The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-10-26
COI0red
Councilman
WAS ELECTED IN NASHVILLE
WHEN HOWSE OI,GANI-
XATION WON OUT
RefOrmerS WOrSted
Alliance OF Bourbon Democrats, Lii
~ White Republicans and PrOhi-
bitoniSts Lose In Contest for Con-
troll OF City Government.

Nashville. Tenn, Oct. 1G-Thc Howse
organization triumphed in Nashville
tennessee politics on Thursday,O ct
lZth. The reform element was beaten
to "a frazzle" The Negroes elected S
+. Harris as councilman from tho
third ward and had a lot to do with
the reelection of the Howse ticket
The Bourbon-Democrats the oily
Whlte Republicans, the Prohibitions
lists and the minority element of Ne
gro voters are all bowed down in
Sack-cloth and ashes. They are on the
losing side. The liberal" Democrats.
the vets and the majority element
OF Negro voters have all been telling
how it happened and prophesying the
defeat Of Governor Hooper and the re-
peal Of CHE Statewide prohibition
law So they mean to go on from
victory to victory in readjusting Ten
nesSee government to the will Of the
majority.
The recent election was significant
III that it showed conclusively the un-
ponnlai ity u the existing whiskcy
laws, and that Republican control OF
tennessee will meet the fercest kind
OF opposition in the next election
The Negro also made another ster
forward in the city government.
councilman S. p. Harris is said to
DC man Of unquestiOned integrity
10 i.
privileges Of American citizenship!
Ihe white folks say so" and the col
oicd people Of Nashville know that
Harris is fully qualified to fill any DO
Sltlon in the Nashville city govern.
mcnt. In spite Of his fitness ia every
way, Harris was openly Opposed by
some members Of mis- own race. He
won in spite Of their Oppositicn
Those who fought him hardest were
individuals who were feeding from
the fodder rack" of the white mems
organization. 1t was pi,iful to note
how securely the political pad lock had
been fastened on some who from pride
OF race, if nothing else, should have
1elt duty ,ound to Harris in the con
test The meat and bread" Negro
ward-hecler did his best to earn his
pay 10y contributing to the defeat OF
the Negro contestant. Harris and his
supporters triumDhed over all the op
posing forces and the third ward O
Nashville had some sick Negroes Fri
day morning. They had failed to earn
their pay.
DR.. E. W. ID. Isaac, chairman Samuc
JohnEtn, Lawyer John Rhncs ant
o'hcr Negro leaders fought hard tt
behalf Of Harris. They were largely
responsible for his triumph. Tho
Nashville Clarion was the only Negro
paper supporting Harris and the cleo
ton OF the COlorcd candidate may be
very properly looked upon as a Nash
vile Clarion victory.
There is no good reason why the
colored people Of Nashville should
not elect three or four counCilmen t(
represent them. They have the votes
and maj0ritics in as many wards Of thf
city. The truth is, they have Bccl
sleeping over their opportunities
Perhaps there will be a general awak
rninS Of the Nashville Negroes now
that they have succeeded in the e1ec
ton Of Councilman S. p Harris.
Now that the city contest is Owe
the factions" have fastened their al
tcn1i0n on Governor Benjamin Hooper
The fusion crowd that elected hin
shows decided disposition to breal
10 pieces as the next state and nation
~ elections approach. The nationa
administration has vain hopes O
placing Tennessee in the Republican
column but will be doomed to disap
pontment unless a political earth
quake happens.
The administration Of Taft has The
political oStraCism Of the Negroes O
Tennessee charged to il. The whit,
party organization may re-nominat,
TAFT but the Negroes will later on dt
some voting. If the Negroes Of Ten
ncsScc could do SO, they would bur,
TAFT politically for the prevailinj
opinion here is that the present Chic
Executive is one Of the biggest mis-
takes that ever sat in the chair 0
the President Of the United States.
Miss IGstela James entertained