Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-14

the House so that he may push his can
didacy for United States senator when Ok
lahOma has been admitted as a state. Mr..
Mcclure was accompanied by his wife.
Senator Foraker introduced a constituent
from his state and Representative Boutelle
of Illinois presented his son, young man
who is in the senior class Of Harvard.
Senator Burrows paid brief call. Repre-
sentative Steele of Indiana was with the
President a short time. Mr.. Steele says
that there will probably be some trust legis-
lation at this session of Congress, but he
does not believe that it will be of char
acter that will prove effective
Trouble Down in Georgia.
Senator Clay and Representative Fleming
Of Georgia visited the President today on
a matter pertaining to that state. They
said that it was not a matter of interest.
Some time ago, it is stated, Representa-
tive Fleming filed charges at the Post
Office Department that the negro republi-
can chairmen of Georgia counties were
blackmailing postmasters. Whether this
matter was touched upon with the President
is not known. The allegation contained in
the charges was that negro chairmen. be-
cause of the attitude of the President to-
ward the lilly white" question, used their
apparent influence to inform postmasters
that unless they paid certain sums of
money the chairmen would make charges
against the postmasters and have them
removed.
1t is said that an investigation Of the
charges by a post office inspector revealed
that they were true as to some counties.
What will be done is not known, although
If this was talked Of to the President the
supposition is that he would act promptly
in having postmasters informed that they
must not regard the threats. Southern men
state that the overturning of lilly white
organizations in some of the southern states
has greatly emboldened some Of the more
ignorant negro leaders, ard they take op-
portunity to threaten white officials With
their influence unless the latter comply with
demands.
S. P. Mitchell. colored. who says he Is
president of the National Industrial Council.
went to the White House today with several
colored men to present some paper BEARING
upon the old subject of pensioning ex-
slaves. He said he wanted to ask the Pres
ident to consider the feasibility of taking
from state and county institutions of char
ity in the south 10000 negroes and relieve
the southern taxpayers who ara so heavily
taxed to maintain these people"
Mitchell said that the pansioning of ex-
slaves would bring about an equal d!stribu-
tion of public moneys. The north is getting
three-fOurthS OF the money now BENG dis
tributed.
The greater portion Of pensions, river
and harbor appropriations and other ex
penditures go to the north. Then Mitchell.
let fall a hint that If he cannot get this ad
ministration to aid in his plans he will
organize the negro vote and settle the mat
ter Il have no resource for adjustment Of
this matter except the polls he said. If
the President and his cabinet and Congress
fail to hear us we can. by organization
in the northern states. change the color OF
things greatly before the next election. We
can get people in Office who will aid us.
The agitation of this question means the
negro vote next fall and in 1901.