Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-01
BROWN HAS A CLUB.
COlored Men Of the Eighth Ward
Organize a Political Society,
FOB SIMOS-PURE REPUBLICANS.
Broadax Smith Lays Down the Law For the
eolored Brethren.
SPEECHES IN DEFENSE OF All. H.ROwASD

The J. o. Brown Republican Club was
formed last night by the colored men Of the
Eighth ward. It is another of the series Of
colored Republican clubs which are being
organized throughout the city by ''Broadaz"
Smith, Colonel Robert Smothers, Joseph
Marks and others. Those already
formed are the William Finn and c. L.
Magee clubs.
The meeting last evening was held in the
Franklin sehoolhouse. About 20 colored
men were present. Broadax Smith tempor-
arily occupied the chair, and John h.
Chiffon acted as Secretary. BrOadax
opened the ball by saying that the club was
to be Simon-pure Republican organiza
ton, not to forward the interest OF any
special candidate nor to be confined to ward
lines. He said he was not prepared to
christen the club, but he was sure that it
ought to have good name. Joe Marks
promptly moved that it be called the J. o.
Brown Club, and the motion was adopted
with yell.
Mr.. Smith then called for speeches, and
urged Isaac Morton TO deliver . talk. Mr..
Morton pleaded he did not come to speak,
but he soon showed that he was primed.
He devoted 20 minutes to an eu1ogy Of
Arch n. RoWand, the Republican candidate
for District Attorney. he had heard 9
great many men say that they would not
vote for Rowand, but none Of them could
give good reasons. They simply said that
Rowand had done something wrong ''If
the angel Gabriel had been here among
these people," said Mr.. Morton, 'and
didn't do anything wrong, it'd be because
he didn't stay long" Mr.. Rowand was
lauded for his services as soldier, Mr..
Morton saying that colored man ought to
be the last man in the world eresuse 70 sup
port an old soldier. :
BRoADAx TURNED LOOSE.
'Broadax" took the floor and spoke for
half an hour. He said: "When I heard
that Rowand was candidate I published
his candidacy in the Brodddx without a
cent of pay. I never received dollar for
booming himOr the party. Any man who
says Rowand didn't pass q legal examina-
tion is fool and liar. Every man has 10
pass that to get admitted to the bar. A man
don't have to know much 70 be q District
Attorney. He wants TO have q knowledge
of some criminal law and CAB enough to
abuse the prisoner, and Rowand viii get
there every time.
"This organization is not for Doodle. We
havn't gone to candidate and asked for q
nickel. Mr.. Finn and Mr.. Magee didn't
know we were going to use
their names until they saw II in
the papers. Mr.. Brown wont know 1t
till tomorrow morning. Tomorrow night
we're going to organize McCallin club in
the Twelfth ward. Ny object in this work
is not money or fame. want 10 consoli-
date my brethren in this city. If you'll
stand together you'll not hear the cry any
more that the Republican party don't do
anything for you. You can't make them do
it by running around these side-shows.
Colored men get all they ask for, don't
they? They haven't asked for anything but
to be policemen and night watchmen. They
all.want to be on the police force. You had
a colored CounciIman. Who defeated him
but the black race? II q black man would
start saloon the colored men would bust
him up; amt that so, Joe?" Mr. Marks
nodded his head. 'sThe colored men Of this
district could send q man to the Legislature
ii they were united. The only way to make
yourselves felt is to stand together. ~
NO ANGELS IN POLITICS.
''Now brethren, if Rowand is s.ieh thisl,
why ain't they got him in jail2 He either
didn't steal that money or they helped him
to steal it and are afraid to squeaL As far
as politics are concerned, there amt NO
angels in either party. If there were,
would a-been an angel long ago. If any
colored man wants to be Democrat, he has
Just as good right to make fool of him
self as white man, but I want him to move
off my side Of the street. The way to treat .
Democratic negro is the way you would
treat skunk. can stand q white Demo-
crat, but can't q black one. They don't
taste right. A black man that amt Re
publican can never be converted. He has
committed the unpardonable sin.
Broadax urged the colored men to vote
the whole ticket next Tuesday, to vote for
State Treasurer, and 70 be ready to vote for
II. L Gourley for Mayor next spring. Isaac
Morton proposed resolution urging all
colored Republicans to vote the straight
ticket next Tuesday. It was adopted. II
was decided not to form permanent organi-
cation until the nextmeeting, one week from
last night.
Bob Smuthers announced that the colored
Republicans Of the Third ward were prepar-
ing to organize club, and 1t was decided to
hold meeting in that ward one week nom
tonight The meeting was then adjourned.