Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-05

lam" some folks into submission. just
as. it is claimed. they forced Senator For
aker to quit on the Brownsville affair for
the very same reason.
Interest in the Contests.
Intense interest centers about the de-
cision today of the national committee In
the case of the ccntesting delegations
from Alabama This Is regarded as i'm
portant for two reasons: First. the ques-
ton involved is the one which is the
keynote of all the Taft contests in the
south. namely. regularity, and this de-
cision may form a precedent. Secondly.
the outcome q: this struggle may have
effect r!ron the band wagon" element.
either favorable to Secretary Taft or I'M
favorable. The Taft managers on the
ground have been making herculean eff
forts to swing the national committee to
a favorable decision.
Contests to the number Of 900 have
been fled and OF these 1914 ara from the
southern states. The majority of them
involve contest between the black
and tan ard the lily white factions
of the republican party in the south The
allies are pointing out that although the
effect of the decisions upon the negro
vote in the south may be a neghSible
consideration. since the negroes furnisn no
electoral votes. the effect OF persistent
and systematic adverse decision upon the
negro vote in Illinois. Indiana. OHIO. Mis-
souri, and New York will have to be taken
into account.
Effect on Northern Negroes.
;rto no of
the committeeman all the time. claiming
that the negroes in the north are thor
oughly posted on the situation. and are
preparing to resent action which may
seem to them to SAVIOR of determination
to submerge the negro element of the re-
publican party in the south This is
shown in the statement given out by Mr..
F. c.. Bryan of Washington. Senator
Dicks law partner. in which he SAID. IN
cart:
The briefs in the cases will show that
the federal officeholders and the lily
white faction employed some ingenious
methods in excluding the colored repuo-
leans from the primaries and conVen-
tions / am confident that the national
committee will not place the party on
record as favoring the Acknowledgement
of colored republicans in the south or any
other section of the country"
The Taft people are thoroughly alive
ton. and are doing everything in their
power to offset and counteract II.
Your man and brother from the south
is very much in evidence already. He Is
TO he seen about the hotel corridors at
tired in a high silk hat and with lower
ing and resentful men. He is Of opinion
that somebody is trying to do him dirt.
and he is here to resent 1t. But he hasn't
been on the spot very long until he be-
gins to cheer up. Ii is amazing the
amount of glad hand that he receives.
1t is said that the Foraker people are to
bring up thousand or SO Cincinnati
negroes who are to hold an anti-Taft
mass meeting. Hearing this rumor the
Taft people set out to round up some
Chicago negroes to hold opposition mass
meetings Thereupon the anti-Taft folk
allowed that they would start some labor
mass meetings in opposition to the Sec
Talk about BLUR and buster and
con games. we'll, the amount of it that
is being Matched and going on here Is
surely wonder.
Predicts Taft on First Ballot.
Senator Lodge drifted in today and
flashed upon the national committee
proxy, provided by the Philippines COM
mitteeman.
1T will be Taft on tho first ballot" he
said confidently.
Frank H. Hitchcock. the executive man
of the Taft boom, has been as busy as a
boy with new red wagon. He has al
ready earned the title of the great in
scrutable." due to his habit of listening
intently and saying little. He is an adept
with the soft pedal-he was raised in the
cortelyou school He is making lots OF
friends and gaining the respect of the
old politicians.
One lone vice presidential candidate was
drifting around today. ex-Gov. Murphy of
New Jersey. There will be more Of US
coming" he said. for I understand there
is quite a bunch of US"
]. b. Healing. the Fairbanks manager.
goes up in the air at the very mention
of another nomination for Vice President
for Mr.. Fairbanks.
II am authorized to say" he said
today, that the Vice President is cam
didate for President; that he will not ac-
cept the nomination for Vice President.
and II nominated will not run"
Lots of the politicians out here just
wink when he says that y. o. NJ.