The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-01-24

1t would appear that the lilly whites"
if such be the men who control the
committee, have studied some of the
methods adopted by the democrats
during the reconstruction period. But
the shame of it all is that it is alleged
that colored men were parties to the
~disgraceful trick.
We feel justified in calling the &C
ton a disgraceful trick, for after care
full investigation we find that a mum
Der whose names are down as dele
gates neVe authorized the committee
nor anyone else to qualify them as
delegates or candidates therefor. 1t
was a "disgraceful trick in which a
handful Of men by chicanery, dele
gated to themselves the power to stife
a fair and honest registering OF the
will of the republican party in the
county.
But why all these manoeuvres? Why
this appointment Of so many men
holding federal positions as delegates
to the Convention? Does it mean that
it is proposed to endorse or instruct
the delegates for a candidate that it
fears a majority Of the voters do not
want? Does it mean that the Commit
tee, through its appointed convention,
expects to ride rough shod over the op.
position of every Negro man that pos
sesses a spark of manhood, in it's effort
to endorse Taft for President? Does
it mean that the committee, though it
can claim its actions to be regular,
proposes by appointing itself and its
creatures to sti1e the opinion OF a ma
jority of the party? Does it mean
that though this is the quadrennium
when, as it is claimed, it has been
agreed in the past that a Negro should
go as one Of the delegates to the Ma
tional Convention from this section Of
the district every other four years
that the precedent and the agreemen
be smashed and a white man sent in
stead? Does 1t mean that the com
mittee believes itself to be superio
to the party?
The actions of the committee wer
disgraceful. Will the actions OF tn
Convention be of the same order? TIL
opposition of a majority Of the voter
to an instruction for Taft is base
upon principles SO deeply grounde
that if the high-handed actions of tn
Executive Committee are carried t
their logical conclusions the party /
this county will be seriously crippled
if not split in the coming electio
when it will need its full strength
beat the faction Tended democrat
, party.
We are in a position to know no
much dissatisfaction has been cause
by the committees actions and '
I would advise the men who are S
upon forcing an endorsement of Judj
. Taft, to go very slow in pledging t
y votes of this district to him. New
d has there been such united OPPOSITE
to a republican candidate by the C
II oTed voters Of the country as there
u in the case of the Secretary of W
d and even if the men who cont
T. things in this state do force an
lie ~struction and the Office holders OF
lie South force the nomination Of Il
e. gentleman they are still liable to
9r their plans go amiss by the defeat
their candidate in those states VIII,
a electoral votes are necessary for b
or to win and every one of them will G
OF up his place to a democratic sucC
re sor. There has been too much
by canery in the snap method Of nam
the delegates and the Convention
vs. better, if it wishes the success Of
as party, pay heed to the dissatisfied
IT'S being so generally expressed,
in But, finally, we would say to
tn committee and it's hackers that
ms their haste to pull off a snap con-
he ton, they have over-reached tn