Evening star., 1897-03-30
A N D STILL ANOTHER
Isaac q. Smith of New Bern Joins the Re-
cordership Contingent.
He Announces His Candidacy by Ask
ing a COnundrum of One
of His Rivals.

The scramble among the colored poll
ticians of the states for the position of re-
corder of deeds for the District of Column
bia is growing more interesting each week
Candidates are not only multiplying, but
devising novel means OF announcing them
selves The latest-presumptive-as
for the local job is Isaac H. Smith, Tho
Original Mckinley Man of New Bern. n.
c. 1t may be a gross injustice to Mr.
Smith to place him in this attitude, but
the inference seems a fair one I'm view OF
the following circular just issued by him,
over his name and under the striking cap
ton. Important Question Put; Would 1t
Be Right
IF Mr.. Fitzsimmons had won fine
house in Washington city as result OF his
triumph over Corbett, which rented an
pually for $4,000, and John Smith had been
the original true friend of Mr. Fitzsim-
mons and Wm. Dancy had been an orig
il al true friend of Mr.. Corbett; If either,
which one should live In Mr.. Fitzsimmons
house without paying rent at the pleasure
of Mr.. FitZsimmons?
IF, in q case, where nomination is
equivalent to an election. when VIM. Dancy
bitterly opposed a candidate up to and
ircluding the nominating convention. is
VIM. DanCy entitled to office in and un-
der that administration. which never would
have existed had things gone his way?
Has the colored race any unit organiZa-
ton saving and excepting the ministry?
Then, Ii two persons in the same church
by chance were applying for the same Of
flee in Washington city, and should Wm.
Dancy find John Smith was unanimously
Endorsed by all the bishops of the A. Nj. E.
Zion Church of America, having one nil
lion souls under their Cody watch care,
and other Endorsements equal to another
million of people. should VIM. Dancy or
vice-versa undertake to undermine John
Smith by asking the indorsers of John
Smith TO come off the petition of John
Smith and go on the petition of VIM Dan
cy, would the one guilty of such, be fitting
and worthy, to hold office over the cul-
trred and refined people of Washington
| city?
rs not the President entitled to the pro-
found thanks of the country for holding to
| the popular doctrine that all presidential
| aEpointees hold office during their COM
mission?
DO you not understand the rule TO he
| that when chieftain triumphs, that all
| his original friends triumph also? If this be
| not the way, would not such a one be re-
| wariinS his enemies and furnishing his
| friends, and would not such a person go
| down in history being first-class in
| CRATE?
| Mr.. John C. Dancy of Salisbury N c..
| is kindly invited to answer these questions
'hFSagn ssgned the press of the country n S;,,ru
| n. c.
| The device of concealing identities by
| altering first names is not so very bewil-
dering, but that the average reader can
discern In WIN. Dancy'' the re,ioubtable
John c. Dancy, who early announced him
| self as 'dead-sure candidate for thc
recordershlp. or John Smith as the in
genious propounder of the queries. As a
| springtime conLndrum, therefore, the I'm
| portal Question is not as great a success
| as fresh and entertaining contribution 10
| the history of the great rush from North
| Carolina for the office supported solely by
| the citizens of the District of Columbia