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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-05
CONTESTS FROM THE SOUTH.

CONTESTS FROM THE SOUTH.
Upward of two hundred delegates
from the South to the National Repub-
lican Convention, which meets in Chi
cago on June 16, have their seats con-
tested Every district in the state of
Tennessee with one exception, is send
ing up a contesting delegation, and,
besides, the four delegates at large are
on the list.
These contests from so many of the
states come from the fact that there
has been a determined effort upon the
part of the federal ofice-holders of the
South to send up delegates pledged to
do the bidding of the administration,
irrespective of what the masses of the
party may think.
The irregularities in this Congress
sional district by which delegates from
Davidson County were named to the
State Convention by local executive
committee before the State Conven-
ton had been called, is but sample of
what has been practiced in many por.
tons of the South. Likewise these con.
tests come from an attempt in many
places to establish a lily-white party
and in most of such cases the contest
ants are office-holders.
The outcome of these contests car
not be foreseen, but if the office-holdel
bosses have been as high-handed il
other states as they have been in Ten
nessee, it would not be surprising i
the National Convention should turf
down every ofice-holder and lily-whit
on the list.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-05

tour. To the first accusation I de-
sire to answer thus, that whatever 1
may have said by way of criticism re-
garding any branch of the organiza-
ton was intended to be helpful crit
icism, and the same was based upon
facts furnished me by the heads of
the departments whose affairs l am
alleged to have criticised, and l de-
sire to state further that l have those
facts in my possession now in the
shape of dates and figures, and if
the distinguished gentlemen" who
have made the charge of criticism
desire perusal of them they can do
so by seeing me. Truth was what
| was endeavoring to establish and
as to the success of my efforts along
that line, shall let the gentle
men themselves determine. AS to
the charge of electioneering, I'll
say that those Knights of Nashville
who were so unfortunate as to hear
my address there on February 26
what said from Bristol to Mem
phiS. In view OF this fact, | chal-
lenge the gentlemen to make good
the assertions or falling to do so, be
promoted to the portfolios of past
Masters of the Work" in the Ananias
Society. I make these explanations
because | feel that my friends are
entitled to know the real truth of the
matter, and not because of any de-
sire to enter into controversy with the
gentlemen who seem TO be laboring
so industriously to change the senti-
ment of the delegates regarding the
race for Grand Lecturer We cannot
say just what will happen at Clarks-
vile. But we can say that whatever
happens upon the record we have
tried to make as Grand Lecturer, we
are prepared to either stand or fall
Yours in F., G. and B.,
COL ]. M. EASTERLING,
Grand Lecturer
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-05
TO THE PUBLIC.

Any erroneous reflection upon the charac-
ter, standing or reputation of any person,
hrm or corporation, which may appear in the
columns of The NASHVILLE GLOBE will
be gladly corrected upon being brought to the
attention OF the management.
Send correspondence tor publication so as
to reach the office Monday. No matter an
tended for current issue which arrives as late
as Thursday can appear in that number, as
thursday is press day.
All news matter sent us for publication
must be written only on one side of the pa
per, and should be accompanied by the name
of the contributor, not necessarily for publ
cation, but as an evidence OF good faith.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-05

The Independence League, it is said,
will have a full ticket in the field in
the November elections in this state
Hearst doubtless expects to catch
enough dissatisfied democrats who will
not vote the republican ticket and dis
satisfied republican who will not vote
the democratic ticket, to make a big
showing in the Volunteer State. The
more tickets the metrier the race.
Bring on a few more new parties.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-05
BREAK 1T UP. MIR. BROWN.


Mayor Brown should stir up the
Nashville policemen about permitting
women to congregate and loiter in the
low dives of the city. We see no rea-
son why the policemen, who are so
ready to beat up or insult decent peo-
pie when they are attending their own
business, should be so languid in
keeping colored women of bad char
acter out of saloons. Within the past
week there was a murder committed
on one of the prominent streets of the
city and the deed could be directly at
tributed to the laxness of the officers
in not keeping women out of the dives
The laws of the city should be enforced
impartially. All women, no matter to
what race they belong, should be com.
PEELED to remain out of the saloons
and if Mayor Brown will but give a
hint to the police department we be-
lieve that the practice will be broken
up.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-05

Notify the office when you iail to yet your
paper.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-05
ALEX. c. SHARPE.
Honor to Whom Honor is Due"

Honor to Whom Honor is Due"
To the Nashville Globe:
We would like to know upon what
ground the judges of the contest at
the First Baptist Church, East Nash
vile, base their decision. If from a
point of excellence of rendition the
purple were easily the winners. In
delivery, stage appearance, carriage
articulation, jesticulation, etc., the gold
was out-classed from start to finish. AL
the close of the program the "foremis-
tress" of the judges asked the ques-
ton, Is there prize to be given? if so
we will cut it in half" This showed
plainly that at least the purple had
tied the gold for points. And the de-
cision should have been tie anyway.
The selection of judges should have
been made by the contesting sides, and
then there would not have been the
aftermath that must evidently follow
where justice is not given and stings
the conscientious worker on the other
side, and perhaps cause enemies in the
church. The matter is a small one
but even little things sometime cause
great disturbances. We cannot see
where a single point was scored over
the purple by the gold. The best
the judges should have given would be
draw.
| cTTrN1O
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-05
A KISSING INCIDENT.

When the graduating exercises OF
the colored high school were held last
week in Chattanooga an incident not
down on the scheduled program oc-
Cured. Col. L. T. Dickinson, Presi-
dent of the Board of Education, when
delivering ali address to the gradual
ing classes, proceeded to deliver a lee
ture on the race problem and for his
pains was so severely Kissed by an
audience of between 5000 and 1000 Ne
groes that it was difficult for him to
be heard more than ten feet from the
platform.
Col. Dickinson said III his speech
that educating Negroes increased their
criminal tendencies. He also brought
into his address the Cosmopolitan din
ner and thanked the Lord that two
of the educated class of Negroes the
lawyers in the Ed. Johnson case-had
been run out of his city. He likewise
accused the race of being concealers
of criminals.
The Chattanooga Times, speaking Of
the affair editorially, condemns the inn
propriety Of those who showed theil
disapproyal by Kissing; read a lecture
to the colOred leaders of that city an(
the South, but had not one word o.
condemnation for the bad Judgment
to speak of Col Dickinsons speech il
as charitable light as possible-showl
in making a white mans politica
speech before a Negro audience.
In dealing with the schools for col
ored children it seems to be impossible
for some men and some newspaper
like The Times to get it into thei
heads that the Negro is a taxpayer
and should be treated as such in ma
ters affecting the schools. They ca
understand very readily that the COZ
sumner indirectly pays the tariff on in
ported articles, but it seems to be b,
yond their comprehension that tn
renter indirectly pays the taxes upo
the property which he uses. They prt
coed upon the theory eve are taxin
ourselves to educate your children"
1t is true that the white people {
Tennessee are taxing themselves
educate our children, but likewise the
are taxing us to maintain things frol
which we get no benefit The Unive
sity of Tennessee and many eleemos
nary institution throughout the sta
into which no Negroes are Above
are receiving appropriations, which
part are made up from funds derive
from Negro taxpayers. And we migl
mention for the benefit of Col. Dickil
son, we are paying taxes to help su
port some of his comrades in the Civ
War, who more unfortunate than h
stand in need of aid from the state
their old age.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-05

AT last there has appeared a candi-
date for the Vice Presidency. The
gentleman who wants the nomination
on the republican ticket is Mr.. John
Hays Hammond, an expert mining en-
gineer with worldwide reputation.
He is rich enough to afford it all right,
but how does he stand on the Browns
vile matter?
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-05

With the passing of DR.. VIM. Chap
pelle as the Secretary and Manager of
the A. M. e. Church Sunday School
Union, our contemporary, The sunday
School Monitor, ends its career. The
Monitor was a bright newspaper, and
we regret to lose it from our exchange
list.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-05
STUMP.
To the Nashville Globe.

To the Nashville Globe:
Please do me the kindness to pub
lish the following:
1t has been charged by some gen
tlemen residing in Nashville that ]
while on my recent lecturing tour,
INDUCED in quite deal of criticism
respecting certain departments of
the Knights of Pythias in this state,
and, too, that I conducted an cleo
pioneering rather than a lecturing
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-05
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Mrs. Laura Epps announces tie en-.
engagement and approaching en-
gagement and approaching marriage
of her daughter, Miss Carrie Eliza
beth, to Mr. Jesse J. Wharton, Jr.
The wedding will be solemnized at
the brides home on June II.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-05

Arkansas refused to send Senator
JEFF Davis to Denver as a delegate to
the Democratic National Convention.
Senator Davis can now follow Senator
Tillman and take trip to Europe.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-05
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-23
ELSIE JANIS JUST A LITTLE GIRL

Amy Leslie in the Chicago News.
 Elsie Janis, masked in an enveloping veil, tied up in a coat with checks big as q deck of cards, hlSes 10 take the chauf- feur's place in an after-midnight race through the parks and along the big wide drives, usually alive with home speeding autos. Miss Janis masters the automo- bile with the same dexterity, the same in- telligence and same sanity which glows all over her work on the stage. She is a little glrl, not hunting about for beaux or high jinks or any of the tumultuous rest cures of the ordinary actress. She is brimful of genius. Her talents are only just peeping oyer the edge of things dramatic. Some day she will bloom out with such deep radiance in higher work that she will astonish even those who re- gard her as one of the greatest mimics and comediennes of the age. But just how Miss Elsie is too busy making money land over fist to think of much else, and that may check her more studious and grave career. Meantime she is only
 mothers little girl and she has as good a time as most little girls who hang about mother and take comfort in real, not ar tlfcial, joys. Miss Janis and her mother sail for Europe after a climb in the Adj rondacks of a week. beginning when the Studebaker season of "The Hoyden' ends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-23
IN HOTEL LOBBiES
stronq Temperance sool.tv.

''rhe order of Good Templars, a total abstinence organization, whose interna- tional supreme lodge met recently in Washington, D. C., has accomplished much for the temperance cause" said one who belonged to the order many years ago. When I was a youth l was niti- ated in a Good Templars lodge in Ken lucky. Lodges were springing up every where and everybody seemed to be join- ing. Among the best orators in Kentucky were members of the order and made ringing appeals in it's behalf
 Tn the early seventies Good Templars in the United States numbered about 5O0,0O0. The pledge administered was for life, but many there were who violated it and dropped out of the ranks. The faithful who remained made up in zeal, however, for decreasing numbers. So pop ular did the order of Good Templars be- come about S5 years ago that the old order, known as the Sons of Temperance took a back seat and dwindled fast.
 "The order of Good Templars has a membership in the whole world of about 500000. Under the international supreme lodge are So grand lodges. The order is quite strong in England"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-23
No Front Porch

Candidate Taft is to live with Broth CT Charlie in Cincinnati, and his time after September 1, at any rate, will be divided between Brother Charles house and headquarters at downtown hotel The multi-millionaire brother presumably lives on one of the heavy hills that surround and closely hem in the superheated business section of Cincinnati, and republican pilgrims may as well get ready to do some climbing
 But wty climb to house that has no front porch? Such a house takes away the chief delights of a republican pilgrimage. And it does not appear that front porch can be improyised for the occasion. The lack of front porch and of passes will, it is to be feared, lessen the enthusiasm that is expected to bubble and bourgeon for the round ex-secretary, despite the in | junction record.
 Either porch will have to be erect ed for the occasion or else the Me Kinley style of campaign will have to be abandoned at Cincinnati, but not at Lincoln, Neb. A porch campaign con ducted from ones own home is digni- fled and altogether satisfactory, and the general public are just beginning to see that it is not feasible in the case of one who has swung around the world as freely as President Johnson once did around the country. The re- publicans sadly lack front porch con veniently placed in front of the abid- ing place during the campaign of their candidate, and no one sees how they are to get one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-23

the date mentioned the sale of or the carrying of shorter guns, either openly or concealed, and the penalties for the infraction of the law are of the sort that no man covets.
 The carrying of concealed weapons is a great evil in this state. It leads to untold crime, suffering and distress. The law that is soon to go into effect is an excellent one, but it will prove of little use unless public sentiment in each county lines up solidly behind it. sentiment is true to the best interests of the state. No law can be enforced that is not sustained by public sentl- ment, and it is none too early to begin to muster strong, sound sentiment in favor of the enforcement of the new law
 The claim that the new law is un- constitutional because it takes away the right to bear arms is preposterous. It does not take away the right to bear arms, for it leaves a man free to carry a pistol 24 inches long. No one needs a pistol of any length in this state, but if man is so constituted that he thinks he does he can get 24- inch gun or something longer. Let no one beguile himself with the idea that the new law is unconstitutional, for it is not. It is sound legally, patriot ically and humanitarily. The law has long been needed and every good citi zen should give it unqualified support. The state should begin to disarm re- gardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-23
Large Conventions.

'If Birmingham secures the T. P. A. convention for 1909 and the locomotive engineers in 1910 it will be well in line for many other national gatherings of high character and monster size" said Henry S. Cummins of Cincinnati. "The grand success Birmingham made of the Confederate reunion has attracted very a splendid advertisement for the city.
 'The T. P. A. meetings are highly de- sirable for any large city, because of the fact that the members of the organiza- ton are bright, genial and progressive men and because further delegates go to the conventions accompanied by their families. As Birmingham is growing fast it should be large enough In eight or 12 years to take care of the democratic national convention. In the meantime it will be able to house and entertain the triennial conclave of Knights Templar. the annual convention of the Knights of Columbus and the sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows.
 Another desirable institution that Bir- mingham should endeavor to attract is the triennial saengerfest of the North American Saengerbund, which was held last week in Indianapolis and which goes in 1911 to Milwaukee The Saenger- fest crowd is always enormous, but it will not be too great for Birmingham in 1914. It would pay to try to get the Saengerfest."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-23
WONDERLAND.

By Harry Thurston Peck. Sweet eyes by sorrow still unwet ~ To you the world is radiant yet, A palace hall of splendid truth Touched by the golden haze of youth, Where hopes and joys are ever rife Amid the mystery of life; And seeking all to understand,
 The world to you is Wonderland. turn to watch with unshed tears The furrowed track of ended years see the eager hopes that wane. The joys that die In deathless pain, The crowned Faith that falsehoods shake, The souls that faint, the hearts that
 break,
 The truth by livid lips bemoaned, The Right defled, the Wrong enthroned- And striving still to understand, The world to me is Wonderland. A little time, then by and by The puzzled thought itself shall die; When like the throb of distant drums, The call inevitable comes To blurring brain and weary limb, And when the aching eyes grow dim, And fast the gathering shadows creep To lull the drowsy sense asleep, We two shall slumber hand to hand, To wake, perhapa h Wonderland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-23
The Toy Pistol.

''In my opinion the father who buys and presents to his young son a toy pis- tol is doing that boy a great injury and educating in him taste that may re- suit tragically some time in his life," said a Birmingham father yesterday.
 To-day I saw a 12 or 13-year-old boy brandishing an imitation gun all of 10 inches long, frightening his playmates and making a great show of mock brav- ado. The scene was disgusting, and yet it is not uncommon.
 ''When that boy grows older he will want sure enough gun that will not only burn powder and make noise, but that will plug holes in things. This taste will grow on the boy until he will want to see something finch when he pulls the trigger. It is an easy step from this to murder.
 "Of course, every father is certain that his boy has no cruel or perverse ten dencies, but these things are easily aroused and under indulgent cultivation easily becomes actually criminal.
 "No boys nature is immune from evil influences and suggestion, and to my mind the toy pistol is one of the most powerful agencies for evil that can be placed in the hands of the small boy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-23
THE REAL HUGHES.
Erman J. Ridgway Denies the Gov ernor Is an intellectual Machine.
From Everybodys.

From Everybodys.
 professional writer says that Hughes has no enthusiasm, no passion, and eli maxes cumulative paragraph with his immense personality" If 1t were true, which it is not, that he Is cold and emo tionless-a purely intellectual machine-lt shouldn't make much difference. No pub lie man with the widest opportunities can meet more than a small fraction of our population. But it does make a difference, because we like to feel that our big men are fine and human, with red blood in their veins, with warm sympathies If Charles E. Hughes had not a heart full of passion, a soul brimming with divine cnthusIasms. he could not possibly have been persuaded into public life. brain remarkable as to give him the repu- tation of being dominated by it to the exclusion of other human attributes long ago showed him things in their true rela- tions. From the excited plaudits of the crowd he is immune as the Hudson river. He cares not whit to be govern or for the sake of being governor. He did not seek the governorship: it sought him. He did not take it because of any thirst for power or hunger for glory; he took 1t as a solemn duty.
 There can be no more bitter experience in the life of a policeman than to be misunderstood. When his heart is aching from the sufferings of his fellow man, to be said to have no hearti When a man Is sacrificing his playtime, his outdoors, his books his profession, his income and his family life and when ln great crises he consecrates all his time and all his ener- gies to the public good, to be said to have no passion, no enthusiasm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-23
EFFECT OF NEW COCKTAIL.

Taunton DlSpatch 10 the NeW 1ork
 World.
 Thirsty residents of prohibition Brock ton have discovered a chemical cock tail which takes the place of the old fashioned stretch" mixture of alcohol and water which has been consumed with dire results. They have found that wa ter poured into spirits of camphor pre- cipitates the camphor and leaves a chem ical cocktail which has flavor not un- like that of mint julep.
 Arraigned in the Taunton police court, William Bavot told of his experiences: "I drank four of these cocktails, your honor, and was on my way home, when I heard a noise overhead I looked up and saw herd of elephants flying on pink wings. They alighted on the tele- graph wires over me and began to sway back and forth. The leader had ears of baby y-bue color with pink patches and only one eye. The leader Tapped his ears and the band began to dance on the wires. I was so fearful that they would fall on me that. I began to per- spire and then I lost consciousness. When l came to I was in the police station. Never again."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-23
Cuba and Uncle Sam

Manhood suffrage has been estab- lished in Cuba All males of full age vote there, and the result is that the rabble is in the saddle, except when Uncle Sam has intervened, and he is in honor bound to intervene whenever armed disturbances become alarming to business and property interests. A motley array of mixed bloods controls the ballots. The mulatto is well-nigh as powerful in Cuba as he is in San Domingo, and there are voters whose veins contain Chinese as well as negro blood.
 On August 1 the elections for a president and a congress are to be held, and the victory of the liberals is assured provided they do not quarrel among themselves, and there is no signs of differences deep enough to let the conservatives control the island.
 The next step will, it is said, con- sist of revolution precipitated by the property holders. A few thousand dol lars will get up revolution among the idle in Cuba at any time, and the property holders propose, it is said, to get LID one to order so that Uncle Sam will not withdraw his soldiers and his assurances of protection. This is no idle threat. The planters and business men cannot afford to see the island handed over to mob of men who do not know the first principles of self government. Altogether the chances are that Americans will leave Cuba at the same time the English leave Egypt.