The Washington bee., 1907-09-28
The CoI0red Vote
,rrp0FS DECLARE WAR.

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'-'1 w.. r.rs-Makcs the Taft MGn-
sgeyg .4ario@.
-...r DISPATCH to the Baltimore SUM
1...rrran Sept 22-Taft support
a~. -s alarmed over the anti-Roose-
.r.- movement Of the Negroes Of
country. who it now develops, have
secretly organizing in Baltimore,
.a.r.r,rfa New York and nearly all
r-ae cities OF the country, more par
-r-t IN New York State and Ohio,
l the ayowed purpose of defeating
-----. Taft for the Presidency, and
rr prevent the reelection of Presi-
r. Roosevelt.
Mas. meetings recently held in Balti-
-, Wellington, and other cities have
.l co. be only forerunnerS Of per
-rt arganization which is now being
-~sl. While the hottest part OF the
s-fr IS being conducted in New York
M Ohio. it will be carried into all sec
-. Of the country where there IS a
--dable Negro vote, and operations
nEa conducted from this city
n Calvin Chase. a prominent Negro
aver If This city, and editor OF The
b. a calorcd Republican newspaper, IS
A. leader of this movement. Chase is
mes a statement in which he defes the
2ra.ryet-Taft clement OF the Republ-
an party.
The time has come, he says, "for the
negro To- assert his power in politics,
nd TO that end an organized endeavor
a, been begun such as has never been
rf~r.s.n in this country before. Ap-
r-m.rr uf Negroes TO Federal posi-
m, nr President Roosevelt will have
a mogug effect ON the result Pres
rrf Roosevelt and Secretary TAFT have
a.n rHgm-cIve, TO be the enemies OF
Negro race. Senator Foraker has
r.ol himself TO be our friend. and the
EErs- owe It To- themselves to assist
senator Foraker in every way and to
tn fr every way to rebuke President
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft
-l has. uo hesitancy i'm saying that If
convention does not hcarken to us |
u place the picture of the Democratic
Ira.e for President on the first page
Oh. Bee. and the organized Negro
.g an De thrown to him. 1t is no
-v fight we are making
T.. plan Of campaign was outlined by
Chase today Ii has been indorsed by
a~ meetings of Negroes here, as this
y is always the headquarters of Negro
ausaI activity. Work has begun in
Ohio Pennsylvania Indiana, Illinois,
s Missouri and the South
I'm Pennsylvania the Negroes are to
ap0.u Knox. In Ohio they are to op-
pose TAFT at every angle, to support Tom
Johnson and fight Theodore +. Burton
r Cleveland. where Burtous entry into
The mayoralty fight has made TAFT an
ISSUE In Indiana the Negroes Will as
t Vice President Fairbanks, and in II,
r-i, Speaker Cannon I'm Missouri their
rfugnce will be used to defeat the pur
.,e Of Senator Warner TO secure th'
Sr.- delegation for Taft.
If the Negroes assert their power il
tie Southern States they may secure
enough delegates to WELD the balance
If power in the Republican Nationa
Convention. Missionaries of the move
mar arc now busy in order that thi
power may be successfully asserted. j
he Negroes should be arbitrarily turned
loan hg the Lily Whites i'm the Soutl
they propose to send contesting delega
ION, from every district. delegations dis
naug wG-Rooscyelt, who viii supper
o.. candidate bearing theRoosevelt brand
Hg Nay If appeal to the Negroes
g-e-.en, Roosevelt has JUST smashed
precedent ly appointed Cleveland Ne
Sr. m...r IN the army No Negro ha
held .., rank before. The lucky blacl
>H. I. anderson, who has been chap
lam with rnc rank OF captain in tn
Tenn. Cavalry. a Negro regiment. ii
w. continue 10 serve IN the same ca
mau though with the rank and pa
oi m.- The appointment is evidentl
designed to couciliatc the Negroes O
Cleveland and insure their support o
Burton and Taft Ii was with rc1ercnc
o. .u.- appointment thar Lawyer Chas
SAID THAI the use of patronage viii no
--er ray hostile activity Of the Negroe
10 ,re administration.
Thai there may be no misunderstand
ag Of where the District Of Columbi
Negroes stand, plans have been laid t
nave the District elect its two delegate
10 The National Convention in advanc
a any # the States Always one dele
sa'e from the District is Negro, an
ne other a white man. The Negro de-
gate Will be Chase, it is said, and III