Show e BREAK TUB TIlE SOLID SOUTH n The eyes of the politicians are arc directed more and c more to the South for National timber f for l' l can candil candit candi- candi i. i l t dates The Telegram over two months ago showed the good sense e of crossing ro sing over O Mason rason and Dixons Dixon's i c linc Joe Wheeler heeler or some sonic other popular man to head the Democratic tiek ticket t And now even the H Republicans are seriously ly thinking of acknowledging dg C ing the he political importance of Dixie If the Republicans Re Je- Je p publicans are smart thoy will pick Roosevelt's running run run- lung ning mate from oni the South r remarked V. V A. A Oldham of oC Columbus 0 in Washington city ity the other day The South in the matter of furnishing candidates for President and Vice Vice President President lifts has been ignored now for lor nearly fort forty jears hrs and I think the time has come come to consider the claims daims 0 of the section of country coun coux- COUll- COUll try that furnishes electoral votes President Roosevelt unless the unexpected happens will be nominated to succeed himself As this disposes of the Presidential nomination interest at once attaches attaches attaches at at- to the second man on an the tic ticket et There are plenty plent of able men in the South who would add strength to the ticket There rhe e is Representative Walter Val Wal t ter l' l p P. P Brownlow Bi low of Tennessee fennessee Representative ex-Representative Hawley of Texas Senator Pritchard of North Korth Carolina Caro Caro- lina hina Governor ex-Governor Bradley Bradler of Kentucky Senator McComas Mc- Mc Ic- Ic Comas of Maryland Mai and others As a number of the tle e Southern States notably Alabama Louisiana Virginia North Korth Carolina South Carolina and Mississippi Mis is have practically eliminated the negro as a apolitical apolitical apolitical political fact factor r it is bilt bItt a ques question on of a year or two when there will be politically no such thin thing as ns a solid South The Tue best way to hasten this much to desired be condition is for the hue Republican National Convention of 1904 to select some pome well known Southern Republican for Roosevelt's running m mate te If the Democrats also w will ll put a Southerner on their ticket it will be a positive blessing to the whole country v. It is time tim the solid South were broken |