Negro Factions Can't Agree.

New York Times 100 years ago today, August 7, 1912:
Anti-Roosevelt Group May Pick Taft or Wilson To-day.
    CHICAGO, Aug. 6— Futile efforts were made to-night to restore peace between the warring factions of the "National Progressive Party of Colored Men."
    The faction under the leadership of Dr. W. A. D. Venerable of St. Louis, President, of the organization, to-day drafted resolutions denouncing the party for its stand on the negro contests, while the other wing of the negroes, headed by Bishop J. M. Conner of Little Rock, adopted resolutions indorsing the party and promising unswerving allegiance. Fifteen negro delegates signed the latter resolution.
    Venerable invaded a stanch Progressive meeting to-night and tried to read his resolution. He was shouted down, and later Bishop Conner was heard at length.
    Alter the meeting Venerable declared Bishop Conner represented a small coterie of politicians, and that the great body of the Colored League was not favorable to his stand. Venerable also announced his intention of calling a meeting of negroes to-morrow to decide whether members of the league opposed to Col. Roosevelt would be advised to support Taft or Wilson.