Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-12

we fought with Roosevelt at San Juan
Hill and helped him to become the Pres
ident of the United States. he turned OH
his comrades and threw them out a t
Brownsville. America is the product of
negro labor and therefore what we made
it, We shed the first blood, We dug the
Iditches. we titled the fields. We built the
cities. We constructed the roads. we went
into the face of death during the Spanish
war singing as we went. We spurned the
flag of anarchy and we abided by our
country's laws. In return we are ridden
over and trampled to DEATH
Other speakers denounced Booker T.
Washington for yielding to the President
and for not breaking with him after the
Brownsville affair.
Efforts of the Taft People.
AS an offset to the anti-Taft propa-
ganda inaugurated by unseated white
and negro delegates from the south and
the negro Foraker League. the colOred
Taft League has arranged for a demon
stration in favor of the Secretary of
War. to be held Monday night at Quinn
Chapel. simultaneously with the colored
anti-Taft demonstration at which Senator
Foraker is scheduled TO speak. Among
prominent negroes who will speak at the
Quinn Chapel meeting are Charles w.
Anderson. collector of internal revenue
at New York; Ralph w. Tyler of Wash
William II. Vernon. register of the Treas
ury, and Nelson w. Cruise, clerk of the
city court of Kansas City.
II. c. Fox, editor of the Standard Lit
erary Gazette of Olivet Baptist Church.
announced that the Baptists of his race.
100000 strong, stand for Taft. and that
the negro Baptist vote would remain re-
publican no matter who the nominee
might be. At the same time the pastors
of nine colored Baptist churches. includ-
ing the Olivet Church. sent out joint
denial of the report given out by the col
ored Taft League that they had at any
time Endorsed Taft.
Hughes Positively Refuses.
State Senator Page of New York. Gov.
Hughes closest friend, arrived this morn
ing He found some sentiment for Hughes
for vice president aroused by the gov
ernors victory on the race-betting bill.
Senator Page promptly put a quietus on
it by saying that Gov. Hughes will not
take the nomination if given him.
The following telegram was yesterday
sent to Gov. Hughes:
There is now strong feeling in. Chi
cago, following anti-betting victory. that
you should announce yourself as willing
to accept the vice presidential nomination
In case it is offered to you. Have you
changed your attitude on this point as eX-
pressed by you recently to the effect you
would not under any circumstances ac-
cept second place on the ticket?
Robert H. Fuller, secretary to Gov
Hughes, sent the following reply:
Gov. Hughes directs me to acknOWl-
edge receipt of your telegram. He re-
Gently stated his position in his letter to
Gen. Woodford. which has been published
While he appreciates the distinction of
the Office and the honor which the nomi-
nation would confer, the governor directs
me to say that he cannot and will not
under any circumstances accept nomi-
nation for the vice presidency"
Division Among Allies.
The dissent of some of the allies today
from the tentative agreement reached last
night by the others is due to the existence
Of two factions among the allies. One
group is intent upon compromise and har-
mony to insure Taft's speedy nomination
and head off opportunity for a Roose-
welt stampede. The other group is out for
mischief and determined to make all the
trouble possible. n. o. NJ.