Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-28

Senator Tillman.
fused to have anything to do with the az
fair after committee of colored citizens
had visited him few days ago.
Senator Tillman gave his address pro-
tected by forty detectives In anticipation
of trouble a number of policemen were
kept at nearby stations in reserve. but they
were not called for. Six negro policemen
mingled with the crowd which blocked the
street in front of the hall.
Mounted Police Escort.
Senator Tillman arrived at Orchestra
Hall about o'clock, thirty minutes before
the hour set for the delivering of his lee
ture. He came from his hotel in an anto-
mobile, guarded by a detachment of mount
ed policemen. The senator himself objected
vigorously to the police guard remarking
that he feared no negro on EARTH" that
the threats against him amounted to moth
Ing, and that even if attacked he was per-
1ectly able to take care of himself"
The police officer in charge of the squad
of mounted bluecoats frankly told him that
for the credit of the department and the
city the chief felt that no precaution ought
to be overlooked.
Tillman finally yielded, with a laugh, and
the remark that, at all events, his lecture
was being well advertised and he was
under a debt of gratitude to his press
agents.
In the audience were many negroes, but
they listened to Senator Tillman's remarks
SOOu HdluTeOly, ana altnOuSn ne was inter-
rupted many times, the meeting passed of
without trouble.
In leading up to his address, Shall the
United States Annex Cuba?" Mr.. Tillman
took occasion to criticise Mayor DUNES
action In refusing to preside at the meet
ing. Il have been told that l nave been
snubbed by the mayor of this city, said the
senator Il did not ask Mayor Dunno to be
here tonight. If any one has been snubbed
1t is the gracious ladies who planned this
meeting to secure money for the Chicago
Union Hospital. and who requested Mayor
Dunno. the creature of a political hour, to
come forward and add his mite.
Loses His Temper.
81 have been advertised to discuss the
annexation of Cuba" continued Mr.. TILL
man, but in view of the fact that could
not discuss that subject without discussing
the race question. 1 am going to go at the
matter hammer and tongs. Therefore /
shall discuss the race problem pure and
simple from an American standpoint and
not from Cuban standpoint
While discussing the fifteenth amend
ment to the Constitution, which, he de-
white man had, he was interrupted several
times by one of his listeners. who kept ask
ing: How about Kentucky?"
Finally Mr. TiIlman seemed to lose his
temper and exclaimed:
''Oh. shut your mouth. You don't know
the A, b, c of this thing. l forgot forty
years ago more than you ever knew
You make I'D your minds that equality
before the law. which the fifteenth amend
ment guarantees, Is right and should be
enforced notwithstanding its result If this
law was enforced it would result in two
states at least being dominated absolutely
by negroes while four other states would
be SO near being governed by the negro
that there would practically be an equal
division of officers
A voice-"How about the lawT'
Senator Tillman-"Iha laW1 To hell xvifI,
such law"
Riot Barely Prevented.
Riot was imminent on several occasions.
Kisses and Interruptions from half a dozen
| men In the audience, both negroes and
| whites, drove the senator wild.
Throw him out, Throw him out!' rang
| In chorus of thousands Of voices, as the
| interrupt ons were made.
| One time, when describing the pure-blood.
| ed Arro-Americans. a man near the front
| said. with a laugh, I'VE haven't that kind
| of blacks here"
You haven't?" rang out the shrill voice
| OF the senator. Look down that aisle
| there's a niger as black as the ace of
spades"
The man pointed to by the senator was
| a pronounced type of the negro. He was
well dressed Half the people on the ground
| floor turned to look at him. He only Smiled
and sat very quiet.
Angered at the Interruptions that came
| from a negro in the gallery. the audience
made demonstration. 1t howled and
yelled and demanded that the disturber be
put out.
Assistant Chief OF Police Schuettler. who
| sat on the main aisle. five rows from the
stage, quickly left his seat and started up
the aisle. BY this time the audience was
yelling so that the speaker could not pro-
coed. The senator dropped his hands and
waited.
just then Judge Miles g. Bacon, who pre-
sided. walked to the front of the platform
and raised his hand. calling for quiet: bet
the audience would not be quiet. The DEM
onstrat'on had proceeded fully a minute
Misses mingled with cries OF put him out"
Meantime two plain clothes poiicemeas
who sat near the offender In the gallery
| rushed down the steps. There he fs!''
kick him QUIT" and Get him. oficer!"
were shouted by the men sitting near. One