The colored American., 1902-10-11
THEOLD DOMINION.
The Political Pot BoilinR "A
View of 66e Lily Whites-Ihe
RELIGIOUS and Social News
Personal Mention,

constitution is going on from noon
until 3 o'clock at night, ana WhIIe
there is an unusual apathy in polltlcai
circles. black and white, the pollIlcal
leaders are doing their best 10 uldhe |
their party friends register 80 lnull-
ferent has been the action of the white
voters that the Democratic state
Chairman, Taylor Ellison, chief lay
man among the Baptists IN the state
has been forced to assemble the STATE
Democratic Committee and to put can
yassers in the field to persuade white
men to come out and register.
The Negro Republicans, under the
auspices of an organization OF their
own known as the Negro industrial
and Agricultural Society OF virginia
are doing all that they can to get the
Negroes names upon the registration
books. We hear that in this they are
receiving no assistance from their
white Republican friends" nor from
the Republican State organization. In
fact. it seems that the white Republl-
cans rather enjoy the condition IN
which the Negroes find themselves. If
indications count for much, when the
registration shall have closed, the Ne
groes of Virginia will have shared the
fate of the other Negroes of the South,
and will be wiped from the political
map of the State.
The Lilly White" movement is
springing up, and while the Negro is
saying but little, and while his eyes
are shut, he is not sleeping, and in
the very near future there is going TO
be a terrific struggle for Republican
leadership as between the Lilly
Whites and their opponents.
Congressional candidates are being
put up in every district. The 1st, Sd,
5th, Sth, 9th and 10th have put their
candidates in the field, and some kind
of campaign is being made, but it is
very lame and lacks the fire and vigor
of the old-time campaign, when the |
men who were running were really in
earnest and not simply leading a for
1orn hope.
After November 4th, each defeated |
candidate will be in Washington tell
ing the President why he was not elect |
ed and how nObly he fit, bled and |
died." and asking to be made 1T
In the surrounding country, the |
big meeting season is at it's height. |
Chickens have taken to the woods, and |
the shOat lays down at night, not |
knowing what may happen to him in
the morning. Troubled are his dreams, |
and uncertain are his hours, FOR |
''tracted meeting" without shoat is like |
an egg without salt. In the town |
circles, the good sisters and brethren |
welcome with unusual delight the |
opening of the theater doors, and can
be nightly seen making their way to
the Jim Crow gallery. 1t used to be |
a rule a long time ago not to allow
Christians to attend such unholy
places, but if that rule was enforced
to-day, under the light and progress
of the twentieth century, the church
member census would be most mate |
rally leSSened. Concerts tableauX
and mock marriages form the princi-
pal bills for our church theatricalS
They are not now engaged in saving
souls. but they are amusing souls by
making them laugh, and with filling
them with cream, with a general ad-
mission of 10 cents.
For four nights last week the Co
lonial Club gave a select bazaar at
Prices hall. 1t was largely patronized
and enjoyed by the smart set" who
find happiness in the enhancing dance.
The Thebans, the youngest of our
male society folk, entertained their
friends Monday and Tuesday nights at
what is known as a "Subscription
Dance" Mr.. Jas. o. West, chairman
of the committee of arrangements. dis
played great tact in handling the
crowd both nights.
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