The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-16
Politics
Warns Up
OF BOTH pARTJES
ARE HUSTLING FOR THE
NOMINATIONS.
Colored Votes Sought
Baltimore Candidates for Mayorality
nomination patting the Negroes on
the back now and telling how
friendly they arc to the race

Baltimore, Md. March 15.-The
political pot is boiling and the can
didates Of both parties are hustling
for the nominations, which will be
determined at the primary election
on the fourth Of April.
E. Clay Tinlanus is the Republi-
can organization candidate for May
or, while Charles H. Torscn, one of
the most successful business men in
the city, is opposing him. Timanus
served as Mayor fsCni> 4 904 to 1907
and is not dearly beloved by the
colored people Of this city, because
he did not show himself overly
friendly to the colored people during
his lncumbency. His plea for the
same is that he succeeded to the
Mayorality on the death Of Demo-
crat, and, as all Of the appointments
has been made, his hands We're tied
Against this, however, stands the
fact that during his term as Mayor
he did not appear at any colored
gathering, except the opening of the
municipal bathhouse and the COM
mencements of the Colored High
School, This Is in striking contrast
to the record Of Democratic MAYORS,
especially Of the late F. G.. Latrobe,
who was Mayor for ID years, and
who, in or out Of office, nearly al
ways accepted an invitation to ad-
dress colored gathering.
Mr.. Timanus has been endeavor-
ing to persuade the colored voters
that he will be friendly to the race,
If again elected chief magistrate of
this city, and last week met num-
Der Of leading colored men at the
residence Of City Councilman Harry
s. Cummings
He aroused considerable nufavor-
able comment by causing the arrest
of a colored man who went into his
office and asked him to change a
$50 bill. This occurred last Friday,
and when the man was searched at
the police station $t35 was found
on him. The man proved that the
money belonged to him, and was ac-
cordingly dismissed from custody.
Charles H. Torsch has never held
public office. In the last fight
against the DISTINGUISHING amend
ment he spent over $500 out Of his
own pocket in giving strong views
why the proposed amendment should
not be ratified.
j. Barry Mahool is a candidate for
reelection as Mayor. He was high
ly regarded by the colorcd people,
but his advocacy Of the disfranchise-
ment and the fact that he signed
with glee the segregation ordinance,
recently knocked out in the courts,
has alienated goodly number Of
colored voters. who might have sup
ported him in the general election,
should Timanus win the nomination
The Dem ocratic ring is supporting
James Fl. Preston against Mr.. Ma
hool.
The fight Of deepest concern to the
! colOred people Of this city is the one
for nomination TO the City Council
from the Seventeenth ward City
Councilman Harry $. Cummings is
being opposed By Louis II. Daven-
port. While Mr. Cummings has
some strong men against him among
the voters, it is the conccnsus OF
opinion that he will he rcnominated
as many men not overly friendly &C
| him will support him neverth eless
as they regard him the superior oI
his opponent from the standpoint q
ability and experience.