The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1904-05-05

Florida and that II acted as member o
the nominating committee would try u
secure the appointment OF that person by
, the association. but again urged that {
4 meeting be held then aud there by thI
delegates then present from Florida
| Again he said he did not want another
meeting, and stated that he weuld sec
/ about the other matter.
about / o'clock ,. m. ] met Mr.. Shcats
again, and asked him what he ha done
about the matter, meaning the recon
! mendation Of a person for State director
/ He replied that they had had meeting
| aud that he, Mr.. Shpats. bad been recon-
mended as member Of the nominating
committee. remarked that that was a
strange way to do, as he had a few hours
before refused TO hold a meeting. and
stated that did not like such a way OF
doing business.
II then went to the Office Of the secre-
tary OF the National Educational Assoc
citation and asked to be shown the report
of the meeting held by Mr.. ShPats ana
others. One Of the secretarY's clerks
handed me the report, which contained In
substance the following: AT meeting
Of the active members OF the National
Educational Association, from Floriua.
held at the Florida headquarters. July z,
1903, w. N. Sheats was chosen as Flor
! ida's representative on the nominating
committee
THE report was signed by the follow
ing names: w. N. Sheats, j. G. Calhoun,
David Williams, VIM. Il. Hare. Nathan
b. Young, Mrs. A. w Sweet and Miss M.
y A. Figueroa. | am well acquainted
with Mr.. Sheats' signature and know that
the one signed to that report was his.
While not familiar with the other sigma
lures, l noticed that all were I'm different
handwriting. The Nathan b. Young
whose sigma ture was affixed TO the report
is negro and Is president of the State
Normal and Industrial School for Negroes
u. NJ. GuILLIAMs."
Sworn to and subscribed before me
tbs cse ais day Of April a p n 1871 R1vrns
Notary Public for the State OF Florida
at Large"
MIR. Sheats says: "Mr. Holloway was
not there and knows nothing of what oc-
CURED, taking at second hand an Imagin-
airy conversation, hoping 10 might be ac-
ceptPd as very truth by those he wished
TO dupe In his m d quest for Office" And
Mr.. Sheats further says: II say positive
ly that the lady was not nearer than sixty
feet of me when the negro approached
and asked me for some concert tickets,
which had been given me for distribution
to the teachers from this State. She was
in the midst of a crowd passing into the
hall"
did not see Mr. Sheats give Nathan B.
Young any thing. nor did see Nathan Ii.
Young approach Mr.. Sheats. But | did
see Mr. Sheats leave the assembly hall
and beckOn to the cOlOred man to follow
him They both went into the passage
way out side. Immediately crossed the
room aud went out OF door on the OppO-
site side into a passageway. My intention,
was TO go down on the first floor TO the
N. K A. pOStotfice. but on hearing my
name called | paused. Who would not
have done the same? Mr.. Sheats was
speaking eXcitedlv. and was perhaps not
aware Of how.lond he was talking. The
two men were standing with their backs
to me, facing window. Mr.. Sheats had
his foot upon a seat which extended
across the end of the entrance hall. In
stead of going down stairs | walked
toward the two men, intending really TO
hear what was going on. | stopped with
in few feet of the parties and heard
what | have related before In the affi-
davit. | at one time thought I'D just
stand there and confront them when they
but, realizing that Mr.. Sheats
was In a rage OF temper, and fearing a
scene, deeply hnmiliated ] passed back
into the assembly hall by the same door
through which the men went out, and
was in the same seat just back of Miss
Haley OF Chicago that occupied when
had first entered the hall. Some one
might say must have had great deal
VI curiosity or suspicion on that occasion.
confess | did. Mr.. Guillams' affidavit
Is evidence OF why was suspicious.
Mr.. Sheats says: Nor did ask him to
make a speech anywhere or about any
thing, nor did he. | csn produce his affi-
lavit to this effect, out will not be in
weighed into confronting lady with the
Affidavit OF a negro, as my opponent
would have me do" While Mr.. Sheats
will not have a negro's affidavit pub
iShed. am told that he is carrying it
around and reading II TO people.