The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-09-07
POLITICS AND POLITICIAN.
mr.. VIM. F. Stone Reelected.
Plans Ofthe State Central and City
Committee.
INTERNATIONALLY CONTEST

The People want AIaIsfer. VIVA.
T. Henderson for Sheriff. 18th
Ward LOve-Feast. Democrats
Catching at Straws.
To-
AT a recent meeting of the city
Republican executive committee
Mr.. VIM. T. Stone was reelected
chairman. Mr.. Stone has directed
the committee for three or four
years and was not anxious to con-
tinue, but his associates forced the
honor on him and he yielded q
their demand. 1t is reported that
Chairman Stone and State Chairs
man Wellington are true yo
lows and that they will leave no
stone unturned which will con bib
ute to the election of the State
ticket and grand Republican Wig
tory in Baltimore city. The wards
and precincts in Baltimore WILDE
canvassed and the names and resi-
dences of voters will be booked so
as to keep them in line and poll
their votes on the 9Th of Novem-
Der. The registration of voters
by the city will commence very
soon and every Republican is
urged by the friends of good gov
eminent to see that his party neigh
Dor gets his name on the books.
The ticket for Baltimore city is
still under discussion. 1t appears
that Hon. VIM. 7. Master is the
choice of large majority of the
City Convention, but it is thought
that Mr.. Master will not accept
the nomination unless he is the
unanimous choice of the conven-
ton. On the other hand Mr.. NAL
ster's friends, in this city, who
stood by him in the contest for
the GoVernor's chair, say he owes
something to them and as he has
a majority Of the convention they
will force his nomination and com
pei the kickers to fall III line. It
is also reported that Hon. Lloyd
Lowndes wants Mr.. Mafster to
head the city ticket and that he
has so advised the party leaders in
this city.
There is some talk of nominal
ing Mr.. VIM. T. Henderson, of the
10Th ward for sheriff. His friends
say he has been fighting the ring
for the last twenty years, that to
him is largely due the credit for
the exposure Of the rings crooked
methods and that it is nothing
more than justice to give him
place on the city ticket in the con
test. While Mr.. Henderson's
friends want their chief rewarded
for faithful service there are other
Republicans who express the fear
that he would be a burden to the
ticket because of his ultra-Repub-
licaniSm and the part he took in
the Lily White movement two
years ago.
AS to Mr.. Henderson getting
the support of Afro-Americans in
case he is nominated, there is little
if anyneed to fear. Some of our
strongest politicians who scored Mr.
Henderson for his LILY White pol
icy are now his best friends, They
say that the old veteran was led
into temptation, that he has again
and again confessed his mistake
and that it will be unmanly for
colored voters to keep him down
and exalt others who gave birth to
Lily Whiteism. This sentiment
seems to be very general in Afro
American political circles and if
Mr.. Henderson is nominated it is
not very probable that he will be
knitted hy the colored voters.
The recent love feast held in the |
18th ward III the varions factions
is reg IS another victory for
Dr. j IL rgiIl and increases
TIE hopes 81 bis friends that he will |
be elected to the First Branch City I
Council by good majority. The
Doctor evidently has the. practical
supporter the best element of his
race in this city and this fact makes
him strong with his party leaders.
The German and Rasin combine
in their fright are catching at ey-
cry straw. The mostrecent appeal
to their demoralized and boiling
army was made by Mr.. Barton,
member of the Balti-
more Bar. As usual he painted
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