The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-30
Hope to Get Indiana Negroes
To Declare Themselves
Against Taft But All Efforts
Have Failed.
MINORITY INAUGURATES
MUDSlINGING CAMPAIGN.
Claims That Negroes Who
Went on Special Train to
Cincinnati Were Sent to
Make an Impression.
Special Correspondence.


Indianapolis, July 3o.-The demo
cratic managers of the state have
found. in the Taft special train feature
of the notification at Cincinnati, an
opening for the initial political mud
singing of the campaign. They are
asserting that the large turnout of ne
groes was cut-and-dried affair to Off
set the supposed antagonism that ex-
lists among the colored people against
Taft. 1t is further being charged that
the state committee paid the railroad
fare of every colored man in the dele
cation that went to Cincinnati, and
that other expenses such as meals
were liquidated from the same source.
In short, 1T is being charged that 1t
did not cost the colored members of
the delegation cent to take the trip
to Cincinnati and see and hear Taft
These charges are firmly denied at
republican headquarters. where Ii Ia
asserted that every man who took the
trip to Cincinnati was on precisely
the same footing as every other per-
ses of the journey were concerned.
The state committee did see to IL that
the party had certain comforts In the
way of first class train accommoda-
tions, and stood for every reasonable
expense on this score, but the COM
mlttee did not go further than this.
AS to favoring the colored members
OF the party. IL is declared that there
was no need of favoring anybody, as
the accommodations were the best
that could be had from the tender to
fthe rear platform on the last car of
the special, and everybody was entitl-
ed to accept and make use OF these
accommodations. AS one of the re-
publican workers put It,
There has been studied effort to
stir up dissension among the colorcd
republicans all over the country, and
especially here in Indianapolis, as
from this city has come two or three
of the men who are at the head of the
anti-Taft negro disturbance. There
has not been the slightest disintegra-
tion Of the negro vote in Indiana. and
nobody knows this better than the
/
ing to make something out OF nothing
As for the negroes on that special
train, the large body of colored re-
publican voters in Indianapolis was
entitled to representation at the Taft
| notification ceremonies. and this was
given, as it would have been on any
other political occasion of even much
less Importance. Not one colored lead
er in this city has openly or otherwise
expressed himself as opposed TO Taft,
and the colored preachers of the city
have flatly refused to voice the senti-
ment against the republican nominee
that has for its background such COL
ored politicians as Gurley Brewer.
The attempt to stir up trouble for the
republicans in this direction has fall
ed. as it should"
| sahm Conducts Fight
County Auditor Sahm, who has been
conducting fight against the present
method OF apportioning the state
school fund. and who favors the distri-
button among counties of such amount
as each particular county pays into
the general fund, has a new argument
ip the action of the local board of
school commissioners, which has Just
announced that the levy will remain
| the same for the coming year as It
was last year. Under the present
system Marion county paid something
like $4,000 more into the school fund
last year than was apportioned to the
county by the state. In other words
other counties profited to that amount
by reason OF Marion county's heavy
population and higher tax valuations.
The city OF Indianapolis is badly in
need OF more school room, but the
board thought IL unwise to make fur
ther loans for that purpose. being at
present loaded up with interest-bear-
ing bonds issued on that account.
Now, Mr.. Sahm argues, II the county
received back all that IL pays into the
school fund. without seeing its surplus
above the amount OF the apportion-
ment given to other counties, IL could
afford to build new school houses and
do other necessary things. He still
insists that the question is one that
should be taken before the legislature
and he will prepare bill embodying
his views. which he will ask the Mar.
Ion county legislators to support in
that body.
Cat Rabies Latest.
The health authorities of the state
are becoming alarmed over the fire.
quency Of mad dog cases and right I'm
the middle of their concern has come
reports from this city of case Of cat
rabies The family possessing the cat