The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-05-07

(By1National. Negro Press Bureau.)
Washington, d. c., May 6.-The
latest bulletin from the managers of
the campaign of Secretary Taft shows
that. 736 delegates to ,the Chicago
convention have been chosen. OF
these 384 are Instructed for the war
secretary, leaving him but 1O7 more
to secure to bring him the number
requisite to a choice; 244 delegates
are vet to be elected, and the secre-
tary Is expected to get goodly share
OF them. Only 60.:Taft delegates are
contested, and of the 1923 unlnstruct-
ed, a large. majority, have expressed
preference for the genial Ohioan.
Among the states that pledged their
delegates at large to Secretary Taft
last week are West Virginia, Colora-
do, Arkansas, aMryfand, North Caro-
lima, Maine, and mississippi, the lat
ter being contested. : Contests are an
nounced in several districts in the
southern stRtesanamed, the element
Of personal leadership seeming to be
more seriously in question than the
highly moral issue .of "lily-white-
ISM" ,:Dhe failure Of colored work.
ers to ally themselves with the reg
ular state and district organizations
1s also a potent cause of the trouble
In a number Of instances. The evil
dence will be .impartially sifted by
the national committee and justice
will be done to all concerned. The
American Citizen, discussing SINH
lar situation, IN" Atlanta, Georgia,
makes plea that contests should be
settled at home and that an agree
ment be made by all that the best
man win Editor aBrco says the
Chicago convention should not be
asked to do. for district or state
that which the voters thereof should
do for theinae3 yea ~ I eee5ahpot be dis
counted that thers is some merit in
this essentially practical suggestion.
Some strong colored, leaders will
come up from the south to the Chi
cago convention as delegates, and
many OF the ablestSwilf be enthusias-
tic for Taft. Thomas L. Grant and
Edward H. Deas are elected in South
Carolina; J. McHenry Jones and T..
N. Norris are alternates at large from
West Virginia.; Charles Banks, r. V.
McAllister and Wesley. Crapton >will
be in from Mississippi; j.. E. Bush
and Scipio A. Jones will bring the
message from Arkansas; II. r. Green
is elected In thB Brunswick district
of Virginia; besides, these, colored
men Of prominence will come from
Florida, Georgia, Texas, Kentucky,
and Missouri. In the last-named
state, all four Of the alternates at
large are colored men. The colored
delegates will compare favorably
with those representing the race in
any previous national convention,
both in number and quality. The
visitors will be numerous and
scarcely less influential In making
the nomination than the delegates
themselves.
A week or so ago, your correspond
ent gave a list Of prominent colored
newspapers that had pledged them
selves to the support of Secretary
Taft, Or which declared themselves
for the nominee Of the Chicago con-
vention, whoever he may be. To- the
long list already published, we are
now privileged to add the following;
The Standard, Lexington, Ky; the
Araknsas Appreciation, Fort Smith,
Ark; Odd Fellows. journal. Philadel-
phia; Southern Reporter, Charleston,
S. c.; Peoples Recorder, Orange
burg 8. c.; American Baptist, Lou
field, Ill; the Reporter, Birmingham,
Ala; the Buxton Gazette, Buxton,
Iowa. Now, will you be good
Bishop William B. Derrick, one Of
the A. M. e. churchs most learned
prelates, an antohrity on the political
questions Of the day, and safe and
sane" leader Of his people, gave out
significant statement in lecture
last week at Dayton, Ohio. Bishop
Derrick talks politics when lectur4ng g
or moving. in a secular environment,
but is bitterly opposed to bringing ir-
relevant discussions OF political mat
ters into church conferences, where
they are sure to initiate against the
orderly and proper transaction Of
the church's business The bishop
denied that the. bishops council at
Washington had denounced the pres
ident or Secretary Taft.
There was no truth in the re-
port" said he. why should we as
bishops, in. a. sacred convocation, turn
aside from the path of duty, the na-
ture OF which called for prayer and
meditation just at that hour, to de-
nounce any party or faction brand
the whole thing as coming from tn