The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-01

to the east, the bishop sent the vice
chairman of the Democratic national
committee a telegram saying that the
Atlanta minister had full authority to
speak for him.
Confirmation of the statement was OBJ
tanned through r. N. Mitchell, negro
lawyer of Chicago. Mitchell announced
his intention of supporting Mckinley,
but declared at the same time that IN
his opinion fully SO per cent of the 11,0OO
negro votes in Chicago would be cast for
Bryan.
Not content with deciding to vote for
Bryan, Bishop Turner has also ex-
pressed a desire to take the stump Tor
the Democatic nominee, and he has al
ready made arrangements with the
Democratic national committee to speak
in Kansas, Minnesota, Michigan. In
diana, Ohio, West Virginia and Illinois.
In the last four states the African Meth
odist Episcopal church has centered a
large part of its total membership OF
over 900, 900 communicates. Bishop Tur-
ner will take with him on his journey
his present plan, huge canvas tent, SO
that he may always have hall big
enough to accommodate the crowds OF
his colored brethren who, 1T is thought
will flock to hear him.
Anti-imperialism is said to be the
handspring that has governed Bishop
Turner's action in leaving the Republ-
can party in which he has grown old
Bishops Grant and Derrick are in
fiuenced more by their resentment of the
way in which they assert the admins
tration has treated the colored troops.
they call his apathy concerning lynch
ings iii the south and his alleged failure
to keep promise they say ne MADE
them to appoint colored man on the
labor commission
The decision of Bishops Turner, Grant
and Derrick partakeS of the startling
coming as it does Immediately after the
- 10 fri1 A mo f0nr
in the national convention at Indian
apolis this week to take sides with either
party. It is also significant in view OF
the statement of Vice Chairman Henry
b. Payne of the Republican national
committee that the dividing of the col
ored vote between the Democrats ana
the Republicans this year will mean the
breaking up of the solid south, which
has only been held together for the last
dozen years by its antipathy to the col
ored voters and the additional fact that
practically all colored men IN the coun-
try have been Republicans
Chairman Jones of the Democratic ma
tionaI committee is known to be great
admirer of Bishop Turner and to have
wide respect for his opinions, and Bishop
Turner's friends are already asserting
that the work of corralfng the colored
vote for the Democratic ticket Will be
intrusted to the hands of the Georgian
bishop. Thus far in the campaign the
colored Democrats have been in charge
of J. Milton Turner of st. Louis.
There are now three distinct factions
of coIored Democrats. One is headed by
Bishop Turner. The second is led by j.
Milton Turner, who has gathered around
him Frederick L. McGhee of Mime
apolis, William A. Crosthwaite of Nash
Vile, J. A. Sweeney, A. E. Manning and
William Miller of Indianapolis, and 1ar-
vey A Thompson and A. T. Watkins
of Chicago The third is under the lead
ership of George E. Taylor of Oskaloosa,
Iowa, who is president of the negro ma
tional Democratic league. The support
of the national Democratic committee,
it is thought, will install Bishop Turner
as the chief of all the factions while the
leaders of the others are expected to fall
into line as his assistants.
Sugar Market
New York, Sept. Holiday.
COFFEEADull.