The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-03-15
INDEPENDENT
REPUBLICANS
HOLD MEETING In THIS
CITY.
Mace Dixon Clarks.
vile Elected Pres.
Opposition to Taft and Hooper Ex-
pressed-Many Speeches InduIs-
ed in-ResoIutions Drawn up
Committee Appointed-Ten-
nessee Well Repre-
sented.

The meeting of the Independent Re-
publican League of the state in this
city this week was marked for its
unity Of thought and action The
wrang ing usually attendant upon
such meetings was conspicuous for its
absence, and every one present seem
ed bent on one thing, namely, the unit
ing of the Negro voters of Tennessee
for the general welfare. The delegates
were unstinted in their expressions
of disapproval of the treatment Ne
groes have received at the hands of
the leaders of the Republican party
in this state for the last few years.
! The Independent sentiment easily pre-
dominated, and means and measures
rather than political parties were the
keynotes of all the speeches made
In the election of officers Mr.. Mace
Dixon OF Clarksville, one of the lead
ing politicians in the state was chos-
en- president over Mr.. p. f. Hill and
Hon. a. N. Johnson, of this city. Mr.
Nixon was for years high up in the
councils of the Republican party, but
after ~ cold deal given him and Mr..
j. G.. Napier in 1910 he decided to cut
loose from the old party and cast his
OF with the Independents. Other Of
ficers elected we're as follows: G.. w.
Martin, Nashville, Vice Chairman;
Hayes i. Cole, Nashville, Secretary;
H. c. Bailey, Centerville, Assistant
Chairman.
The following Executive Committee
was elected and the Chairman enl-
powered to add to the same at his
will: Luke Mason, Chairman; A. w.
Fite, ]. w. Blaine, S. A. Dabney, A.
M. Cockrill, j. d. Fowler, H. e. Cole,
G. W. Martin, T. P. Haralson and w.
M. Easley
The Committee on Resolutions and
Platform: A. NJ Cockrill, Chairman;
T. P. HARRISON, S. A. Dabney, E. D.
Warfield and Rufe C. Martin.
The following resolutions were
submitted:
We, the representatives of the col
ored Independent Republicans of Ten
7cssee, committee assembled, deem it
just and proper under existing condi-
tons affecting both the Republican
and Democratic parties in the State
of Tennessee to declare our independ-
ence, and support and vote for men
and measures which we conceive to
be for the best interest of all people,
regardless of political party affilia-
ton We do not seek by this move
ment political preferment or office,
nor social equality, but we do believe
that We have a good and lawful right
to demand equality before the law,
protection Of life, property and the
pursuit of happiness, as guaranteed
by the Constitution of the United
States.
"We unequivocally condemn the ac-
tion of leaders of the Republican par
ty of Tennessee for their treatment
of the colored Republican voters and
the Lilly White" effort to eliminate
the royal and long-suffering colored
voter from the party in order, as they
hope, to win disgruntled Democrats to
the Republican ranks, so as to make
Tennessee a Republican State. Such
nefarious schemes, ingratitude and
injustice are unworthy of the funda,
mental principles of the party of Abra-
ham Lincoln, Lovejoy, Carlson, Will
son and Sumner
"We believe that the time has come
to repudiate certain carpetbaggers
and Doodle leaders of the Republican
party by declaring for independence,
not to untimely become Democrats,
for the Negro to do this would be il
logical and neither would 1t be de-
sirable for either the Negro or the
Democratic party. We favor the ad-
| iustment of the so-called Negro prob
lem in the South by the Southern
white man and the Southern Negro.
The Negro is in the South to stay.
Peace and good will between the
races should be encouraged. While
we are citizens and taxpayers of the
/ State, we do not administer the af-
fairs of the State of Tennessee. We
believe that the administration of the
same should be economical, humane
and en'ightening. Therefore be it
Resolved That we, in committee
assembled, under the name of the Col
ored Independent Republican party,
hereby pledge support to only nomi-
nees at any time regardless of politi-
cal afiliation, who are in harmony
with this move"