The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-12

SdillSF udLo uSSu SSleCIeu SulCd6O
won out for many reasons, aside,
from her geographical convenience,
her railroad centers and her, multi"
plicity OF hotels. Kansas City, en-
terprisiRg and progressive as she ~un-
questionably is--we have been there
and f,oked her over pretty thorough
ly-, was beaten as much because she
happened to be in Missouri, as for
any other reason that one may put
his hands OH at this time. Chicago
is a town where man who has
/, money In his pocket can go, where
he chooses to spend 1T. In 1895,
when the republican convention was
miled into going to st. Louis, the
colored delegates had a"hard time
! securing the kind Of aceoInnaod ations
hehttfng their prominencespr business
rala taahs @1fhsth heir whitassfaltaw -f1aCS
| tisans. The white hotels directed
them to colored places, which, how
out Of place as far as the moment
was concerned. The white hotels did
not want Negroes standing around
| their hobbies, and elevator service, in
many instances, was refused leading
delegates, until Mark Hanna rose in
| his wrath and told the offenders that
lie he heard any more complaints he
would move the whole business away
from such a. narroW-minded place.
This condition eff affairs was not for.
gotten, and while Senator Warner
,, was wrestling with an oratorical
/ flight about the beauties Of the me-
tropolis by the Kaw,. Senator Scott,
Of West Virginia, threw a'bomb into
1.-THE camp by quietly asking the
|speaker If equal accommodations
lcould be guaranteed to the dark
tskinned delegates who might come
3np from the Southland. 1t is whis"
pered that the question was pro-
pounded at the instance Of Former
! Register of the Treasury j. W.
Lyons, who though urged by strong
, personal friends to stand by Kansas
City, required assurances of a re"
liable character that there would not
he repetition of the St. Louis
5troubes as far as the colored dele.
gates were concerned. Senate.
EWaEner, in reply to Senator Scott
said that If he thought there would
! be any differences made on account
OF color, creed or condition of man
tkind at Kansas City, he would not
ask tho convention to come there
The answer was probably too hypo-
thetical for the gentleman from West
Virginia to regard as an assurance
OF equality, for. his vote was record
cd for Denver. Mr.. Lyons voted for
| Chicago
| MIR. Lyons was the observed Of all
:, observers In the big room at the
Shoreham where the committee held
Its sessions. He. Is the only colored
. member Of the National solonB, and
on matters affecting the race he Ii
freely consulted, He was ready to
graphic with any effort that might be
made to renew the fight Of seven
years ago on the issue OF reduction
Of southern representation, but the
matter was not mentioned. 1t an.
pears that. the blows ne STRUCK
against the fydra-leaded monster Ii
1900, finished the beast. IN GATHERING
sentiment, Mr.. Lyons exptessod him.
self as gratlhea to find q more Whole.
some spirit or republicanisin existing
now than he had seen for d score d
years. Con1fnerciallBto, hs thinks
has largely ruin It's course as the
domiHant factor in politics and there
is to be gradual return to the
questions Of human interest. In the
coming campaign he expected to Sex
a great deal OF attention paid to the
oId-fashiohed ideals Of liberty and
manhood rights. We are getting toe
far away from the Constitution and
the liberties Of the people, and hi