The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-11-27
HAS ROOSEVELT FLUNcKED7
Rumors That Those Negroes Who Can
Prove an Alibi May Reenlist
Causes Much Comment.
The State Bureau,
l417 G. Street, N. W.,
WaShinpton Nov 9.

Opinion here is divided as to wheth.
er the president has flunked in the ne
gro troops disbanding order when he
announces now that all Of those who
can prove that they had no knowledge
OF the affair may reenlist. It is said
that the president knows nothing now
that he did not know when the order
was issued except that the ngroes
and several potent Republican clubs
are raising the very dickens about it..
1t is, therefore, being asked why has
there been any modification of the Or
der. The 112 page document giving
the reasons, as shown by the reports
OF Gen. Darlington, and the other in
spectors who looked into the matter,
makes "mighty interesting reading"
and it is clear from these reports that
the president had good grounds for
his action. Possibly had he issued
this document along with his first or
der to disband, some of this hullabal-
loo might have been saved. But that
is aside now. The hullaballoo has
come, is even now here, and the pres
ident seems inclined to pacify the neg
grocs and the Republican clubs. This
IS the view being expressed by some
III Washington. Others there are who
declare the president stands pat.
But whatever difference of opinion
there be upon this question there is no
differnce of opinion so far heard that
the dismissal order was carefully tim
ed. And the political wiseascres, the
" fiegerers' and analysists are show
ing that numbers Of Republicans re-
Gently elected to the Sixtieth congress
have good reasons to than,S their sta"s
tia. IT," ''cer wis sc. carefully t,n,ed.
Nick Among the Lucky Ones.
Nick Longworth, better known as
the husband Of Miss Alice Roosevelt,
is said to be one Of these. lie, it is
said by those acquainted with condi-
tions in the first Ohio district, would
undoubtedly have been defeated by
the negro vote Of his district if the
storm had not been stayed till the day
after election. The opposition to him
was every stubborn rs it was, and he
was barely pulled through with the
assistance Of his wife and his wife's
Father.
It is declared here that it required
he personal efforts Of Booker Wash
ngton to save REPRESENTATIVE Olcott
IF New York. This case was des-
oerate one. There were $500 negro
'otes in the district, and Olcott s plur-
llity in the previous election had been
'ut 1,700. The negroes this year were
Up in arms over an alleged discrimina-
ion against their delegates to the Re-
publican State convention. Mr.. Olcott
vas scared. A we'll known negro of
considerable political influence forthe
I. 0. p. stated in New York about
he Time Of the election that Booker
Washington went up into the district
nd "straightened it out" This was
efore the presidents now famous Or
er disbanding the negro battalion {
7hich "shot up town."
Negro Politicians at Work.
Furthermore certain negro politi- ,
ians of New York tried to tie up the
saders Of the house Of representa- I
YES to scheme of cutting down the c
representatives. from Southern States !
hich disfranchised the negroes. The &
egroes were to have effected an organ q
'ation with the title indicating it to
@ in defense Of the franchise. All s
egroes belonging to it would vote the t
epublican ticket in States where the 1
ogro vote counts, being assured that G
epublicans Of prominence would t.
clip to pass the law cutting down b
outhern representation in congress. p
4 was four or five weeks before the n
ection that this plan was broached b
Id a bright young negro sent from
ew York to sound the Republicans
timated, whether with or without
that the president was in n
vor Of the scheme. The plan failed, a
r the Republican campaign manag- h
8 refused to pledge tho Republicans m
congress to it. Still the very fact Of d.
0 demand on tho Republican man. is
ers as we'll as other Indications 20 SC
show that the negro in New Yor', ot
preparing to organize his vote in tt