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million copies, containing his record or
the story of his life, it also contained
an editorial from the columns of this
paper, May IA, 1910, in connection with
his grafton in favor of "Raising the
Battleship Maine''. We will reproduce
the closing part of our editorial which
was written more than two years be-
fore his nomination for governor.
CIT will be recalled that without ex-
pecting to receive any reward here on
this earth or glory in the next world,
Congressman Sulzer, like a golden
knight of olden times, heroically stood
by the Negro soldiers of the 25th
Regiment, who were dishonorably dis
charged by President Roosevelt and
forever debarred from holding any civ
il office whatever, under the Federal
government, and his eloquent Grafton
in the halls of Congress in favor of re-
storing the members of that regiment
to their rightful position in the army,
raised him very high in the estimation
of the Afro-Americans throughout the
United States, and they would be de-
lighted to see him become Governor of
the great state of New York, for they
feel that as such he would give each and
every one of its citizens a square deal.
Prior to his election hundreds and
hundreds of copies of The Broad AK
were, at our expense, as our contribu-
ton to his campaign fund, sent to the
Colored people residing in many parts
of that state urging them to stand by
William Sulzer and on the night of the
election we sent him a telegram con-
graduating him on being elected COVER
nor of the greatest state in the Union.
In few days from that time we re-
ceived one of his cards with the fol-
lowing notation written on it:
"Come to see me at Albany, New
York"
The latter part of Feb, 1913, we
started on a visit to our mother at
Harrisburg, Pa, and on returning
home from our two weeks visit
through the east we came by the way
of Albany, New York for the sole pur-
pose of paying our respects to Cover
nor Sulzer. Entering his large room
in the state capitol of that state, it
was filed with the leading politicians
and statesmen of that state, and as we
looked all around right sharp we did not
see another Colored man in sight. Be-
fore we could collect ourself together
one of his assistant secretaries de-
manded to know who we wanted to
see. We very softly informed him that
we wished to see Governor Sulzer.
Then he asked US if we knew the Gov
ernor and we responded that we rather
thought so, at the same time handing
him our card as it came our turn to
be presented to him. He was busy,
his head hanging down while in the
act OF signing some state papers and
as he looked up, the assistant seere-
! tary with our card in his hand started
to introduce US but before he could
get the words out of his mouth, the
Governor jumped up out of his seat
and exclaimed, al do not need an in
PRODUCTION to my old friend, Julius F,
Taylor" at the same time warmly
grasping US by the hand and throwing
his arm around our neck causing US ia
feel right sheepish for few moments
, Then he returned to his chair and
pulling large chair along side of his
. at the same time waving his hand fol
, us to sit in it so we could watch him at
close range, conduct the affairs of state
of the great state of New York and il
was one of the very proudest moments
The night before our arrival in Al
bany, Friday, March IA, he had de-
: livered a great grafton in favor OF
"Home Rule' and on that morning he
received hundreds of kilograms con
graduating him over its delivery
While he was still engaged in con
versing with the politicians and states
men he handed US a batch of them t.
read. One of the kilograms was from
George F. Peabody one of the leading
bankers of New York City, and for &
long time one of the Trustees of Tus
kegee Institute, Ala, the late Booker
T. Washington School and Treasurer
of the Democratic national committed
in 1904, and he wished Governor Sui
ger "Godspeed in his noble effort t
secure home rule for the people of New
York"
As the time had arrived to catch tn,