Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-30
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Special Correspondence Of Every Ev
FELToN, Oct. 27.-One of the WHY
publicans who attended the secretto
held at the residence of Charles Fie
prominent farmer west of town, Ian
has under the promise of profound
given your correspondent an QUIT
what took place. The meeting was,
to order by Alvan Conner, who,
way, was one of the Dover Sc1N
scholars at the Coon Trap, and now
poses to run one on his own hook. ~
was made chairman of the meetingl
announced the following list of vice-pA
dents; Whites, Henry Baynum, ThoA
Creadick, William Simpson, jeff Kenid
Riley Melvin, John Eaton, Robert q
Charles Friedcl; colored, Caleb Harm
Amos johnson and James Benson, WI
is well known in your city. SecretaritN
Walter Harrington and Thomas BradleM
The chairman announced the object of til
meeting, and apologized for the absence o
some of the speakers who had promised
him to be present, and went on to say that
everything looked bright for the party at
the coming election il we only stick to-
gether as the Democrats are doing. Now,
without casting any reflections on any one
in this intelligent audience, it is generally
reported that the colored voters of this
hundred are not going to stick to MS. Why
1t is, cannot understand. Have we not
been your friends? DO we not give you
employment? And, have we not promised
you admission into our schools with ou
children should we be successful? Look al
all of those states that are in the hands OF
the Republicans Have they not got mixed
schools and colored officers? THIS same
thing we promise you in Delaware il you
only stand by us.
Avian now branched off on the Mckinley
bill, but was interrupted by Jim Benson,
colored, who wanted to know who this Bill
Mckinley was that he had heard so much
talk about. This so confused the speaker
that he sat down and Thomas Creadick
was called. Tom got up with his pants"
in his boots, and said that he
did not come out to make a
speech, but one thing il certain we have
got 10 watch these Dimecrats. ! do con-
siderable riding over the country, and by
Harry see them all around, and If you
colored boys vote with us we can make
some show. We are your friends and You
must be ours Why have had six or eight
colored men cutting pine wood for me for
two or three months, and always give them
the preference over white men, and you all
know bear the name of paying my men
big wages. Caleb Harris there knows 1t for
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Caleb Harris. colored, was next called to
make few remarks. Well gentlemen |
have been listening to all that has been
said, but somehow don't exactly agree
with you, My experience is that the
Democrats have been our best friends.
get s. from them for work where | get 81
from our party Mr.. Conner said they
gave us employment, but don't think he
can recall the day when he ever had col
ored man work for him, and for Mr..
Crcadick, WE'LL guess wont say what |
started to, but my boy did not work for
him the second year | tell you there has
got to he a change. We have got to he
recognized. You are ashamed of us, or
you would hold public meetings. You
fellows around FELTON, get all the money to
distribute among us voters, and we do not
get to see one cent of IL. These remarks
from Caleb, who all thought was so
straight, caused a chill to come over the
meeting,
William Simpson was asked to say some
thing but declined with a move to adjourn
and let the d. niggers 60.
Meetings Of this kind have been arranged
for in every colored church and school
house in the hundred from now until cleo
tion, the object being to hold the colored
vote without the use of money.