Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-08
At THE ! White HOUSE
Greatest Rush of Visitors
This Week,
DELEGATIONS CALL
NEGROES PRESENT A coMMENDA-
TORY ADDRESS.
German University Students Give a
Diploma of Honorary Membership
The Missouri Senatorship.


Senators and representatives having BUSH
ness with the President kept his private
offices full, waiting their turn to talk with
him. Others not having business kept him
engaged in shaking hands with their con-
stftuents The hum Of voices was constant
In the public reception room through out
the day, and hundreds of people having no
engagements were turned away. One par
ticularly snowy delegation that suffered
this fate was band of sixteen Sioux war
riors in full war regalia. although carrying
long pipes of peace. A crowd Of people
followed them into the White House
grounds and to the door of the executive
offices. David Zephier, their interpreter,
stated that Senator Lodge had promised 10
present them at noon. but there was
no record OF any engagement, they were
sent on their way to Commissioner Leupp,
whose duty is to arrange for such visits
to the great father With stold faces
tn, painted, befeathered Sioux turned away
and trudged out of the grounds. They had
come to Washington to take part in the in
augural procession. but were deprived Of
this, and wanted to make the best of the
situation by shaking the hand Of the Presi-
dent. Shooting Hawk Eagle Track, yell
low Thunder, Hollow Horn and Charging
Fear were among the principal men in the
squad. The gaudy feather head dress of
the men matched the clothing and mecca
sins, and there has never been any such
snowy aggregation of redskins at the
White House.
Many Delegations Present.
Delegations of eolored men, German stu
dent graduates, military men, school boys.
political organizations added to the
days work Of the President. And as this
was not enough many members of the
United States Senate reached out with
long poles to knock down any job they
saw hanging around in the presidential
offices. 1t was day of cosmopolitan mix
ture and indiscrfminate mixup and the
President survived it, his good nature put
ting up with much that any other man
would have rebelled against.
In the job line Senators Ankeny and
Piles of Washington made recommended
lions for positions created by the passage
of the new judicial bill for Washington,
creating new district in the eastern part
of the state. For judge they recommended
Edward Whitson of North Yakima: for
marshal. George H. Baker of Goldenville,
and for United States attorney, Joseph
B. Lindsey of Spokane. They also asked
the President to find place for Gen.
Thomas H. Cavanugh, commander-in-chief
of the G. A. r. of Washington, and
prominent citizen of the state.
After Patronage.
Senator Dryden of New Jersey asked the
President to appoint William F. Comfy of
Lincoln Park N. J., assistant appraiser of
the port Of New York to fill a vacancy
there, and also for the appointment of a
son of Gen. Roselle, U. S. A, as a cadet at
West Point.
Senator Clapp of Minnesota had with him
j. F. Clark of st. Paul a lieutenant in one
of the National Guard companies of Mime
sofa. Mr.. Clark wants to be appointed as
a lieutenant in the army or marine corps
Senators Burrows and Alger had some
patronage questions TO discuss with the
President.
The Utah senators and representatives
had a number of patronage matters to take
up with the President, and Representative
Slemp and the Virginia republican leaders
were on the same mission.
Senators McCumber, Fulton. Dillingham;
and Hepburn had friends to present. With
Senator Fulton was Frank c. Baker chair
man of the republican state committee of
Washington A dozen or so representatives
presented friends or babe the President
good-by before their departure from the
city.
The largest political organization to shake
hands with the President was the Railsplit-
ters' Republican Club of Toledo. Ohio,
about 100 members and half as many la
dies The members wore their purple uni
forms and carried their marching canes.
large crowd was attracted to the White
House grounds by reason of the clubs ap-
pearance. A drill in executive avenue fol-
lowed the reception.
Commend the Presidents Attitude.
The President had a conference with an
influential delegation of colored men, head
ed by Bishop A. Grant. Bishop Alex. Wal
ters Bishop B. w. Arnett, Kelly Miller and
H. A. Rucker. They presented the Pres
ident with the following address:
I'VE the representatives of a large con-
stftuency of negroes in the different church
and other organizations, come to present to
you our most sincere thanks for the splen-
did position you have already taken Of
ff a roo rltn n
color creed, section or race. Indeed, we
believe you to be the embodiment of fair
play We feel deeply grateful to you for
your words of advice and good cheer in
your magnificent address delivered in New
York on Lincoln's birthday, February r.
THE words All men up and none down
have given the nation new motto and
kindled in the breast of every black man
new hope We believe that address will
check, In a large measure, the tide of in
Justice on the part of those who are preju-
diced against US and be an inspiration to
black men everywhere to live better and
nobler lives. We further desire to thank
you for the nomination of Charles w. An
derson as collector of internal revenues in
the second district of New York, thus CIV
ing evidence to the south that the coIored
citizen is not appointed to office in that sec
ton to humilate them. but that it is to be
the policy of the administration to give to
every race whatever political recognition
1t merits by the appointment of efficient
men to positions Of trust in all sections of
the country. Il
Demand Justice in the South.
Judging from the facts already at hand
we believe that a large number OF negroes
who are fully prepared to meet the quail
fications imposed by the revised constitu-
lions of the south are denied the right to
register and vote on account of color and
previous condition Of servitude, which is in
violation Of the federal constitution and
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This denial is a great injustice to the
colored citizens Of the said states We are
of the opinion that the first step to the
correction of these great wrongs Is the
appointment of a commission by Congress
to investigate the matter and find out IL it
is true that citizens entitled to register
and vote are denied that privilege and to
what extent.
1--WE have come to request you to recon-
mend in your next message to Congress
the appointment Of commission to Sc
cure the facts SO that Congress may see
the necessity Of enacting such legislation
as will enforce the provisions of the If
tenth amendment to the federal Constitu-
tion