The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-12
4 NOTED CONVERT.
Bishap Turnsr has Gait ths Re-
publican Parry
REASONS POR The CHANGE.
Hs Will Take the Stump fol
the Democratic Ticket if
tbs Party Nseds
His SsIV:cas.
His Ssiv:caS.

TIE Chicago Daily News says Bishop
Henry NJ. Turner. OF Atlanta, head cf
the African Nj. L church, and ido)izsd
leader Of tie colored race since the
death Of Frederick Douglas, has deeldcd
TO come out for Bryan. The formal an
nouncemens of his reasoDs ere to be
given in az address Saturday D!ght.
Bishop Turner VII be attended in his
cooversion 10 Democracy, it is further
anrounccd, by Bishols Derrick and
Grant, Of the same char2h.
This statement was made Wednesday
by the Rev. J A Williams, colo1ed
minister of Atlanta, and the personal
representative Of Bishop Turner. Just
before the departure CT ex Governor
Stone. Of Missouri, to the east, the BIS
hep sent the vice chailman OF the
Democratic Natiocal Committee a tele :.
gram saying that the Atlanta minister
haG full su:hocisy to speak fer ilu.
CARRY TENT FOR SrCMPING
Not coutear with deciding to voto
for Brrac, Bishop Tura.c las also ex
pressed desire to take the stuap fcr
the Democrstic nominee. and ne has a.
ready madc arrangements with the De-
mocratic National COMMITTEES to speak
il Kansas. Minnesota, Michigan, In
diana, Oaio, West Virginia and Hi
nois. In the last four states the Afrl-
can Methodist Episcopal church has
ccutercd large part CT its total mem
Dership ct over 900, 000 c0mnunicalts.
Bishop Turoer will take with him On
his journey through those states, if lie
follows his present plan, a huge can
vas tent, so that he may always have
a hall big enough to accommodate the
crowds Of his colored brethren who, it
is thought, will aock to hear him.
Anti Imperialism is said to be the
handspring that has governed Bishop
Turner'S action IN leaving the Republi
can party Ill which he has grown old.
Bishops Grant and Derrick are inAu
encee more By their resentment Of the
way ia which they assert the admins
.ration has treated the colorsd troops.
They also blame Mckinley for what
they call his APATHY concerning
lyuchings in the south and his alleged
failure to keep promise they sag he
made them to appoint colored man on
,ba 10 h ,r ocro mic .Ion
The decision Of Bishops Turner,
Grant and Derrick partakes Of the start
ling, coming as it does Immediately
after the failure of the Africo American
council in the nationa! convention at
Indianapolis this week to take sides
with either party. It's also significant
in view of the statement Of Vice Chair
maa Henry B Payne, of the Repuo!i-
can National Committee, in The Daily
News Tuesday, that the dividing Of
the c9lored vote betReen the Democrats
and the Republicans this year willmean
the breaking up Of the solid south
which has only been held together fer
the past dosen years by its antipathg
to tie colored voters and the addition
al fact that practically all coiored men
in the country have been Republicans.
MAY MANAGE coLoRED VOTE
Chairman Jones, of the Democratic
National Committee, is known 10 be a
great admirer of Bishop turner, and
20 have wide respect for his opinions,
and Bishop Turner'S friends are already
asserting that the work of corraling
the colored vote for the Democratic
ticket will be entrusted to the hands OF
the Georgia bishop Thus FAR il the
conpaigo the colorcd Democrats have
been in charge Of j. Milton Turner, Of
St. Louis.
There are now three distinct factions
ofcolored Democrats. Oae is headed by
Bishop Turner The second is led by
j. Milton Turner, who hiss gathered
shout him Frederick L. McGee, Of
Minneapolis; William a. Crosthwalts,
of Nashville; j. a. Sweeney, 4. 4.
Manning and Wiliism Miller, OF Indian.
apoiis, and Harvey i. Thompson and
and A. T. Watkins, Of Chicago. The
thiri is under the leadership .; George
E. Taylor OF O;ksloosa, loSa, who is
president of the Negro National Demo,
cratic League. Tie support Of the
National Democratic committee, 1t IS
thought, will install Bishop Turner as
the chief Of all the factions, while the
leaders Of the others are expected 10
fall into licc as his assistants