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| American Federation Elections of 1900 | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 2 2009, 04:09 PM (308 Views) | |
| lebowski2123 | Jan 2 2009, 04:09 PM Post #1 |
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Please visit the Federation's Information Page for info on each party's platform and short history. More extensive descriptions of each candidate can be found below. An informed voter is a happy voter. Weighting of Votes Francis Desormoux (incumbent): +2 Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey: 0 Booker T. Washington: -1 Santiago Hernandez: -5 ____________________________________________________________________________________ At the dawn of the 20th century, there was a growing sense of unrest in the Federation of American States. Unemployment had risen, malaria was a still a very real threat during the summer months, and after a cotton crop failure during 1899, a major industry of the country had been brought to its knees. For most of the country's lifetime (a mere 89 years) the Charles Deslondes Party had held a filibuster-proof majority in the National Assembly, allowing the party to dictate national policy at will. However, in the 1898 Elections the German Coast Party created a stir by taking 36% of the popular vote, leaving the CDP will 49% (just 4% over total of 45% of the popular vote which is required for outright victory). The Party for Social Justice also saw relatively startling gains in 1898, gaining a clear claim to being the 3rd largest party in the nation, winning 12% of the popular vote, after taking just 6% four years prior. The Cuban National Party has increased its funding in Florida and Alabama, in the hopes of gaining a few seats in the National Assembly, so that they might continue to introduce legislation to liberate Cuba immediately. Edited by lebowski2123, Jan 2 2009, 04:44 PM.
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| lebowski2123 | Jan 2 2009, 04:22 PM Post #2 |
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The Times-Picayune: The Candidates Edition 1 Francis Desormoux Viewed with indifference by the intellectuals of the Federation, Francis is thought to be controlled by his party's business leaders. Over the past two years he has done little, good or bad, instead allowing the National Assembly to take the lead on both domestic and foreign matters. Said, Francis at press time: "It is my belief that the national government of our great country is in need of a steady hand, not a rash one. My opponents all operate on platforms of change, but what change can one man bring? For any man to claim that they can do better than myself and my colleagues is foolish and downright unpatriotic. I am a simple man, and in that spirit I promise, plain and simple, to continue to serve the great people of this country, so help me God." |
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| lebowski2123 | Jan 2 2009, 04:31 PM Post #3 |
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The Times-Picayune: The Candidates Edition 2 Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey In person, Assemblyman Bailey is not much to look at. At the age of 82, he needs help to ascend and descend the podium's stairs at speaking engagements such as the one this reporter witnessed, and at times must pause to catch his breath. However, once the Assemblyman opens his mouth, the tenacity of youth can be seen on his face, and heard in his words. Bailey has been the German Coast Party's candidate in each of the last 12 elections, and is their most recognizable face. However, there is speculation that he will soon step down, as doctor's have diagnosed him with a gradual failure of the heart. Here is an excerpt from his most recent speaking engagement, before a packed theater in downtown New Orleans: "Gentlemen and ladies, I stand before you a wearied man. I am tired of the government, and the people in it my friends. I am sick of hearing what my government can do for me, even in the most wonderful of terms. To dream is the right of every man, but it is not the right of men to impose their dreams on others! I demand the right to live my life free from the tyranny of government! My counterpart, the honorable Mr. Desormoux, pledges to continue the work he has done. I ask, what work sir! What work, besides the systematic elimination of liberties from our fine homeland? I have seen the troubles of the white man, first hand, as a slave in the northern territories. I do not wish harm to the white folks, but simply ask that they leave my damned country alone!" |
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| lebowski2123 | Jan 2 2009, 04:38 PM Post #4 |
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The Times-Picayune: The Candidates Edition 3 Booker T. Washington To lead the Party for Social Justice to victory in these elections is a tall order, but upon meeting Assemblyman Washington this reporter instantly felt that, if such a thing were possible, this was the man for the job. Freed from slavery in his youth, Booker was raised in Carolina, amongst a white majority. Attending school in Alabama, he was stricken by the hatred felt by many blacks towards their white countrymen, and became determined to right such a basic wrong in society. "I felt obligated to help, in any way I could" he said, as part of an extended interview which took place in his Raleigh, Carolina home. "All men are entitled to equality under law and social convention. I am just the messenger, one man trying to impress this essential truth on as many of my fellow Americans as possible. I am not responsible for the actions of my grandfather, nor his grandfather, and it is my conviction that the same standard should be applied to all peoples. Anything less is the truest, most basic form of tyranny that any man could imagine." |
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| lebowski2123 | Jan 2 2009, 04:43 PM Post #5 |
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The Times-Picayune: The Candidates Edition 4 Santiago Hernandez Mr. Hernandez has no experience in government, but in defiance of all logic, this is his greatest source of pride. Raised in Havana prior to Cuba's annexation, he knows firsthand the shame and embarrassment of seeing one's country collapse, and he wishes to impose these same emotions on the people of the Federation. Mr. Hernandez could not be reached for comment, but the Cuban National Party offices in Florida released the following statement: "Mr. Hernandez desires to bring glory and independence back to the Cuban people, and right the wrongs done to them by American hands. If elected, he will immediately issue an executive order, forcing the armed forces to compel non-Cuban people off of the island, and a declaration of independence will shortly follow." |
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| lebowski2123 | Jan 3 2009, 08:45 PM Post #6 |
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The Times-Picayune: Election 1900 Early Results show Booker T. Washington of the Party for Social Justice with a narrow lead, stunning the many political scientists of the Federation and the world. Having taken a slim lead over Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey of the German Coast Party (better known as Frederick Douglass, his pen name), Assemblyman Washington had this to say: "These returns are extremely encouraging, but we must not forget that the struggle against oppression has just begun. I will not rest until that struggle is concluded, and so help me I will see this war of the races won for the side of equality, and common sense." Meanwhile, in Miami today an up and coming member of the German Party, Mr. William Edward B. Dubois gave a stirring oratory in front of the state capital building, calling upon members of the German Party to ensure that they voted, for the good of the nation. "You, my black and Spanish brothers, cannot let this party of whites and spine-less slaves take control of our fair country. I have done all I can do, by casting my vote and lifting my voice to the lord. I call upon you to do the same, to liberate us from the precipice of peril, from the clutches of a fate more cruel than death, from the point nearest to annihilation that our fair country has ever been. We must prevent these white devils from polluting our lands and electorates, and once and for all, deliver this land in the vision Charles Deslondes once had, a vision of purity and harmony in which all evils from society, man or otherwise, have been removed. Go forth my friends, and save the Federation." When asked for comment following this speech Mr. Dubois declined, as he was to catch the next train to Atlanta, where his speech would be repeated for all to hear. |
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| lebowski2123 | Jan 8 2009, 02:31 PM Post #7 |
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With polls scheduled to close tonight (RL tomorrow afternoon) the government issued a statement today urging citizens to get out and vote. |
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| lebowski2123 | Jan 9 2009, 09:25 PM Post #8 |
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The Times-Picayune: Election 1900 Election Results Edition Riots in Atlanta and Miami, and an early morning adjournment of the National Assembly, these events and more in the late hours of the Presidential Election. According to regional districts, Assemblyman Booker T. Washington has won the Presidential position of the Federation, edging out Frederick Douglass and Charles Desormoux. However, according to the vote counters, Assemblyman Washington won 41% of the popular vote, meaning that a run-off election must be held between the two top vote recipients, Washington and President Desormoux. Responding to a late night telegram of the final results, Assemblyman Washington said "I cannot express the gratitude I feel for the American people, for giving me so great an opportunity as this, to aid in the executive processes of the nation I love. However, we must approach each day with measured vigor, and thus I can only look forward to the run-off election, and its results." Charles Desormoux could not be reached for comment, but his Press Secretary issued a statement in response to uprisings in Atlanta and Miami, which were quelled by local officials. "The federal government of these American States does not in any way condone the use of physical resistance to the rule of law, and will act in any necessary manner in order to deter such acts. The President is discouraged that violence should mar the electoral process, which he is honored to be a part of." This places President Desormoux in a precarious position, as the German Coast Party's William Edward B. DuBois is considered the source of the civil unrest reported above. However, following news of the run-off election, Mr. DuBois issued an unofficial endorsement of the incumbent candidate, a statement reaffirmed by Assemblyman Douglass hours later. The result of these events is that President Desormoux has criticized the acts of his most important supporter, as members of the German Coast Party have already taken to the streets to support his bid against Booker T. Washington. With the run-off scheduled to take place later this week, tensions remain perilously high throughout the Federation. |
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