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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07
The Republican Campaign
Making Wonderful
Progress in Missouri
Everything Indicates Sweeping Victory
Negroes all over the State Working for
Party Success,

The Republican campaign in Mis-
souri, which has been begun under
such splendid auspices by Judge
Lamm, our nominee for governor and
Walter S. Dickey, nominee for the
United States senate, to swing the
state back into the Republican column,
was given new and powerful i'm
petus during the past week, by the
effective work of the Auxiliary State
committee, which is composed of
prominent Negro Republican leaders
from all parts of Missouri, under the
leadership of Prof. Chas. G. Williams,
of BoOnville.
The Auxiliary committee, which is
composed of DR.. o. c. Queen, of Han
nibal; F. w. Dabney, Kansas City;
Burney Clark, Springfield; William
johnson and Spotwood Rice, A. D.
Flemming and A. w. Lloyd, of st.
Louis; Charles Baker, Pennington;
DR.. j. P. Williams, Joplin; w. N.
Rowland, Chillicothe; NJ. o. Ricketts,,
st. Joseph; Chas. P. Coyington, Louis
lana and DR.. w. H. Laurie, of Cape
Girardeau and Williams, chairman, af-
ter a conference at which the political
situation in the state was thoroughly
canvassed, organized plan of cam
paign which provides for a series of
Mass meetings to be held in every
county and city of the state where
Negroes reside in considerable num-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07
Lula Mai Buder-AD Day Sunday ALLEN Chapel
A DELIGHTFUL STAG.

A most enjoyable affair was the
stag reception in honor of Mr.. Charles
D. Frazier of Grand Canyon, Ariz., at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. N. G.
Crews, 1924 Highland avenue, last
Tuesday evening from 900 to 1900.
The house was beautifully decorated
for the occasion and whist was in
dulged in by the guests throughout
the evening. Delightful music was
furnished for the occasion by the ia
nous Imperial Trio, composed of San
dy Miller, Walter French and Arthur
Williams, who ELECTED many encores
by their magnificent singing and play
ing. At 11:00 o'clock the guests were
served to a most delicious menu, af-
ter which brief addresses were deliv-
cred by Rev. DR.. William H. Thomas,
Principal ]. r. Z. Lee and Secretary
Robt. B. DeFrantz of the Y. M. c. A.
with very happy heartfelt response
from the guest of honor. Prof. Robt.
G.. Jackson, the races premier musi-
clan, played several highly enjoyable
selections on the piano and all joined
in singing America" and "Auld Lang
Syne," after which they departed for
their several homes.
Mrs. Crews was ably assisted in
serving by the following prominent
ladies': Mrs. G. w. Brown, Mrs.
Emma Collins Payne, Mrs. G.. A. Page,
Mrs. d. A. Willis, Mrs. Cora Wells,
Mrs John Green Mrs d G. Houston
and Mrs. Lewis Collins.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

the pastor of the Second Baptist
Church of Plattsburg, Mo-, a native
of Kentucky, was born near the close
of the war in Mason county, Ken
lucky, moving with his parents to Del
aware, Ohio, when very young, where
he attended the public schools. At
an early age he was converted to
Christ, ordained as a Missionary Bap-
tist at Redwood, Ohio, and licensed
to preach March, 1881. In 1882, he
entered the Wesleyn University and
spent two years there. In 1885 he was
called to the pastorate of the First
Baptist Church in London, Ohio; in
1887 ordained as an elder of the Mis-
sionary Baptist Church and in 1894
was called to take charge of the Beth
el Baptist Church, Maysville, KY, and
in the three years of his pastorate
there three hundred souls were added
to the Church. Since coming West
in 1897 Rev. Afford has pastored some
of the leading Baptist Churches. In
1912 the degree Doctor of Divinity was
conferred upon him by Princeton
University, Princeton, Ind.
At present DIR. Afford, as pastor of
the Second Baptist Church, is doing
great work at Plattsburg, Mo, and
the spiritual and social conditions
there are greatly improved. During
the past year the Church under his
wise and aggressive leadership raised
/ 1856 dollars.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07
NEW QUARTERS FOR TABOR.

Prof A. r. Chinn, C. G.. NJ, of the
International Order of Twelve, was in
the city this week on official business.
While here he conducted the dedica-
tory ceremonies of the new meeting
plac which has been specially erect
ed for the order at 141S Vine street.
Prof. Chinn says this is one of the
best meeting places that he has ever
seen and the Taborians are naturally
elated over their good fortune in Sc
curing the quarters upon very favor
able terms. During the ceremonies
which were held on Monday evening a
fine enlarged portrait of the Chief
Grand Mentor was presented by a
number of admiring friends.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

Dg w. w. MOSSlS.
Mr.. VIM. Morris, of st. Joseph, Mo-,
is in the city for a stay with his sis,
ter, Mrs. A. L. Williams. =. . Mr.. John
c. Galbreath was presented p. MS
badge by members of Lebanon Lodge
No. 126 A. F. & A. NJ, at their meeting
last Wednesday night. =. Mr.. Lizzie
Hale Went to Kansas City, Kansas,
last Saturday to visit parents and
friends. Word has been received of
the death of Mrs. S. Williams in Okla.
mother of Mrs. F. D. Forbes, and for.
merly of this city. Mrs. Forbes was at
the bedside of her mother. .. Lebanon
Lodge initiated six members into the
mysteries of Masonry last week.
Rev. ]. S. Payne and Mrs. Payne left
Tuesday for Wichita, Kansas, to at.
tend annual conference. Miss Odes.
sa Milman returned to her home in
Kansas City, the past week after
spending the summer with her uncle
and brother here. The Emancipation
Proclamation was celebrated at the
Mt. Zion Baptist Church last Friday
night under the auspices of the Gideon
Band. A program arranged by Mrs
L. B. Moore was rendered. Mrs,
Pearl Thompson left for her home in
Springfield, Mo-, last Friday after a
pleasant visit with her aunt, Mrs. H
M. Williams and friends. The mem
bers of the A. M. E. Church hope fol
the return of their pastor, DR.. ]. T
Payne. for another year.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

President Wilson's domestic policies
have proven even more odious than
his foreign policies. Speaking of him
self, shortly after his election, Mr..
Wilson said he had a one-track mind,
and he has proved it. He has shown
himself unequal to the task of solving
the complex questions and issues that
are continually arising for solution in
a great government such as ours, and
has stirred the country with factional
strife by his inability to take an i'm
partial view of matters or to SCI
aside his own personal prejudices.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

wrong living, and who emerge with
no hope of redemption this side of the
grave? We are literally urging them
on, instead of investigating their con-
dition and making some concerted eff
fort to better the existing circum-
stances.
We cannot hope for the white men
to do for us what we should do for
ourselves; we must not expect them
to feel the same vital interest in the
welfare and future of our boys and
girls that we do ourselves. These
conditions are our own; this para
mount problem is our own, to be
solved by our own efforts.
1t can be started by private means,
or by movement all along the line.
Let the high people get behind it
and make it move! Let us do some
thing to correct the lives and miti-
gate the face of these dependable
street urchins, and do it now! 1 can
think of nothing more deplorable than
the spectacle of these deer little souls
doomed to such life, and so unjustly
Cannot something be done? Won't
somebody try? Oh! let us have clean
hands and hearts in making the eff
fort for new and better order Of
| things.
Oh, for somebody who is unafraid
who is not looking for commercialism
of which there is already too much
in public undertakings! Above all
do not let it become a political pull
but rather an altogether pull, for the
negroes, by the Negroes, and for the
good of the community.
EMMA L. GREENE.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

His treatment of the Negroes
showed that he had taken into the
White House all of the traditions and
ideal of the Southern slave holder.
In the organization of his cabinet he
surrounded himself with advisers
picked from that class of Democrats
who have been lifelong enemies of
the principles and practices that have
made the United States the greatest
and wealthiest nation on earth. and
began to undo the great work of a
generation of capable government by
the Republican party.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

ing assigned almost daily, and reports
from county chairman tell of the effec-
tive work that is being done for the
cause of Republicanism by awaken
ing enthusiasm and solidifying the
party ranks for landslide for the
Republican nominees in November.
The present campaign furnishes the
first opportunity the Negroes have
had to voice their public disapproval
and condemnation of President Will
sons policy of segregation and elm
ination of the members of their race
in the government departments at
Washington, and the Negro orators
who are campaigning in Missouri are
not neglecting the opportunity to eX-
pose the duplicity of the president,
who despite his public promises prior
to his election four years ago to give
the Negro fair play has disregarded
every rule of fairness toward the face
by removing from positions of honor
and trust, Negroes who have served
the government with efficiency
through several administrations, in
cluding both terms of President Cleve-
lands terms of office, and appointing
white men to fill their places.
1t is being shown that the president
not satisfied with introducing his OBJ
noXious segregation practices in the
various government departments at
Washington and replacing nearly
every prominent Negro holding posi-
tion of trust under the government by
a white man, has carried his southern
prejudices TO the extreme limit of ap-
pointing a white man to represent the
nation in the Negro Republic of
Hayti and appointed white post
masters in the exclusive Negro COM
munities of Mound Bayou, Miss, and
Boley, Okla.
On purely state issues Judge Henry
Lamm making it very hard shedding
for Col: Frederick d. Gardner, the
Democratic candidate for governor,
who finds it extremely embarrassing
to extol Democratic rule in Missouri
with the record of the present Demo
cratic administration with all of its
scandals and evidences of misrule
like Banquo's ghost, refusing to
down"
Walter S. Dickey, the Republican
candidate for United States Senator
is making a winning campaign against
Senator Jim Reed, for whom he is
making things uncomfortable by ex-
posing his record in congress, where
he posed as the enemy of the Negro
in his advocacy of the amendment to
the immigration bill, in which he pro-
posed to exclude immigrants from
Africa from admission to the United
! States.
Republican workers throughout the
state are greatly encouraged by the
enthusiasm and harmony that has
characterized the campaign thus fal
among Republicans and expect an un
broken front in the party ranks
when election day dawns, which vii
mean success at the polls for the Re
publican candidates and the redemp
tion of Missouri from Democratic mis-
rule by putting her permanently il
the Republican column of states of thu
Union.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07
PLAN A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.

Plans for vocational school near
Independence for young negroes soon
will be drawn up. Back of the en-
terprise is julius Rosenwald, former
ly with Sears, Roebuck & Company of
Chicago. Francis E. Parker, 604 KEN
per building, is to be the architect and
Bishop Chivers of Mount Vernon, ILL.,,
is to represent the philanthropist.
The exact location of the school has
not been decided upon. 1t will com
prise about sixteen acres and suitable
buildings will be erected thereon.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

Wilson has twice precipitated war
with Mexico, sacrificing many Amer.
lean lives, and then in most coward
ly manner withdrawing our troops
without even demanding satisfaction
The American flag has been trailed
in the dust and by reason of Mr.. Will
sons cowardly and insincere foreign
policies the nation has been humiliat
ed and made the laughing stock of the
diplomats of the civilized world.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

For many years Negroes had
worked in friendship and with eff
cheney along side their white fellow
employees in the various government
departments, and no political party,
prior to the advent of President Will
son has ever attempted to segregate
the negro in departmental service.
Even under Grover Cleveland, the
Negro was considered part of official
Washington, and proved himself to be
a competent and dependable Ameri-
can. But when Woodrow Wilson en-
tered the White House a well organ
lied effort was Immediately begun to
harrass, humiliate and embarras every
Negro in the employ of the govern
ment, with a view of driving them out
of their positions to make rom for
white men and women. The next
steps followed in natural sequence.
New rules were adopted by the heads
of departments segregating the Negro
employees. Then followed the direct
action of the president, in which he
removed nearly every Negro from the
employ of the government who held
a position of any prominence or i'm
portance, throughout the country and
in the foreign diplomatic service, and
in every case appointing white men
to fill their places, although there
were many men among the Negroes
who voted for him.
President Wilson's administration
has been characterized throughout by
a sameless surrender to race preju-
dice that has not only forced him to
eliminate the Negro from the politi-
cal places of prominence to which
they had won their way on their
merits, but has caused him to COM
nit himself to the policy of complete
ly eliminating the Negro from the
government service, which he will
carry out if he is returned to power
at the coming election.
With such prospect in view, l do
not think it possible that a single
Negro voter can be found who will be
foolish enough to cast ballot for Mr..
Wilson or any other Democratic can
didate. If the Negroes who were de
ceived four years ago, by Bishop
Walters and Monroe Trotter into vot
ing for woodrow Wilson for president
have had their eyes opened by the
oontemptuous treatment they have re-
ceived at the hands of the president
they will not fail to align themselves
solidly in the Republican ranks and
cast their votes for Charles e
Hughes and the entire Republican
ticket and aid in returning to power
the grand old Republican party, to
which we owe every vested right We
have ever enjoyed under the govern
mnt as citizens of the United States.
There never has been an election a
which the Negro had more at stake
than the election of 1916. The elec
tion of Hughes and Fairbanks to the
presidency and vice-presidency anC
the election of Walter s. Dickey al
United States Senator from Missouri
} and the Republican candidates fo
| congress, and also the election of tina
. able and impartial jurist, Judge Henr.
. Lamm, as governor Of Missouri
) means happy return to peace, oppoI
5 tunity and prosperity to the Negro a
( well as to all other citizens of ou
e common country.
I A victory at the polls for Democrac
means humiliation, elimination an
a oppression for the Negro and indus
y trial, financial and commercial disas
ter for the whole country.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

The trouble with the state govern
ment at Jefferson City is so wide
spread and deep-seated that it can on
ly be remedied by complete clean
up. This must come in the form of
the election of the entire Republican
ticket headed by Judge Henry Lamm.
An application of remedial doses in
spots won't help. A full change, with
an opening of all the books, is the
imperative remedy.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

President Wilson, who slipped into
the presidency four years ago, by a
minority vote, while the Republicans
were Quarreling with each other, has
proved the greatest failure OF all, by
his insincere pretentions and vacillat-
ing methods both as home and abroad.
Not only has the Democratic tariff
reform measure failed to reduce the
cost Of living. on the contrary 1t has
had the opposite effect. While pre-
tending to advocate peace. President
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

During the Cleveland administra-
tion, the efforts of the Democrats to
put into effect their fallaceous notions
of tariff reform brought on an indus
trial revolution that was followed by
a financial panic, that clearly demon
strated the false theory of the tariff
for revenue only to be inadequate to
meet the demands and needs of this
country.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

In the light of recent political
events, the words of the sage of
Monticello" seem prophetic. Four
years ago, for the third time, the coun-
try was seduced into confiding the
government to the care of the Demo
cratic party, with the inevitable re-
suit that the wheels of progress have
been stopped and failure and humil-
iation have followed.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

The Democratic doctrine that Ne
gro is all right in his place evidently
infers that public office is not his
place, a decent place to live is not
his place, nor is it his place to occupy
a position which affords him digni-
fled means of livelihood.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07
FINAL RALLY
Will Have His Last Service Before Leaving for Conference
October 9th, at Allen Chapel All Day.
REV. WILLIAM H. THOMAS, D. D.

October sth at Allen Chapel, All Day.
At IL o'clock he will preach DIR. w. S. Scarborough
president of Wbrforce University will also be present and
will make a few remarks-and
LULA MAI BUTLER
The sweetest singer of the and who any
audience the most wonderful manifestations will sing several
of her most beautiful and heart reaching selections,
AT O'Clock Rev j. w. Hurse d. D. assisted by the fam
St tSephen Baptist Church Choir and backed up by his
great congregation will preach the final sermon honor of the
minister, and Miss Butler will also sing again.
DON TT MISS THIS! AT NIGHT, 8 P. M
The minister will preach and Professor Jackson and Aliens
premier choir assisted by other high class talent will furnish
the music.
Spend the day at Allen and help make the Minister'S
glad by sending him to Conference with all his claims fully
paid.
Compliments Of the Sun.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

1t is again reported that new
Tuskegee is to be launched upon a
site already purchased near Indepen-
dence and back by a large gift from
Mr.. julius Rosenwald.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

THE Republican party is the ship,
all else is the sea-" These words, ut
tered more thas a generation ago, by
Frederick Douglass, in his great key
note speech in the campaign Of 1888,
are invested with a deeper signifi-
cance today than when they were
first uttered.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

If you judged by the ginger Judge
Lamm in putting into this campaign,
you would guess that he was young
man. And he is in spirit.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07
SECOND BAPTIST CHOIR BAN.
DUETS.
In Honor of organist and Husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick D. Wrioht.

In Honor of organist and Husband,
MIR. and Mrs. Frederick D. Wright.
The banquet took place at the resi-.
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. David Allen,
2313 Highland avenue, on Friday even.
ing, September 30. The guests assem-.
bled at the home of Miss Lessie King,
23O5 Highland avenue, as the commit.
tee had decided not one should know
or see, but all should be allowed to
gaze with wonder on the most exten.
sive and superb decorations. At 8
o'clock they were called by phone to
come at once to the banquet hall.
Miss -Willene Webb played the Blue
Danube waltz as they entered the
house and presided at the piano,
throughout the evening.
This greeted their wandering view,
the parlor and dining rooms were pro-
fusely decorated with carnations,
roses, evergreens and asters. In the
banquet hall a string of electric lights
with miniature Japanese lanterns
thereon reaching from one end of the
room to the other. The table down
the center of which was a garden of
flowers with a good fairy statue at
each end, a dozen lighted candles
made a most exquisite sight Each
took their places as their names were
called and twenty-seven were seated
bfore their place cards. All were
dressed in evening costumes, also the
three mattresses wore white uniforms
and dainty caps which were appropri-
ate for the occasion. Toastmistress-
Mrs. Julia Morrison who in her usual
eloquent and dramatic way delivered
/ the speech of the evening Solo-"A
Birthday" by Miss King, which thrill
/ ed the entire personnel and at the
end she was given an enthusiastic ap-
/ plause to which she responded by
/ singing a song dedicated to their de-
parture. We regret the loss of our
organist, Mrs. Lula Knox Wright, who
has served for four years and who
won the sincere affections of her di
rectress and each and every member
MENU.
Fruit cocktail, fried chicken anG
brown gravy, mashed potatoes, can
died sweet potatoes, pink tea, pota
toes, split biscuit, fruit salad, roll ic'
cream with strawberry heart, individ
ual cakes.
The evening was spent delightful.
and each member departed to thei
various homes, stating that words
were inadequate to express their feel
ings.
Fred F. Fitchue was the decorator
Committee: Katie Price, Cora D
Williams, Leila NJ. Allen, Chairman
assisted by Mrs. c. H. Smith.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

Full line Of School shoes at Psss's.
1907 G. 18th St
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07
SOMETHING DIFFERENT!

JAS. r. CHASE wishes to announce the opening of
his Model Cafe Mondey Evening, Oct. 9th at $50
P. M. Located at 1911 East 18th Street
We shall endeavor to please with entertainment for
this evening.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-07

bers and arranged for these meetings
to be addressed by Negro Republican
orators, who are being assigned and
sent out by the speakers bureau, from
the headquarters of the Auxiliary
committee, which is located in the
International Life Building, at Eighth
and Chestnut streets, in st. Louis.
The campaign work among the
Negro voters of the state is already
in full swing in many sections of the
state and additional speakers are be-