The colored American., 1901-05-18
A SCRAMBLE FOR SPOILS.
Democratic Negroes After the LoaveS
and FiSheS-The Leader Cf the Un-
washed in Durance Vile.

Chicago, II Special Political circles
have been IN considerable exciteme ut |
MS week on account Of sudds devtl
npments IN the squsbtl4 between lo-
.sl democratic Negroes for endaucy
IN that party. The dusky disc les of
the met k aud lowly j9cksss hsve ntVer
III their history In This county known
II b. UT OF peaeeat le and b. rmoDiu
&c 'perstiOD, but every meeting they
have bel or tried To hold, has ended
in row, snd has caused endless dit-
putes and neveI-snding feuds.
short time ago, Harvey Thompson,
thea ew ana Ze alOus convert tu the
cause, but now hCl ling doWna govern
ment job under the repU leans ST
WsshiI gton, knocked "Old man" J.
Milton Turner into q ser seless heap at
the democratic headquarters because
they coulGn't agree on the "diyvy'' of
the spOils. Since that time "Nilt'' too
hss walked the gang, Isnk, and is now
doing some th nklng by himself Oh
81 me lonely island. Captain Hsnniba'
.. Carter. the fiTe-esIeT, and late leg
islstor in Mississippi, but always 8
democrat, IN an i'll advised hour,
sought perferment As the leader of this
ungOdIy crowd. This brought the Ie-
| redOubtsbIs al rTepressible "Jule"
/ Taylor TO he front with his little LAX
| Julius F. Taylor claims to be head,
/ fore front. and shoulders Of the Negro
/ democratic party by grace Of his fsvor
or alleged fsvOr-wlth the Hon.
/ W liam j. Bryan. He has nothing Of
modesty about him, and prcclsImk
himself from the house tops with as
much Of sci IssertIvert s. ss the Store
said lODe--ared animal Lis lays a. Il
/ noon hour "JLle" did not propose TO
let H am" Carer get II sny easitT
than the other prefer deTs. So he
OTicked up bis ars, t-otted around tn
city, gathered up all the ihlstes Of
gossip snd stub ends of sesndsl that
could be found; theu he tasted for 3
week, so IS TO get in good shape TO lay
H am" out, and commenced 10 write
lOug-TiD"ed srtitles, which be said,
show Carter up like faithful mir
rOr. Incl IeDtsliy he dragged in sll the
o her "fsl sc Leaders, - and having dried
snem up 10 shucBs WI b the hest Ct
MS IIyscIIve, be set the IRE q libel 10
she bunch and saw them 90 up in
smose AT Iesst, so he thought, snG
then he bsd that eaay, satisfied fee in2
that cat has just after dining on >
eansry
But last FRIDAY m orning. su incOn-
. sid6rate constable, armed with state
| warrant. went TO tie untamtd editors
Rouse on Armour avenue, and plscs O
Ju'e under arrest on chsrge Of cIimi
nsI lihel This put s new fsce on the
the matter, snd 8 still hunt for bond.
commenced Judge Underwood sc
= cepted boL6s and continued the case
for hearing until next Wednesday,
Meanwhile, the question Is, where
will Iu speLd the next yesI? With
some suspicion that il msy BE in the
p IsTge brick building on the North side.
where many other good democrats have
tsrued At various times 10 expiste THEN
sins. OF course, Il il GENES 10 this,
tbeTs wi.l be 10 more demeerstie party
fnr julie Is the democratic party, snC
!, NegTo democracy vi die with him
Bat the Others Cf the bunch sVe hsppy
VIII CIsrk Is taxing su sxtrs drtDk
every hour, he Is 50 ticklsd 81 hi:
orotherss downfall; Ham Carter Is 81
busy lsUghInC that he hss forgotten Il
= 'eussn since Friday; Jim Miller sctusl
= y looks taller since hS experiences tbt
. Ioy o. lsuzhiD in his sleeve ST 'BrosG
{ AK Taylor; sam WstkInS hss but On,
regret tfst TsylOT wsS not arrested on
ST the S5Eh Street StsliCn where b
- could prosecute him.
TAYLOR Is getting resdy for : tight
8 sud vi oe ss stubborn about going :
: IsiI ss the emblem Of dsmOcTsfy
2 about pulling losd. He has rstsJnea
: Albert B. George 81 they srs gsltin.
. kresdy 70 pollute the sir With the inSi6