The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-08-11
A POLITICAL PoTPoURRI.

The Republican mayoralty situation
has been further complicated by the
announcement OF the candidacy OF DR..
f. B. Tier. who has entered the race
with zest that will make his com
petltors look to their laurels
MIR Gilchrist Stewart, graduate and
former instructor OF Tuskegee Institute,
and who went to the Philippine Islands
as clerk TO the Taft commission, after
spending about six months in the ar
chipelago, is in the city enroute to his
home in South Dakota He talks in
terestingly OF the situation in the
Orient and has letter written by Sen
ator Pettigrew to one high in the coun-
ellis OF the revoutionist party in Luzon.
urging them to keep up their fight He
is going to take the stump in his home
state for Mckinley and Roosevelt, and
exert all his energies TO help bring
about Senator Pettigrew's retirement to
private life How he will make Popu-
listic hair fly
The Democratic party must have
poor opinion OF the intelligence OF the
German Americans. when they seek to
brighten them into the support OF Bry-
an and Stevenson and free silver at the
ratio OF 10 to T. by Haunting in their
faces the bugaboo of militarism The
Republican party may we'll congratulate
itself on the fact that the Germans have
already put themselves on record as in
favor OF maintaining the cold standard
and will not advance the cause Of cheap
and dishonest money through fear OF
an imaginary evil
Al, Il Al.
past week put decided check on the
erstwhile activity OF the scores of can
didates for the different offices in Hen
nepin county, 1t is safe to say, how
ever. that even the sweltering weather
will not keep the self-sacrificinR candi-
dates who are willing to serve the pub
lie. still for any considerable length OF
time.
John Goodspeed has made an excel
lent representative OF the Forty-second
legislative district and should be renom-
mated and reelected by an increased
majority.
Charles S Cairnes. late supervisor of
the census, is looming up as a for
mdabe antagonist Of Judge Harvey,
and in unexpected quarters, IS eyinclng
surprising strength.
At last Gov. Lind has recovered
from his. pitiable loss Of memory to the
extent OF recalling the existence OF one
Ralph Reese After letting his term
expire save six months, at time when
Ralph is needed to hustle among his
Hebrew friends. the governor gives him
a belated appointment IN the state
weighmaster' Office.
They do say that ]. Coliax Grant is
out after Judge Hollis scalp with a
vengeance.
Gen. l., A Grant has withdrawn
from the race Tor congressman from the
Fifth congressional district. Uncle
Loren IS still master OF the situation.
F. L. McGhee, Esq, when asked
how he could support the Democratic
party when Senator Tlllman was so
outspoken in his hostility TO the negro,
said to the questioner: DO you Judge
the moral worth OF the women OF this
city by the habitues ot the resorts OF
vice in the back alleys Then don't
Judge the Democratic party by its
worst type" Very ingenious, Fred.
Editor Fortune. OF the New York
Age. says he will be hanged as high
as Haman before he would support a
party when a man OF the caiibre OF
Tillman occupied a high seat IN ITS
councils He neglected 10 put IN the
explanatory word again.
Ir an interview with the PlaiHdealer
OF Tooeka. Kansas Tilmau, OF South
Carolina. said The Democratic party