Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-07
DENIAL BY RANDOLPH
Says He Does Not Edit ,Po-
Iitically Active Paper.
OWNS STOCK IN COMPANY
No Decision Reached in Case of Two
Government Employees.
COMMISSION GETS CHARGES
Three Hundred Republicans Hold
Meeting in Support Of Brad
shaw-Chase Ticket.
OWNS STOCK IN COMPANY
COMMISSION GETS CHARGES

| No decision has been reached by the
civil service commission in the case Of
| Oliver Randolph and Ocea Taylor, the
two government employees against whom
political enemies have charged political
activity in defiance Of the rules Of the
civil service. AS far as can be learned.
| the charges have been received by the
commission. but nothing as to the merits
of the case could be learned at the ofdce
| of the commission today.
Meantime, local politicians are wonder
| ing whether they dare open their mouths
| in defense of their fayorite candidates
At the District building some OF the en-
ployes take the Bristow resolution asking
| for names of District building politicians
with great seriousness.
Oliver Randolph, one of the employees
| of the United States government. In the
case befor the commission, explained to
Star reporter today that he did not edit
| q politically active newspaper. but did
happen to own stock in a publishing
company which printed one. He MADE
this statement today:
THE publishing company with which
am connected" he said, prides itself on
publishing one of the first colored news
papers to come out strongly for the re,
nomination of President Taft. 1t has had
some commendatory remarks about Dr.
Wilder in its columns, but those remarks
were predicated upon the fact that Dr.
Wilder gave out a statement at the White
House that he was for the renomtnatlon
of President Taft
Complimentary to Wilder.
"Also complimentary reference was
made to him because of his standing In
this city. OF course, there is the editor of
competing colored newspaper running
on the other ticket and, naturally, there
is to be some spirit of rivalry in the mat
ter. The paper with which I am connect
ed is not a political paper. The men who
accuse us of editing a political paper are
generally those with whom we have had
editorial controversies. One OF them, who
is also a government official, was, part
of the time that I was an employe or his
office, a partner In the publishing COM
pany with myself and the other employe
referred to-
Three hundred republicans held a warm
meeting in support of the Bradshaw
Chase ticket at Masonic Temple, I'LL
10th street northwest, last night. fifth
and sixth district club was formed, Of
which DIR. Samuel M. Pierce was made
president and William Washington sec
Charles H. Marshall, Perrie w. Frisby
Dr. Clarence Wright George N. Whit
ford, Arlington Lewis Woolford, James
L. Turner, Aaron Bradshaw, w. Calvin
Chase and F. A. Sober
Meeting Tonight.
A Bradshaw-Chase meeting is scheduled
for this evening in Salem Baptist Church.
Second district republicans are expected
to swing into the administration line at
this meeting and indorse the Bradshaw
Chase ticket. The nineteenth, twentieth.
twenty-first and twenty-second district
republicans will meet in Datly's Hail.
Warner and B streets northeast, tomor-
row night.
turnout Of the week, and it is said by
the Bradshaw-Chase supporters that a
thousand voters will be on hand.
Tenth district republicans will meet at
the purpose Of giving a boost to the
administrations candidates, Messrs
Bradshaw and Chase.
A rather rousing evening with the
Blaine InviAcible Club is looked for
ward to, as that organization has called
a meeting in Fisherman's Hall. F street
southwest between Sd and ~ streets
for Friday evening. Bradshaw-Chase
people look forward to the full sup
port Of the organization.
Comedy Of the Campaign.
Campaign comedy is scattered thickly
throughout the two republican factions.
which are striving to send opposition can
didates to the national republican con.
vention at Chicago June 10. While the
candidates are appearing to take things
seriously. many OF their supporters are
ha wing a large amount of fun out Of the
opportunity to rid the system Of pent-up
oraIory.
AT one of the many meetings held last
night speaker was impassionately ex-
pounding long platform" in which the
candidates were asked to support all
sorts of universal, national and municipal
prescriptions, ranging from the eternal
Werities to the per diem wage Of the
white wings squad. Strong in the plat
| form was a beam-not a plank but
| beam-which declared that 1.-The honor
able candidates should stand for suffrage
| in the District"
The speaker was extolling suffrage to
the skies, while an audience was SPELL
bound, until an old man In the rear Of
the hall arose and said:
Suffrage! Say, what is that stun, any,
how?'
| At another meeting a speaker was wan
dering. up and down the scales trying to
find a sympathetic chord with which to
| win the hearts of his hearers, and dwelt
| for some moments on the subject Of
| downtrodden races:
There are three downtrodden races"
| he said, mentioning three branches OF
| the human family.
How bout de mules?' came a deep
minstrel voice from the middle Of the
| hall.
Tickets Strong Tail.
| motion was introduced at a political
meeting last night to indorse one Of the
tickets. and r was announced that "the
tail of our ticket Is stronger than the
head of the other one, and that 1t will
surely win." The motion was presented
amid flowers OF speech. and when the
speaker had claimed himself and q furry
of applause had swept the hall . young
man arose to second the motion.
| He was q powerful speaker He let
that be known at the first utterance. His
head shook and his frame quivered as he
called upon the skies to witness the pur-
| ity of his political friends. He called on
| all men to step forward and point out q
| single blemish upon his candidates.: and
| then. when he saw eVorV one hanging