Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-03-13
The Dcs Moincs Negro and
the City Primary.
Especial to Bystander.)
Des Moines. Ia. March 10. 1908.

Des MONIES, L., March 10, 1908.
Editor Bystander:- Permit me
through the columns 81 your valuabl
paper to saya word to the Negro voter
Of the city concerning the candidate
to be voted upon at the City Primar
to be held in Des MoineA Monday
March 16.
As suggested in a former conamuni
cation published in your issue of Jar
II. this Is to be non-partisan priznar
rs the election following it on March
win be non-partisa election. b
which I mean to say that there viii h
no Republican ticket and no Dernncra
ticket neither At the PRIMARY nor at tn
regular election; but, I'll candidates
regardless of the politicAl party L
which they belong. will be placed upr;
the same ballot, upon winch ballet VII
be the names Of nine candidates sa
mayor and fo-ty-fwo candidates Fo.
councilman.
From these 1ine candidates for -nE-n,
each voter must saler1 0ns and from
these fDru-txo candidates fur council
rssr he mast select four. and, having
been n cubic life IN Dies Names for
tbe past Six years and knowing person
ally Ms 6a Ed OF the candidates iIr
mayor and practically al Of 1ns cEnt-
dates fs,r councilman. I hope /. Will mn
be considered prssurlsrlpns On my psrt
If venture lew suggestions cpnce-r,-
mr. some OF these candidates w..
AZ hHrs sxid there VIII s,s upon the
ssallGt gs,out nine candidates. fur uiEynr.
Ali sf them ere reputable Citizens so.
far rs knew and Ed Of them Ere Re
puhfirzrs sxcsE. nrs.. hu,- sarh voter
can wye far DnfF pns ont OF the zairas;;
gn1, certainly sVH-y Negro voter de-
sirss InE1 the one fsr whom ne casts
ms balm. should have Il Ill events tive
unE iiSiExrinns, VIZ first, InE1 as ne
znar vns has been proven 10 be friendly
To us IF race III matters .,ulf1ical,; enc
second. that rlR be DTss wis1ss chances
fE alar-iur Ers Epacs Enc, ID tine entire
iiE. ri,s-z Is nD HiHn wisp +nffiIss i,u1n
THESE requirements Es Is,as EpEans Vt. l
WHse-nu-y alds-mHr-Et-iarTs t-un
Y as1 l,ss MpIrrsK. ulss NJ 1tfs few nasr-
IsEs nj the p-sssIr rnllIscl VIM Rcae6
fn- inrn l. THOMPSON VIM wss tfss /
mir Mare Edndingts far EnrefIing
sbnve JAIlI-u-snip tsHfu-e Ihs Council
1xp years sgu; ann, VINO mas 1hs En-
IF the EHFar lssarne, ting
s.-HIeissrE 1iiun, 1ns E1uIso Gp~a7lu.au. !
INN. ann the Eumnii1tss Of $50 brEi-
HESS Eun professional man Of the CITY.
Among the fprfE-tWp candidates tnr
councilman, rtfa-s grs mary goea rits-
se1ss H'ne ,,silsre 30 be wsH disposed
.puErS lie BE racs, but. We 1unst bear
q mind the Fact that is Al old trick Of
he politician 10 make promises regard
sss Of the probability OF his being able
o fzlhll. 50 that it often happens that
Ifter be Is elected he will find that be
Is only one in body, the majority of
whom are necessary to put through any
desired measure; and, this fear will
oe the position Of any man who is elect
ID to the City Council independently Of
'thers in this campaign.
There are however four men amorg
his vast number of candidates for
who together with Mr..
candidate for mayor, have
linked their fates together even in the
campaign; and, of whom it may there.
fore reasonably be expected that
majority at least will be elected, and if
elected, will stand together and will
thereby be able to put through any
measure to which they may be well
disposed.
These men are Mr.. Chas. S. Worth
of East Des Moines. MIR. Button S.
Walker of South Des Moines, Prof.
James R. Hanna of Highland Park and
Attorney Harry c. Evans of University
Place.
Mr.. Worth is a Republican and for
many years past has been manager of
the Bloomfield Coal Mines north of the
city where HE employs number of
colored men all Of whom speak well of
Mr.. buffon S. Walker is also a Re-
publican and president of the CONNER
cial Club of West Des Moines where
one Of our race in the person of Mr..
M. B. jackson has been employed for
several years past.
Prof. James r. Hanna who is also a
Republican, is Dean of the Highland
Park College which has probably gradu'
ated more Negro students than any
other college in the state, all Of whom
speak in the highest praise Of Prof
Hanna.
Attorney Harry G. Evans is a Demo
crat but clean cut scholar and chris
tain gentleman with whom l have beer
associated 1T the bar Of this county fol
several years, and than who ! hav,
found none more honorable and uprigh,
or more friendly disposed toward tn,
members Of our race.
These four men also have the endorse
ment Of the Good Government Club ant
the Committee Of 53O business and pro
fessional men Of the city. Some O.
them are also endorsed by the Ciyi,
League and the Scratchers' Club; and
in my humble Judgment they come
nearer than any other four to fulfilling