The Monitor A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Eight Thousand Colored People In Omaha and Vicinity, and to the Good of the Community THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor £ -—-- % - $1.50 a Year. 5c a Copy Omaha, Nebraska, Sept. 9, 1916 Vol. II. No. 11 (W ^ No. 63) __ 'J -- Hughes Endorsed; Wilson Flattered National Negro Educational Congress Enthusiastically Declares For Hughes and Fairbanks. HANNIBAL DEMOCRAT LEAGUE Flatters Wilson and Themselves by Assuring Him That Colored Vot ers Will Support Him. Washington, Sept. 8.—The Negro Educational Congress declaring itself for Hughes and Fairbanks and a small delegation of Colored men telling President Wilson that they are with him are among the most recent out standing features in politics as it re gards the race. The Educational Congress at its closing session Saturday, Aug. 26, held a lengthy debate over the acts of the present Democratic adminis tration. Its general attitude toward the Negro since Wilson became Pres ident was strongly criticised and the party condemned for its shortsighted ness regarding the race. It was point ed out that under the Wilson regime the race had lost the Haitian port folio, consular positions, the position of Register of the Treasury and other important posts. Segregation was also scored. Hughes Endorsed. The Congress adopted the following resolution: Whereas the condition of the Amer ican Republic has been made almost intolerable in consequence of the Democratic misrule and graver than it has been in the history of the Gov ernment, and, Whereas the continuation of that party in power would threaten the existence of our most cherished in stitutions, and, Whereas that race progress has ever been retarded under Democratic rule, and, Whereas the splendid and patriotic record of the race in peace and war demands a fair chance. Therefore we appeal to the patriotic men and women of the race to give their united support to Hughes and Fairbanks for President and Vice President of the United States. Not for the purpose of taking from any race of men their God-given immun ities of human endeavor, but that we may at least enjoy an equal chance in the race of life under the flag of a common country. Wilson Flattered. A delegation claiming to represent the Hannibal National Negro Demo cratic League called on the President Monday and preesnted a long address assuring support for him and the national ticket. Giles B. Jackson, of Richmond, Va., is the president and Rufus L. Perry, a Brooklyn lawyer, is the secretary. Others in the delegation were: Ben jamin S. Smith, supervisor of Colored schools in Washington county, Md.; (Continuel on Page 8) DOUGLAS REPUBLICAN CLUB TO MEET The Douglas Republican League will meet next Thursday night, Sep tember 14, at Peterson Hall, 24th and Burdette streets, at 8 o’clock. Good speakers will address the meeting. Speeches will be delivered by Dr. L. E. Britt, Attorney Will N. Johnson, M. F. Singleton and others. Every body come. CANDIDATE FOR LEGISLATURE. Louisville, Xy., Aug. 25*—Col. Ros coe Conkling Simmons, one of the best orators in the country, is a candidate for the legislature, representing the Tenth ward. He came to Kentucky from Mississippi. At ane time he was editor of the New York Age. A Challenge to Your Race Pride An effort is being made by the Na tional Association for the Advance ment of Colored People to raise a $10,000.00 Anti-Lynching Fund. Two conditional gifts of $1,000 each de pend upon the entire amount being raised by September 15th. How mucji will Omaha give? For Anti-Lynching Fund. S. L. Bush . $2.00 Rev. Jno. Albert Williams. 2.00 William G. Haynes . 2.00 Jos. B. LaCour, Jr. 1.00 Sergt. Isaac Bailey. 1.00 A. N. Wade . 1.00 Total .$9.00 CLOSES CONFERENCE YEAR The Rev| W. T. Osborne, who for four years has been pastor of St. John’s A. M. E. Church, is just clos ing his conference year. Tuesday night it has been planned to have an entertainment in which all who ap ’ preciated his faithful work during his pastorate here will have an oppor tunity to extend felicitations, wish him Godspeed as he leaves for conference and express their wishes for his re turn. An interesting program will be given Tuesday night, Sept. 12, at 8:30 participated in by the various pastors and representatives from their congre gations. SHAKESPEAREAN CELEBRATION St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 1.—The pre sentation of Julius Caesar and a Ne gro Folk Song Festival showing the half century of Negro development will take place here at the Coliseum, Sept. 4 to 11. Well known stars of the musical and dramatic world will appear. Among them are the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Mme. Anita Patti Brown, Antoinette Smythe and Rich ard B. Harison. Miss I*ouise Anderson, of New York City, is making a one week stay with her friends, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wil kinson, 2218 Seward street. SIDETRACK LYNCHING BILL. Georgia House Tables Measure Aimed at County Sheriffs. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 25.—A bill pro viding that the sheriff of any Georgia county in which a lynching occurs be removed by the governor was tablet! 118 to 29 by the Georgia house Aug. 16, a few minutes before the close of the legislative session, after it had passed the senate. NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVEN TION. The National Baptist Convention will be held at Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 6-12, 1916. Those contemplating at tending, should notify the committee, J. W. Hurse, Ch. 800 Independence Ave., Kansas City, Mo. Memorial Tablet to John Brown Unveiled Lake Placid, N. Y. Sept. 1—A me morial tablet to John Brown, the American abolitionist, was unveiled with appropriate ceremonies Aug. 23 at his grave near the village of North Elba, N. Y. Addresses werg.made by Myron T. Ilerrick, former ambassador to France; Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, U. S. N.; Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of New York city; H. G. War muth, former governor of Louisiana; Frank B. Sanborn of Concord, Mass.; Kelly Miller, Dean of Howard Uni versity, and John E. Milholland. FOUND NOT GUILTY Percival Rountree, 1125 North 19th street, who, with Bennie Seaire and Morris Putrin, two white boys, was arrested charged with robbing a drunken man was found not guilty. The two boys who are much older than Percival were manly enough to say that he had nothing to do with t and was not with them at the time. They received suspended sentences in juvenile court. LIVED TO BE 121 YEARS OLD. Kansas City, Mo.—Louis Merriam, colored, who was bom when George Washington was president of the United States, died at his home in Kansas City, Kan., recently. Merriam was the oldest man on the United Slates pension rolls and claimed to have substantiated the fact that he was bom 121 years ago at the Sopher plantation in Virginia, in 1795. CHILDREN WIN PRIZE West Chester, Pa., Aug. 18.—Fifty four children competed for prizes in | the baby show on the playgrounds, which brought out over 200 compe titors. These children made a splen did showing against their white broth ers. The prize winners were Oscar W. Ray, Jr., Dorothy Coulston and Arietta Johns. Historically Cl\ 'i For Colored C\