The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-16
BLACK AND TANS
PLAN MIGHTY COUP
Dusky Insurgents Prepared to
Reconstruct State for
Roosevelt.


was white, at the black-and-ian mass
meeting in Prices Han last night. re-
itcrRted their firm belief that before
TN" sun sets upon Virginia to-day the
Republican party of the state will have
been wholly reconstructed: that Rocse-
welt VIII hc declared the choice Of tho
majority, and that Bascom Slcmp and
Avian II. Martin will be endorsed and
sent back to the farm. On platform
back of the speakers brass band
punctuated the silent intervals with
patriotic airs. supplying the strident
quality without which no political
meeting is simon pure.
When the meeting was over tina in
surgcnt black -and-tan leaders with
drew to Il private room in Millcr's Ho-
tel. across the street, and proceed ed
TO draw up the rules which Will gov
ein to-day's convention At the AuIi.o-
rum and 10 frame II slate.
or the -four delegates to bs
selected to-day. at least three are al
ready as good as chosen. These are
J. NJ. Newcomb. of Petersburg. W. H.
G. Brown. of Norfolk. and J. X. Pollard,
OF this city. The last two named are
colored. The fourth man will he either
former Commonwcalth's Attorney w.
Peyton. 0f Martinsville; Thomas Lee
Moore OF Abingdon. or candidat,
from suffolk, whose name was not an
nounced. 1t is understood that th,
suffolk man is colorcd. leaving the del
egation to be composed of either three
blacks and one white. or three whites
and one black
Ncwconb Stntc Chairman.
j. NJ. Newcomb, of Petersburg. it was
stated last night. will be elected Stal=
chairman without opposition. j. X
foiiard VIII call the meeting TO order
as temporary chairman. and H. /.
Jackson. OF Blackstone, Will be chosen
permanent chairman. At fl o'clock
ms morning a meeting of the black
and-tan electors of the Third Congress
sional District will be held at the
Pekin Theatre to choose the Two FL
egates from this district -. l.. Bragg
ana DIR. j.. y. Ferguson are slated fol,
the positions.
SO runs the dope. More of 1t is to
the rif set that 1000 delegates. black
ana white, VIII swarm to the Audito
rum at noon to-day to assert their
freedom from Oossism, from lily-white-
ism and from sundry other isais 70 be
announced at the meeting. The party
Is TO emerge clcansed and purified i'm.
putd with love for the literal bro
therHood of man, AMI the delegation is
l" Journey forth to Chicago TO cast its
united vote for the peerless Republican
OF the century-T Roosevelt.
! ne speakers at the mass meeting
Nied with one another in praising the
name and fame of the mighty hunter.
Boiled down and deprived of much bonn
past the whole meeting may DE cor
rcctiy described as one long, uuctuous
Roosevelt orgy
am for Roosevelt because he is a
great man and Il power in the nation"
S"lu former Commonwealths Attorney
W. NJ Peyton of Martinsvillc summing
up particularly vigorous dcnunciatlon
oil inc methods employed by the Taft
ring rule politicians who dominated
inc Roanoke convention. If the steam
foIier hai not been rcsorted to. he said
the Roanoke meeting would nave de-
clared overwh eimngly for Teddy
lie is the greatest man that ever
lived. barring only our Saviour" s,id
pr. !. IL. BuEg. of Lynchburg. after
"polosi%ing for the apparent irrevcr-
ehce. i don't even except Napoleon.
caesar or Shakespeare"
PhH Dog Tux but Won't Votc
}. X. Pollard closed In spccchnal,inr
Nlth stirring cXhortation to nccroes
generally to arise and assert their priv-
'.Ees as American citizens.
II only costs $3.50 In pou tax 90
vote he said, but. to their eternal
Shome b" II said, the negroes of Rich
ih'hd pay more money In ,aN.s tn to-,
dogs than they do to cx.rcls. ,h',n
right of suffrage"
Roosevelt will sec to il. no ,oi, ,
mass meeting. that the Delegate, ~,
W. selected to-day will be seated IN