The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-18
The Ghost of a Lily White,
Your Bustership.
AvAUNT MONSTROSITY
And Hark Ye, Feed and Groom my
Bronco Black and Tan." I'LL Ride
Him Through that Convention If
Split 1t Wide
Open.
(By FRED. Il. MERRITT.)

Washington, June 17.-"Sink or
swim, survive or perish" in the com
ing campaign, Terrible Teddy, ev-
identity intends to live up to the
Booker Washington record. He in
sisted on Republican conventions in
Southern States putting negroes on
their national delegations. Most OF
the States declined to do it, and in
two of them-Louisiana and Ala
bama-the negroes sent up contest
ing delegations
AS related in this mornings dis
patches from Chicago, the national
committee has decided these contests
in favor of the "Black and Tans.'
That this action is taken not only
with Rocsevelts consent, but by his
express order no one in Washington
for a moment doubts. 1t is we'll
known here, as no doubt it is all over
the country, that every detail of next
weeks convention has been super
vised and endorsed by him in ad-
vance. He has passed on all con-
tests named the presiding officers,
.. KID the platform, and selected the
speakers. In fact, he has rehearsed
and managed the entire business OF
the convention to its minutest detail.
until many of the leaders, in a more
or less resentful mood are asking.
what's the use of a convention any
way.
Lily Whites Smashed Like Eggs.
But to return to the Southern con-
tests. The Lilly Whites" from LoE-
isiana, We're headed by eX-GoV. War
mouth and composed of the best and
most substantial white Republicans
in the State. The same is true of the
A lso1 Ae.1n lion In for so ferla
was the personnel of the delegation
and so regular had been its selection
that it was not believed the contest
could be decided in any way othe2
than favorable to the Lilly Whites.
But the Presidents order to throw
them out" was supreme. The com~
mittee's action in these two cases and
the comments of the Presidents
friends thereon leave no doubt in the
mind of any one here that had a
"Black and Tan delegation from
North Carolina gone up with a con-
test it, too, would have been seated.
For instance, the Washington Star.
a thick and thin administration or
gan and regarded here as voicing the
Presidents sentiments says editori-
ally today:
''The Lily Whites of the South have
lost in their contests at Chicago be-
fore the Republican National COM
mittee. They deserved to lose. They
have not a reasonable excuse for eX-
istence. 1t is an exhibition of cheek.
to use a mild term, for them to ask
recognition at the hands of the Ma
tional Republican party. If they do
not care to affiliate with either the
Democrats on the one side, or with
the negroes on the other. they may
| flock together and vote in the air"
The Milk in the Nut.
Poor consolation in that for the
Southern Lilly White" but a lot of
votes in it for Mr.. Roosevelt from
! Northern and Western States having
a large colored vote, so Mr.. Roosevch
| thinks.
The political meaning Of this actiou
/ is of course that the "Back and
Tans' will be recognized as the regu-
lar wing of the party in the mattee
! of distribution of patronage, which iS
1 the only thing which comes to the
Republicans of the South. 1t is d
decree in favor of political equality
between the whites and negroes of
! the South and will very much cripple
he efforts of those Republicans who
have been endeavoring to establish
a white mans Republican party In
/ that section. 1t is in line, however,
with the Presidents policy. The de-
cision of the other contests have been
| in keeping with TINS. Inc black
/ and Tans," the Hon. "Gas" Addicks
and J. Sloat Fassett-this is the aga
| gregation of contestants for seats in
| the Chicago convention which the
! Republican national committee has
| decided to recognize.
| Steamboat Collector Stranahana
General Clarkson, the surveyor of the
port. and local supervising inspectors
Rode and Dumont had a conference
! this afternoon and ranged Tor -Aae
inquiry into the Clocum disaster
which has been ordered by Secretary
| Cortelyou.