The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-13
CROKER is "ToTINe FAIR"
ADMINIsTR ALTON POLITICIANS ne
COMING woRRIED ny TuE FACT.

They HAD Hoped That the Tammany
Leader weaId Say One THING and
Mean Another-The CoIorcd Vote
for the Democratic Ticket Likely
to he Larger This Year Than Ever
Bcfore-Getting in the habit Of
Votinx With Local Factions.
Washington. Sept Naturalization
spoliticians are not little worried over
The reports they receive from all sources
which indicate thas Boss Croker and
Tammany are playing absolutely straight
toward the national ticket and that there
r. a strong possibility Of the Democrats
carrying New York.
While the Democrats have oil along
especially since the Kansas City Conven-
tion-olaimed confidence IN the honesty OF
rammany's support OF the national ticket.
tho Republicans have PROGRESSED to believe
that Mr. Croker really had a knife up his
sleeve for Bryan. and would give him no
better support chan he did in 1896.
The latest advice which has reached
Washington from Republican source Is
the report OF former Senator Henderson
Of Nebraska. who spent some time In the
state during the meeting OF the National
Bar Association and afterward Senator
Henderson who. while he Is out OF poll
tics, IS regarded as a very shrewd polal-
clan, Is quoted as saying;
"Majoflties change very suddenly Ia
New York. II you will examine the polit-
zeal almanacs you viii see that the candi-
date Of one party Is elected by q large ma
iorit yono year and candidate Of an
other party by n similar majority the next
without any reason apparent 10 the out
sider. From what picked up in gossiping
with politicians Of both parties Ia New
York and 81 Saratoga. and from what /
gathered from the lawyers / met az the
meeting Of the Bar Association, am CON
WINGED that Croker Intends TO carry the
state for BRYAN II possible. ana that he h
pledged 10 do 80. Those who are familiar
with New York politics will realize what
this means. Il VIII not do for the Repub-
leans 10 take too much for granted with
regard 10 New York"
The CoIored Vote.
A prominent Southerner Is authority for
the statement that perhaps 20 per cent
OF the colored voters In the principal cities
Of the South Will vote the Democratic
ticket IN the presidential election In
speaking about the situation to-day he
said: The example set by Bishop Tur-
ner ana other prominent colored men Is
going TO have wide effect throughout
the South.
For a long time the more substantial
representatives OF the race the men who
have attained SUCCESS In different lines
OF endeavor which are open TO them In
the South as they are not In the North,
have been FESTIVE under the Republican
attitude OF possession. There are no po-
lltical bosses In the country more dicta-
torial than the Republican politicians,
white and black, OF the South. and there
has grown up a strong sentiment against
the attitude OF these men who base as
sumed 10 themselves the control Of the
race in all matters political. The race
riots IN the North which have demon
strated that the negro has no better
chance OF protection there than in the
South. II as much. have been an import
ant factor Ia bringing this anti-kepub-
lean sentiment 20 a head and men like
Bishop Turner and a great many others
have dared 90 speak their real sentiments
where they could not before.
Another important factor In the dcvel-
ffflNNt OF the AAAtftNAN ANNHhN ANAA -
many negroes toward the dominant party
ia the South, d that IN many communities.
they enjoy fun participation with ilie
white people IN local elections and they
have got in the habit OF voting with one
or another faction OF the Democrats. They
now take the position that the friendship
OF the Republican parry consists In words
alone. and has no substance 20 u. Which
being the case. they prefer 20 align them
selves with the white men OF the commu-
mites In which they live and these men
are Democrats.
''Thcre will. therefore be many col
ored vote cast for Bryan throughout the
south. OF course. these votes are not
needed 10 affect the general result hui
Il Is possible that the movement thus IN
augurnted may spread I'm way 90 Sc
riously affect the Republican maiorities in
some Of the close states. think an eN-
animation will show that few OF the so
called close states would have gone Re
publican Of any time during the past iif-
seen years Il II had not been for the col
ored vote which has been cast solidly for
that party"
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