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Show I THE CITIZEN ,2 sJ not a single vote for congress in 1916 and in 1920 we see a Republican vote that from nothing in 1916 increased to nearly 12,000 last November. There was no campaign by the national organization and none worth the New Efficiency Test Jor Local Republican Leaders--Territ- ory name by any local committee or orConsidered Most Favorable Jor Inroads ganization. The whole thing was spontaneous, so to speak, and was nothing more nor less' than the voice of the The leaders of the Republican party zero. In 1920 the Democratic total ocratic majority in Texas last Novemare making every effort to build up a wTas 19,722 and the Republican vote ber at 147,296, as a matter of fact that voters who broke away from the oh real Southern organization, one that was 11,031. The most notable overmajority was only 91,197 votes, for. the policies of what I might term Southern isolation and free trade and for American party, which was an organwill have to be reckoned with in the turn was, however, in the Fourteenth Democratic Texas district, represented for so long ization of revolting Democrats, polled the first time since the Civil War vot-ehitheito of their convictions on the issues that 47,968 and the Socialist party 8,121 strongholds of the old South. That a by Carlos Bee, a brother-in-la' General Burleson. In 1916, votes. were before the country. Republican party that will exert an inBee carried the district by a majority fluence in national as well as state But the situation is changed now Congressman Slemp, who is the na1920 votes went Bee and in of is 16,957 can be built up in the south tional committeeman from Virginia, and the national Republican organizaof to at defeat the hands Judge and a member of the special Repub- tion is going to get behind the local proved, Republican leaders assert, by down the 1920 election returns in various Wurzbach, the Republican majority lican national committee charged with organizations in these Republican being 3,724 votes. the reorganization of the party in the spots of the South and back them to congressional districts in Alabama, ArOther congressional districts in Southern states, shares the optimistic the limit. I prophesy now that in 1922 kansas, Florida, North Carolina and Texas, where a Republican vote that which the Republican gains since the views of Judge Wurzbach. Mr. Slemp some of the most spirited congresin 1916 was negligible assumed threatpresidential election of 1916 assume is probably the most influential of all sional contests in the nation will be ening proportions, from a Democratic proportions include every district in Southern Republicans, and for years waged in these North Carolina, Alapoint of view, in November last. Arkansas, all but four in North Caro- he has been ivorking out a plan of bama, Arkansas, Texas and other From now on leaders of Republican lina, two in Alabama, every district in campaign to make the Solid South a Southern districts, and I believe that for the first time in more than half a Doubtful South. organizations in the southern states Oklahoma, five in Tennessee, four in must either make good or else give Texas and five of the ten in Virginia. The Republican problem in the century some of these districts are gosaid Mr. Slemp, ing to elect Republicans to the next wray for other leaders who can show Judge Wurzbach, who came to this Southern states, results. This new departure by the congress from the San Antonio dismay be said to involve various things, congress. national Republican organization was trict, says he is firmly convinced that some special and others general. Furthermore, the South needs, as nadisclosed at the meeting of the the Republican party will in the near In the first place, the student of do other sections of the coutnry, tional committee in Washington last future challenge Democratic control in this interesting situation should bear greater financial assistance than wras week, when a rule was adopted that a large part of the South. Texas, in in mind that in every state of the given by the last administration, to will' make Republican representations his opinion, will in a few years be one South there are spots where the ma- weather the agricultural and trade from the South in the next national of the most bitterly contested of all jority sentiment is Republican. For incrisis through which the country is now passing. And the Republican adconvention dependent upon the numthe states in national elections, and stance, there is no question and honber of votes cast. As a result of this the same, he argues, will be the case est Democrats will privately admit the ministration intends to supply this pronew rule at least three Southern in Louisiana, Arkansas, North Carotruth of this assertion that all of Vir- tection and to assist in every possible states appear likely to have but four lina, Alabama and Georgia, and prob- ginia west of the Blue Ridge is Repub- legitimate way the farmers and mervotes in the next convention, namely ably in Florida. As things now stand lican in sentiment at this moment. The chants of the South. it is admitted there is no likelihood of same is true of that part of North CarSouth Carolina, Louisiana and MissisNo man more than does President CaroSouth in any appreciable change sippi. olina that is west and north of DurHarding realizes the need of a RepubUnfortunate ham, of the Seventh and Ninth con- lican party worthy of the name in the The fact that a Republican vote of lina and Mississippi. 561,588 for Hughes in 1916 jumped to leadership alone cut the Republican gressional districts of Georgia, of that states of the South. The Republican elecin in vote in the last half in Georgia more than 1,200,000 for Harding part of Alabama of which the city of party needs the South just as much as 1920 is the argument advanced by tion, is the assertion of many Birmingham is the center; the lower the South needs the Republican party, naleaders. Chairman Adams of the Republican Republican or Miami peninsular, part of Florida; and those directing the affairs of the It may seem to some an exaggerattional committee and such Southein most of Arkansas, large sections of Republican party are now thoroughly leaders as Congressman C. Bascom ed statement, said Judge Wurzbach, alive to the importance of the situaTexas, including the great San Anbut I make it in complete confidence, tonio district; practically all of Tention. Never before was the outlook so Slemp of Virginia and H. M. Wurzbach of Texas, for the movement now under and I believe it expresses the exact nessee and Oklahoma, the Third disbright and the Republicans do not intend to let any grass grow under their way to make the G. O. P." something truth, that 80 per cent of the people of trict of Louisiana, which Harding carmore than a name in the South. Other Texas and the same proportion of the ried by 3,000 votes, and, in my opinion, feet in taking advantage of the situafacts in which Republican hopefulness qualified voters believe in a protective probably 50 per cent of the white vot-in- tion. rests are: the Democratic gain in tariff. In the last few years more One of the problems confronting population of the city of New OrTexas from 1912 to 1920 was only 3,000 Southern people have become converts leans. the Republicans in the reorganization in increase to tariff than the Republican policy votes, whereas the Republican Take the Seventh and Ninth Geor- of the party in the South involves, of was more than 77,000; in Arkansas the all of the years that have elapsed since gia districts. In the Seventh there was course, the and always Democratic vote decreased 4,000 and the close of the Civil War. Southern less than 400 votes difference between troublesome patronage question. We the Republican jumped from 47,000 to farmers, stockmen and busienss men the totals cast for Harding and Cox, realize that the appointments to office 71,000; in Alabama where it was about who understand the tariff are today althe Democrats polling about 10,600 and should be most carefully considered 29,000 in 1916 it was nearly 75,000 In most to a man in favor of this cardinal the Republicans about 10,300, while in and that in making these appointments tothe where doctrine of Republicanism. 1920, and in Tennessee, the Ninth district the vote of 21,000 those who have in the past borne the tal w'as 115,000 for Hughes it was The Southern people realize that was divided about 10,500 for Harding burden in good faith, though in many for Harding last November. the business of our common coutnry is and 11,150 for Cox. Another instance instances without showing any great reThe story disclosed by the returns in so closely interwoven that one section of the great overturn that is evident ability, should be accorded some sicongressional districts is even more is dependent upon the others and that in so many sections of the South is fur- cognition. However, here again the Re interesting. For instance, take the what injures one section will have tis nished by Richmond, Va. In 1908 Taft tuation is changed, and today the its publican party numbers among Seventh district of Alabama. In 1916 injurious effect upon all parts of the received about 1,000 votes in RichSouthern adherents some of the leadthe Republican vote was 7,231 and the country in other words, the Southern mond. In 1911 the Republican candiDemocratic majority was 3,663, while people arc beginning to appreciate the date for governor received less than ing citizens of the South, and these men are going to be recognized. 100 votes in the entire city, yet in Noin 1920 the Republicans polled 22,970 fact that thq great problems of America are not sectional but in practically vember last Harding received 6,000 The president has determined upon and the Democrats 23,700, or a Democratic majority of only 739 votes. every instance national problems to votes, which does not Include about the policy in South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia and Louisiana, where Even more interesting is the story of be solved by the sympathetic and 3 000 more that were thrown out because the ballots were Improperly the party organization needs radical the Fourth district in Arkansas. In right action of all the people of the nation. marked. There was a district in Ar- treatment, and In these states he has 1916 the Democrats polled 25,837 I prophesy that within six years kansas where, the Republicans polled requested groups of upstanding eitiz votes, while the Republican vote was Grand Old Party Starts Drive in the South a 2 Texas will be a bitterly contested tleground between the two parties. And it will be the same story in North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Virginia. Tennessee and Oklahoma have already switched, and the fight there now is to hold our position, which we intend to do. While Judge Wurzbach put the Dem- i ment of who wil 3$ making ant merit th men d w f to g fleet the ens -- rock-ribbe- d ; Ml bat- ter af-afi- rs k v ! 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