The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-03-12
LEGS
Of Lilly Whites As
traddle the Saddle
Ohceholders Who Promised Three
congressman Did Not Deliver
the Goods, But Got the Of
hCes - No Negroes
Need Apply.

| HNoou uole6dIeS from some OF
the southern states to the republican
| natlonal convention, and declarine
that the Louisiana delegation should
| defer to the republicans of the
northern states in making the re-
pupllcan nominee for president. in
asnuch as the states of the far south
cannot contribute to the election of
the nominee, the state convention of
the regular republican party Of Lou
| lslana, Wednesday afternoon, in this
CITY, chose as delegates from the
| state at large to the Chicago con-
Vention Walter l.. Cohen. Emile
kuntZ and Joseph Fabacher, of New
orleans, and B. V. Baranco, Of Ba-
ton Rouge. They are all old-line re-
publlcans. Kuntz and Farbacher are
| white men. The other two delegates
are Negroes. Cohen is registrar of
| the land Office here one Of the three
Negroes holding presidential aD-
polntmentS in Louisiana. Kuntz is
retired hotel man, once manager
ana present owner Of the st. Char
les mansion and president Of the no.
tel mems association of Louisiana.
Farbacher and Baranco are mer-
| chants.
The convention delegates Wednes-
DAY were divided as to color, part Of
them being Negroes and part of them
white men.
Many of the delegates, both whites
and Negroes, wore Grand Army but
tons. The convention chairman was
white man, and a majority of the
convention officers were white. The
chairman Of the resolutions COM
mlttee was j. Madison Vance. a Me-
gro, but one of the most prominent
members of the Orleans parish bar.
Approved Roosevelt
The resolutions approved Presi-
dent Roosevelt's national policy, but
criticised the war departments ac-
ton in the Brownsville incident
The Lily white party Of Louisiana
was denounced for its prescription Of
the Negro voters. Following the an
nounced policy Of the resolutions the
| convention did not instruct the del
egates
for particular notice Senator For
aker was warmly commended, Ma
tional Chairman Harry S. New was
Endorsed, and the only picture dis
played of living republican, except
Mr.. Roosevelt, was a portrait of
Mr.. Fairbanks.
The republican organization which
col
convention traces direct line Of de-
scent from the original organization
of the republican party Of Louisiana
the organization that was led by
Governor Kellogg. In every repub-
lican national convention, save one,
this organization has been recogniz-
ed as the legitimate republican par
ty Of the state. The exception was
in the convention Of 1900, when
promises made to the national COM
mittee by the organization which af-
terWard became known as the Lily
Whites induced the convention to
recognize that party. 1t was made
up largely Of eX-democrats, who were
attracted to the republican national
party on account Of the sugar boun-
ty.
Promised Big Things.
This organization pledged to the
national republican committee the
election Of three republican congress-
men and agreed that the campaign
should be conducted without asking
financial assistance from the nation
A hn ,,cr,,
was under way, however, the mana
gers Of the new organization, which
was accepted by the regular repub-
licans because of the hope that a
more effective party organization
could be made, appeared before the
national committee with a request
for money to carry on the fight, the
assurance being made that with the
sum demanded two republican con-
gressmen from Louisiana would be
assured. National Chairman Hanna
declined to advance the sum asked
but he told the Louisiana commit
tee, which was formed Of men Of
wealth, to return home and raise the
money necessary to carry on the
! Nc"lIIp tNlSh, anu uG ul llSutu d guar
anty that the national committee
would refund the sum if one repub-
lican should be sent from the state
to congress. The committee went
back to Louisiana, but the election
returns showed that the promises
made to the national committee had
no foundation. The new organiza-
ton, which proposed to reform the
republican politics of Louisiana by
eliminating the Negroes from polit-
ical control, did not succeed in elect
ing a single republican congressman
and did not come anywhere near it,
although the black republicans gave
the new managers their hearty sup
port.
Republicani&m Declines.
Since the organization of the Lily
Whites the republican vote in the
state steadily has declined tho veto