The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-06

The colored Voters Proof Against

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A large and elegant meeting Of colored
voters was held at the Second Ward Market
House last evening for Tho purpose Of organl.
zing for effective work In getting out the
colored vote next. Tuesday. The meeting
was called to order by Col, Alex Turner,
who nominated Elias Rolls as Chairman,
md the nomination was unanimously ra!i.
tlGd by the meeting. Willis Mccullough
vas elected Secretary. The President stated
the object OF the meeting, md took OCCASION
In n few tudiclous and well expressed sen.
fences 10 give bis views OF the political situR.
ton and Of the duty Of the colOred voters OF
Ohio county, which was In the present Gun.
vass to vote for the Republican nominees
Ills reasons for this were pertinent and
sensible, and showed that he was we'll in.
formed. on the vital political issues OF the
day. -, we. No. ~ - FgT
Mr.. G. W. Atkinson being In the hall, was
invited 10 speak, md did 20, telling the vo.
tiers why,he VAS a Republican, and thought
they ought to be, md why he was not a
Democrat, and hoped: none OF them WERE
His remarks were .nprop0s, AID evide, 1 y
struck a responsive chord in tho breast Of ".
ery hearer.' /; II ~ Eft} z q Z.
Col. Alex Turner, that veteran wheel horse
OF Republlcanisn, then took the floor In
answer to calls, md made characteristic
speech, eloquent and timely. He said he
only had one speech, md Mr. Atkinson had
covered his ground oil over but he would
give them ~, good, old fashioned e1hortatlon,
Mr. James II. Jones Principal Of the Col.
ored schools Of the city, WAS then called on.
lie said the previous speakers had made his
speech, too; but he wanted to tell why he was
q Republican, inasmuch Us others had told
why they were.r lie was not a Republican
merely. because: tho Republican had given
bis race their Freedom not merely because
they had elevated them to d position OF poll.
teal aud civil equality with the white ruce;
not merely because they had befriended his
race. HBJHas's Republican from principle
because 1t was right TO be Republican aud
wrong to be anything else. AS long Us they
were true to principle he would be true II
them. - =
DR.. Logan had entered the hall, and he
| was now called upon TO address the meeting.
| lie said he had nothing In the wsy OF counsel
| toigiye that bad not been given by others
but he congratulated the cOlored voters Of
Wheeling on having SO. many men IN theil
ranks who were abreast Of the times, and Gu
pablo Of judging for themselves Of the merits
u n proposition. There was no danger oil 1
class Of men with such high average OF in
telligence being imposed upon by dema
gogues, .C :. s.
!. All the speakers we're frequently applaud
to the echo, and after the Doctors remarks
TIE folio sins!lwas proposed and unanimously
adopted e y, . - Z = --e'
TiIE colored voters OF Ohio county, Wes
Virginia, recognize that at. the approaching
election II Is to their interest to vote for AMI
support Gen. Nathan Coil, jr., the Republican
nominee.for Congress; therefore be IL
Re'otreC, That we do vote for Gen. Golf as q
body. =: - ~. ',g,,s ~ .,''. g.
The following named gentlemen were ap
pointed Il committee " attend to getting ou
the. full vote next Tuesday, and empowered
to appoint subcommittee for each ward
where there IRE col0red VOTERS: Robert n
Strange, Col Bucy, Alex. Turner, James II
Jones and J. d. Whiting. zra % "a
After some further unimportant matter,
the meeting adjourned. In harmony, Ell
thusiusm and determination TO win It set
good example for the white brethren.