Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-18
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and legal way. 4 delegate inter
rupted Mr.. Treat TO ask whether the
Jones delegation was chosen in a
convention held I'm the county of
Henrico.
Il admit the convention was held
in Ford's Law Building. In Rich
mond. said MT. Treat.
The Convention sent mp such a
roar OF derision that Mr.. Treat could
! scarcely resume. He wound up pref
" soon thereafter.
| ". s. Poage. Of Wythe. chairman
Of the credentials committee. follow
| ed Mr.. Treat. making a strong plea
| for the Jones delegation and the a.
doptiOn Of the majority report.
pete" Davenport. OF Washington,
| speaking from the floor, said. Il do
not feel IL necessary for me 20 argue
! that ! am a white man We are con
| frontej by a question which has dog
ged us ever since we surrendered at
Appomattox." The applause was
deafening following this remark.
Davenport said he was not a speaker
but he made a rafting speech Il
SPEAK for Pete Davenport when I say
this" he exclaimed. But this is
how I stand on the Negro question
7 am willing 60 protect the Negro in
| his rights. his life. but I am not will
ing to rally around his flag and fol-
/ low him"
The demonstration OF applause
which followed this was very great
and concluded by Davenport having
! TO go on the stage and continue his
speech. Davenport continued along
| the line that the Negro should Doe
| eliminated so that the white people
OF Virginia should be able 20 study
| great questions OF government in-
| stead OF a race question alone
| IF YOU seat the Jones delegation
you will have on your hands the
smell OF the Negro which you cannot
eradicate. applause. D "Out
damned spot" quoted Davenport.
with great effect.
When he concluded ne received an
ovation OF applause.
Thomas Lee Moore. OF Montgom-
cry. created laughter by asking. edo
You realize that this is all about a
sQuabble between a few men I'm a
county which never gives a Republi-
can Majority He pleaded with
the convention not TO take hasty ac-
ton. To would hurt the cause OF
the party IN the motion for the con-
vention TO Gust the Negroes prevailed.
You know how quick our Democrat
ic friends are 20 take advantage OF
our mistakes" he said. and renew
ed his plea for the seating Of the
darkcy- He begged. actually. that
both the Nawter and Jones delegates
be seated with a half-vote each.
]. II. Carico. OF Grayson county.
spoke for the Negro delegates. re-
Jecting the suggestion that the two
delegations be seated.
A. u. Crockett OF Wise. elector
for the Ninth District started TO speak
against seating the Negroes. but
somebody moved the pending ques-
ton
The vote was taken on the mo-
ton 90 seat both delegations. 10
was lost overwhelmingly. The vote
was then taken on adopting the mi
nority report, seating the Vawtcr
| delegation, and the roar Of ayes
was so great that the chair amour
ced the report adopted The an
| nouncement was greeted with cheers
and stamping. Many delegates
shook hands and otherwise manifest.
ed their delight az the official elm
ination Of the brother in black.
This then is the programme Of the
followers OF President Roosevelt and
Secretary Taft In Virginia. The ac.
tion OF this convention has not been
repudiated at this writing by either
one Of them. Mr.. Hitchcock is the
manager of the campaign for the dis
tinguished Ohioan. What think tht
Republican voters I'm the northern
states of this exhibition Of race pre-
judice, which Is antagonistic to every
principle OF the Republican Party OF
tine nation?
The Democratic Party in this State
disfranchised a part OF the colored
people Of this State, but the Repub-
lican Party, speaking through its Iii
ly-white" representatives at Lynch
burg has deliberately jisfranchised
all of them. II AIr. Roosevelt and
his policies triumph at Chicago, these
Negro-haters Will be seated in the
Republican National Convention.
There is but a short step from the
place where the Negro is disfranchis-
ed as a voter to the place where he
is eliminated as an omce-hoIder. and
those colOred men now in the govern
ment service had better "sit up and
take notice" We shall oppose this
policy Ito the last ditch" as a mat
ter of principle. for we are frank to
say that individually speaking it does
not affect us either one way or the
other. We created our own Office
and We are corresponding indie.
pendent, representing and contend.
ing for the best interest Of our PEG
pie as God has given us the light
TO see IL. The so-called Republican
State Convention is a mis-norner. Il
should have been presided over b,
| Senator Ben. r. Tillman of South Ca,
DINA. Senator Jeff. Davis OF Arkan
sas or Ex-Gov. James x. Vardamal
of Mississippi.
Men of the stripe of the late Gov
Charles T. O'Ferrall, the late Gen
Fitzhugh Lee and the living Senate
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