Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 72, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 August 1928 — Page 3

AUG. 14, 1928

COLOR ISSUE IS DEMOCRAT HOPE TO HOLDSOUTH Leaders Believe Smith Will Win, but Only After Hard Fight. This Is the second of the series of sepcial articles by Thomas L. Stokes on the political situation in the South growing out of Governor Smith’s Democratic nomination for the presidency. BY THOMAS L. STOKES United Press Staff Correspondent (Copyright. 1928. by United Press) The consensus of important southern political leaders and editors of papers in the South, as gathered by the United Press, is that Governor Alfred E. Smith will carry the southern States, but that the Republican threat there makes some active missionary work necessary. Here and there, It is admitted such as in Tennessee, there are indications of close contests. Leaders say, however, that accentuation of certain local issues, such as revelations tending to discredit some Negro Republican leaders, will carry the Smith-Robinson ticket to victory in that section. White Supremacy Issue The anti-Smith element is both vociferous and active. When Senator George Moses of New Hampshire, vice-chairman of the Republican advisory committee and eastern director, gave out an interview recently, saying he held little hope of breaking the solid South, he received by return mail a number of loud protests from anti-Smith voters. “Chastened,” he said, by these protests he promptly announced a vigorous campaign in the South. Democrats will carry on their work through State and local leaders who know the situation. How the Republican threat impresses them is seen in the active orders which are going out to the local leaders to get busy. There will be a drive to get out many voters who hitherto have not bothered much about to the polls, in the general election because they believed it j unnecessary. Senator Pat Harrison, Mississippi, who is a member of the national advisory ccnnmitte, will have general charge of this campaign to get out the stay-at-home vote. Reportsl gathered by the United Press show the type of campaign that southern leaders are going to make to keep the South solidly behind the Democratic nominee. They are going to emphasize these issues: White domination in the South. Alleged sale of office by Republican Negroes, resulting in indictments in Mississippi. “Republican corruption,” such as the Teapot Dome oil case. Protest Hoover Order The following two expressions sum up the type of appeal that will be made to southern voters: “I shall support the Democratic nominees because I am a Democrat" and a white man,” said former Senator John Sharp Wiliams, Mississippi. “If the Democratic party now be j overthrown, then the overthrow of j white supremacy inevitably will fol- I low,” said former Senator Hoke j Smith, Georgia. Herbert Hoover’s order as Secretary of Commerce distributing a few | Negro workers among the white per- j sonnel in the census bureau at Washington after he had received a protest against “segregation,” which j is forbidden in Government depart- j ments, already has been used and J will be used more. ASK JIM WALKER’S AID Cuba Asks Gotham Mayor to Name [ Songs of 1898 for Conclave. Bv United Press HAVANA, Aug. 14.—Mayor Walk-; er of New York will have an op- j portunity to turn his “Tin Pan Al- j ley” experience to advantage in do- ! ing a good turn for Cuban band- i masters. Col. E. S. Haille, a Spanish War | veteran, has been commissioned by Havana Camp No. 1, Spanish War j Veterans, to ask the mayor’s help in obtaining a collection of songs that were popular in 189-°,. The music is for the use of Cuban bands that wish to welcome the Spanish War Veterans from the United States, who will hold their national encampment here in October. Colonel Haille will depart for New j York this week with letters from Havana friends of the New York mayor. MAIL RATES AID ROAD Increase Boosts Revenues of 15 Railways. Bv Times /Special NEW YORK, Aug. 14.—There are fifteen railroads each of whose revenues will be increased mote than $300,000 annually by the recer.i 15 per cent increase in mail rates announced by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Pennsylvania leads in mail income and | hence in the amount derived from the increase. The New York Central, with its subsidiaries, the Big Four and Michigan Central, closely follows. Mail revenue of the New York Central, Big Four and Michigan Central totaled $10,950,285 in 1927 and the increase would! be $1,642,544. Expect Thousands at Picnic * j Bv United Press CLAY CITY, Ind., Aug. 14.—Several thousand persons are expected to attend the annual picnic and homecoming of the Modern Woodmen. which will be held at Whitmer’s Grove here Wednesday. Several prominent Hoosiers are scheduled to speak. A balloon ascension, airplane 'sttjpting and vaudeville acts are on the program. Ade to Give Picnic Thursday Bv Times Special BROOK, Ind., Aug. 14—The annual picnic given by George Ade, humorist, for children-of. this and near by town s, has been set for Thursday. One hundred tickets have been distributed.

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