The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-03-18
WHAT THEY WANT I!
The COIOred Republicans Hold a
Mass Meeting,
And Being Asked a Question,
Answered it Frankly.

he African heln' uIst LpISCoph
church in North Sedalia was ihe
rallying place Friday night, for about
seventy-fve coIoreI repuhlicans. "ho
constituted themselves into mass
meeting to discuss politics, and get
acquainted with the white candidates
on the republican ticket for CT y
Offices. The meet Nc Was harmonious
enough, as far IS outw=rt appearances
went TO show, and everything sailed
along smoothly until the committee
man at larg-. John b J"ynes, called
upon the colo'ed brethren, TO get up
and tell wat they wan'ed. They
told him in no uncertain language. as
he SO IN began to realize, and a con-
siderable feeling of interest settled
down upon the thin sprinkling OF
white republicans, which was visible
in the edgrs of the meeting, and
which consisted princip lily Of he
several candidates on the ticket. The
proceedings of the gathering, ia de-
tail, are summarized as FLOWS:
The meeting was called to order
about s o'clock by Will Ruby, secre-
tary of the young mems repub ic,n
clnb, about forty five peop'e bling
present, including the white candi-
dates. He was ele;iel To preside
over the gathering, aud Eld:r Merritt
q Baptist minister was chosen secre-
tary. Mr.. Ruby hen stated that the
object of The mee,ing was to discuss the
political issues of the day. IL was
strictly repuhlica m eiing, and the
brethr we're on hand 10 listen TO the
cand dates. H jelt assumed that over
tlree fourths f the col.re ! people of
Sed liza would vote she republican
ticker. There might be some dissaiis-
faction In the ranks, hut it was Of
lit e moment, fer. as in iamiy mat
ters, there were occasional jas, but
they didn't las; lorg.
Mr.. Ilgenfritz was here loudly
called for, and he rose, but sugges' ed
that the meeting listen to Mr.. Jaynes
first The meeting acqu;esced.
Mr.. Jayres was si'ting in a front
pew, and he was not long in shedding
his p coat ard IN beginning a
anythirg q, and un iSe the democrats
in their recent meaiing he was run
ming whole stable tull of winning
hors.s. His listeners al knew what
repucllc ms hid done for the col ored
man. They also knew that al the
good thiogs in the way Of progress,
material Improvement, and so Tor h,
done in Sedalis, had been accom-
plished by the republican party. He
told how the democrats had got left
this last week in the matter Of the
state contrasted their insctiOu
with the good aud earnest
work the republicans had
successfully carried out for conVen-
tons la SedaIia on previous occasions.
The speaker then took the ticket OF
candidates, and seristim, gave e:ch a
boost into the favor of the cOlOred
voters
When be had got about half way
down the ticket, al influx OF the
brethren choked of the speaker, 9
hrief moment, but he resumed and
finished wi bout further interruption
lie closed by giving all the candidate:
for the CT V council a good send-off
aud assured lis fellow-cirzens as
psrting clincher, that the re
publican ticket was not a Temperance
ticket, by any means, not a man on
it would close up saloon that was
properly licensed and run according tc
law.
Mr.. IIgenfritz was again called for
Before he took off his overcaot. thu
candidate for mayor suggested tina
the colored republicans be heard from
first, but the colored republican
would net have it that way, and so hi
proceeded. The candidates ha'
crossed the track to the NORTH
side to get acquainted wit
their colored friends and brethren
As for him. he knew every mother
son of them. There were, however
some of the candidates not possesse
of so much knowledge. He appeale
to the meeting to vote the straigt
ticket and thus do their dnty. ID
had been told that certain parti'
were using money and buying up I'll
colored vote. He said, "Don't 20
believe it. The colored vote can't b
bought" He, himself, was runDin
as republican, and no one coul
charge that he bad ottere
a five-cent nickel to anybod
for his vote. If the people electe
him mayor snd Archie Campbe
marshall, the laws would be emf rec
He would be mayor or the whole cl