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'COLUMBIA, S. C.," SA
, ? * noss JOKsrjUE
The Honorable Joe \V. Toll)
( htafrmahvrend. in fact, the al
Carolina. takes his pen ,in han
ing the benighted Negroes o:
thought they be?'he undertak
ing a letter to Hon. 1L J. Day
ent, and National Committee
pears' elsewhere in this isjsui
news. item appeajjjig not onl,
in most <?t" the important color
by the Associated Negro i'ri
Hflairs inLthi.s State was adnv
says ih;i( delegated have been
that was-a delegate to cither (
Carolina." That statement, ]
faithful as the promises of th
trustful Negroes?witness \vh
then what he did the next daj
Two tickets have been rei
Committee's Secretary, Ro.y-0
by-hrrm ah acknowledgment
llhciv is na eontestownot, butItional
HepubjfaTi Committee-!
_ jyt.t oiie too, TlTe like' of which
If he wilb tod), read the list of
maybe he wilt change his mir
were delegates. .
'T IwV ''IirS<s*" "tlin
speak of was not a delegate t
volition- in South-^rttrolfntfc?-&
1L .oil" W ell that will t>
miHec to decide. "Boss"-Joe ]
- ir- r.ih Carolina., but he is
Coh.nilpre. Of course the "I:
Collinibia, rented a room and h
! j>! vvJi.l t In preclndl and
them good pay if they just v
w ani^hmv favorable to. him. lite i
that nmht in the'same roomt i
: additional inducement to do
dinner" wore giv.CTi to eacb?of
?= tel?arid'what a d0gradrhg~7ng
own eyes.? ? ''These
three fellows (Fred
\ spiral with three white ones
y t Tonal Convention, one colored.
. South Carolina: What we did
.whites .as delegates and we Sc
? st erne white ns a+ternates at Iar
^N<av, s(j(; lio'w cunning tdie^j
<um aimo.
are Negroes, while "We" (me?
think that was right. Ego, "\V
- wind 11 ? i iI > 11? "tVllou-w"
And what a champion of Net
? would iif)t,awrito such stuff as I",
: - intelligent Negroes- of this st
as well as the. "Uoss". He kn
he had left'the domain of'fact
tioii of a 'earthing ntind, I'ayjj
Frederick the "1 toss^Csavs,
delegate at large, hut he, mad
, that wore iip.t?alvepublicans and
r elected froinfthe county to sti
ho, the* *Boss" is rigid. His i<j
.. . is a Negro that has neither tl
. the decency to resi jt is dirty (
, 'hey" was allied with-ccrtainty
fail for his'promise of a free
- ^ dm-as he sa 10 norwou 1 ct 'theydJT
, ' times en^hernistieally raifcd "f
"K^erytiling is going- fine
.c%\r:jiu;Hs me i?(iss." Uh, how
a bunch of-dclegates that will
Comrpfttc'fcfhan, Then two yc
methods with practically the i
vent ion and ho "elected" State 1
pio'tv. Iff th'it "uv. mil
'"who we favor for nomination.'
/ce<uiv'\ he won'i say so in the I
?-? hav^Tire-proof.-'- ?? r
TG NOKA N1
The Light, a weekly newspap
for Quite a while in an eclipse
Week. It comes forth belching
time the object of its billingsgat
Bishop.or the great -A. M. E. (
one of South Carolina's most si
denominations?I)i\ R. W. Man
the Bishopric.in his'church?t
scrying and fitted for this higl
ment means anything.
But, ways The Light:
in ignorant, woefully so, does
can't preach? he is a tearful f
___ A JiHdLrerord of thhi man w
he is. t A college graduate.frpn
Stuth?4irihcipal for 9= years-cf
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MAgCH-31,1028
ITXEB?FOR JLOWUKN '
ert, National Committeeman, State
II round Republican Party of South
(1 to write. Tired no doubt of foolf
South Carolina?few in numbers
es tomfool a wider audience by. writis
...Editor of_Lhe Athuita Independs
man for Georgia. The letter ap>.
.The "Boss" took exception to a*
y in the Atlanta Independent, but
ed weeklies two- weeks ag-o- sent out
;ss in which the true condition of
irably depicted. The honorable Joe
'elected and "not a-eontest oi- protrie
t or statu at large m>tti anyo'helistrict
or State convention in South
however, is about as accurate and ;
as Bos*e to his all too baby-like and
at he promised at Orangeburg and
r in Spartanburg. Eh, boys 7
)orted to the National Republican.
. West, as" having been elected. Jtnd
has been sent., Boss Joe can fcay
if he wi 11 read t tile-rules of the Na~
ne will'loarn that there Is a contest"
he has never met in his lonir reiirn.
delegates at the State Convention,
id about whether or not these- men.
nov ( meaning N. J. Frederick) you
o either State <>r._any district coh-i
either Avas L. A. .IfTTwkiiis, nor Joel
e a question for the National Comma-y
be the whole* Republican party
not t ho u-hnlo N'.'it imiil 1 RVpnhlir-m
5o*s" does, not tell how. he came to
ad the Neeroe.s marched ii'im-i
ward- by ward and promised j
rould not vote for the attorney or '
Iocs not tell he paid his faithful ofTi
nor yet does he mention how as an 1
his dirty work, "ticKets for a big "
the bought, chattel at- TavWs bn.
lit Was thaH? We srnvdt~v."itiV51fr
: ' " ' ?X' . -r"~
erick, 'Hawkins. and Jackson) con"
to send as delegatus to the Naand
three white men-at large from I
.was to send two colored and two .
int as alternates three colored and
go from South Carolina.
bo is ri-edei-i, !.-, "
t all whites as delegates?and they
tning himself, a white man)didn't
o.se.nt two colored and two whites. 'frees
"Boss" Joe id TliuJ-^toss"
hat to a South (Tirollna paper. The
ate know the "attorney" too' well
ew when he was writing that rot,
s and was basking in the imagina^!
lg his further res|ieci i n A ty/h-Mey '
The attorney wanted Jj* go as a !
e the mistake of going with meii.
therefore none ol' his bunch were
tte or district conventions." May ',
left' of a South Carolina Republican
ie courage to differ from, him nor j
lollars. The men th;it the "Attor ,
'differed from him and refused to
trip to Kansas r|rv if they ypmlrl |
3 bought by [nm With moqey somcSxpense
Monov." . j
in South Carolina'- triumphantly j
' fine! lie "has, as lu> Ialmred for, ,
1 vote for him attain for National |
lars hence,. he will use thbosame 1,
sana* delegates in the State Con-1j
ChajrTniwi. Jle tfiink's he is sitting ,
1- tell alTYull eftH"- in Kansas City, ' j
' MyTtnows, h" is fm- l."wd"n nt' '-j
)apers,.but he is. We know it and i
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DR. MANCE" t
er edited by Mr. C^ G. Garrett, hut J
venom and itbusc as usual. This ' >
e is a,prominent and distinguished \ \
.nurcn?mshop John Hurst?And t
iccsesful ministors^lrrespt'clive of j t
ce. Dr. Mancc is a candidate for i
he A. M. E.-aftd is certainly do- 11
natation, if a i ucoid for acdiiove^T
ana: moans good nrb)ja.)ilv hut ).< not
even know his English?he'
ailure as a speaker. ??f? - <
ill ehoVv you Just how "itoyoraht" "
a one of the best colleges4 itrthe r
a' ritirgraded school; a most 3uc- p
?rr . ;. w. " v ,
tv? > t *
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cessful pastor of the importa
Charleston. Because his recorc
churches, he was promoted to
Beaufort District from this po!
dency of Allen University. Ui
lege reached its highest eminen
of students, the size and qualit;
of work done.. Indeed, it was r
Department- ^ thn lunrling f(d
teachers. While president-^
ciaticm thoCrght so well of him i
as its president and viewed, hi
as tine a line of testimonials. 1
educator".by white educators a.<
ni,an .has ever had or possibly
State.
; For 16 years the Knights of I
Of . the best Negroes in 9nnth r
by electing him as one of its 1
when* he was temporarily out o
This in brief is what "ignora
ister, educator and citizen. Oh.
what mif$" he jiot have accon
wonders for a such as The Dig.
in South Carolina tens of tbmi
.throughout America* o
The great. A. M. E. Church \vi
suc'cessml, clean minded arichac
right thinking South Carolinian
OO.O.Q-a-^u.0 C- O O d Q Q vQ Qv OQ QC'O.OjO/
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1 Pointed Points l
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$ By George A. Singleton ^
^ a&OO\e$C\vjCThe
Weekly Text: Rejoice greatly
U (laughter of Zion;.shout, U daughter
ol' Jerusalem: behold, the King
.oiueth unto- thee: hu is just, and hav
j nig salvation: lowly, and ridintr tinoi
-rm?m-r;?(nKl.'Uljon a "colt Tlu7 l'oal o.
an ass. Zeebariah 0:0.
V A I.enteit Meditation.
| . .The hour at last arrives when .In
I sus at the head of his disciples' en
I ITS jci'lKnliliii ? l.<> O : i r>
v??v- vivj ui t'uvia. Di'
Tiind stretches a brief life of self
forgetful service'which was not full)
appreciated because of the ignoranci
if his lieoole. Rut.Oal-hovv fruitfu
and inlinj t e 1 ^ rworih w h ile - we re h i;
.efforts in spite of the fact that lit
had piped them; Without their, having
.danced. At once the crowd was wit!
Him, and becoming disappointed, left
Him.. Humanity is so fickle. Ever
*+h?ug i i - He, had'-'advised Uiein of hi;
impending sutlerilie and execution hi:
-Jamnediatw -followers?strtt?hjU'borc'
gleams of Messiai\i<#4?expectation
Their outburst ot' acclaim .during tin
on, i amy Into Jel'Hsalem' was an ex
prcsijsiOn of what junl boffin lmtrto*rnr
iu'tlkdr nibuls lor a long time. Dowr
fmm-thc trees' "the" brake branches
they waved palms; they cried hossannas
and hurrahs; Thy.. loiig-cxpeeted
King is coming. The kingdom.;
.Judah and Israel div ided, for. centuries
are now to bo nnitvwl inrt/L-%. fh..
headship of- Josns. "He is going to
make us h mighty nation'like the Romans.,
The mighty Deliverer is cuine,
'Hail to the Chief." '
?The people were gloriously happy;
J-esus must have been deeply moved
us?lie- lookctt into- fheir huarfs and
read the longing of their- ile4icr?natart's._
Especially was-Me impressed
\vhen lie thought of the trying hours
through which he was destined to
pass. llie-veiy cri'Uil that w;is lniwiiitg
-him"t"o the skies fo<iuy, tonioriou
'uoidil i\.\ .'J'.wvay \Vith him, erueifyhiu,
c'rueity him!" Whenever a
m't uanct ty ine music yf
the pi'iKihicc, but attempts ty blaze
bis path where' highways never ran,
rw !i though they be for "Ihehest interests
of the- group, well might he
prepare to walk his' via dolorosa. It
is so easy to go- along with the comir.on
pack, anil."gallop with the gang"
W hen .you do so you. will he called
"hail-fellow-well-met." Josms Was
lot a gangster; He was.not a hard
nan, but true to' lfls conviction bore
His i l oss. ? -- - - ...
?Today thuusawls-.of Christians't\vill
parade thcfiiselves jn new garments
ijid wear sprigs of palm. Many will
lot t hink it Palm Sunday unless^they
lave'them,. but after all, is it not
mire important: that wo ever cherish
n our heart of. hearts the significance
jl??Jesus'?t-r+Htvndml?enti y?hrtTJ JlT
usalem, and better still his trum nai
entrv .into our lives ? If oife
ooks ul it from this anglc_icdoe$ not
xuil; or whet her--he-- wearg tF sprig "of
mini or. not, for while man js looking
il'ion the outward appearance God is
noking upon the heart. Whom had
Mm ialitor |il't'tTsTcJ God or man? Tf~
'ou -would this woelj enter Jerusalem j
vit.lv. Jesus,- prepare for denial, beraynl,'
(lethsemane, trial convietionJ
he via cruris and Aiken. Clod help
is in the midst of life's si i iifiphm; )
'retension and jdllini-toU.hinle-efHJtrs^
hiners. ' ^^billot.
few da.i.i .iku' tills writer and his
,'.dy registered to vote in the confiffif
lection^ It \vas_J"f'"rffntinF to sVe
ow the people fTock^yl to^-hc ptoce ofl
e; i tuition. Then mora rocehtjy hel
ttended .a precincT rally. All the
nt church 'at> Georgetown^ then |
i'.as a-pastor of these two large]1
th<* Presiding Eldership of the-1
sition-he was called to the presi- 1
nderi his administration this colce
up to that time in the number
y of its faculty and the character
egarded by the State Educational
inol of thp -stHfe q<? a h-niiWir of
Allen, the State Teachers' Asso-J
is,an educator, that it elected him
s leaving tlie?State witlv regret.feta
acasonyT>r.-Mance was given
or hiy work and standing as an
^ well as colored as any coloredd
will ever get?certainly in this|
Pythias?an .organizdtion of 18,000
honored Dr. iMance
Grand Officers, holding him even
f the State. %
nt" Dr. Ma nee has done as a ming
Dr. Mance 'were not ' "ignoran$y"
iplished. He-certainly- harf dorto
Ui 1 -?- ~
4ii suys ne is. jviay uod raise up
sands more like hint and millions
l:': L " L
11 in^ie-wise suffer by electing, this
ting man ta the bishopric, ana alH
is are praying for his success.
> candidates came bv to place their.
J wares on the political market. They
J feel that inasmuch as their olhces are
5 aiven by the people they are responsi?
Die to the people. This is as.it ought
| ho throughout America. The ballot
j is our weapon. It is our weapon.in
r Detroit; it is our weapon in I'odunk.
J Religion by itself will not save us;
wealth or education by themselves j
' will not save us. All must he com^
bined. . But this does not amount to
' 1 a row of. pins if we think \vt are in- j
I ferior and do not- want what oilier:
-~pi'6ple want. Tf ^pi~ eTat-s' is"
or third, if .we "-are"of the hnt-in-the :
hand variety and still dominated with j
slave fear and slave psychology, if otir 1
~ placeTTs' in the Jim-Crow section and"
Buzzards* Roost, if we do not ap-_
preciate the freedom which our forefathers
purchased with their blood,
r if we are content, to lien > < '
j * :th unpaved streets, nm? pnm- living
conditions, if We are .content to have I
short -school terms with ptforly e- ,
^ quipped teachers, if we think segrega'
tion and discrimination'are what God
| intended for us, if we think black
less than* white,- if we think there is.l
_ no virtue in the ballot, are not-in-'
' terosted in our wives and children,
then we_have _uu_ worry] WVH srrrg-1
and pray, live on hay every day, bye 1
' ; and bye, we'll eat pie in the _sky when
" | we din.?And'while wo me liyii.;'." a ^[iHliml.
.glory--in-tomr. whi'y
wain hea\y itolden upon o ir
11-heads, eatinganif drinVmgTwiih i
' thing to do. but rest, our posterity I
^ will still be here fighting the-iipmvn>v :
I antagonist. If that is -your eonci-p- '
r tion ol' the ballott and soeiaL-iteiu ~
I beg to disagree; if.that's your -1-'>?1
linn Of, heaven I would not I a v ..'
Nathaniel Frederick. ^
From a distance wo have watched
'I thy stalwart editor of the Palmetto ' \
I Leader lead a most strenous light for '
manhood rights m the rank's- ol' the i
j liepuldican party in-the State. Per-. |
djinp^ it w as the most "ijlreii'iu i :1 jnee?
freedom, lie is to be commended.4i 1
ajl reports, are true the race missed
,<i great opportunity. It 4s a sat' com--' i
1 nitntury upon imi intelligence, .when
\vc consider run- inmilmiv in tin1. .'ire i
and the many schools we have, and jj
hundreds of eh in ches, to think of l ie- (j
i ing led- around with a ho?ok in our ^
gills. But the sad thing about^ it^ all |
alone, so far as the young eitucaU d $
Negro is concerned. If we. can rnft 11
I ttet help from the vouth of .pur group" i
' then we are doomed. Ml'. -Frederick I
('the fi^ht is hopeless iLthe c6lleg,? ?
trained fellow'S^and the high school j
lads at'e not with you. But. I believe
conditions will ultimately change/with' j
the advance ethreaiioiu r.ut-- hook? |
learning," but education. The .under- j
taker will also play a very impi ri.iut j
role in the drama of progress. The 1
socially unfit is Just as sure litni- I
nation in the .process of evolution as ?
-the physically unfit. The fittest v ill |
, and must survive.
Honor to whom Tit is due. Mr 1
j Frederick has fbught valliantlyl lie I
I must have made -Krmnrtr eiK'inidr-' in t it g
j conflict, but'every great, man has. to j
contend* with "boast.* .it I-'.ph"-"- |
lWhen re is dead his place wtttd.Y
hard to fill. With long re.so'ui.ions
i we will sound ' his praises, but ho,
i npWi .,
THE COSMOPOLITAN CLUB
__ ; Georgetown; S. C. k3
The Cosmopolitan Club held ii^.B
regular meeting on last Tuesday night
at the (now) beautyul and spaoiouf*
homo of Mr- and Mrs. Hugliie K. At
"kinson. Duke direct: We> n ??fc.'lar
onoe Hemingway and James A. <_\y;o
lina Jieing. the hosts. A1' very Wj.jy-'
idth^ cVejitgg ppjmt. ...This Jrn-4-,
noss part of the 'maUwjff boiitg j.ver,
the* members spent one?hour?iffplaying
progressive whist. j
\ . < <T '
v ... . r t . i .. jjy.'-)--:.
ut-li lihs lieaimu more and more ap- t
parent with the years and experience. ^
. Let us look . at this-, through the ^
e.ves of the modern young nfhrried ^
uan,who thinks he has made a mis- ,
, , , ' . - t k . li
ake as the.selection oj a mate is conerned.
For example: ?. ^
MaiV and Ralph: have been married
for three years, and those" years to j
the outside world seemed?to hav.e I t<
tk n .happy, but a kind :of waning is L
Veming to take place, and no one'
tnrow* the soviet, but this is the rea oti,
as lie tells it-to his friend: ^
lie Tikes the out-of-doors, likes to k
i).(Oul his?- evenings, among the birds jtl
tul bees, the . flower.*'and ties, with J'
He likes .to spend some of his eve- c
nines in the'library, which it has takin
years to complete,. with the great
nd .prulific souJs of ages past?he *
likes literature. a
While, she, though beautiful anil Uy ! a
i.n'ted, craves only the bright lights!'!
' t* thir? mnnv iltnf ?li?f * lw? . L!'
LTi-nt picirnpnlis?she is A. jn?7-nyan- JC
Sac. The unly literature she ever
rends are- the latest pattern sheets Sl
'.nd dar.ee advertisements?.for the li- 11
rai:y, she. has no time.
In the meantime, howcVer, an in-! ^
eHect has stolen into his life. This! -S1
Meu' found CiitPpanion loves to spend [ a
her evenings among the wind-blown | 0
;.a4wiiw.., v, f-.vie A he'tiger lil!ies_Jrft~f^
*'iPir fragrant heads -4o-~th<7 tender j
kiss of the laecke?she loves nature.] ?
Dowpiui ;ho fmtiithut mhe. has tu mo-?^
r -if ? ?-r^- 4-. hn.l flwi n| ,-hn f....+ n _a
:i- lot of ple;j^ur^-in doing so. When '
is 1v.'?.(,',Ja liogk of some kind is;
.wayv near luf?she loves literature:! sl
:ow similar the tastes. at
. While her husband is just like his ^
, i:.v.^-oaiiWLg- lor - nottdng especially ~c'
i.'i-t nnd flasks?jww' alike "
vjr" condition. . . t?
And iI:o re. ult? -.Why it is just as t(
,nj stude nt of mental philosophy or 'r
ytjr human nature would expect; c<
hey hep, in to admire each other be- w
.m?e com pat ability is a parent of ad- K
sanation and Love, platbnic love.
They adnii-t c is'irh- othw-V taste and ;"
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ten
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"Corner Taylor &
Standard asoline and Mot
Quaker State and VeedofC
Greasedr Grankcase Servic
Radiator Water.
Ladies' Rest Room
Courteous
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On Tuesday, March 27tj, at 8 p. m.. al
lliis club will present a drama in o|
lour (4) acts "entitled,!; "A Noble b'
Outcast," at the Howard High School j>
Auditoriumv -C'. Shei'gldtou Browne,*.
IMrrctor."; ~"" ' . P1
At Lvthel A. M. E. church, at the j
regular Sunday .School liour on last
Sunday this Hub's'. Quartet rendered c
yi?ry pleasingly twta selections! ^
I'll e-^ quartet is composed of Messrs
llig^ins Hhue, James Ilessellien,
blither lluytuu_alul Janies it. Jones/ ?
"MODERN OBSERVATIONS" " r
By
Joseph \ . Baker p
' ' " ' ~ P
?? Arc They Cjullty?
A well knbwn writer once said that g
"Love ' that has nothing?but beauty
to cure its ills, is short-lived, and apt
tb die of ague fits." ; T . .. './ ^
WW* impression upon" nie, for it
habits place in my. scrap book under
date of February, T924ji while L was
still in high school, but its iron clad ,
4,I*" "IL.iii i PI u MI ?t I
1?'?' ? *'? '?f 1 ". ?5
-Saturday, Mareh-?*y-ifrg8
bility.to appreciate the better thing's
r life.' Their MINDS ARE IN LOVE ut
their bodies remuin true to their
ledges. '. "..
WTiat the writer and a host of other
eople would like to know is "ARE
HEY GUILTY."
In the opinion of the Great Creative
pirit, which is the vibrant foreo of
race and nature that they love, "ARE ^ *
HEY GUILTYT7^
We know thatMo a certain sect
holier than thous'K this/is sin, but
his same sect can see no h&rm in
uinous gossip;, not to these but to
iodorn ' people, people with minds,
eople with tastes the question is
lie^-ARE TMIF.V r.TTIT.TV?
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OUTH CAROLINA HAS NO CONTESTS
IN G. O. IVRANKS
[on. Joseph W. Tolbert Writes Letter
Corrftctihfe Article Tfcat Ap- r *"
peared in Last Week's Independent.
The following'letter front the
lonorable Joseph W. Tolbert, Na- .
iunal CuiiuiiiHeenian fOf~Bbuth C'a ~ ?
olina, is published for the purpose
f correcting an article that appearfl-on?the
th'ant?imge ef Independent
1st week, which fas sent to us as
news story from the Associated
legro Press: *. i
Ninety-Six, S. C., Mardh 10, 1928.
Hon. B. J. Davts,
Atlanta. .Ga., ' - .
Dear Air. Davis: '
"You eertanlly have been badlyDoled
about the South Carolina State
Convention. Your paper speaks of
n upheavalin South Carolina Repub
van ranka. \vHieh is not true. We '
lc\ vn delegates and eleven alternates
i the Republican National Conven-. <
ion at Kansas City, Mo.. June 12:
928, and not a contest or protest of
ny kind from any district of any
ny.kind from any district or state at
ii'ire from an., one 't.h.iiwas u Holo.
ate. to either district or state con-. -.
ontion in South Carolina.. ^
"The attorney you speak is was not
delegate to. either state or any disriet
conventions in South Carolina.
!. Jackson. These?three fellows cor.-.
"either was L. A.. Hawkins nor Joel
niivd with IhLee white ii 111iri tri inrl
* 'delegates, to?national convention,
no colored and three white men at
irg-e TroTn South ^Caroltnh. ' ' : ?
What we did was to send two colred
and two whites iris delegates and "
O) cent- n^-altct nates Unec OblOVOd
Mil imp whiut as nlturnaUM at largo
em South Carolina.- No dissatis tion
nor disturbnee except by a
nail bunch that were not delegates
t all' to any convention held in- South
arolina in l'J28. The attorney want1
to-go^as delegate.at large, but-he
ado tile mistake of iroing with mon ?
tat were not Republicans and thcre>re
none of his bunch were elefcted
om the county to state or district
inventions. We will tell at l'oll call
ho we favor for nomination by the "V
anasas Cify Convention." " '
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