The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-01
Denounces Gov. Deneen and
Mayor Dunno and Pre-
diets Race Riots.
FIERY SOUTH CAROLINA SENA-
TOR EXPRESSES HIS VIEWS IN
HIS USUAL cAUsTIc MANNER
TIILMAN THE GUEST OF MAYOR
OF MILWAUKEE.
BY Associated Press.

Chicago, Nov Ex-senator B. R.
Tillman, OF South Carolina, discussed
the Chicago aspect of the race ques-
ton yesterday before taking the train
for Fon du Lac, Wis, where he lee
tured last night. He paid his final
respects to Mayor Dunno, whom he
criticised in his Orchestra hall ad.
dress Tuesday night for declining to
preside; denounced Governor Deneen
as a trafficker in negro votes, and pre-
dicted that the Barnett incident in the
recent election proved this city had
lost all semblance of self-government.
Il made great hit the night when
blistered Mayor Dunno" said the
senator. The crowd got up and
yelled; it seemed to agree with my
sentiment as applied to your mayor.
1.-The nomination of the negro, Bar
nett, for judgeship is fair illustra-
ton of the Indifference of unscrupu-
lous politicians toward the welfare of
the country" continued Senator Till
man.
''As long as Governor Deneen and
other INSCRIPTIONS men of his politi-
cal faith put up such men for Office
the country is in danger. It's up to
the people to put stop to this. Why
do they stand for it?
Riots Predicted.
81 have been accused of coming
here to stir up race hatred, but !
came here to depict conditions as they
are. believing the Northern people
should investigate the race question,
which will become one of their perils
predict that within five years CHI
cago will have bloody riots arising
from clashes between the whites and
the blacks. The same will take place
in all other Northern cities where the
negro is pandered to in politics.
'The election and counting out OF
J Barnett shows that Chicago has lost
all semblance of self-government, be
cause it let a political ring nominate
man that the people did not want.
Written threats to assassinate Mrs
Adele J. Keller. burn her home anC
destroy the Chicago Union Hospital
beneficiary of the Tillman lecture
were placed yesterday in the hands o
United States government officials
Postoffice inspectors will begin
searching inquiry, and arrests ar
promised. A remarkable feature o
the situation is the fact that. thu
threats were written on stationery o
Rev. DR.. Tilroe, presiding elder of tn
i Chicago district of the Methods
church. II is believed some one abou
the Methodist Book Concern building
where Rev. DR.. Tilroe has his office
on the second floor, gained acc~ss t
the minister's stationery. The fedora
Investigation was begun there.
The message containing threats G
death. destruction and incendiarisr
was written in ink in a religion
strain, and was signed Grace an
Mary Owens"
l. Rev. DIR. Tilroe was at a loss to Iii
derstand who could have gained az
cess to his stationery. He declare
the stationery was part of lot tha
? he had discarded last year.
Apparently to emphasize his disaI
proval of the course of Mayor Dunn
= in the Tillman affair. Mayor Sherbur
! Becker, of Milwaukee. who came
, the city yesterday to confer wit
! Mayor Dunno over certain munieip;
: ownership matters, hunted up Senate
! Tillman and made him his guest
q breakfast. While not coinciding full
n with Senator Tillman's views on II
\ race question, Mayor Becker e
!. pressed the highest admiration for tt
y Southern senator