The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-19

consin college yell, uttered once, there
was no organized roofing.
Senators, congressman, governors,
bosses, politicians of every degree filed
silently to their seats and sat, 1850
strong, including delegates and alter
mates, in solemn rows filling the center
of the hall
News brief speech and Bishop Null
doon's prayer were followed by the
reading of the call for the convention
by Secretary John R. Malloy.
Some real enthusiasm was produced
then when Chairman New announced
the selection as temporary chairman Of
Senator Burrows, of Michigan.
The Negro is to-day one of the po-
tent factors as a voter in the party,
keeping uppermost in his mind the
fact that he is an American citizen.
He has managed to sacrifice personal
ambitions, race pride and petty jesl-
ousy, to unite in the Republicans tri-
umphant march, and in making the
convention a success. Such men are
on the ground in the councils of the
party. coming from the South. where
the Negro is entrenched in Republi-
canism, both in intellect and in num-
bers: from the North and East, where
| he holds in many states the balance OF
power and from the West where he
Yields felt influence in the party.
Such men as Nathan H. Alexander,
Montgomery, Ala. James Peterson,
| Il Allan NTnhi1n
Ala; R. B. Hudson, Selma, Ala. EN-
NETT !. Scott, Tuskegee, Ala. Judson
Lyons, Augusta, Ga; H A. Rucker, At
lanta Ga; Phil H. Brown, Hopkins
vile. Ky; w. H. McRidley, Cadiz, KY;
w. E. Knox, of Indianapolis; ]. e.
Manning, Indianapolis, Ind; Chas. w.
Anderson, New York, Att Perkins,
New York; A. T. Vernon, Kansas
Capt e. w. w. GLADDEN., Colorado R.
H. Boyd, Nashville, Tenn; E. G. Nor
ris, Helena, Ark; E. w Addison, Ma
vasota, Texas; Hon. Adkins, of Hous-
ton, Texas; VIM. Mcdonald, Terrell
Texas; j. c. Napier, Nashville Tenn.
H. A. Boyd, Nashville, Tenn; A. A
Cosey, Mound Bayou, Miss. ]. E
Bush, Little Rock, Ark; two alter
mates from Missouri, the Negro dele
cation from Texas and many more
from the South, are here and have re
ceived due consideration. While the
old and courageous leaders as Lynch
Bruce, Langston, Hill, Quincy and {
score of others are missed, the younger
politician is evident. Some of thu
shrewdest changes and best manipu
lated plans have been carried out il
this Republican Convention that wer'
ever recorded in the annals of any pc
litical party.
The country is now asking on al
sides land by the way it becomes seri
ous), what will be the attitude of thu
black vote in the party?" The condi
lions are changing, sentiment is mould
ing, the heads of parties are acting
and the partv itself is entrenching be
hind a bulwark of an ever-increasint
vote that is determined to assert itsel
in November.
One of the surprises of this conven
ton was sprung when Judson Lyons
of Georgia, the eX-register of the Treas
ury, was given the gavel to presid
over the National Executive Commit
tee during one of it's sessions. This
of course, was looked upon as a NOV
by the Taft men to pacify the anti-Taf
men. Lyons is now looked upon as
strong man in politics. The Georgi
delegation is strong for him, eve
though he is at present out of tn
state.
There is much to give the visitin
delegates to the city a pleasant stay
The various state headquarters ar
open, the theatres are open, and sti
there are crowds that find nothing S
attractive as State and Dearbor
e streets The most enjoyable outing @
T., the occasion was the Coleridge- Taylo
Choral Clubs rendition of "Hiawatha
on June Is, before an audience c
more than two thousand people, The
i had soloists from the East to take tn
5, leading parts.
(From Another Correspondent
Chicago, ILL.,, June 15.-Whateve
the outcome of the National Republ
4. can Convention, which will probabl
have adjourned ere this goes to pres
! the fact is patent that the Negro wi
\ have played an important part, an
J that he will have been instruments
in exerting an influence and leavin
an impression of manliness and ind
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