The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-16
NEGROES ARE
 FOR JOHNSON Congressman Burnett Hears Good News. BLACKS OPPOSED TO TAFT Washington Barber Vouchsafes
 Some Interesting Gossip.
BLACKS OPPOSED TO TAFT
ohse. Democrats fin Nations Capital Believe that Fall Elections
 VIII Result in Victories
 For Their Party.
BY ALFRED !. STOPPER.

Washington. Sept 15.--(SpeciaLl--. When Representative Burnett of Ala bama was here the other day, he was being shaved in a barber shop. The tonsorial artist ministering unto his wants was glad to see the Congress- man back from Europe, where he and other statesmen have been studying the immigration question.
 The darkey barber like most of his kind in Washington. hears lot of gossip, and vouchsafed some informa- ton regarding the big political battle soon to be pulled off in the city of Cleveland between Mayor Tom L.. Johnson and Representative Theo E. Burton. The barber has a good many friends in Cleveland. and since the an- nouncement that Burton would cross lances with Johnson, has heard from members of his race in the bustling city on the lake.
 There are about 5000 negro voters fin Cleveland. Word comes to the Wash ington barber that nearly. if not all. the negroes will either vote for John- son in preference to Burton. or else remain away from the polls. The rea- son for this is that 1t has gone abroad over the land that MT. Burton con sented to make the race by advice of President Roosevelt and Secretaries Taft and Garfield. The negroes out that way have nothing against Secre- tary Garfield. but they are rather sore on the President and Secretary Taft on account of the discharge of the ne- gro soldiers in the 18th infantry.
 They will have stili further excuse because of the Akron speech made by Taft. and which resulted largely in the defeat of Herrick for Governor And besides. this entire combination Is fighting Senator Foraker. who has champloned the cause of the neEro soldiers. Lots of talk is heard here from other sources to the effect that 1t will be very difficult for the Aepuh- Iiean managers to hold the Cleveland negroes in line. It is Eenerally ad~ mitted that Johnson will receive a large percentage of the black vote.
 Word comes from Cleveland that the Republicans win try to countsraet tho impression. that the Federal admtnis- tratlon is taking a hand in the munf- cipal fight in Cleveland But that, t is admitted in political circles here. will be hard to do. for Secretary Tart, just before taking the steamer at Seat tie for the Orient, gave out an inter view which shows conelusively that the administration Is mixing up In that contest. Even Q Republican newspaper like The Evening Star of this city, in its leading editorial. scores the administration for dabblinS in a purely local contest.
 The report from Cincinnati that movement is on foot to bring out Con- eressman Nick Longworth as the Republican candidate for Mayor of that town. has caused much interest in Washington. Not many people. however, seem to think that the Presi- dents son n-in-law can be induced to make the race. Advices from Cincin- natl are to the effect that the Hamil- ton County Republicans are in about as bad a fix as their brethren over In Cleveland, owing to the feud existing between Boss" Cox and the leaders or inc other faction The last licking the Cincinnati Republicans got was just after Secretary Taft's Akron speech. in which he lambasted Cox unmerci- fully. The defeat of Cox was so crush ing that he announced he was done with politics, but most people aver that he is just as much a factor as ever in his home town. The compiieA- tions are such that Nick" Longworth would hardly be able to straighten cue the tangle.
 Ohio Democrats now in Washington are full of the belief that the tal eIee- tions in the Buckeye State will result fin victories for their party all along the line.