The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-25
ROLLER RAN OVER
BLACK AND TANS
j. R. Pollard Back From Con
vention, Complains OF Raw,
Raw Deal.
SAYS PARTY WILL COME BACK
Negro Leader Claims Insurgents
Will Officially Lead ColonePs
Campaign.

J. r. Pollard. apostle of the black
and tan Republican party in Rich
nond, was fun of plans yesterday for
The third party campaign which he
SAID is TO be launched In this State
soon by the Roosevelt wing. He was
Just back from the big meeting In
Chicago. where. he claims. the real
Virginia Republicans were handed the
Tawest sort OF a deal.
Let me tell you that was some
steam roller" declared the chief OF
tho black and tans. at worked over
time every minute OF tho day and
that got in the way. When they came
TO tho Virginia State contest they
stuck spikes on the wheels. and whom
that roller got through, the organiza-
t!on we perfected at the Richmond
Auditorium looked like Il second hand
porous plaster"
All of which was not overstaGng
the case. because report has 1t that
the insurgert delegation from this
State got only one vote from the ma
tional committee That vote was cast
BY Francis ]. Honey, OF California.
who took the prize at Chicago Tor vot-
ing against everything that meant
vote for Taft Tho black and tan
city blocks from tho temporary roll,
and. as far as can DO ssoertained. not
single ono succeeded in getting IN
side the Coliseum
Snya Nevcomb VIII Lend.
That roller certainly fatteaed US
QUE" SAID Pollard. but our o-ganiza-
ton Is matto out of India rubber, and
its Still on tho JOB. I received per-
eonal assurance from Mr.. Roosevclt's
managers that our orga n!za ton will
be regarded as the progressive Repuo-
hcan party in this state when the
Coionel's campaign Will be opened
next month"
Tho Roosevelt campaign in this
By j. NJ. Newcomb. Of Petersb urg. who
was made State chairman at the rump
convention held in the CITY Audito-
rum The present plan. he said, WAS
TO hold meeting OF thu party leaders
in Petersburg next Friday to perfect
arrangements for big mass meeting
10 be held some time next month. In
all probability. said Pollard. the mass
meeting will be held IN Richmond.
where the new party was horn.
DO believe that Roosevelt will
win? Well, ! guess Why. there isn't
a man IN the United States big enough
publican!sm and real Democracy. and
no is going 20 poll tho biggest vote
ever yet recorded ~ presidential
election. The people are with him"
Pollard PInn Discreditcd.
Prominent members OF the white
wing o. the party. when told OF the
plan outlined BY Pollard. dec!a red to
4 man that the schene was as prepos-
ferrous Il was Impossible. The fact
;hat only one OK the Roosevelt mem
bers az tho national committee voted
10 recognize the black and tAns at
chicago. they said. was sufficient proof
that the Coionels managers were dis
POSED to ignore the whole business.
TT would Ne suicidal" declared one
OF these. for Roosevelt TO ally him
SELF with the crowd that met here in
tho City Auditorium. and 10 one
knows ,his better than the Colonel
himself II the third party IS to make
its appeal TO progressive Republicans
and Democrats hl!ke-and under
stand that is the progranl-!t will find
II Impossible 10 have negroes CARRY
its banner IN Virginia, black and tans
and white Democrats. The TWO ele-
rnents won't mix. and any program
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