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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-05-02
An Odious ComDartson.

There is nothing in our present
political situation more ominous than
Mr.. Roosevelt's popularity. It is the
popularity at democratic crisis of a
demagogic despot in the confidence of
plutogogic schemers. Better by far
Taft than Roosevelt, if the choice be
indeed so unhappily limited. Better
King Log than King Stork. Better
an aristocrat fulfilled with conserva-
tive traditions than a progressive
hungry for personal power.-Louis F.
Post in The Public.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-05-02

Jim" is dead. Jim was the little
black dog which the boys at the court
house called their mascot, and he had
reached the remarkable age of 20.
years. Robert Clark. his master,
buried him with due ceremony on
Tuesday, and it was with difficulty
that he suppressed the tears as he
lowered his pet into the grave. Jim
was perhaps the best known dog in
the county of Mile Laos, and he was
one of the brightest.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-05-02

Day Has Demoralized the Party.

Ody HIS D6mOra1lZed the Party.
Frank A. Day, who has returned to
Minnesota, is said to have it put up
to him to select the democratic candi-
date for governor and in that capaci-
ty has received several letters asking
him to bring out Prof. Andrist,
whoever he may be. If Frank Day is
to pick the gubernatorial candidate
for the democrats, We hope he won't
make such mess of it as he did last
time. AS the result of his selection
then, we have no democratic party for
effective purposes in the state today.
Red Wing Daily Eagle (dem. }.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-05-02

MINNEAPOLIS.
Minneapolis, Wednesday evening"
Wheat, No. l hard, 81. ID; No. l Nor
thern, S1.13; No. 2 Northern, Sill.
White Oats, 55c; No 3, sac.
Rye, 90c.
Flax, No. l, $2.l5.
Corn, No. 3 Yellow, 79c.
Barley, 75c(0S1. 80.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-05-02
The People Forget Occasionally,

The People Forget Occasionally
One of the sad features of the
primary election in Oregon is the de-
feat of Senator Bourne for renomina-
ton to the United States senate.
Senator Bourne has been in the fore
front of the progressive movement
ever since it was established. Oregon
was the pioneer state to adopt the
initiative, referendum and recall, in
Guiding the recall Of judges, and
Senator Bourne has been a most en-
thusiastic advocate of these advanced
measures. He has lived up to his
slogan, "Let the People Rule" and
refused to make any campaign for
denomination, saying that if the
people wanted to retain a faithful
servant he was willing to remain in
their service; otherwise, he was
willing to retire. The people have
shown little appreciation of his dis
interestedness, and earlier reports in
dictate that he is defeated by about
10000 Fergus Falls Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-05-02

Last evening, at the Methodist
church, Miss Jennie V. Hughes, a
missionary recently returned from the
orient, and Mrs. Rem Winnie, a Chi
nese lady, delivered addresses, and
Mrs. Yinnie sang in her native tongue
and in English. Miss Hughes ad-
dress, on "China and It's People"
was particularly interesting, as was
also that of Mrs. Winnie.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-05-02
OPINIONS OF EDITORS
Law should be Repealed.

"a I'd :" 51UuIu Ue 1tBpe8I6d.
We are now ready to repent in sack
cloth and ashes if the next legislature
will repeal its action of two years ago
and make it legal to hang every
mothers son found guilty of premedi-
tated murder. jackson Pilot.
i. i. +
Because He Can't Win. :E
Bob" Dunn, the wise old philoso-
pher OF the Princeton Union, thinks
that neither Roosevelt nor Taft can be
elected, and in consequence, favors
Judge Charles Hughes of New York.
Why not La Follette?-Mankato
Journal.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21

less rich and less favored by natural
conditions, and the conditions which
grow therefrom. | fully realize that
the office in this county can not be
conducted in loose, unorganized, and
haphazard manner if desire my ad-
mlhlstratlon to be a successful one,
and II being my aim to give to the
people of this county the very. best
administration Of the office that they,
nave yet enjoyed. I shall, if elected,
put the Sheriff's office upon a strictly
business basis, and handle the affairs
or the County which fall within the
scope OF my office exactly in the same
manner that would handle any. pri-
Vate business under. taking of1my own
IN which I Was to be the only person
who >Woald prositHi1S its success. It is
my intention, II elected to orpanze
every department. Of the Sheriff's Of
flee to the highest possible state Of ef-
1citncy, to secure as deputies both in
the held and In the office men who
nave the interest of the county at
heart, and who will feel the same
pride and satisfaction in the exact
and faithful discharge of their duties
that shall feel and who will co-op-
crate with me in the endeavor to give
TO tbe people Of this county. all that
they could desire, In the administra-
t1on OF the office. 1t Is my intention
70 give to the people al ECONOMICAL
Administration Of the sheriff's office
not such parSimonious admlnistra-
t1on 'hat the efficiency of the office
would be impaired, but careful, con-
serVative administration free from
useless extravaganza, and one In
Which wherever possible, e,-te-d do-eo
without injury to the effectiveness of
the ot1ce expenses will be curtailed.
such retrenchmCnts. however. shall
DE consistent with good service, and
the service shall not be caused to suf-
fer by this policy. 1t is my Intention
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21
(CoNTrNuED ON PAGE THREE)

and only a day or two ago one Of
the most prominent workers In Re-
publican politics charged that Mr..
stone has been consorting with the
Democratic organization. He char
9es lukeWarm support Of Republican
candldates in a number Of tfactions
The rank and file Of colored men
here ascribe disfranchisement and
other evils that the race .undergoes
in this State, including short school
terms for the co1ored children In
the counties, to Democratic victories
caused by Republican hostility to
stones leadership. The defeat Of
the late Frank G.. Wachter for mayor
IN 1903 is ascribed to trickery among
some Of the Stone followers, Wach-
ter beat Stones candidate for the
nomination in a bitter primary fight.
When the general election took place
Wachter was counted out by over
500 votes, and Robert NJ. Mcbane,
a Democrat, was returned as elect
ed, along with the two Republican
candidates for vice mayor and comp
troller, both Of whom, by the way,
were Stone men. The party was
not able from that time to elect
one Of It's leading candidates until
last fall, when Goldsborough was
elected governor. The white man
who made a kick against Stone s
leadership day or two ago, says
that Gold8borough ought to have re-
ceived 1000 plurality in the city
alone, instead Of 1900.
A bill for legalized primary is
pow before the state Legislature.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21
Roosevelt Sentiment
Grows in Baltimore
INTERVIEWS WITH COLORED
MEN IN ALI WALKS OF LlFE
INDICATE OVER VIII EINII NC
SENTIMENT FOR ROOSEVELT
Especial to The Advocate. }

baltimore. March 20--Interviews
with colored men in all walks Of
life here indicate that the senti-
ment is overwhelming for Theodore
Roosevelt as against President Taft
Councilman Harry S CUMMINGS, Rev.
a. B. Callie and others who hold
positions in the loBll federal ser
vice are the only$ ones who have
publicly declaredS that they are for
Mr.. Taft. While many favoring MIR.
Roosevelt still shudder when they
think Of Brownsville, they express
themselves as being thoroughly
out Of sympathy with Mr. Taft's
policy Of excluding colored men from
prominent political positions in the
South. Two Roosevelt organiza-
lions have been formed to date,
while none has been organized in
Mr.. Taft's interest
Another element that enters into
the present fight for delegates to
the 'ReDublican National Convention
is hostility on the part Of the rank
and file Of colored men here to
the leadership Of Collector w. f.
Stone, who is also sergeant-at-arms
Of the Republican National Conven-
ton. Since he has been in the sad
die there, has not been one com
plete Republican victory in tkN city
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21

To the Voters Of Fayette County:
After mature consideration of the
matter, have decided to become a
candidate for the nomination upon
the Republican ticket for the office Of
Sheriff of Fayette county, West Vir-
'ginia, subject to the wishes of the
members OF my party as expressed in
the Primary Election in the County
to be held on the 4th day Of June and
IN submitting my candidacy to the
people, and soliciting their support
Doth In the Primary and in the Cen
eral Elections this fall (should they
see fit to honor me with the nomina-
ton to the office to which aspire) I
feel that, we should have a thorough
understanding as to my conception Of
the dttBfes, Of the office and that they
nave a right to know just what sort
Of an administration I would give
them if elected, and just wnat they
might expect OF me as Sheriff OF this
County.
Under the law as it exists in West
Virginia, the Sheriff is not only the
representative of the police power Of
the Cotnty, and charged with the
maintenance Of law and order, the
execution Of the process and orders
OF the courts within his county, but
ne is also the fiscal agent Of the
County and has charge OF Its finance.
and the collection and disbursement
or its funds. No one realizes more
! fully than | do the importance Of the
office Of Sheriff in any county in the
State, more especially in a rich and
populous county such as Fayette is.
where by reason Of its natural re-
sources, and the active development
or the same many thousands Of peo-
rle have been attracted, and because
OF the diversity of interest and the
increase Of population of duties of the
office of Sheriff always important,
! have been greatly magnified as com
pared with the duties of the same
, officer in other counties in the State
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21
Mr.. Carnegie Gives
Agricultural Trophy
PHILA ANTHROPTST OFFERS A
TROPHY VALUED AT $4,000
FOR THE BEST COTTON
GROWN IN THE UNITED
STATES. ....

The OncerS of the American Land
and Irrigation Exposition, which was
held III New York City last fall, and
which is to be held again, November
Is to December 2, 1912, in the list
Regiment Armory, New York, an
nounces that Mr.. Andrew Carnegie
has Just given trophy valued at
$4,000 to be awarded for the best cot
ton grown in the United States Mr..
Carnegie makes a special considera-
tion of his award that the colored
people of the country may be permit
ted to- enter into this competition.
The prize for staple products, to be
awarded at the comrng Exposition,
will be the handsomest in the history
OF the worlds agriculture. The Expo
sition will be open for sixteen days
and it is confidently expected that
over half a million people will at
tend. In addition to the prizes al
ready offered, others are as follows:
President Stilwell Of the. Exposition
has already donated to the Exposition
a $1,000 trophy for the best exhibit
VI "iiiNO PolntOCo, MI. nave
meyer has given $1,000 prize cup
for the best exhibit of sugar beets,
and the Exposition management will
offer $1,000 prize for the best ex-
hibit of apples7-ttwenty-five boxes of
any, variety or varieties grown any
where.
The exact terms of the awards and
full list Of prizes, together with any
information regarding the various
competitions, will be sent upon ap-
pl1cation by Mr.. Gilbert McClurg,
General Manager, the American Land
and Irrigation Exposition Singer
Building, New York City
The coiored people are especially
urged to enter for the Carnegie trophy
for the best cotton grown as Mr.. Car
negie desires. ....... ....-
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21
Dabney Marries
T. Joe Cans Widow
Or POPULAR PLAY
HOUSE AT THE NATIONAL
CAPlTAL AND FORMER pull
GfST'S WIDOW ARE WELDED.
Especial. to The AdvOcatcD

N'pcCiHI 10 lnG AOvOCatp.)
f. baltimore March 20-Alrs. Martha
u. Cans. widow of tht late Joseph
Cans, lightweight champion pugi-
list, and Ford Dabney, proprietor Of
the Ford Dabney Theatre, Ninth and
T. streets, Washington, we're quietly
married in Washington last Thurs
day night. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Mathew w. Clair,
pastor Of Asbury M. E.. Church.
The bride is member of a we'll
known local family and is regarded
as one OF the most attractive women
III the city. She was graduated
from the Baltimore Colored High
school in 1900 and taught school
here before her marriage to Cans.
Since the latter's death in August,
1917, she has been running the Gold
field Hotel which was built by the
late champion after his defeat of
Battling Nelson at Goldfield, Neva.
Mr.. Dabney is we'll known locally
and is regarded as one Of the most
successful proprietors Of a race the
atre in this section Of the country
=
their home at the Goldfield Hotel.
The steamer Starlight, Which has
been ,OVerhauled at a cost Of SIS, 900
made d. trial trip Tuesday, 1t will
be used mainly, as in the past FIVE
years, to carry >eXcursionists to-
Browns Grove, an excursion resort
owned by. George w. Brown and
Walter Langley, two of the best
known colored business men in the
city. The boat is valued at $780,
600, and will carry over 1900 pas
|sergers. Messrs. Brown and Lang
ley, who also own the Starlight, say
that the vessel carried nearly 110,=
900 passengers during the excursion
season last year, and their receipts
exceeded $21. 900. Just after the
passage Of the jim Grow law in
Maryland, in 1907. it was hard for
"colored organizations to charter an
excursion boat owned by whites uN-
til in the fall, but the advent of
Brown and Langley into the business
made the same white .cQhapalies
turn about face and make an effort
to land the. colored excursions right
in the heart Of, the summer season.
: A large number of. local lodges of
the knights Of Pythias were present
at Sharp Street Memorial church on
Sunday afternoon, when thanksgiv-
ing services were held. Grand
Chancellor George A. Watty, Hon.
w. r. Vernon and Rev T. n. Ress
of WaShjn etOn were among those to
deliver addresses.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21
SET FORTH MANI ExCEILENrr;
REASONS WHY. TAFT SHOULD stE
BE OPPOSED. S.4 <s3
His Southern Policy
Denounced as the Most Cruel Sc ana
negrading Blow >$'vered Agatnae
The Negro by 3 resident. and
Negro should apport ! Him. AZ

WashingN. y arch 12.--At, a. meet
ing Of, e s 4 bishops, fifty-sesvern
minister s. ne gospel, besides leadE
ing ed 81 ) and other colored leatfs3
ers, OF t., colored race, representing
thirteen Northern States, heaides ave
Southern States, and representing an
We believe the overwhelming !sentis
ment of more than four hundred thou
sand colored voters, in the, states of
pennsylvania, New York, !. Massachu-
setts. Maryland, New Jersey. a}DeIa.4
ware, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana. West
Virginia and Kansas. After az full
discussion of the present situation. as
it affects the best hope and inspira-
ton of our people. by the nnaaimoiis
vote of the entire conference do here
by join in the following statement, of
our views in that political orgAnizas
tlon, the Republican party : to which
we have heretofore given our loyal and
answering support, .actuated by the
desire to advise and caution our peo-t
pie as to their civic rights and the
maintenance of the same, and feeling
that 1t Is our God-given duty to bet
ever alert and watchful for the wet
fare of the body as we'll as the soul,
do take this means of-eafling atten-A
ton. to the campaign now in progress,
"A the Republican party f0r17 the se-5jj
lection of Presidential nominee u =. 1.
God rules; and although wrong, in
justice and oppression sonnet sAes seem
to- override right and justice !. a. day
of reckoning. is sure to come sooner
or later, when wrong is routed and
right triumphs. g.. +, ,-%72E& ~
AT no time, since the Negro has has
been a citizen, has he. been so thor
oughly Ignored, a. a part aIlt| 1IEbaresis
of this great governn1 ent as he hsss
been since William Howard TAFT has1
been President of the limited States:
There are some wrongs which men
do in official life, under, pressure, ex-
citement and haste which can rightly,
be charged to the head and not to-
the heart. There are other wr0ngs
which are calmly, deliberately and In
tentionally done which stamp the doer,a
as hard man filed with prejudice,
and race antipathy, ~. ~ Isl I! I:
Almost the first official <utterance'
, made by President Taft was d. how
at the helpless Negro, striking him
down and deliberately taking froHn
him his rights as citizen fG partic-
ipate in the affairs of the govern
ment which he had fought to maipr
tain, and supported for fifty years soI
zealously that his loyalty caused his
undoing politically, among the South;
ern whites with whom he. lived
Men, sometimes in their zenith Of
power, forget that their own acts and
utterances will in a day of Judgment.
condemn them. This is the day of
political judgment against William
Howard Taft, and he stands condemn
ed in the eyes of every sane, con-,
scientious Negro in the country, Ilots
excepting to use his own words, a few
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21
NEGRO CONVENTION WILL.
SEND TEDDY DELEGATHs

Norfolk, Va, March 20.-Two con-
testing delegates instructed for the
Republican presidential nomination,
were chosen here today at "mass
convention, composed exclusively of
Negroes from the Second congression-
al district 1t is declared that this
was the first Of conventions to be held
in each Of the ten Virginia districts
by Negroes to elect contesting dele
gates to Chicago. lne delegates to-
day named were Wiley H. Crocl1er
OF Suffolk. and Theodore Nash. Of
Portsmouth; both Negroes.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21

1t does not take a philosopher @
see the strength Of the Roosevelt can
d1daey over and above that Of Mr..
raft. That challenge for q. primary
has put the Taft camp into hot fever.
If the people are not for Mr. Roose-
welt the primary will say So If Mr..
Taft's case can't be submitted to the
people in their states, then it should
not be submitted to them in the Chi
cago convention.--Birmanghdm Repor-
ter.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21
NEGRO REGISTRAR OF DEEDS.
At Washington Charged With Hold
ing UD GeoFgians for Taft Fund. -

At Washington Charged With Hold
ing Up Georgians for Taft Fund.
Atlanta, Ga. March i 18-Henry Lin
coin Johnson, Negro Registrar Of
Deeds at Washington, and one Of the
Taft delegates at large from Georgia
to the Chicago Convention, is as
cused in an information filed with
the Department of Justice of-hold-
ing up Federal ofice-holders in
Georgia in order to raise a Taft cam
Daign fund.
It is charged that Johnson got ST.
200 from Henry Jackson, Collector
Of Internal Revenues and smaller
sums from other officials.
Johnson called on Postmaster Me
: Kee, of Atlanta, for 81 900, but the
postmaster refused to contribute and
this led to the disclosures in regard
to the holding up Of officials.
--~S->-s------
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21
THO INSTRUCTED, FOR TAFT,
:. Will DESSERT II, HIS CASE
-. e. LOOKS HOPELESS
independents Meet
Co!ored ~@1rpuhIlcams Denouncc Taft
: and Hooper as Simon Pure Expo
- nents of "lAiAE Whiteism" and adj
wise the Defeat OF Both.
Especial to The Advocate J

Nashville, Tenn, March lS-Sev-
eral things happened last week to
make Tennessee politics interesting
from now,,until after the Presidential
election next November. -
The State Republican Convention
met and adjourned ,ysrfhput any
signs OF bitterness apung pes; The
program of the org;good fortun ders
went through witht TO see. The'
Gov. ben. HvL@ painstaki pd omina-
ted, the az Pickett and" we're re-
endorsed ,.S4cal general IS were sug-
gested 1e business of"endorsed and
con isn't wortbe wise policy Of
hi" ,Ges the job" sf't the .goNrnment
. Yorker doesrfi. N. Caten appoin-
ne is being6r Hooper was re-nomi-
: has the .sjiIdge of the Court of Civil
other " In a few words the con-
be pr5n was real Republican, love-
..Tt.
Ma There were some feM colored del
Ysates whose voices were joined in
lhe general chorus Of "ayes and
nays" In particular their presence
was notable by the election Of H.
H: Pace Of Memphis, as, assistant
secretary and4the speech Of II j.
Settles OF, the Bluff City, who sec
ended the denomination of Governor
Hooper for Governor Of Sunny Ten
.nessee. - N.-'
Hooper consumed the remainder
of the time delivering his speech Of
acceptance after which the body, adj
saH IN ha
gressional convention when delegates
to the National Convention will air
themselves as to whether Taft or
Teddyris The one best bet for Tennes-
see at the Chicago Convention i'll
June Really the. question, will not
be very .puzzling one in Tennessee
politics,
The boys down here are playing
s'safe" right now. If Roosevelt looks
like Il winner at roll call, Tennes-
see will add her weight to keep mat
ters ON. If serious opposition TO
Tart appears his case will be hope
less as far as Tennessee is concerned.
Otherwise the Tennessee delegation
will = climb into the band wagon to
the tune Of Hail, To the Chief.
The Republican convention week
was also the occasion for the annual
gathering of the Independent Color
ed Republicans with P. F. Hill as
charm an, The delegates. denounced
Hooper and Taft as eXponents Of a
simon-pure brand of Hly-Whites and
called upon the people to defeat the
combination at the polls. P. F. Hill,
the organizer of the Independents
was deposed as the leader and Mace
Dixon of Clarksville,\ was elected to
succeed Hill. Thus arose split
. among the colored Independent Re
Dublicans. The truth about the or
ganization is that it's members are
all good Negro Democrats and are
always lined UP with the Regular
-LGmocraey-~ the State on all pri
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21
TO ASSESS RAILROADS, & ETC.

Secretary of State Stuart Reed an
nounces that The Board Of Public
Works will be in session in the Gov
ernor's rooms in the Capitol, build
ing, at Charleston, April 10, II and
12, 1912, for the purpose of hearing
representatives Of the railroads and
other public service corporations rel
ative to their assessments. Any one
interested has the privilege of at
tending
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21

Mrs. Lula Lee is i'll at her home II
Washington Court. -s.--------
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21

CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21

Rev. J. NJ. Arter, president Of the
w. Va. Seminary and College, at Hill
Top, was business visitor here this
week
Regular services will be held at st.
Paul A. NJ. e. church, Sunday.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-21

f. l.. Morton. Of Falrmont was
here Monday night visiting J. NJ. Ha-
zlewood
Mr.. and Mrs. +. D. Hester left Sat
urday for ten days visit to relatives
at Newport News, Va,
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-07-19
On the Training of Girls

we see in some Of the mixed schools.
You will also see much more forward.
ness In girls in the mixed school than
where the sexes are separated. Boys
should be manly. bold. and strong. and
the girls tactful and kind"
Mr.. Harwood Of Halifax declared
that when boys and girls were taught
together the boys learnt great deal
from the girls. and the girls learnt
much from the boys that was good.
"And something that Is bad" retort.
ed lady delegate.
"Comradeship OF the boy and girl In
school" continued Mr.. Harwood, ig.
noring the interruption. "is an excel.
lent thing. There is nothing which
fits girl to better understanding
Of a boy than sitting beside one an.
other at a desk. For my part, I al.
ways find the girls love the men teach.
ers. and I flnd the boys get on better
with the women teachers"