New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07
I RS NEGRO POLICY
BACKED BY CONVENTION
Southern Contestants Thrown
Out by Credentials Committee
and Action Approved.
COLONEL MAKES DEFENCE
Interrupts Set Speech to Tell
Why He Welcomes Negroes
from North-Denounces
Old Parties Practice.

,-b,caco. AUG 6.-Tho negro question.
,b,ch for d time threatened 6lssension IN
,,e 0rst convention OF the third party.
6,allv was disposed o. to-day when the
convention itself without a dissenting
yoirc and without discussion. adopted the
,ero~t Of tire credentials committee I'M
seating both the white and negro dele
g,tes from Florida and throwing out the
nero delegates from Mississippi.
before tho convention opened Eastern
negroes Joined with their brothers from
,he South i'm denunclation OF certain
things that occurred at an all-night meet
Ing OF the credentials COMMITTEES, when
the last Of the Southern negro delegates
we're barred by "a vote of II to is.
Immediately after that action julius =.
Mitchell. Of Rhode Island. and Other
Eastern negroes. joined in crying that
the deciding ballot had been cast by a
questionable proxy on the committee
TIE vote on the Mississippi case came
in secret session OF the committee at
9 o'clock this morning, few hours after
both white and negro delegations from
Florida had been barred.
several Of the negroes IN the ou5ted
delegation we're among the delegates to
tho Republican National Convention who
stood by Colonel Roosevelt and deserted
the Republican convention in Chicago 70
attend the meeting when plans were made
for the third party.
Colonel Makes Long Answer.
Colonel Roosevelt. during his confess
SION Of faith" az the convention this sf-
ternoon. was heckled by spectator who
interrupted with the demand:
What about the negro question
Instantly the convention was in an up
roar. but Colonel Roosevelt silenCed those
Of his friends who objected TO the ques-
ton with the statement that no one
could ask him a question he was afraid
Of The colonel then proceeded at length
10 state his views on the negro question
lie declared he hoped conditions might
30 improve in the South that az future
third party conventions those states
might send as delegates negroes who
would have the character and standing
O. The negro delegates from West VIZ
gina who. he asserted were in those re-
sDects the equal OF their white associates
negroes sent from the South as contesting
delegates 10 the present convention. Colo
rel Roosevelt asserted ne was sitting in
advance conditions which he'd led TO the
rushing disaster and death Of the great
Republican party itself.
The repor. Of the credentials commit
,,.. unanimously adopted, contained a
Iasolution recognizing the constitutional
and inherent right OF each and every state
10 determine the qualifications ard man
nor Of election Of its delegates 70 nation
al conventions
This resolution was regarded as giving
ta- Southern States the right to choose
delegates as they pleased. u also was
interpreted as not imposing the direct
primary system on any Of the states par
'ic.pa ting in the conventions Of the new
party
Iu replying 10 the interruption as 70 the
negro question, Colonel Roosevelt said in
part
/ think the American people IS a
mighty good people 10 lead and mighty
poor people to drive. l think we can set
the best results from our fellow Amer
ans In other sections OF the country oy
treating them a. we expect them 10 trest
rs, snd By ourselves living Up IN our
homes to tho principles.that we profess
IN Republican nationel conventions
l'therto there has been a large repre-
scntatOn OF colored men, all from non
Republican states. the virtue OF the Re
pub'icsns % the Republican slater taxing
Only the fc1n Of trying TO make the DEN
crate states be good. Do you see wnat
r,sn" The colored delegates that came
-vn, Inc states that never cast re
.utncsn electoral vote that never siec.I1
colored man to Office. where iarsey
owing to tho action participated IN ior
forty.hve wears by the Republican parry
the colored man has. az matter OF fac''
gradually lost all his political rights