The Washington herald., 1908-06-08

quarters Of the Foraker League and the
Constitutional League
The, Constitutional League, which is
said TO have whites as well as negroes
as its members, exists for the purpose
of fighting the alleged unconstitutional
determinations against negroes in the
South.
Anti-TRft Petitions.
At all the meetings anti-Taft litera-
ture and petition 10 the Republican Ma
tional Committee were circulated. The
petition. which had 5000 signers before
the meetings in the churches were held,
was as follows:
Gentlemen: Colored citizens of Chi
cago. at a meeting in church assembled,
having in view the systematic and fla
grant violations of the constitutional
rights of colored citizens by legislative
enactments of many States Of the Union.
respectfully petition you to secure a
pledge by the Republican national con-
vention to maintain and enforce the con-
stitutional rights of all citizens of the
United States, and that violations of
these rights shall be promptly and Wig
orously prosecuted by the government.
I'VE further appeal TO you in behalf Of
Republicans in those sections of our
country where, by open and notorious
discrimination. coiored Republicans have
been completely excluded from partici-
pating In Republican primaries and con-
ventions
Protest Against Lilly Whites.v
'Colored citizens having been disfran-
chised by the Democratic party at the
polls, now protest against the shameless
acts of the Lily White Republicans in
excluding them from the ranks OF our
party, and we confidently rely on the ma
tional committee to refuse credentials TO
all alleged Republicans whose allegiance
to the principles of the Republican party
are bounded by the color line"
Senator-elect Bradley, OF Kentucky.
spent the day in his apartment with a
company Of Kentucky generals and
colonels. preparing their contests. which
viii be heard by the committee to-mOr-
row. Bradley represents the Fairbanks
contestants. who charge the Taft man
ayers in Kentucky with all kinds Of vii
lainous primary corruption
Denounced by Bradley.
In regard 10 the means by which the
Taft people won in the Sixth district in
which Covington is located, Bradley says:
we assert without fear Of successful
contradiction that this district has fur
nished. and can furnish. more down.
right and damnable political crookedness
than any other spot OF the SAME size in
the United States. The organizations and
gangs in both parties have for years
worked hand in glove sacrificing the
rights and privileges Of decent citizen
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lied for the plumber Of the people. and
the usufruct has been abundant and lib
eral."
Bradley charges that the Taft bosses
used 200 Democrats IN the primary IN Gov
/ ington and later in the convention. In
the Fifth. or Louisville. district. Bradley
charges that the Taft men openly bought
votes
Crane Leads Allies.
Senator Crane is regarded as the real
leader Of the allies here. He is almost
hourly in consultation with Senator Hem
enway and he is in communication with
Senator Knox and others. Senator Crane
does not believe that the allies should
throw up their hands and refuse TO con-
tinue the contests before the national
committee.
He Is Of the opinion that all cases
should appear before the committee, -Ald
he so advised Senator Hemenway to-
day. Crane has had a number Of inter-
views with Mr. Hitchcock. and also with
| Senator Lodge. and has counseled a mod
crate course.
Senator Crane. in his talk with Mr.
Hitchcock, Il was learned to-day, urged
Mr. Hitchcock to give Senator Bradley
one Of the four Congressional districts
contested In Kentucky, the anti-Bradley-
! ties TO have the remaining three Congress
siOnal districts. and 10 adopt a similar
policy in the remaining contests now be-
fore the national committee.
Contests Still Remaining.
These remaining contests are the four
delegates-at-large for Louisiana. Missis-
sippi North Carolina, Oklahoma. South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia
and district delegates in these and other
States. numbering all told lS4 delegates
Mr.. Hitchcock declared to a reporter
that the contests Of the allies had no
merit. and" he added, they know il.
The threat to withdraw all contests be-
fore the national committee 8ecause 1
and Phelps and Statter are proxies is u
subterfuge and reflects their weakness.
OF the allies. I don't believe" he con-
tinued. they have six members of the
national committee on their side. If any
compromise is reached by which certain
delegates now in dispute are to be seated
II must be reached by the committee"
Lucius n. Littauer rolled in late to-
night with Representative James s. Sher-
mans boom for the Vice Presidency.