Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-25
PREACHERS APPEAL.
NEGRO PASTORS ISSUE A CIRCULAR
LETTER ON BsHALF or MALONE.
A BoId Movement on Their Part 20 Pre-
vent Amy Colored Men from Voting
with the Democrats.
Democrats, you must awaken!

Democrats, you must awaken
Apathy. Indifference, OF negligence Will
bring defeat upon you.
The negroes are organizing more solidly
than ever before.
They have their walking" and riding
bossesr: thcy have their midnight con-
claves. and. what IS more potential with
them than anything else; they have their
church-meetinGs where the women unite
with the preachers 10 iniiame and influence
them. An their work Is done silently Sc
cretly. end systematically, and this with
the intolcrant feeling produced by incen-
Diary white orators will result in the en-
tire negro voting population gong TO the
polls with unanimity and hxity OF pur-
pose never before paralleled.
Malone has been specially organizing
the cOlorod pastors to exert their vast
leverage OF influence upon the black vote.
Here Is "a letter, never intended 70 get INTO
the newspapers, they have sent forth. ana
the meaning of it is that the color line IS
to be so tightly drawn that no colored
man who wishes to vote the Democratic
ticket will be allowed 10 do so II spylng-
eyes. race prejudice. and the power OF the
Church can prevent It.
rHE LITTER.
M De1r Sir and Broiher;
The pending canpaign is tho most i'm
portanl one which has confronted our peo-
ple for many years. With victory 1t ls the
cousummatiOn and rounding up OF the pO-
litical results Of last year.
ticket has been presented winch the
past demonstrates is not unfriendly TO our
race. The only cry left tho Democratic
party is the stale one Of negro domino
IN, xsht wa "a HnnW there o.
thing. Tho negro cannot be truthfuliy
CHARGED with any desire for supremacy in
the administration of public affairs. All
we want and ask are our rights before the
law and fair chance unhindered by po-
litical malevOlence in the race OF life. We
continue IN the belief that this can best be
done through the medium Of the Republi-
can party, and we urge upon you 20 do ell
in yOur power toinstruct our people and TO
help TO elect the ticket-Mahone, Slemp,
and Lurty.
J. VI. ARMIsTEAD.
Pastor Of Zion Baptist Church, Portsmouth,
Va;
J. 7. ". MOORE.
p. L. A. NJ. i. Church;
Pastor Of the Ebcnezer Baptist Church;
JUCKLIS STRUNGy,
=. T.. of A. NJ. f.. Church;
RICHARD SPILLER,
Pastor Of Baptist Church, Hampton;
A. j. BEowH,
Pastor of the Quecn.Street Baptist Church,
Norfolk Va;
WILLIAM Cousins.
Pastor Of the Second Baptist Church of
Suffolk, Va;
J. MADISON YoUEG.
Pastor Of the Bank-Strcet Baptist Church,
Norfolk;
REV. J. f. BRIcKHoUsE.
Pastor Of st. Luke A. L. VI. j. Church,
W.D Cook.
Pastor st. Johns A. VI. Z. Church. Norfolk,
Va;
II. L. BARco.
Pastor Of First Baptist and Grove Bap-
tist Churches, Churchland, Va;
W. II. HUNTER, ID. D.,
Pastor Nortn-Street A. NJ. l.. Church,
Portsmouth, Va;
II. Wells.
Pastor Of Ebcnezer Baptist Church, Rich
mond' va; r w,rrs
Pastor Moore-Street Baptist Church, Rich
mond, Va;
GroRGR JUirEsoN,
Pastor 4. NJ. z. Church, Richmond, Va;
JAMES II. HoLMFs,
Pastor First Baptist Church, Richmond
Va;
j. 4. TAYLOR.
Fifth BAPTIST Church. Richmond. Va;
r. II. SHORTS,
Pastor Second Baptist Church, Hampton
Va;
G. 3. SNIrH,
Pastor A. NJ. +. Church, Hampton;
II. i. WEEDES.
Pastor Third Baptist Church, Hampton;
+. BoLDEN,
Pastor A. NJ. +. Church, Smithtield. Va;
c. II. PAYNE,
Pastor Of Butc-Street Baptist Church,
( Norfolk Va; >, ~. n.
Pastor Third Baptist Church, Petersburg,
| Va.
DELUsIvF,
This letter is a lithograph print and each
person receiving it will naturally suppose
that il is q pen-and-ink communication adj
dressed 10 him especially; for while the
appeal s written in a clerkly hand the Sig
| natures of Rcys. Holmes. Wells. and others
are fac siaacS.
NETTING OF THE BROTHERS.
| II was understood that there was to be a
meeting of the cOlored pastors at the CO.
lorcd Odd-Fellows' Hall. on north Third
street. last night; but If it took place there
the session was IN a secret room. The nam
hall Was occupied by precinct meeting,
others.
All through Jackson Ward great activity
prevails. aud there will be plenty OF eyl-
dence Of il tomorrow when the cOlored CO.
/ horts appear 10 inquire if their names are
on the books, as they have been advised
to do.
The Democrats should see to it that they
are as well represented at the registration
as they expect TO be at the election.
~. I,,,l ~ or1r hpvgr and Chief of Police
will provide that order shall be preserved,
but in the matter of challcngers. runners,
&C., our party will grieyously err If they
/ fail to be full-handed.
SwarIns of Negroes Coming TO Virginia
from Other States.
! Governor Lee yesterday received the fol-
| lowing letter written by prominent State
senator of Pennsylvania:
HOTEL LAFAYETTE,
PHILADELPHIA, October lS, 1889. }
/ GorG7lor Lee:
Sir.-During the last two days, while in
| Baltimore and Washington. | learned that
negroes working on railroad construction
! In New York and other States are gong TO
Virginia 70 stay until after the election.
! fear very much that our friends there
do not realize the desperate Efforts making
/ TO elect Malone.
COlOnel quay Is undOuultuIN cnS l4S'i = :
ing the campaign, and nothing Will be left
undone that money can do to win.
SO far as | see our National Committee
! don't seem to grasp the Importance OF TINS
| election. Mnhone's election now means
real trouble III 1892.
Pardon my suggestions, for really fear
the defeat of Captain Mckinney, and
worse, its results on the whole country.
MALONE IN RICHMOND.
He Spends the Day Here, aud Carries an
Excursion to Fredericksburg.
General Malone spent several hours in
D,.l,,,,I vostgr1av