Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-14
OPPOSED TO A COLOR LINE
Chairman Bradshaw's Views on the Repub-
lican Canvass.
He Thinks the Movement to Elect
White Delegates is Intended to
Defeat Perry Carson.

The movement which some republicans
here have set on foot looking to the cleo
ton Of two white men instead Of one white
and one colored man as delegates from the
District to the next national republican
convention, and which was recently noted
in The Star, is still exciting considerable
discussion. The professed object OF this
movement was to further the cause of Dis
trict suffrage before the national conven-
ton. but the friends of Mr.. Perry Carson
think they see in it only an ingenious at
tempt to defeat Mr.. Carson. Mr.. Aaron
Bradshaw, chairman Of the republican cen
trail committee Of the District in discuss
ing the subject with a Star reporter to-
day. said: ~
ut seems to me unwise and unrepublican
for any man or set Of men who are at an
acquainted with the grand and patriotic
principles of our party to attempt TO spring
the question Of color.
'1t has been my privilege for many years
past to have actively animated with the
republican party in this District and else
where and 1t Is the first time that the
color line has been brought forward. I
do not presume for a moment that the men
who are attempting 1t in this District think
where that question will land the repuon-
can party if it becomes fashionable TO De
color or nationality. The question OF deie-
gates from the District will doubtless be,
at the proper time. settled satisfactorily TO
all true republicans, and If 1t Is the desire
Of the party here to select the TWO oeie-
gates, either white or colored can
not see who Is to object. While l
am not pledged to any particular person,
1 can readily see that the scheme outlined
in The Star article Is an attempt IN an
underhand manner to lay Perry Carson on
the shelf, and / am sure it will not sue
coed, because he is too well known In this
city and to the great leaders Of our party,
who will, in the event of a contest, as
threatened, finally decide the question.
Such unrepublican proceedings Will only
hurt the parties concerned therein and
will surely rebound to Carson's benefit.
For one, l am opposed to such tactics, and
will do my utmost to prevent such men
from taking part in any republican meet
ing, for the reason that they are not re-
pubIcans and should not be allowed to
parade as such. Those people cannot be
aware that there are enough colored voters
in New York, Indiana and other states
to carry those states for whichever party
they may cast their votes. Spring the
question of color or nationality within the
republican party and the party Is doomed,
and maybe that Is what these people Sc
cretly hope for. Certainly 1t cannot be
supposed for moment that two or three
street contractors, perhaps for their own
personal ends by the employment Of few
laborers, will be able to dictate who snail
be the delegates from this District to the
next national republican convention.
such a state Of affairs is ridiculous and
is an insult to the thousands of true re-
publicans who make up our party here
and who are quiet, orderly citizens, ana
who have always in the past, as they will
in the future, given their most loyal sup
pert to our party and its grand and pa
triotic principles, to wit: Equal justice to
all and equality before the law.
LET US hear no more of the color Hne.' ?"