The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-03-12

men, and the delegation which will
oe sent to Chicago by the regulars
Will be divided equally between the
"hlte and the black members of the
party. Two Of the delegates at large
selected In this city, "Wednesday. are
"nlte men and two are Negroes.
The regulars delegation to the
natlonal convention at Chicago in
19o4 was seated by the convention
and all the committee assignments
were made from the regulars dele
gatlon. BY the terms Of a comDro-
mise, however, that was entered in
10 Tor the sake Of party harmony
halt or the Lilly White delegates We're
ADMITTED to the convention. At that
time national committeeman was
not elected, as both the regulars and
the Lily Whites wanted to name the
committeeman.
LED to Wight's Selection.
BY agreement the matter of chos.
Ing committeeman for Louisiana
was LETT to the national chairman
MI. Cortelyou did not make this an.
polntment for nearly a year after.
Ward. Then Pearl Wight, of New
orleans, was appointed. 1t was Civ
en- out that Mr.. Wight would repre
sent both factions. He has, hOwev
er, allied himself with the Lii,
Whites, and as the referee in cues.
lions OF federal appointments he has
given practically all Of the federal
ces to the Lily White faction.
The Lily Whites form the adj
m1nlstrat1on party in this state. Tn.
FEDERAL officers make up the Lily
White party. The program is for
the Lily White state and district con.
Ventlons to send delegation to Chi
caSo instructed to vote for Secretary
raft, although there is some senti-
ment in the party favorable to an
unlnstructed delegation. The Taft
managers, however, are asking for
instructions, and it is probable thew
Will be given. The Lily Whites have
no Negroes on their state committee
and none on the state ticket but if
Is understood that three or four Ne
groes will be placed on the Chicaeo
delegation.
Must Recognize Negro.
The white faction did this four
years ago, for the same reason that
they Will do SO this year. TO go tc
republican national convention
from Louisiana with a delegation
without single Negro would be alb
surd. SO some Of the minor Negro
federal employees will be named as
delegates, as was done four Years
ago, purely for the sake Of apDear-
ances. Here the Lily Whites snub
the Negroes and tacitly are in collu-
sion With the democrats to dtsfran-
chise them.
The disposition of the vote of Lou.
lslana Will depend, Of course. uDOn
the attitude of the national conyen-
ton and the national committee to-
ward the contrasting delegations, fol
there Will be two. If the Lily Whites
are admitted, the vote of the state
will be disposed as the adflifnistta,
ton directs. On the face of the sit
uatlon the regular republican or
ganlzatlOn appears to have the best
Of it, and this organization always
has been recognized, except on the
occasion mentioned elsewhere in this
letter. 1t Is the real republican
party Of Louisiana. To this organ
ization is due credit for every sue
cess of any kind that has come to the
party in Louisiana. But it is not
formed Of the present federal Of
flee holders Of the state. The Office
holders are the Lily Whites.
Regulars Uninstructcd.
Tn regular delegation will &c
without instructions, and it is not
possible to estimate the preferences
of the delegation at this time, fol
only the delegates at large have been
selected. Some Of the delegates will
undoubtedly be in favor of the vice
president, as he is we'll thought OF
in this state. In fact, both factions
here regard Mr.. Fairbanks with
much favor. One of the Lily Whites
a prominent federal officer, openly
advocating the nomination Of Sec
Rotary Taft, and wearing displayed
on his watch fob a big picture OF
Judge Taft, labeled "Our Choice, -
said in New Orleans tho dav Of the