. Civil war and reconstruction in Alabama . veland, and has been unhappyunder later Republicanadministrations; but theFederal administrationin the state is not yetrespectable. Dissatisfac-tion on the part of thegenuine Republicans inthe northern counties re-sulted in the formation ofa Lily White factionwhich demanded that thenegro be dropped as acampaign issue and thatan attempt be made tobuild up a decent whiteRepublican party. Theopposing faction has beencalled The Black andTans, and has held tothe negro. The nationalparty organization andthe administration haverefused to recognize thedemand
. Civil war and reconstruction in Alabama . veland, and has been unhappyunder later Republicanadministrations; but theFederal administrationin the state is not yetrespectable. Dissatisfac-tion on the part of thegenuine Republicans inthe northern counties re-sulted in the formation ofa Lily White factionwhich demanded that thenegro be dropped as acampaign issue and thatan attempt be made tobuild up a decent whiteRepublican party. Theopposing faction has beencalled The Black andTans, and has held tothe negro. The nationalparty organization andthe administration haverefused to recognize thedemands of the Lily Whites; and it would be exceedingly embar-rassing to go back on the record of the past in regard to the negro asthe basis of the Republican party in the South. In consequencethe growth of a reputable white party has been hindered. The Populist movement promised to cause a healthy division ofthe whites into two parties. But the tactics of the national Republi-can organization in trying to profit by this division, by running in. ELECTION OP 1890 FOB (ifOVEBlfOB O Bla£k Comities,□ Dem. majority, vote = 139,910i Rep. majority, vote = 42,ii0^ Underscoring lines, a heavy minorityvote, 25 4 to WSi- 800 CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION IN ALABAMA the negroes, resulted in a close reunion of the discordant whites,the Populists furnishing to the reunited party some new principlesand many new leaders, while the Democrats furnished the name,traditions, and organization. To make possible some sort of division and debate among thewhites the system of primary elections was adopted. In these elec-tions the whites were ableto decide according to themerits of the candidate andthe issues involved. Thecandidate of the whiteschosen in the primarieswas easily elected. Thisplan had the merit of plac-ing the real contest amongthe whites, and there wasno danger of race troublesin elections. In the BlackBelt the primary systemwas legalized and servedby its regulations to con-fine the electio
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