The Washington bee., 1908-03-21


Daniel Murray, a prominent colored
politicians, have openly declared
themselves for Foraker.
THE NEW TICKET - BIEBER
AND "JIM-CROWISM."
Washington, D. c., March "A.
Mr.. Sidney Bieber,
Chairman of the Election Commit
tee, Washington, D. c.
Dear Sir:
Saturday, March I4th, between the
hours of 80 and II o'clock am,
called at your Office, OH Fourteenth
street northwest, for the purpose of
filing my petition with the list of
delegates and alternate delegates for
the National Republican Convention
which is to meet in the city of Chi
cagO, ILL.,, June 10th, 1908, but found
you out. left my card with clerk
in the Office, and requested the lady
to inform you that l had called for
The purpose indicated above.
| also went to the United States
Senate and waited in and around the
Senate doors and entrances, with the
hope of seeing you, but without sue
cess.
| take this method of informing
you that you have violated your own
rules, and that l shall appeal to the
National Committee and the Repub-
lican party in this city unless my del
egation is placed on the regular ticket
or recognized by the Election Board
You assured me that | should be
permitted ii name one judge for the
registration and one for the election
booth, which l was prepared to do
Saturday Whereas you failed to be
i'll your Office, and in the absence of
the meeting of your committee at the
time you stated that it would meet,
please inform me, before l take 9TH
er steps. whether you intende to keep
faith with me as one of the candi-
dates for delegates to the National
Republican Convention.
am ready and prepared to file a
list of my delegates and alternate
delegates, the name of one judge in
each election precinct, together with
the one hundred names required and
the amount of money two of the
members of your committee required
to deposit.
If you remember, when Attorney
Patterson and myself called to see
you we made a similar demand; that
is to say, that each delegation should
be permitted to have one judge in
each of the election booths, which
would assure fairness. At that time
you did not say what you would dc
on this line, but you did inform me-
| in front of the District Building, that
you would allow me to name one
Judge in each election district, who
would assist in the supervision Ot
the election. | do not presume tha
you want a farce of an election, not
withstanding the fact that you are
candidate for the National Commit
tee on the Horner-Flathers ticket
You are aware of my positions OF
the National CommitteeShip. AS
informed you sometime ago, as l dt
now, that | would not support yol
for the position if elected. Know
ing as you do, therefore, how l stand
II do not believe that you absentee
yourself from your place of meeting
on the last day and hour, purposely
| do not see how you can expect tn
colored voters to support the HOrner
I. | Fathers ticket, which is pledged t,
you for National Committeeman
when you are the owner or proprie
tor of the many moving picture thea
tiers in the city that "Jim-Crow" re
spectacle colored citizens, and yO1
claiming to be Republican. Yo
will excuse the diversion, but yo
might as we'll know now my reason
for opposing you for the position o
, National Committeeman and why III
colored people can not support you
ticket
The "Jim Crow" corners and ra
cial determinations are practice
with your knowledge and consent,b be
cause l asked the young lady VIII
: takes the tickets if you were awar
of it, and she said yes" and tha
2 you were the sole owner Of thes
2 theaters. Let me have an immediat
- answer
|. Respectfully,
A w. Calvin Chase.
: The great rule to be followed