Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-15
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Chicago. June I5.-The situation
.,sing from the Dissatisfaction OF the
,lored element is becoming more
uious. The culored vote hes never been
rebrliious "a at the Tresent time.
erysr "amens" are being sounded to-
az BY hundreds of Chicago negroes ID
le sentiments preached IN sunday AT
ie Bethel African M. F.. Church, when
egro political orators demanded blood
ned as a revenge IN event of the noml-
alton Of Taft through the activity OF the
ace delegations.
"WhAt We must have lie ku klux
lao" declared HI. .. Crsss, rsbid
uti-Talt negro, "and every black man
~ the nation who is loyal TO his race
must be q member. Traitors and race
betrsyers must b. puri,h with death.
The fate Of the negro race ftr the next
hundred generations IS st stake.
The wrath of the Degrles WAS increased
when the report was circulated that tr'
ders had passed down the line to the
national committee t. remove the only
neerl member, Judson w. Lyons, the
represent tive from George.
Some of the more rsbid negroes say
thst the white friends of the negro race
sra dead, aud they must fight for them
selves now.
Rev. J. NJ. Walden, of Washington,
president of the National Negro Politi-
cal League, urged negro women all over
the land to pray for the defeat of Roose-
welt aud TAFT. "We'Il pray and well
rush the steam roller engineers iut) hell, "
he said.
Negro delegstss unseated by the COM
mittee on credentials are todsy seriously
aei,ating a bolt and The formation OF
new party with j. B. Foraker az 1T
candidate for the presidency.
This morning more than ever it look'
as though Charles w. Fairbanks, o
Indiana. would be drafted for the SECOND
place on the republican ticket. There
| ia little hesrl about it in the public
corridors, but behind the scenes effective
work is being done.
New York delegation at caucu
today adopted without dissent resoln
ton ID instruct Gen. Stewart l.. Wood
ford to present the name of G)yerno
Hughes TO the national convention TO
the presidential nomination and to vet
unanimously for Hughes on the frs
ballot. The COrielyOu supporters ar
not strong enough TO force their ma
, to the front, but have been holding gu
and have KEEP; the delegation split
n Opponents of the anti-ipjunciiOn pro
position asserted at noon today tha
they had persuaded the leaders of tn
party to eliminate thst plank from tn
platform, even at the risk of bitterel
antagoniztng the labor forces.
Chicago, June 15.-The executiv
council OF the American Federation {
! Labor today completed its draft Q
Q planks desired by the labor leaders II
g the republican platform. 1t will b
t presents to the committee on resolu
Z tions as soon as the members shall hav
been selected to-morr)w.
. San Francisco, June l5.-Ar)use
J, by the report that the republican pla
, form will dodge all questions 81 to Il
# immigration of Chinese and Jspane'
= the Asiatic exclusion league of Sa
= Francisco today wired Chicsgo d
mauding the insertion of plank {
3 thtt issue. Ii is declared by mem .el
J. of the league that if the republicans ia
v to cater thus to the wishes of the Goa
n the omission will cost Taft and b
d Running mate thousands of votes west
rockies.
It The Massachusetts delegation adopt'
I. resolution endorsing Govern
n Quits Gould for the vice presidency.