Wichita eagle., 1888-07-06
HARRISON CLUB.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT THE
COURT HOUSE LAST NIGHT.
Stirring Addresses by COlored Orat'
ors--Large Enrollment--M
ing Next Tuesday Night on
North Main.

Last night the district court room was
comfortably flied in response to the pub
lished announcement that the Harrison and
Morton club, which has been organized by
the colored people would hold a public
meeting at that time and place. The mem
bers were cut in full force attended nu-
merously by there ladies. There was also
a considerable number of white Republi-
cans and few Democrats. The speeches
were all good, earnest and full OF sound
Republican doctrine. Each speaker was
heartily cheered and anyone, who thinks
that the ..colored Republicans Of Wichita
are to be hoodwinked by any designing
Democratic schemes to draw them off
from the kparty which made them
what they are, should have beea at last
nights meeting to have had that errone-
Gus idea removed from his mind.
During the day, yesterday, there were
enrolled about seventy-fiye members.
Next Tuesday night the club Will hold
another meeting in the grounds adjoining
the Underwood hotel, on the west side Of
Main street, just north Of Elm. There
will be number of good speakers, both
white and colored. Seating capacity will
be arranged fer a large crowd
and the Metropolitan Cornet band
will furnish music for the occasion.
Everybody is urgently requested to attend,
especially the ladies. 1t is expected that
there will be an enrolment OF at least 800
colored voters then. 1t is estimated there
are between 500 and 900 in this county. Most
of these have come within the past four
years. Democrats who think that Wichita
and Sedgwick county viii go Democratic
will do well to paste these figures in their
hats and thus avoid making rash bets.
All of that number, with very
few notorious exceptions are Republicans
and all of them through principle.
The MEETING.
was called to order by Vice President John
! c. Rollins, who is genuine western man,
( having been raised in Colorado and Cali
! fornia, where he has participated in a
number of campaigns for the Republican
/ party. He made the opening speech and
was very frequently interrupted by APP
/ plause. Mr.. Rollins was followed in
turn by Mr. W. A. Belts, the president OF
/ the club, Mr.. d. L. Robinson,
the secretary of the association
and editor OF the Kansas Globe. the organ
( of the colored people, published in this
city Both gentlemen made telling
| speeches, the effort Of Mr.. Robinson being
warmly received.
! Rev. 5. J. Slater, of the Baptist church,
! followed with some remarks that brought
/ down the house MI J. W. Smith was
1 the next speaker and was highly appreci-
ated. Prof. Darnell, of Topeka, made q
strong line of argument, urging his
/ friends to stick to the Republican party.
/ Rev Lewis Fulbright, Of the NJ. Z
church, was the last speaker and made 6
very eloquent addres.
All of the speakers took the position
that the only party to whom they could
loC K for aid in gaining their rights in the
south was the Republican party, which
was the only party that had N the past
done anything for them. There was great
/ enthusiasm during the evening, and the
results of the meeting highly satisfactory
/ to the club