The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-14
m Neqr0eS Man Alabama
FEDERAL JoBHoLDERs WHITES AWAY
REPUBLICAN, MACHINERY



Montgomery, Ala, March 13.--Thc
Republican party ought TO enjoin the
federal office-holding clique in Ala
bama from calling themselves Repub-
licans. The tactics of these gentle.
men may he amusing enough, but
they certainly discredit the party
These regulars are supposed to
be for Taft delegates to Chicago. AS
a matter of fact, they would drop
Taft instantly IL they could better
serve their own selfish ends by sup
porting His Satanic Majesty.
The state is Democratic, partly be-
cause the federal clique earnestly en-
deavors to keep down the membership
of the Republican party to post
masters revenue collectors. and ne
gro janitors, and the Democrats are
for Oscar Underwood for president
Underwood proves the rule by being
the prophet with honor in his own
country. AS long as he has chance.
Alabama Democrats will listen to no
talk of Wilson or Harmon
Before Underwood became a candi-
date. the state was for Wilson. +.
p. Glass. editor of the Birmingham
News, was a college mate of Tom
my Wilson at Princeton, and would
like to have the Alabama delegation
support the New Jersey man In case
Underwood falls by the waysde.
Whatever may have passed through
the mind of Senator Bankhead, Tn
derwoods manager relative to a sec
end choice. the party as a whole OBJ
iects to such suggestions.
Underwood Denies He's In Harmon
Deal.
The other day Editor Glass quoted
Lieut.. Gov. Nichols Harmon's man
ager. to the effect that Alabama would
later line up for Harmon The edi-
torial then demanded information as
to whether a deal has been made pri-
vately to make Harmon stalking
horse of Underwood
The skies did not exactly fan after
the publication of this editorial, bu,
Alabama rocked with the storm for
three days. Senator Bankhead and
Underwood used the telephone, the
telegraph, and the mails To deny
from Washington that they had ever
had. or ever would dicker with the
Harmon forces Senator Bankhead's
Indignation was remarkable
The net result of the whole affair
seems 10 be that Editor Glass has put
Bankhead on record in such man
ner that the Alabama delegation cam
not very well be thrown to Harmon
at the convention. Mr. Glass ought |
to be pleased
Before taking up the Republican
situation in the stale it should be ex-
planned that fewer than 5000 negroes |
are permitted to vote, and half Of |
them are Democrats. After the wdr
the negroes practically dominated The |
state for time, as they outnumbercl |
the whites, and were keen to make |
use of the right of suffrage granted |
them by the fifteenth amendment.
Tn 1870, the chairman of the Mont |!
gomery county Republican committee !
was a tall, lanky negro minister !
named Holland Thompson. He was |
a Napoleon in politics, ana in holding |
conventions he drew the color line
against white Republicans.
Capt Robert Barber. who COM
manded a company of New York cav
airy in the war; was one Of the white
Republicans excluded from party
councils by the dusky chairman. Bar
her was wag and a mischief maker,
and Thompson was afraid OF him.
Negro Chairman Meets Political
Waterloo.
The county convention I'm 1870 was
held in the court house After the
chairman had caused capt Barber to
be elected. he appointed a resolutions
committee. which retired to perspirc
over its labors.
Capt. Barber slipped into the COM
mittee room, and volunteered his ser
vices as clerk TO the committeeman,
none OF whom could write. He was
received with glad acclaim. The res
olutions which he drew up as you
may already have guessed, were en-
tertainng, IL not exactly dgnihed.
The committee turned in the resp-
lutions, and the secretary of The con
vention started reading them. A look
Of horror oYerspread the visage % |