The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-12
There Are No lilly Whites, J There is Only the RePub-
 Iican Organization
BLACK AND FANS VOTED
 THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Test In Future VIII Be Party Loyalty. Claims That the President Does Not Understand the Ala
 bama Situation.

J. H. Bingham. whose removal from the office of collector of internal revenue for the district of Alabama by President Roosevelt Monday was the chief topic of conversation yesterday. will return from Washington tonight.
 The new appointee to the position. Jo- seph o. Thompson of Tuskegee, will ar rive in Birmingham within the next few days to qualify and take charge of the office. He will probably turn over his position of postmaster to the new man appointed to that place before he comes to Birmingham
 William Vaughan was asked yesterday afternoon what effect the attitude of the President toward the lilly white" office holders in Alabama would have on them, and he replied that 1t would have none. MT. Vaughan said:
 Not Lily Whites.
 we are not the lily whites but the republican organization of Alabama. We constitute the republican party of the state.
 From our convention there were no bolts and no other district or state or ganizations, and there are no factions or dual organizations in our party in Ala bama"
 What about the black and tans?" he was asked
 T do not know, except in a way, what their purposes are." said MT. Vaughan, ''but suppose they will try to perfect some kind of an organization. As it must consist almost entirely of negroes, can not see how 1t can ever amount to much.
 'The present white republican organi- zatlon Is going to continue just as it exists today, and as I have frequently said before, no power can make us re- trace our steps. We have made a fair showing this year and are not discour- aged
 Two years ago. before the colored peo- pie were disfranchised, the party polIed for governor 25.0o0 votes. This year, with all but 25O0 of the negroes disfranchised and that 2500 voting solidly and openly the democratic ticket, we boiled 2SOO votes all white.
 Thus 1t will be seen that the republi- cans lost nothing. and why should we be disheartened?
 Movement Growing Stronger. ''The movement will grow stronger each year, other southern states will fall in line and political contests in the south will be waged in the future between two white political parties. This Is inevitable. Before our state convention met we well l knew the dangers ahead of us, but did not falter in doing our duty"
 DO you think the President will re- move other ofhcials?" was the next ques- ton asked.
 NO living man can tell what the Pres ident will do but I am inclined to think the guillotine will continue to fall. The President honestly believes that the re- cent white movement in the state was wrong, and he will fanatically do what he believes to be his duty, regardless of con- sequences"
 What effect will the attitude of the President have on the new movement? ?' was asked.
 "No effect in the least. He does not un- derstand the conditions here as we do, nor does he even know that the colored leaders in the black and and tan move ment openly boast that they voted the democratic ticket state and national and threatened to continue to do so.
 These colored leaders seem to think that merely because they are colored men the republican, party should allow them the power of voting always just as they please, and controlling always republican conventions and counsels. They have fal- len Into this fatal error. Party loyalty in the future will be the test"