Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-04
1.-THE MAN AND BROTHER"
He is Split In Two Politically and
Bolts Harrison and Nor ton.

He Is Split In Two Politically and
Bolts Harrison and Nor ton.
Local colored Republicans are divided,
and local white Republican bosses are at
their wits end to discover some scheme
which will bring two violently antagon-
istic factions OF the colored brethren
together. The breach is a big one, one
OF personal nature" as Mr.. Hawkins
puts it, and cne that it seems likely can
not be healed unless the powers that be,
for the sake of capturing the Los An
geles colored vote, undo all the work of
the National Convention and put two
other men at the head OF the Republican
ticket.
The Eureka Republican Club, an or
ganization of Colored voters, held meet
Browns chapel, on Requena street,
below Los Angeles, and HERALD man
was there. A room possibly 25x20 was
jammed to the doors with the dusky sons
of Ham, and anybody passing within a
block of Rev. Browns chapel would GER
tainly wager that no worshipping OF the
Deity was going on there. The HERALD
man when he reached Los Angeles
street, could hear shouts of "Mr. Chair
man! Mr.. Chairmanw "You's out er
order, sab !" "We won't fuse fer cent?
etc., emanating from the me eting place.
The tumult inside was indiscribable.
A colored member was on the floor and
no less than half dozen members were
yelling at the Chairman that he "was no
parlmenteerian tall" The colored
orator held his ground and finally made
himself heard. He wanted the name of
the club changed to "The Harrison and
Morton Club OF Los Angeles" Then the
fun commenced. Kisses, boots and
hurrahs were hurled at the orators head
and finally, having lost the power of in
halation, he was forced 10 sit down upon
the Chairman'5 desk, nearly suffocated
1t was evident there was serious split
in the ranks of the colored Republican
contingent. Representative men from
all over the town were present ,and prom.
inent ringleaders like Henry H. Martin,
Charles Henry Jackson Nelson, Robert
Owens and Hawkins, the colored furni-
ture man, took active part in the running
debate that lasted until all hands were
tired out and left the hall to the Chairman
and the Secretary.
The HERALD man investigated and as
certained the cause of the breach. l,
seems that there are two factions Of col
ored Republicans in town; one known as
the Texas faction, the other the Cali
fornia. The Texas faction, numbering
nearly 450 men, is so called because its
members came here from Texas. The
Chairman of the club, Henry Martin, is a
member of that faction and the
leader is Mr.. Hawkins, Mr.. Martins
business partner. The California faction
comprises about one hundred and fifty
men. headed by Jake Soares, with r. G;
O. Benjamin, the colored lawyer and
Revs. Brown and Anderson as aides-de-
camp. The Californians originally
started the club. but force of numbers
gave the Texans the supremacy. This
vexed the Californians and they have
been obstructionists ever since. The
Californians favored Harrison and Nor.
ton while the Texans did not. Many oi
them assert they will be converted tc
Democracy unless the head of the ticket
is changed. Then, on the other hand
the Californians refused to be, what they
termed it, "bossed," by the Texans who
they say are politically, morally and
socially ignorant. So question OF caste
has added difficulty to an amicable ad-
justment of affairs. Last nights meet
ing was ga hot 'un," as member put it,
and no mistake. The proposition tc
change the name of the club was rejected
and It is understood that, at the next
meeting of the club, the Californians will
bolt in body unless the Texans con-
sent to change the name. This, the
Texans say, they will never consent to do.
A member of the Texas faction told the
HERALD man that his crowd would never
vote the Republican ticket as formu-
lated. He said Harrison was no friend
to the negro and that Morton had said
he never would employ one. Then the
Republican platform was not sound on
the tariff. He said he preferred to see
the administration of to-day continued
than to take chances on the rickety
promises held out by those who wanted
to get into power.