Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-13
FRIENDS OF, FLEMON.
The Lafayette Hall Meeting Panned
Out Two Hundred Dollars.
SUFFICIENT ORAToRY AND MUSIC.
Rev. W. Il. Brown Pledges Beaver County
for One Hundred Dollars.
THAT CASH MUST AND SHALL BE RAISED

The meeting of colored people last night
in Lafayette Hall was attended by consid-
erable number of Oaucausians. 1t began in
somewhat animated discussion as to the
necessity of Vice Presidents. Mr.. Isaac
Morton contending that an array of cele-
brated names would contribute to the success
of the next meeting, and to the Chairman,
Isaac Washington, and Secretary M. x.
Holland, were added assistants in the per-
sons of the Vice Presidents here named: j.
H. Baldwin, W. h. Brown, VIM. Webster,
B. f. Stewart, j. x. Owens and John A.
Martin. These were pilastered by the ap-
pointment of VIM. Ash, Sergeant at Arms.
Rev. Clinton made prayer, and then the
meeting was declared open for business.
which was begun by the reading of the fol-
lowing telegram:
COLUMBIA, s. c., August Il
To n. K. Holland, Seventh Avenue Hotel;
Just leaving here for Pittsburg. Have Y.
with me; will reach Pittsburg by u. & o. r. 4.
Tuesday morning. ]. W. EcHoLs.
Mr.. B. +. Stewart then rehearsed the cir
cumstances OF Yeldell's or Flemon's arrest,
trial, etc., and asked that his hearers do
what was and ought to be expected of them
discharge the debt of 81 100 owed to the
lawyers. He asked that they appeal to Re-
publican white men. Democratic white
men, Prohibitionist white men, appeal to
"the men who steal our dollars; to the men
who administer our laws and can give us
justice or injustice as they see fit" Zap
plause.
WANTED A NIGHT LINE SET.
Mr.. Morton moved that at $50 o'clock an
appeal be made to all to come forward with
contributions ranging from 81 900 down.
As it lacked 45 minutes to that time one
man objected to cut-and-dry speeches and
asked that all VINO wanted to contribute be
allowed to do so instanter. This In shape
of motion prevailed, and Mr.. Chiffon was
placed at the door to receive contributions
from any one who wanted to leave before
the oratory should cease.
Rev. Clinton next spoke of Lafayette
Hall, the cradle of the Republican party,
spoke of the Flemon case and of the posi-
ton of the colored man in the country, and
reiterated the request of Mr.. Stewart to pony
up. The address was received with cheers.
Rev. W. H. Brown, of Beaver Falls,
didn't intend to make q speech, but he was
Just as much interested as any other man
and Beaver county is interested also. The
result of the trial had convinced Rev. Brown
that it was not the better class of South
Carolina people that prosecuted the black
people, but the white trash, who formed the
patrol that in the days of slavery hunted
slaves. Rev. Brown was almost certain
that he might pledge New Brighton, Beaver,
Beaver Falls and Beaver county for 800 to
the fund to pay the lawyers. :
j. 81. Baldwin, Esq, hadn't, like Rev.
Brown, read the result Of the Flemon trial
in the Sunday papers, but postponed read
ing of it until Monday morning. Mr.. Bald
win seemed to think that prayer had done
more than Doodle.
Mr.. Isaac Morton made q short speech
and then the meeting sang 'Hold the Fort"
as purse-string relaxer.
MILKsHAKE MARTIN,
the Moody-and- -Sankey end of the machine,
then proceeded to announce that it would
cos: just 81 100 to hold the fort. Mr.. Martin
worked in little politics as he went alopg,
asking the audience not to forget Jack
Nolan and his $50 at next February's cleo
ton.
While the collection was being taken
committee was appointed to meet Flemon at
the depot, put him into carriage and treat
him to a reception.
Isaac Morton announced that he didn't
want to make aNspeech, but said he would
stduu up iOf - oA6S SySh sAOu6A AO
one else did.
The collection was announced to amount
to $197 27, which drew out the declaration
on the part of many that 5000 even must be
gotten of it took all night to get it. Milk
shake sent dozen or two people around
with hats, and they finally overlapped the
sum asked for.
FLEMON WILL BE LION.
Announcements were next in order. One
man said there would be a meeting of the
iColored Peoples Protective Club at the
Franklin School Hall this evening. Presi-
dent Washington announced another meet
ing at the same place ON Friday evening.
Rev. Clinton announced that Rev.
Flemon and J. 81. Baldwin, Esq,
would be at the Williamsburg campground
next Sunday, and an effort to assist to raise
a part of the 5000 still wanted would be
made. Some one announced that Colonel
Echcls would also be present if he could be
obtained, and still further announcement
was made that by this evening the public
would be informed of the location Of an en-
tertainment to be held for the benefit of the
fund at which Messrs. Flemon and Echolls