, 1873-10-28
THE COLoREo TROOPS.

4 meeting Of tho oolorod votors Of tho Third
Ward WIS ileld yeatorday evoniug In tho Chapel,
for tho purpose of nominating an Alderman III
tile plnce Of Aid. MoQonnBs, tho nominee of the
Oitfzens' Union meeting Of last Saturday night.
Tho Chair was talsen by 1Ir. Hancock, who OK
planned tho object Of tho mcoting. commit
toe; consisting Of T. q. Cooper, William Aloxan-
dor, T.. D. White, DIR. J. II. Lewis, and D. 9.
Dawson, was appointed to proparo report.
Their labors resulted in tho presentation Of tho
following resolution:
N1rEnEAs At meoting held Saturday evening lust,
purporting TO be q Law-nn1-Orler nlcetsng, j.. W.
man, without my regard to law aud order, Or tho
rights Of tho odzens Of tho Ward aud by refusing to
allow ballot 70 DO had to determine between tho re-
WmrnEAs. neing fully Satisfied tint said Mcasnnss
was nominated by ring who seek for nothing but tho
Rssolrea That vo now proceed to tho nomination of
m Alderman for tic Third Ward.
h1r. White objected grayoly to the resolution
boing passed. until aftor mature slcliboration.
nsmuch as llo had been invited, on a previous
occasion, to represent tho colored people Of tho
city generally, he would spoalk a fow words. Ho
said that Aid. MoQonniBa had failed during his
two yeara Of ofico to do anything for the colorea
people. Their district had been totally neglect
cd. No improvements whatovor had been 1nado.
Tile cholora had been allowed to commit Its
rayages, without any efforts on tho part or tho
Aldorman Of tho Third Ward to alleviate 1t.
Tho meeting on Saturday night Ind boon
packed in tho interests Of tho Alderman
and tho claims of the o0lored voters had boon
ignored. II tho colorod .votors stood by him
they deserved to bo deprived Of their right Of
suffrage, which lad beon conferred upon them.
In u passionate pcroratlon, glowing with oriental
imagery, llo denounced tho Alderman.
Mr. Baker took serious objection To- certain ro-
tarks of Mr. Whito, which he doomed to bo per-
sonal, aud roso to explain, Which ho did III q
very porsonal manner.
Iho Chairman objected to his doing 80, a.
though ho had allowed MIR. White full away. Ho
told tho speaker That ho Ind no right to come to
tho n1eeting to grind hfs axoa.
hlr. Baker denied having attended tho meet,
proceeded to decimato Mr.. White in, q
twenty-minuto speech. Ho believed TINT tho
colorod people should have coloredroprosenta-
tive.
tho colored people Ind right to ono out Of for
ty representatives. Whit tho cUlored people
wanted WAS in man who at II or IL o'clock at
night could be called upon by colorod citizen
| the unfortunate out" l[r. King roforrod to the
good business ho did in the liquor line, and said
ho would quit selling liquor tho next day if any
the colorod citizons would promise not to tlyide
but support a colorcd candidate for Office What
was wanted WIS " q man Of our BOSOM"
Mr.. Bradford advocated Mr.. McGonniaa IN a
sensible speech, ind said that tho coored voters
of the Third Ward could Aaye hud improve
ments IT they, like Others had aono, would pa,
| for them.
The next speaker WINS james johnson, who
| said ho did not intend 10 mako any personal at
tack upon previous n,on,bers OF tho Common
| Council representing the Illrd Ward but woull
state TINT they had proved poor representatives
aud quite regardless Of tho colorod yotera. Win
they wanted was colorcd representative. Il
conclusion ho nominated Alr. Hancock for the
office, but that gentleman declined, The speak
or tl,en nominated J. T. Temple, who re-
ceiyed the unanimous vote Of tho meet
ing, which, however, rejected almost as unan
ously motion to appoint u eonmlttoe to. wai
upon him aud acquaint hin, Of his nomination.
Then Nlr. johnson lnoyod to noininn.e Mr.. ]
Y. Z: Thomas, WHO waa also unanimously
elcctol.
The meeting, nftor appointing, with som
difficulty, committee to wait upon him and &C
quaint him with tho honor conferred upon him
adjourned.