strong as she
exerts upon Democratic conclaves.
The Texas Situation
She viii amass q total Of 43
delegates, and win be surpassed
only by New York, Pennsylvania,
Illinois and Ohio.
Indeed she will WELD a greater
voice than the old guard Repub-
lican States Of New Hampshire,
Vermont, Idaho and Utah COM
bined.
Standing close by will be vir-
ginia and North Carolina, each
with 26 delegates, due to Mr..
Hoover'S victories.
Tennessee win have Is dele
gates.
These four States led the ma
ton in their gains in delegates
to the next Republican conven-
ton.
Kansas City, the South in all
picked up 81 delegates, while the
rest of the States gained 10
delegates. Two States - Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island-will
each lose three delegates, because
smith carried them in 1928 after
Republican victories in 1924.
The strength Of the Southern
States at the Republican gather
ing Of 1882 will be: Alabama, 10;
Arkansas, IA; Florida, IA; Geor-
gia, 18: Louisiana, IL; Mississippi,
13: North Carolina, 26; South
Carolina, IL: Tennessee, Is; Texas
43, and Virginia, Is, total of
22l. These same States counted
but 1877 votes at Kansas City.
Texas Gains IL
The gains were: Alabama, 4;
Arkansas, 3; Florida. 4; Georgia,
2; Mississippi, /; North Carolina,
s; Tennessee, s; Texas, II, and
Virginia, IL. Other gains will be:
New York, /; Oklahoma, 3, and
Mississippi, 8.
The "big shots" Of the next
Republican conclave will be New
York with 81, Pennsylvania with
20, Illinois with 81. Ohio with 81.
Texas with 43, Missouri with 80.
Massachusetts with So: Indiana
and Michigan each 33, and New
Jersey with 81. In 1896, Cali.
fornia will become tn e fifth
strongest, due to reapportionment
gains, while the Michigan delega-
ton win be strongly increased,
and New York, Ohio and New
Jersey will gain a few.
The large Southern delegations
will make Colonel Mann's move.
ment a matter of serious concern
at convention time to Admins.
tration leaders, no matter how
lightly they may now regard it.
II he can organize Southern
Republican as he did in 1923 for
Mr.. Hoover and send them un-
instructed to the next conven-
ton, he will WELD an influence
virtually equal to the total dele
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