Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-24
SOUTHERN SENATORS mlFfEp.
They Are Indignant Over Invitation oi
colored Men to White House Recep.

They Are Indignant Over Invitation Of
coIored Men to White House Reccp.
tion.
Washington. Jan. 24.-Southern sem
ators and representatives held little
indignation meetings all day at the cap
ttol. The subject under discussion was
the presence of several negro men and
women at the white house reception in
honor OF congress and the judiciary last
night, circumstance which caused
several southern men, nearly all of
are members of congress, to leave the
mansion in huff.
This incident and the fact which led
to 1t were all absorbing topics of COM
ment today, and indignation Interviews
With southern senators and congress
men are being sent out to newspapers
In the southern states tonight.
| The negroe guests We're John c.
Dancy, recorder of deeds of the District
of Columbia, and his wife and daughter.
who accompanied him; Judson Lyons,
register OF the treasury; and six or
Ieight other negroes, men and women,
whose names are not known.
Officials at the white hous declined
today to give the names OF the negroes
who We're present, but it was explained
that they were. federal offlceholders in
Washington. with members of their
families, and that they were invited, ac-
lcording to custom. 1t was said at the
white house that the families of negro
officials of the government in Wash
ington are always invited to the state
receptions.
The colored guests had 6. lonesome
time of 1t at the reception. After they
had shaken hands with the president
| and had passed into the east room, they
stood for some time In one corner Of the
department.. talking among themselves,
but not mingling with the white guests.
They We're as inoffensiye as possible,
| even from the point of view of sensi :
tive southerners, but there was a good
deal OF comment, and several southern
congressman got mad and hastily left
the house. This was after they had
had chance to talk 1t over among
themselves and expenses the indigna-
tion they felt toward the president for
heaping such an alleged indignity up
on them. Representatives Small and
Pou OF North Carolina, were among
those who made their hasty departure
from the white house conspicuous.
Several senators end congressman
from the southern states declared yes
terday that they would never visit the
white house again either socially or on
business. Senator Tillman, of Soutl,
Carolina, was, of course. in a most bel
| ligerent frame OF mind. He, as we'll as
ether southern senators and representa-
ether senator's and representatives from
the south, said many insulting things
about President Roosevelt. It was
stated. and the fact seems to be es-
tablished. that only in rare instances
In the past has negro man attended
y white house reception, altho invited to
do SO. and that probably no negro wom-
an has ever been these. This statement,
of course, applies only to the ESPECIALLY
Invited guests. for / large number Of
negroes of both sexes always attend the
public receptions. The last evening re-
ception of the winter at the white house
has always been open to the general
public.