The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-07
Negroes Not Alone.

The negroes are not alone in their 1gnt
against the action of the national COM
mittee and against Taft as the presiden-
tial nominee. The Constitution league,
mixed order of whites and blacks and
which backed Senator Foraker in his fight
with the President over the Brownsville
incident, is behind them. The Illinois
branch of the league, acting on the au-
thority of the parent body of New York,
issued a formal protest today against the
national committees methods of seating
Lilly White Taft delegates over the
negro contestants from all the southern
states. The protest reads as follows:
'The Illinois branch of the Constitu-
ton league, having in view the sys-
tematic and growing disregard of the con-
sttutional rights Of all citizens, shall be
maintained and enforced, and that the
violation of these rights shall be promptly
and vigorously prosecuted by the gov
ernment.
1--WE further appeal to you in behalf of
republicans in those states where opel
and notorious efforts are being made to
exclude colored citizens from participat-
ing in the rights and privileges of the re-
publican party. We confidently request
the national commission to refuse Gre
dentials to all alleged republicans whose
political allegiance to the principles of
our party are bounded by the color
line
Delegates Seated.
OF the 16 delegates gained by Mr.. Taft
today, six came from Florida and 10 from
Georgia The Taft delegates at large
from Florida and those from the Second
district were seated over the colored con-
testants, who were for Foraker.
In the Georgia contests neither set Of
delegates was instructed, but those seat
ed are known to be for Taft. For the
four delegates at large and those of The
Eleventh district the contests went to
Taft by default, but the Fifth and Eighth
districts were bitterly contested. In the
contest from the Eighth Tom Blodgett
had the satisfaction of speaking his mind
before the steam roller hit him, but he
did not speak 1t directly to Brother Ed"
the 'pap-sucker," for the good reason
that ED" lodged the issue and sent a
! lawyer to represent him. HE is postmas-
ter of Atlanta, and can hire a lawyer,
said Tom after the hearing. But l wish
Ananias Brown had come up there and
faced me- You would have heard some-
thing then"
Things Were Mixed.
"Of course l knew, rom went on
that there was no use of making
speech | knew things were fixed. But l
did let those fellows know we were onto
them. Why, we are skinned from Hood
gate to Texas before our cases ever
come up.
Some of those blacks are rearing
around here and wanting to bolt. Some
of them want me to run for President.
HI. what's the use of that? Let EN-
do what am going to do. Offer their SER
vices to Bryan or johnson, whichever IS
nominated, and go into every doubtful
state and persuade the blacks and poor
whites to vote the democratic ticket.
The First, Second and Third Georgia
districts and the Third Florida district
were passed until Monday, as the con-
testants were not present. Then they
will be taken up, and after them the
Kentucky contests. The Tafters are
so certain of the nomination of their
candidates that they are casting abor'
for a vice presidential candidate and
officers of the national committee. In
that sch eme 1t is patent that there are
efforts for a reconciliation with the
allies. 1t was quietly announced from
an inspired source in the evening that
Senator w. Murray Crane might be
asked. to be treasurer of the national
committee-a post that will be vacant
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