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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24


the conference, in session at New
York! at the time this is written, to
settle the political controversy in
| this state, the Advocate, like all 9TH
I er good Republican papers, will abide
by the dectston.
| We have entertained for Mr.,
Sw1sher the very highest regard and
have, especially admired his self-con-
troll under the terrible fire to which
he was subjected by the opposition
press. Although charged with every
| crime, from murder to petit larceny,
| he has made no effort to retRliate,
| maintaining a >dignitied silence until
forbearanceA ceased to be virtue,
| and then branding as false the mali
cious reports which were circulated
for the Purpose Of injuring him IN
the eyes OF the better element Of .vo-
tiers. 80 "a
If Mr.. Swisher. whose nomination
was as regular as that of any man
who was so honored by his party,
should decide to withdraw, there will
be no question OF his motive. His
friends will but honor him the more
for having sacrificed his personal q III
bltlons Tor the good or the partS.
They will ever bear in mind his; ufl-
selfshness in stepping aside that the
success OF his, party might be aasuf-;
ed" ~ :
The subcommittee appointed by.
the chairman of the National COM
mittee sustained the contentious or
Mr.. Swisher, and their findings were
concurred in by Mr.. Hitchcock. Not
so the opposition. Continuing, in
their policy of rule or ruin, they re-
doubled their efforts to betray West
Virginia to the Democratic party.
and, thereby, destroy the manhood
rights Of 10000 as faithful support
ers as the Republican or any other
party ever had. =
10 restore party harmony, Mr..
Swisher has withdrawn. He has sur
rendered life ambition in order that
peace may reign and his party march
to victory, November 3rd. His with
drawal is not to be construed as ain
acknowledgment of the. weakness or
his cause, but rather as the act of
one who places party above self, who
presents himself as an Offering to]
the ogre Of dissension.' that peace
may be restored within our ranks and
the rights OF those o. whose SUPPORT
he was assured might not be jeopar-
died IT,. 4
IN thus appeasing the wrath OIL
those, whose Intention seems to be to
wreck the party, MT. Swisher has1
met bravely a condition which butt
few men are called upon to. face:
That he was fairly nominated hasl
ceased to be a question That he !
won the nomination against fearfull
odds no one doubts. And now to putJ
aside voluntarily his highest ambf-
ton was an exhibition of a type OIL
unselfshness seldom found in these'l
days of greed for power and place. In
subordinating himself to his party, /
Mr. Swisher has strengthened his
hold upon the loyal Republicans Of
the. State, =. When reason shall haze
been restored to her throne and the
storm of passion shall have passed
away, the magnitude of his sacrifice
will be fully realized and the Renub-.j
hcan praty will honor itself by re-
storing him to his own
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24
LET MIR. BRYAN SPEAK FOR HIM
SELF.

Mr.. Bryan is demonstrating about
ntteen times day that his right
hand has not forgotten it's cunning
and that his tongue does not cleave
TO the roof Of his mouth, yet he has
not declared his position on the Ne
gro. Uutil he does so, that black
man IS a fool who gives ear to the
specious arguments OF Marse Henri
Watterson or the airy persifage of
heV. WaldFon. Let Mr.. Bryan speak
for himself.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, the
races eminent platform orator. is
receiving deserved plaudits for her
prompt and gracious action in visit
lng'Secretary Taft shortly after the
brownsville order and urging upon
him the advisability of holding it in
abeyance until the President could be
communicated with. No day is too
dreary, nor is any night too dark for
MIS-. Terrell to go forth for her peo-
pie when she can be of assistance IN
them. Such noble women are in.
deed 1.-The salt Of the earth"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

* 4" dtfislpn or the Negro. vote may
come When the constitutional rights
OF the, race cease to be an issue, With.
the RepahlieAns in the affirmatiYas
and the & nEsmqersts in the negativs,
touohlns MA measures which make
for tualt AN @pntrammelled sHt,3en
ship. theirs nAn be but one choice for
the. Negro who cares for histown well
being sorS for the, future of his chii-
dfen. S&}SssG SOS. 49, ~, :.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

; Judge rate declares in favor of all
kinds OF education for the Negro
rudimenta Agricultural and indus
trial fer The masses. and the higher
professions education for thossi Of
superiors oRportunities who may sbe4
come teachers. ministers. doctors and
lawyers. F64n the most captious crit
tc' take axaepttons, to this program?y i,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

In speech at Cleveland, Ohio,
long before his nomination, Mr.. Tai,
made a mastery plea for the educa.
ton and uplifting of the Filibino
and declared his faith in the ulti.
mate good citizenship of the brown
men of the east and that he wished
to help them upward. In like man
ner he has aided the black men OF
this country and of Cuba to ascend
the heights Of civic, economic and in.
telloctual development. Examine the
record!
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

One frequently has to go away
from home to learn the news con-
corning '<hisffnext-door neighbor.. If
the alarm1sts are to be believed the
Negroes of%ghio are up in, arms
against the Republican National
ticket, but. lsstiimloonil;yi from reliable
witnesses of Che spot, would seem
more reliable: Rev, G. s, Gee. OF
Greenfield, OHIO, who headed the
committee OF 1.-The, A, M. E. Confer
ence, which extended to- Judge Taft
the invitation to address the. body
last week, informed the nominee
that the Negro vote of the Stats
would be as solid as eyerE for the
Republican ticket DR.. Gee remark
ed that he had travelled extensively
in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and West
Virginia, and was certain that SO per
cent. Of the eoiored vote of the states
would turn Out. and vote for Judge
Taft. &*&t'>' 4
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

A contemporary refers to q rival
disciples Of the fourth estate" as AN
aggregation, of acephalous assininity
and subNmated Incompetence" He
was not exactly talking about Prof
Dubois, aksthe time, but that was
what he would have said about him
If the erudite Georgian had been the
subject under tliseussien., ~. Y,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24
MR.. sWISHBR's RETIREMENT

Commenting, two weeks ago, up
on the hearing then In session before
the National Republican Committee,
which established the regularity OF
the ticket headed by Hon. Charles
Wesley Swisher, The Advocate said :
I ~ Whatever riat be the outcome or
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24
.Tis1 C,0sc,

strustt 40 world by are , It ID
AM tttt.SxsH that blows nobody good
What Wis Aa, hard times and srarcs
'ty of&mtnA fears were being sf,
tertainst1@ ksln some quarters about
shortage tnsfuel during the winter
m onths> SAeSe is no longer any, oc-.
CASTOR foT Worry on that score. = , -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

In an-fa1rness, we invite an impair.
tial comparison between the colored
leaders who are supporting Judge,
Taft and these who are being paid to
oppose him. ..,.ss,. - -. /,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

Those Who find fault with Judge
Taft's. Greensboro utterance are re-
spectfullS Feferred to his speech at
Cincinnati. o.: -. - - :.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

1t is q treat relief to learn that
Prof. L.: III. sHershaw. of "Jawger, :"
approves oe snr. Booker. T.! Washing
toms latest Brochure on the lynchfng
evil. The '.Wizard" will now pro,
coed to Mokspieasant. f:,@E -:..'... ;,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24
ltutffl Y. ] n 1irqinia

EheT racket about Senator Fora Fora
.ker's connection wi taf4tiie estantar,,
OH and hfs legitimate services i'm
t trying 70 get ld'of an OHIO news
:, paper, will not make his colored
friends think any less OF him. There
Is nothing the matter with Foraker,
Hes al right ,, -..i4.. AIM ,'> ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

General Apathy, has surrender,
ed commRnd Of the national cam
paign. ". =. ,<l.;.> -. - ..,.I..
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

VIM E. GLASSCOCk,
of Monongalia County.
For Judges of Supreme Court:
IRA E. ROBINSON.
w. N. MILLER.
l.. JUDSON WILLIAMS.
For Secretary of State:
STUART F. REED,
Of Harrison County.
Eor Auditor:
JOHN SHERMAN DARST,
Of Jackson County.
For Attorney General:
WILLIAM G. CONLEY,
OF Preston County.
For State Supt OF Schools:
NJ. P. SHAWKEY,
OF Kanawha County.
FOR Treasurer:
E. L.. LONG,
Of Mcdowell County.
FOR State Senate:
T.. r. ENGLAND
OF Logan County.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

The long expected has happened
A preacher in Indiana states that this
drought is a forewaraing of the de-
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

There is a question the people win
answer on the third day of NoYen-
Der. '"shan we rally for Taft, and
construction or TO Bryan and de-
:structton e. We have no /, fear OF
what the answer wilI be- We know
hew4thes Negfoy, viii votes this plain
proposition. 4 ~ s ..@:.s$..,>s Is ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

Until Mr.: Bryan gets. SO ). hoarse
/ that he cannot make himself heard
and is paralyzed SO. badly that he
cannot write, we refuse to ;. accept
.'Marae Henry Watterson as his Of Of
fetal statesman on. the Democracy's
open door to the Negro. -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24
NEGRO PLANK IN THE DEM
'"OCRAFIC STATE PLAT
FORM.

I'VE favor the enactment of
law requiring sommon CARR
ers engaged in passenger traf-
fic to furnish separate coaches
or compartments for white and
colored passengers.
believing that the extension
Of the elective franchise to n
race inferior in intelligence and
without preparation for the
wise and prudent exercise of q
privilege SO vital to the main
tenance Of. good government,
was n mistake, If not u crime,
committed by the republican
party, during the reign Of pas
sion and prejudice following
the civil war, for political ends
and purposes, we declare that
the democratic party is in ia
vHr of, SO amending the consti-
tuition as to preserve the puri-
Gy Of the ballot, and the elccto-
rate Of the state from the evil
results from comforting such
power and privilege upon those
who are untitled to appreciate
It's Importance, as it effects the
stability and preservation Of
good government"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

p, No eolorea~ Repp blican can aatford
Ftos be lass regular sthanS aenatortfaor.
aker. He, says:5 y:''Taft is my eaadi-
aate!" Taft is hescandidaftee, 81 eY +
cry self-respecting Negro - :. ! s.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

* failure to- vote Is 'one-ha1fl 81,
much OF a'crime as. to vote the wro ron, g
way Ascertain TIE truth and nd. vote
right. Don't dtsfranchise yourself
and then complain because others
force you from. the .polia, BY all
means, VOTE! -, = '.,- - -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24
lANAwHA COUNTY TICKET.

~ssAAN~NAA ~ LILA Oo~NSAA AAOnAAsAo
For House OF Delegates:
CHARLES w. GOOD.
JOHN NUGENT.
JOHN A. THAYER.
BAM. c. HAIRLESS.
B. C.. COLCORD.
For Clerk of County Court:
L. C. MASSEY.
For Clerk OF Circuit Court:
IRA H. MOTTESHEARD.
For Prosecuting Attorney:
8. B. AVIS.
For Judge intermediate Court:
HENRY K. BLACK.
For Sheriff:
s. 2. SMITH.
For County Commissioners
u. p. MALCOLM.
A. r. SHEPARD.
IL For Assessor:
! GRANT COPENHAVER.
For County Surveyor:
FRANK d. BARRON.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

Chairma4t hitchcock has hown
that he respects the coIored yoterss
He has been IN correspondence end
consultation, with Representative col;
ored leaders from ,tinqet,t TO time since
the Chicag convention. Some hot-
headed zeaIotS f,aye characterized
the braipy 1chalribaan as infnIca1 I'd
the Negro race, & but deye1opments
have shown thAt hey pave been tiasl
taken and done III obis pan d great
injustice. : ~ 81 Z, 81 ~. !. e Z l5SfRlEs
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

!, ,i The strong and magnetic personal
ity Of Par r siai IF Roosevelt is: being
already felt: In the campai On. The
old ship never Hfohblas when his hand
Ifs at the: helm. r. .ss L., XXX. ~?
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

DR.. BookertT Washington is not
Gin politics. as such, but if his opin.s
ion is, asked2<1b recognition of hia
rare wisdom. unseiashness and lex;
perience, it LIP his duty to give it.: DR.
Washington iS q bigger man out Of
office and out OF politics than any Of
those who are .inafhe thick of tho
fray. His council rs safe and saDes
and If you win take note of the di-
rection he fs going and follow him.
you will go right. III '' =
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24
REPUBLLCAN TICKET.
Election November 3, 1905.

= For President:
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT,
of Ohio.
For Vfce-President:
JAMES s. SHERMAN,
of New YAK.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24

Roosevelt and TAFT stand for a
strong central government. Without
infringing in the slightest upon the
autonomy OF the. states, they hold
that the power OF .fhe general gov
eminent should be sufieient to pro-
tect every citizen beneath its flag and
to bring every state into perfect haf2
mony with the Federal, constituta ION,
Roosevelt and Taft bekeve that the
United States 70 J.. a saatson--not a
mere confederation OF Ioosely-jofned
sovereign states. -. .I,...-.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
STATE TICKET.

For Governor,
VIM E. GLASSCOCk,
of MonOngalia County.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-13
.THE CHARITABLE RUSH ID SUCCOR
 WOMACK FAMILY Destitute Condition of the De- ceaSed's Family to Be
 Remedied MONEY AND SUPPLIES
 COME IN ABUNDANCE Capt. Frank S. White Writes a Letter to The AeeHeraId Concerning the Spirit In Which Relief
 Should Be Offered.

When the destitute condition of the family of Wilmur A. Womack became generally known yesterday the sympathy Of the entire community went out to the widow and four little fatherless children who are sufferers from tie fearful result Of the shooting affray which occurred last Saturday evening at the home of J. w. Harris, S11 Third avenue. north.
 A charitable chord was struck and dur ing the day quite large number of con- triontions were turned into The Age-Her- aid office. The total amount received yesterday was s13s.
 Womack, it will be recalled, was one of the four men killed in the terrible melee. His wife and four children were left in state of utter Restitution and yesterday number of citizens interested themselves in the cause of raising relief fund.
 The following contributions were made yesterday, and any further subscriptions toward the fund will be received at the office of The Age-Herald:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-13
CORONER WRITES
 VERY HOT LETTER
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MR. PARIS, THE BOARD OF REVENUE AND AUDITOR MORRIS MAY RE- SUIT IN LAWSulT-DENY FEES.

From all indications the differences be- tween Coroner ". D. Paris, the board of revenue and County Auditor Robert A Morris relative to the payment of claims to which the coroner insists he is entitled and which the board of revenue has turned down, will result in lawsuit.
 In letter addressed to the county aud itor a day or two ago. after dwelling on the circumstances of the cases for the in vestigation of which the coroner says he was entitled to his claims, he charges that only such claims are held up which affect corporations, officials and those of high estate" and goes on to say that the case of Mary Jost who died in the city jail under circumstances which have new CT been definitely known, was held up on the ground that it was not worthy of be- ing investigated.
 In addressing MT. Morris in the letter. the coroner says: 'I am about to wind up an eight-year term as coroner, and there is an abundance of evidence to show that you have harassed and impeded me in the performance of my duty"
 Coroner Paris addressed a personal let ter to the board of revenue yesterday morning in which he offered to compro- mise his claims. The claims were turned down by the board
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-13
Chicago Delegation Is
 One .0f PYOminent People

The personnel of the delegation of the Chicago Association of Commerce which will visit Birmingham on Friday and Sat urday, November 20 and 2l. is made up entirely of leading Chicago business men. It includes the presidents and vice pres idents of some of the biggest houses, the editors of some of the most influential trade magazines, the presidents of banks, and the editor of the Chicago Record Herald. The list is an interesting one. and each man will be glad to meet Bir- mingham people who are interested in his line of business. Here it is:
 R. c. Jacobsen, chair.nan: Howard Biting, vice chairman; Hugo Hartmann, secretary
 Prof Nathaniel Butler, dean of College of Education, University of Chicago.
 Special correspondent, the Chicago Tribune.
 J. c. Clair, industrial commissioner H. linols Central railroad.
 Clement l.. Clapp, president Sewell- Clapp Manufacturing company, Envelope mill.
 Edward Clifford manager, Hornblower & Weeks, bankers and brokers.
 w. Jay Cooke, vice president, Me Guire- Cummings Manufacturing company, car builders.
 G. L. Cross. Louisiana red cypress.
 George c. Ebeling, sales manager, Gage Bros. &s Co.,, wholesale millinery.
 Howard Fitting, secretary, Adams & Elting company manufacturers of paints and wood finishing materials.
 Elliott Fowler, magazine writer, and representing the Chicago Inter Ocean
 William Hudson Harper, editor, Chi cago Commerce. the Chicago Association of Commerce.
 Hugo Hartmann, general manager, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-13

Hartmann Trunk company, trunks and travelling bags.
 Frank Hubbard. vice president, Hubbard. Spencer, Bartlett &5 Co.,, hardware and sporting goods.
 W. Hildreth, vice president, Holsman Automobile company, automobile manu- lecturers.
 E. W. Houser. president Crosby company, engravers and cataIog makers. J. P Hoyland, secretary, F. Siegel & Bros, cloaks and suits.
 R. C. Jacobsen, president, Jacobsen Publishing company publishers Hide and Leather and the Shoe Trade Journal
 J. H. A. Lacher, territorial manager, Selz-Schwab & Co.,, shoes-wholesalers and manufacturers.
 Richard Henry Little of Chicago Record Herald and president of the Press Club of Chicago
 John P. Mann, Morris, Mann & Reilly. dry goods speealties.
 Hubert F. Miller, editor. Great Central Market Magazine, the Chicago Association of Commerce.
 Walter D. Moody, business manager. the Chicago Association of Commerce.
 E. H. Pitl1in, president, Ptkn & Brooks pottery, lamps and glassware.
 G. ]. Pope, vice president, D. s. Pate Lumber company, wholesale lumber.
 Oscar Remmer, Sphague, Warner & Co., wholesale grocers.
 H. L. Sayler, general manager. the City Press association of Chicago.
 Charles Seegers, president. American Varnsh >company, varnish manufacturers
 Joseph T. Talbert, first vice president Commercial National bank. and president Chicago Clearing House association.
 J. D. Warren, president. J. D. Warren Manufacturing company, shelving. coun. ters, boxes, etc.
 Charles H. Williams, representing Neil Shafterlee, official stenographer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-13
ALABAMA SYNOD
 COMES ID CLOSE Rev. s. D. Logan Chairman Executive Committee
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE
p. E. Green, Field Worker, Made an In- teresting Report-Yesterday Was a Busy Day-The Rev. Calhoun
 Preached a Sermon.

The Alabama synod of the Presbyterian church, United States of America, which has been in session at the Cumberland Presbyterian church, United States of America, for several days, adjourned last night after an evangelisdc conference presided over by the Rev. W. NJ. Craw- ford, while the Rev. Joseph P Calhoun preached the sermon. The meeting was an especially enthusiastic one, and fur nished fitting end to such a success ful synod.
 At the afternoon session routine busi- ness was taken up. Reports of the vari- ous committees were read and tldopted while the finishing touches were put to a number of matters which had been taken Up during the early part of the meeting.
 The morning session was probably the most interesting one of the day. one of the most important matters being tho naming of an executive committee, which will handle the business of the synod during the time intervening until it's next meeting. The chairman of the commit tee will be the Rev. S. D. Logan, who was recently elected moderator, while the other members of the committee will be the Rev. I. D. Steele, Rev. Henry Kegwin, Rev. w. B. Witherspoon, Rev R. P. Taylor, Rev D. T. Waynick. Rev. A. w Hayes, Rev. E. l.. Ferran. Rev. Baxter Crawford, Rev. W. s. Foreman and Rev. W. w. Whiteside.
 After the appointment of this commit tee a Sunday school institute was held this being presided over by s. A. Rus sell. One of the features of the insti- ute was the presentation of the report of the field worker. P. E. Green. MT. Green stated that he had travelled over 3s60 miles and visited 1267 homes in his work. His report also showed that 1s new schools mad been organized during the year with 66 teachers and officers and 651 pupils. Much of the territory covered by him was in the mountain, backwoods sections.
 J. S. Bridges followed Mr. Green with a short but interesting talk. He dwelt on the necessity of providing for the development of the social interests of tho pupils for the building up of the Sunday school. Mrs. P. E. Green and Dr. W. A. Provine also made talks.
 The Rev. Austin H. Jolloy, president of the Presbyterian college at Eustis Fla, preached a sermon at Il o'clock on the subject of Tongues of Fire" The ser mon was one of exceptional strength, dealing with the need of spiritual power in promoting the-wo of the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-13
COM MITTEE WILL
 FIGHT FOR WATER

The Birmingham Board of Trade now has an active committee in the field which will at once set about procuring all of the information that it can which will aid in the solution of the cheap wa ter problem for the district. The commit tee hopes to procure some valuable infor- nation and will be ready at an early date to join in consideration of the matter with other committees from the Commer- cial club, the Manufacturers association and other interests. Probably they will take up the question with the city and county officials as well.
 The committee is composed of J. D. Col lins, chairman; J. A. VanHoose, John w. Tomlinson, W. B. Dickerson, Sol Caheen, J. E. Shelby and R. w. Ewing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-13
DERAILED CARS
 BLOCKED TRAIN
PASSENGERS ON CENTRAL OF GEORGIA LAST NIGHT WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE SOUTH. ERN-NONE INJURED.

On account of several freight cars being off the track at Leeds last night 1t was necessary for all the passengers on the Central of Georgia from Columbus to Birmingham to transfer at Leeds to the Southern coming to Birmingham from At lanta
 There were about 50 passengers who made the transfer. The freight cars were on either side of the traks and one or more was turned on its side.
 It was impossible to learn last night whether the accident was the result of a simple derailment or a collision. No one was injured in the mix-up of the cars, however, and the damage to property was slight according to the estimates given.