New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-16
UPHOLDS NEGRO VOTERS
Mr.. Chandler Points Out Duty
of the Republican Party.

Washington. May 10 - Ex-senator
William +. Chandler. OF New Hampshire.
has written letter to r. W. Estabrook.
New Hampshire member OF the Republ
can National Committee. relative 10 the
reorganization Of the Republican party
and the change Of basis Of representation
IN national conventions. Mr.. Chandler
takes earnest ground ina favor Of the en-
foroement Of the Fifteenth Amendment.
declaring that II the Republican party
continues 10 allow the Democrats dfty
Representatives and fifty electors based on
suppressed negro votes and depriyes the
suppressed voters Of representation in con-
yentons ii viii remain out Of power.
The ex-senator quotes The Tribune on
the need OF change In representation and
its announcement Of the conference on
MAY - Of the executive committee of the
national committee which Mr.. Estabrook
will attend. and SAYS:
Il confidently appeal 10 YOU 10 begin the
conferences by insisting that tho Republl
can party in state and nation shall pre-
pare for the coming conflict for its re-
generation b. unequivocally pledging
itself 10 renew it's efforts for the enforce
ment everywhere under the flag OF the
Fifteenth Amendment. which guarantees
the right 10 votes Of the negro citizens
Of the Republic, and which the Congress
is bound TO enact and enforce laws TO pro-
tect as the final condition upon which
he Civil War was TO be- ended and con
troversy between the sections TO be for
ever closed.
The question whether the Republican
party will so pledge itself Will at once
arise ~ your conferences and Will be con-
tnued al all future meetings until the
Constitution is either amended or wholly
, enforced. As surely as the proposition is
made TO reduce the number OF delegates to
be entitled 10 vote in the nomination OF a
President by the next national conyen-
ton and 10 base the number Of such dele
gates upon the number Of Republican
votes which have been cast in each state
at tine previous election q determined e.
fort will be made to pledge the party
anew to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment
The giving Of such pledge hope you
will earnestly favor.
Nothing is Of more importance than
that the Republican party about 10 re-
organize for it's own resurrection. snail
tell why IN 1872 It abandoned the amend
ment Where did the twin Republican
candidates personally stand? Let US nave
no equlvocation I'm the future. The party
from It's organization In 1885. practically
continued to control the government for
term Of fifty-six years. down 20 1872
II It now continues it's previous allow
ances 10 the Democratic party OF the
fifty Representative and fifty electors
ba sed upon suppressed colored votes and
confirms the suppression by formally de-
prlving the three millions OF suppressed
voters OF the privilege OF representation
in Republican national conventions II
will remain out OF national power for a
second term of at least ffty-siX years. In
recent days Republican leaders nave
seemed to lament because the American
negroes have ben black. How many or
| those leaders would have been famous or
influential II the negroes had been white?