St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-30
TIRED OF TALK.
COiored Citizens Will Nominate
an independent Ticket.

COiored Citizens Will Nominate
an Independent Ticket.
With smiling face and buoyant step
Darius +. Reese, of the Ramsey county
Republican committee, bounded into
the district court room last evening, but
a minute later he had disappeared.
There was meeting in the court room
of colored citizens, presided over by s..
E. Hardy, to consider the course to be
pursued by colered voters at the pend
ing elections. Unanimity prevailed
among them that they should vote the
straight Republican ticket, so far as the
national and state tickets were con-
cerned, but there was an ominouS kick
against the Republican county ticket.
Broken pledges on the part of Repuh-
lican candidates i'll the past have ac-
eomp.ished their task, and like the
worm, the coiered voters have turned.
The utter falsity of the pledges made
by the Republican were demonstrated,
and speech after speech was made in
support of colored men throwing Off
their dumb allegiance to mere selfish
office seekers. LET us stand up for our
rights" said J. Ii. Thompson. I'VE
have supported the Republican ticket
in the past and assisted to elect their
candidates, who have betrayed our
cause. Let us drop party and vote for
men who will do something for the col
ored people. We want something more
than promises; we want ae-
ton" These were the prevail
ing sentiments, and it was also
stated that c0lOred men had not
received attention from the county Re-
publican committee that they were en-
titled to. Some had applied for work.
but the committee replied that they had
no money. but they continued to en-
ploy white people. After full discus
sion it was proposed, and the meeting
decided, that the colored citizens should
place an independent ticket in the field.
A committee of seven was appointed
TO FRAME THIS TICKET.
1t was at this point that Secretary
Reese, with that beaming countenance
and airy lightheartedneSs so character
istic of him when trying to do good
thing for the grand old party, came
bounding into the room. He was ac-
cotapanied. by Louis Memo and two
others. Their appearance was tanta-
mount to the effect of bucket of cold
water poured down each cOlored mans
back. Mr.. Reese stepped up to, one
man, shaking him heartily by the hand.
..Weli, what's been dOne?" whispered
Mr.. Reese.
"We're going to put an indepena-
ent-." but Secretary Reese stopped TO
hear 10 more. His face heightened, the
buoyancy of his step departed, and the
court room knew him no more. Without
word or gesture his companions real
lied the situation and quickly followed
their chief.
The ticket to be formulated by the
committee Will be made up of candi-
dates on the Republican, Democratic
and Prohibition tickets, who will pledge
their adherence to the cause of the col
ored people, and these candidates will
! receive personal visits from members of
the committee. When adopted the
ticket will be printed, and means taken
that every colOred voter in the county
shall receive one.
The Republican county committee
seem to have expected bolt on the part
of the cOlored voters. Several of the
speakers said that it had been stated
that if an independent ticket was placed
in the field NJ. j. Bell would be knitted
for register of deeds.