Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-08-30
From the Baltimore Gazette.
The COIOFed V0teFn want Omee.

LARoE MEETING IN SOUTH BALTIMORE -DENuSc.
ATIoNs OF THE RADICAL PARTY OF THE CITY
AND STATE
A meeting Of cOlOEcd vOtsrs, several thousand in
numreT' was held last night at Montgomery
Square, South Baltimore ''to take int considsy,.
ton the political condition OF the cOlorcd voteru
OF the city and State, and adopt measures TO secure
under competent and reliable leadership the Ie0it-
innate fruits OF the right ofsuifraRe" BV the pub
nsned cal Tor the meeting. 'all vOtsa opposed to
the narrow policy and unjust Discrimination OF an
utterly selfish and blgoted Federal ofice-hoIding
aristocFacy," were invited to attend. number Of
clubs from several wards of the city mrached 70
the Square with torches, tTanSparancies, end mu-
SIC stand was erected IN tue center OF the
Square. decorated with Aags and lanterns,
The following officers were elected bv acalama
ton President VIM. II. Hackett; Vice President0.
benjamin Brown, DR.. Samuel Gross, SamueI
Oreen, Daniel Young and John CoFmsck; Secreta.
ana Lewis Maddox
Colonel A. J. Kelly was the first sneaker II0
sald there was 2OO.OOO colored People in MARYLAND
and $4,000 colored voters, while the white Repub-
Leans only numbered from 1900 to 20 900 voters.
1% rs tGs Guy tns coored people poll 1900 votes
Inc handful OF white Republicans had received
Law omces, and the coIored Republicans only
three appointments over and above what khev Ind
under Hsneral Jackson. He said as thev ionored
the democratic party, they would expect nothing
from them. II the Democratic marty Oivaa An a
suranee that the colorsd voters shah have the
same privilege as in any other party, then thew
could discriminate between the two. Colonel
Kelly was frequently applauded. Reuben Hall
was the next speaker.
hesotved. That we emphaticiaIlv condemn
the action OF the so-caled leaders of The Repubf-
can party OF this city, who have Ignored some
OF the warmest and best friends the colored mnn
and his party have had in this State: That we
express our confidence in our old f,iends thus
ignored, and assure them the OfficehoIders of
the government may forget them-we never
Also resolutions denouncing the RepublIcan
party in the city and state for iRuorinp the Claim
OF colOred voters, also Tor their corr1pt cancOs
system and fraudulent primaries, aud also de-
nounelng the Reform party as having. been per.
feeted III BInums, aud aTesOlution Stating Ina,
the eoiored voters of this city aud State beln0
as capable to select candidates as those hitherto
acting for them, do IN mass convention make An
e1ort Tor The first tims TO enjoy the right OI
choosing their own standard bearers, and thai
the colored men of the State are urged TO refrain
from Internationally pledging themselves 10 thC
nominees OF their local .coRVentions, and thal
they use their best discrimination in determipinp
Tor themselves in each locality for whom to yotI
at all. The resolutions were adopted Reclamation
After the adoption of the resolutions. a coloFeC
man named Sorrel protested against them; bu
the drums were beat, and his voice was oyerWhel
med In the noise made by the rapidly dlspersin,
assemblage. Nv =