Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-16
Negro Politissl Meetsns-Anothsr

The Ing version Of the Se.io il, ei'rg
| 10 The Ninth Ward, il is said was excluded Is
the publishers of Erery Ereniae:
EpIToRs EvERY EVENING Gentlemen -
We ask space in your paper 10 contradict The
utterly false report of tue proceeding. OF meet
ing held in the Ninth Ward, on Wednesday
evening last, which appears in your columns Of
Friday last.
We say the report is false, and that it does in
?astice to the respectable people Of both sexes
who attended. The truth is, public meeting
was advertised, by written notice, TO be held in
the chapel on the atove evening. Being resi-
dents OF the Ward, we attended and invited
Mes.rs. Daniel p. Hamilton, Stephen 8. Nichols,
Joseph @. Walker, and J. A. II. Myers. and
perhaps one or two others, to be present. 1t
being a public meeting, we felt we had perfect
right to be there.
The f.cts are that the meeting was organized
by he appointment Of Peter S. Blake, President,
aud Moses Murray, Secretary, neither of whom
lived in the Ward
The committee on business consisted Of FIVE
members of the Ninth Ward, who, az they pass
ed out were handed the resolutions printed in
your paper. But one of these men could read,
and we believe none ofthem could write.
While comrnltee were out, A. X. Henry ad-
dressed the meeting abusing certain men in
the party, and not attempting TO instruct The
.'poor. ignorant voters OF the NiEth Ward as TO
their duties as voters"
Mr. Myers did not flourish a club nor attempt
to capture the resolutions; nor did he attempt TO
make q fight or disturbance in any way. ard we
therefore pronounce this part of your report as
f.lse, and unjust to Mr. Myers. NJ: Blake did
not say that "he would make day Il ,nt shine
through any one"
When the vote WAS taken on the adoption OF
the resolutions, there were but three "ay es" The
balance declining TO vote. A motion TO recon-
slider the vote led TO discussion, because the
Chairman refused to put the question, bot va
Gated the chair, and re and his three friends
left the chapel without any row or confusion.
Mr.. Joseph G. Walker was appointed to take
the place vacated by Blake, al d Mr. J. A II.
Myers was appoiniet Secretary, wheu resolutions
were passed condemnirg the course pursued by
Messrs. Blake, Henry and Murray, and setting
forth the fact that they were unfit to lead the
colored voters Of the Ninth ward, or any other
ward.
Your charge against MIR. James l.. Hawkins
is also false as this gentleman vas not there for
any other purpose than as a citizen of. the ward
He took no part in the proceedings, and we say
publicly that both Messrs. Hawkins and Myers,
during the whole evening, deported themselves
as gentlemen.
We ask, therefore, as newspaper men, you
will do us the simple act of justice to print
this, and Get US right before the public. You
have done US great wong holding us up TO
the ridicule and contempt Of the public, and we
feel that the only reraraiion you can make us
for your unfair and false statement is the ipser-
ton of this contradiction, which is signed by
every person-living in The ward-who was
present at the meeting
Charles Moody. Hall Laws, Wilson Frisby,
II
Isaac Scott. Paul Griffin. J. T Bsyard, Elven
Canpher, John W. Welch, Wesley Walker,
Charles. Moore, Andrew Moore, Samuel Fogwell,
Daniel Johnson, David Leggar, Aaron ]. ohm
son, James Mooney, Alfred Coiman, Charles
Laws, VIM. DAles, George Hovingtou, Absaom
Watson, Mrs. A Benson, Mrs. E. f. WEIGH, Mrs.
N. Sanders, Mrs H. Welch, Mrs. Blair.
Such are the people upon whom the Radical
parry depend for success at The elections.