Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-23
NEGROES LEAGUE
TO OPPOSE TAFT
Rev. J. M. WaIdron Says They viii
Vote for Bryan.


Headquarters Opened in Chicago ane
Large Force Employed to Organ
ize for Rryan--wIiI start News
paper to Espouse Their Cause
The Jacksonville Metropolis sage
according to j. Milton Waldron, a
colored preacher OF Washington. form.
erIy pastor Of the Bethel Baptist
church in Jacksonville. the negroes
OF the country are becoming engaged
in formidable movement against
Taft.
Rev. Waldron says that all the anti
Roosevelt aud anti-Taft negro organi-
zations and their sympathizers among
the colored people are being merged
with the National Negro Political
League, OK which he is president.
He says that the league has deter
mined 70 support Bryan Tor President,
and that It will conduct a campaign
Of IFS own among the coIored people
of every state with the object Of de-
featIng Mr. Taft.
Along this line the following tele-
gram was sent to Mr. Bryan last
week
Hon william }. Bryan, FaIrylew.
Lincoln, Neb:
I'VE congratulate you upon your
nomination To the Presidency BY the
Representatives Of the American PEG
pie mot BY the hirelIngs OF boss
and we predict your election next
November BY handsome majority.
Judging by assurances given us by
our people throughout the North and
West you VIII receive rs per cent OF
the colored vote.
~ MILTON wALDRoN, ID. ID,
president Of the National Negro
American Political League"
Claims Promises From Bryan.
waIdron said Mr. Bryan and other
leaders OF the party had given his
league sufficient assurances that III
Mr., Bryan Is elected he and the Demo
cratic party win treat the coIored
man with due consideration.
Nearly al the members OF the OK.
ecutiye committee OF the Negro Am.
orIcan Political League are residents
Of Washington OF the number are
Rev. corothers, pastor OF the Ameri.
can Episcopal Zion church. and Rev.
George W. Lee. OF Vermont avenue
Baptist church, the largest colored
congregation Ia Washington.
Waldrcn Is pastor OF shiloh Baptist
church.
Il Is asserted that the league has
membership Of 100000 throughout It's
various branches and organizations IN
aiiiliation with r.
Reasons for leagues stand.
Reasons for the proposed political
departure Of the black race are set
forth IN a statement prepared for pub.
location By Waidron, II says:
I'VE went 10 Chicago with the
ayowed purpose Of heartily support
Ing the Republican party should itI
return 20 the principles upon which
Il WAS founded
but when. on reaching Chicago.
we found that more than twothirds
Of thc delegates to the convention
were oflice-h0lters appointed BY Prosi
dent Roosevelt aud pledged 70 carry
out his policy % destroying an those
who oppose him. whether they were
good men o. bad. to the right or IN
thc wrong and whea We learned from
statements repeatedly made ~ Air.
Roosevelss representatives at the
convention that he had decided 10
recognize The aaly white faction IN
che party vita the asowcd purpose
~ eventually eliminating che negFo
FROM polltlcs m th8 south. Ia the
hope og hplldlpg up there a strong Re-
publican organization and when no
efgorlC on our part or on the part a.
enc ola line white Republicans could
Induce Mr Rooseyelta delegates 20
pledge the party 20 relnsgate the dis.
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