The Washington Bee Newspaper, March 21, 1908, Page 1

*TegoT~fisdgry} WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY MARCH 21, supervision of the entire Board. CHASE 10 RIFBER It is understood that both Horner | nd Flather, in communications to | pe Ses Daniel Murray, a prominent colored | BIEBER NOT PI R politicians, have openly declared When the candidates for delegates | themselves for Foraker from the District to the Republican} THE NEW TICKET BIEBER National Convention appeared at the AND “JIM-CROWISM.” office of Sidney Bieber, chairman of Washington, D. C., March 14 Board of Election, Saturday, to] Mr. Sidney Bieber, qualify as delegates, they found no Chairman of the Election Commit- one there to greet them. Thereupon | tee, Washington, D. C they went to the Traders’ National | Dear Sir: Bank and deposited the required fee} Saturday, March 14th, between the | of $350 with Eldridge E. Jordan, | hours of 10.30 and 11 o'clock a.m., I president of the bank, who is chair-| called at your office, 611 Fourteenth man of the finance committee. | Street northwest, for the purpose of They | filing my petition with the list of ae delegates and alternate delegates for | Ticket No. 1—Henry H. Flather,|the National Republican Convention} cashier of Riggs National Bank, and| Which is to meet in the city of Chi- R. R. Horner, member of the Board | cago, Ill, June 16th, 1908, but found of Education, with Dr. William Tin-| you out. I left my card with a clerk dall and Daniel Murray as alternates.|in the office, and requested the lady Ticket No Gen. Andrew §.|to inform you that I had called for Burt and John Paterson, with Col.|the purpose indicated above. W. S. Odell D. Gaskins, as} I also went to the United States glternates. | Senate and waited in and around the Ticket No. 3.—Delegates, Col.Wm.| Senate doors and entrances, with the Odell and W. Calvin Chase; al-| hope of seeing you, but without suc- ternates, William Ambrose and L. ‘cess. Melendez King. j I take this method of informing The prospective candidates are at a|you that you have violated your own to understand the conduct of|Ttules, and that I shall appeal to the} the Election Board. According to | National Committee and the Repub-; the published instructions of the | lican party in this city unless my del- 3oard, the candidates were required | egation is placed on the regular ticket the Only three tickets qualified and O S loss at Bieber’s office, file their | nent, and deposit $350 in or- become qualified candidates. o'clock Sat-] to Shortly after el urday ' General Burt and Mr. Patterson appeared at Bieber’s The absence of the members ven morning office of the Board caused surprise, but,| realizing that they had until noon to} com- Board But, | put themselves that the due time qualify, they made fortable, assuming convene to their an appearance | W. Calvin Chase at the time Burt and Patterson were. Mr. Chase handed card to one of the | clerks Mr and requested the lady to state that he came to present his ticket. It true that Bieber was not present from 10.30 a.m. till 1 p.m General Burt said Saturday night) that he and Mr. Patterson waited at Bieber’s office until nearly one p.m. Assuming that they had either been | in- would in no one much surprise, m was present his for Sieber, misinterpreted the candidates then office slighted or structions, paired to Mr qualified. Flaiher for Foraker Mr. Flather Saturday for the first race, defined the attitude of his tick- Presiden He} the Flatiwr-Horner ticket} re- and the Jordan’s last night, | | ime since entering the} et on the al situation suid that would supp¢ “T have hesitated my attitude Foraker from t | defining | Mr. before now,” said jeach or recognized by the Election Board. You assured me that I should be permitted ti name one judge for the registration and one for the election booth, which I was prepared to do Saturday. Whereas you failed to be in your office, and in the absence of the meeting of your committee at the time stated that it would meet, inform me, before I take oth- er steps, whether you intende to keep faith with me as one of the candi- dates for delegates to the National you please | Republican Convention. I am ready and prepared to file a list of my delegates and alternate delegates, the name of one judge in each election precinct, together with the one hundred names required and the amoount of money two of the members of your committee required to deposit. If you remember, when Attorney Patterson and myself called to see you we made a similar demand; that is to say, that each delegation should be permitted to have one judge in of the election booths, which would assure fairness. At that time you did not say what you would do on this line, but you did inform me, in front of the District Building, that you would allow me one judge in each election district, who would assist in the supervision of the election. I do not presume that you want a farce of an election, not- withstanding the fact that you are a candidate for the National Commit- to name For- indidate on the say that I will Seaater.” of Flather, “because « personal sons. Mr aker man, and as same ticket I support the -Ohio When Mr. Horner announced his intention of entering the for delegates to the National Convention informed his constitu- aker Horner stanch a now race he immediately ents that he was a wan. Mr. Flather, tuined a silence, auc it was gener assumed that he was a Taft man. The supposed difference of opinions on the part of the two candidates is said the : many Fo I strong however, to have cost t of supporters The Burt-Patters ticket came out fo ics: from the first, the strongly for and as a resu'' cand:dates t worked a be- beove cir half, building ‘ zorting bedy that probably will carry the ticket to v:ctory. Patter’) Protest. Because «l radical de- pitwie in the rethods and regula- ions formulated by the Election Board for the conduct of the prima- ries in April, Mr. Patterson yester- day, after qualifying as a delegate, filed a signed. protest against the Board’s ruling. He contends that the regulations do not embody nor rep- resent the views of the entire Board. He says that George F. Collins, a member of the Board, was not pres- ent when the regulations were draft- ed; that he was not cognizant of the Board’s action until they had been adopted, and that he refused to endorse them because he had not been advised in time to participate in their formulation. Mr. Patterson's attitude is support- ed by General Burt, who feels that the delegates have not been accorded proper consideration. It is intimated that an effort will be made to have the present regulations revoked, and a new set of rules drafted under the Files an alleg n-} its ; friends: tee on the Horner-Flathers _ ticket. You are aware of my positions on |the National Committee As I |informed you sometime ago, as I do |now, that I would not support you jfor the position if elected. Know- ing as you do, therefore, how I stand, 'T do not believe that you absented yourself from your place of meeting on the last day and hour, purposely. I do not see how you can expect the {colored voters to support the Horner- Flathers ticket, which is pledged to you for National Committeeman, when you are the owner or proprie- tor of the many moving picture thea- tters in the city that “Jim-Crow” re- spectable colored citizens, and you claiming to be a Republican. You will excuse the diversion, but you might as well know now my reasons for opposing you for the position of National Committeeman and why the colored people can not support your ticket. The “Jim Crow” corners and ra- cial discriminations are practiced with your knowledge and consent,be- cause I asked the young lady who takes the tickets if you were aware of it, and she said “Yes,” and that you were the sole owner of these theaters. Let me have an immediate answer. hip. Respectfully, W. Calvin Chase. The great rule to be followed is to agree to disagree, and not get off the handle. The colored employes of the In- terstate Cooperage Company, of Bellhaven, North Carolina, started a race riot because they had been re- placed by Greeks; five Greeks are fatally wounded. The colored bro- ther has been in this country two hundred and eighty-eight years, and has a right here. March 31 Joe Gans and Abe Attell will fight before the WashingtonAth- letic Club of San Francisco. 1908. ‘What | Saw And Heard I am not surprised at the action of the two white Republicans on the Election Committee. Certainly, the Republicans will not stand idle and jsee a colored member of the com- mittee ignored without cause or prov- ocation. Attorney Collins is a gen- tleman, and the conduct of Bieber and Cranford is reprehensible in the extreme, to which no Republican will subscribe. I am glad to know that another ticket will be presented to the Re- publican voters this week. I am also glad to know that col- ored men will have some, sense in this election. : I want to see all liars dismissed from the public schools, no matfer who they are. The citizens of this city are being imposed upon by a class of sharks and vagrants. I never laughed so much in my life as I did last Saturday, when the ail ¢ AGAINST PROHIBITION PROHIBITION FARCE TACK ON HYPOCRIT EMINENT MEN SPEAK. Men and women of Washington who oppose the passage of the pro- hibition bills pending in Congress, or any change in the present license system of the District of Columbia, attended a mass meeting and raliy at Masonic Temple last Sunday eve- ning. The gathering was under the auspices of the District branch of the Personal Liberty League, and the auditorium was filled to its capacity. It estimated that at least three thousand others were massed in F street, unable to gain admittance. So great was the crush on the street and in the corridors of the building that it became necessary for Sergeant R. E. Lee, of the First Precinct. go bring to his assistance the reserve police- men from the Twelfth-Street Station AT- is political vagrants were told that only , House. HON. WILLIAM B. ALLISON, OF I WILL DO HERSELF GREAT HO TOR OF THE SENATE. one ticket would be in the field. They looked like Othello’s occupation had gone. - The political headquarters, No.609 F street northwest, had a mournful appearance. The chief promoter, Col. Bob Keys, said that he had lost his job, and the rants in and around the door were something fear- ful. I have never seen so many hungry politicians in all my life. Those who have very good jobs have deliberate- ly stopped work for the purpose of getting their hands on a few easy dol- la as they call it occurred in the Fifth District some time ago. One faction purchased two kegs of beer and another faction got away with them. Ten dollars was given to one man to rent a hall, and he took it and paid his house rent with it. It is a very amusing thing to wit- ness the politicians standing upon the corners waiting for their victims. It is claimed that the Dolliver bill will pass this Congress, and them there will be something doing. I am glad to see my old friend, Mr. J. Henry Foster, doing so well. He has one of the largest and best tailoring establishments in the city. Mrs. Dr. Amanda Gray is being urged by the people for Mrs. Mary Church Terrell’s place. Dr. Gray is one of the best educated women in the United States. ROUNDER. Last week a colored man and a white man held up a man in broad daylight in this city. Washington is advancing. The Administration, in order to sweeten the colored brother for the coming race, would re-enlist the ille- gally discharged soldiers of theTwen- ty-fifth. The President and friends coincide with the recommendations. The case is not settled yet. The industrial and commercial classes connected with the colored schools of the District of Columbia gave their closing exercises at the Armstrong Manual Training Schoo! last Thursday. One of the most amusing incidents | OWA— THE STATE OF IOWA NOR BY RETURNING THE NES- In the audience were representa- tive men and women of the city city, ; Father Valentine F. Schmitt and Rev. I. Fealy, representing the min- istry; P. T. Moran and Anselm Neu- berger, representing the business world; Gen. Andrew S. Burt, U. S. A., and Capt. John J. Strain, rep- resenting the military and patriotic societies; Charles W. Darr, of the legal fraternity; Dr. T. E. Lee, of the medical profession; Sam De Ned- rey, representing organized labor,and the officers of the Women’s Army Canteen Club. Display of Petition. Suspended from the front of the |stage was a long petition to Congress ;Opposing any prohibition legislation It was signed by four thousand men of voting age, and Chairman De Ned- rey said it was the work of one anti- prohibitionist. The resolution to the Senate and House against any change in the license system of the District was unanimously adopted by a rising vote. Music was furnished by Pis- torio’s Band and several soloists. In calling the assemblage to order Mr. De Nedrey said he esteemed it a great honor to be president of the Personal Liberty League, which or- ganization stands for the fullest lib- erty of the citizens in everything that is lawful and right. Speaking of the prohibitionists, he said if some of them had been present at the crea- tion of the world they would have, no doubt, informed the Creator how He could have made a better job of it. He added that fanaticism and bigotry are two of the greatest evils known to mankind, and suggested as a cure for “the prohibition habit” education and a series of heart- to- heart talks with the misled ones. Speakeasy Raid in Kansas. “While the prohibitionists were raising a hubbub here last week,” Mr. De Nedrey said, “the police raided a ‘speakeasy’ in the State Capital of prohibition Kansas — Topeka. The difference between whiskey in Maine and the District is twenty-five cents. It costs seventy-five. cents a pint in the prohibition State and fifty cents \ here. The empty jug trade of Rep- resentative Sims’ State — Tennessee — would make any man rich in a it. | force of employes in order to handle the jug trade that has sprung up there under prohibition laws.” Rev. Father Schmitt, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, began his address by declaring that experience had now shown prohibition does not prohibit. “So-called prohibition is a snare, a fraud, and an injustice. “T have been in the priesthood for- ty years and have had experience with all classes of people,” Father Schmitt concluded. “Before I be- came a minister I served as a soldier in the Union Army in the Civil War and was a participant in some of the severe fighting. A man has a nat- ural right to eat and drink what he pleases. While in the mining region I was the leader of a temperance so- ciety, and used a big stick to make the members observe the rules. So I employed the big stick before Ted- dy Roosevelt did. Temperance is a virtue, and is not, therefore, a sub- ject for legislation. More people die trom over-eating than over-drink- ing. The Lord had wine at His last supper, and it was not unfermented wine, as certain fanatics claim,either. The Lord performed a miracle and 'PARAGRAPHIC NEWS short while if he had a monopoly of | The express companies that enter) | Tennessee have had to increase their | By Miss Beatriz L. Chase. | Robert Downing has abandoned | the stage and will take up evangel- F tic work. | Mrs, Maggie L. Walker, of | Richmond, Va., had her left knee- jcap fractured last week by falling down a flight of stairs. Notwith- standing the doctors say she will be confined to her bed for several weeks, we hope she will soon be restored to her former self. Senator Tillman in his speech of last Monday intimated that Mr. Roosevelt has done things for which he should be impeached. He termed Andrew Johnson and Pres- ident Roosevelt as the “two ex- tremes.” The motto “In God We Trust” was by an almost unanimous vote in the House of Representatives or- dered replaced on gold and silver coin of the United States. The Supreme Court rendered a decision against the four packing companies, Armour, Swift & Co., | while seated on the stage were Rev.! turned water into wine when the Morris & Co., and Cudahy, and people wanted it, or, as the poet has } H each was fined $15,000 for taking illegal rebates. By a vote of the Senate Com- mittee, the bill giving States con- trol over interstate shipment was declared to be unconstitutional. At a cabinet meeting it was de- that “Cabinet — officer shall serve as a delegate to the Re- publican National Convention.” The Secretary of Commerce and Labor says that more than 65,000 immigrant applicants were refused passports to the United States dur- ing the last fiscal year. The officials of Howard Univer- sity are likely to receive a bit of criticism for having at an over- zealous moment discarded all il- luminating processes except the electric. Last Tuesday evening the electric current failed to put in appearance at all, and Clark Hall, Barviey Agoinst Frensied Beucticne Miner Hall, and in fact the build- Charles W. Darr, of the local bar,}ings generally were without light, and superintendent of St. Paul’sSun-,and “without” on the campus were day School, was the next speaker.,the male students, while the girls tHe said he is proud of the fact that were “without” on the porch of {he is an officer of the Personal Lib- = rites : ee ee their hall, enjoying a bonfire built stands as a barrier against “frenzied | by the boys. fanaticism,” sometimes termed prohi-| The clean lamp is more to be de- bition. He said to argue prohibition | sired, when gas cannot be obtained, = an economic standpoint is ab-} than electric light, with its whims surd. a ; ae = {and uncertainties. I want to say right here,” Mr. ti 2 : ae Darr said, “that while Mr. Shoema- The celebration of St. Patricks ker may represent 5,000 persons, I) Day was generally observed by in- |have the honor to speak for 70,000,-!door exercises, and the national ooo. And I appear here not only in) color of Ireland was in evidence that capacity, but a taxpayer in| i, all directions. the District = “ “This is not a question of | Mr. Samuel Hardy,who died last tion prohibiting, but an economic one. week in Albany, N. Y., and whose Prohibition is led by the short-haired| funeral took place last Thursday, women and = ——— men, 99} was the brother of Mr. Daniel percent ot whom jo not pay taxes, | fy rdy of Washin on and will not if they live hundreds of| sie si et ae i =z ” | ° 1€. - - eae = 1 Dr. Dan 1 H. Williams, of Chi Referring to the efforts of the|Cago, chairman of the Charity Ball ministers in the prohibition fight,Mr. | Comittee, turned over to the treas- Darr asked if the ministers are will-| urer of Provident Hospital, Chi- ~ to pay a tax on their churches of cago, $733.87, net proceeds of the Bs le 7 c ie | First Annual Ball for the benefit Reference to Ministers. | 4 op ‘ “It is easy to say take away the! of the Hospital. The expenses were $410,000 taxes paid by the distiller, | $610.53. oe brewer and saloon man. But ee eg It is getting to be fashionable ministers make up the deficiency?” | now for the women of Washington Opposition to Prohibition. | 1 . P. T. Moran, president of the to carry concealed shi acid gl Grain Exchange of the District of tect themselves against impostors. Columbia, and national director of| Worhen are not such cowards as the Ancient Order of Hibernians,said| they are pictured. 95 percent of the business men are} Plans are being perfected for opposed to prohibition, and a like building better sanitary homes for number of the citizens favor licens-| eek gs of es. He asserted the local saloons are| the laboring people who cannot pay better kept than in any other city;/the high rents now charged. A that the laws of the District are | commission has the matter in hand, more stringent, and if prohibition is} The whole population, 140 per- effected we will have blind tigers) cons including four Americans, and speakeasies. | State: fect “te S “I appeal to my _ overzealous'~™ s fleet on its arrival at San friends,” Mr. Moran said, “to direct , Diego, Cal. themselves along other lines in their} The YonkersStandard says “The efforts, and be good American citi-; men to be feared are those silent zens. There is no need of prohibi-| forces in the world.” tion in the city. Note the saloon! Mr. Daniel B. Webster, of 1127 keepers and the way they conduct themselves. Their places could not|C street southeast, was born on 3 Continued on Page 4. {so prettily said, ‘When the water saw its Lord it blushed’.” Miss Bessie V. Winchester, secre- tary of the Women’s Army Canteen Club, read an address to the meet- } ing from that organization. It urged the women who are opposed “to the fforts that are now being made to impose unjust prohibition laws on the people of the District of Colum- bia at the instigation of a minority of men, women and children here to visit the United States Capitol on the dates of the hearings before the House District Committee on the proposed prohibition laws, and by their presence lend a silent yet force- ful protest against such legislation. “Wear on your bosoms a_ yellow badge — the color~6f the Cartiteen Club — and let it be seen by our lawmakers that not all the women of Washington are swayed by senti- ment against justice and fair play.” Mrs. Inez Seymour McConnell sang “Dreaming,” and responded to | cided no encores, ‘erty Continued on Page 4