Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-22
PROMISED THE C0LOREO VOTE
DELEGATES FROM BAPTIST CON-
VENTION CALL ON TAFT.
Candidate Has a Busy Day Prepar-
ing for His Trip Through
the West.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, September %
With an appointment to meet the dele
gates to the Colored Baptist Association
convention, which was held at Lexington
here today and an engagement to address
the rally of the National League of Re
publican Clubs tonight, the last day OF
William H. Taft before beginning sixteen
days of campaigning on railroad train
through the west gave promise of being
an exceedingly busy one.
The arrival of the delegations to the
convention of the National League of Re-
publican Clubs. accompanied by bands,
which devoted their attention particularly
to the Sinton Hotel, enlivened things
today around the Taft headquarters.
The Taft special train rolled in from
Chicago this morning with Col. Daniel
Ransdell, who is to have complete con-
troll aboard. The private car Constltu-
ton is provided for Mr.. Taft and his
immediate party. Here he will sleep, eat
and talk during the trip. Two other cars,
with sleeping accommodations for other
members Of the party and newspaper men.
and a baggage car comprise the tram.
The start will be made from here at .
O. o'clock tomorrow morning and the run to
Brook Ind, is to be made without poiit-
ical interruption. The celebration on the
George AIDE farm will be Joined in by the
CanQlQat6 at l. u CiOCh WILL iiAohC a
short speech and then go on to Chicago.
where he Is to speak that night to railroad
men.
"When I get into the White House-as-
Stunning / am to be put there-no plea In
favor Of negro will have any less con-
sideration because he Is negro rather
than a white man."
This declaration Of intention was made
by Judge w. II. Taft today In the course
of the brief address he made to the dele
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vention, being held in Lexington. KY.
the members of which came to Cincinnati
for the purpose of meeting Judge Taft.
There was hardly a sentence which Judge
Taft uttered that did not receive warm
applause by his hearers, who were re-
ceived in the upper banquet hall OF the
Sinton Hotel.
The delegation was headed by Rev. E.
c. Morris of Helena, Ark, and repre-
scented nearly every southern and many
northern states.
Judge Taft remarked that in a letter he
had from Booker T. Washington he had
been told that when he received Dr. Nor
ris' delegation he would be meeting real
representatives of the race. Preceding
the talk which Judge Taft INDUCED in
he was presented to each delegate and re-
ceived from DR.. Morris for the company
assurance that the negro vote was going
for the party which had always in the
past proved to be the friend Of the black
man.
II welcome your sympathy and sup
mort" was the answer of the candidate,
and I fell that there is In my bosom
sympathy with your race which entities
ME to that support"
Mr.. Taft enjoined his hearers that the
one way to abolish race prejudice was by
q life of thrift and enterprise and good
citizenship on the part of the negro.
There were many and positive evidences
that great progress was being made by
the race and a continuance of sensible,
earnest endeavor was urged.