The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-11-14
CIVIL RIGHTS.
Great Platform Meeting at Market Hall
e III Monday Evening.

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Great Platform Meeting at Market Hall
e Monday Evening. Il
Archbishop Ireland, Rev. w. S. Vail. Hon
Daniel w. Lawler and d. Augustus
Straker, of Detroit, Mich, are the
Fee" Speakers for the Occasion.
The Minnesota Civil Rights Commit
tee has the pleasure to announce that
the great platform meeting under its
auspices will be held on next Monday
evening Nov. Is, at 8 o'clock sharp at
Market Hall, instead of at Peoples
church as announced last week. The
speakers for the evening are: Most
Rev. John Ireland, Archbishop of St..
Paul; Rev. VS.. Vail, Pastor First uni
Ter, Corporation Attorney; D. Augustus
Straker, ESQ.,. of Detroit, Mich, one Of
the most noted and able Afro American
| lawyers of the United States and a
prominent candidate for appointment as
| U. s. Circuit Judge.
This meeting is in protest against the
principles which caused the passage of
the odious '..separate car acts" now in
force in the South. Every Afro-Ameri-
can ought to feel an interest in this mat
ter as what affects, our brothers in the
South affects us of the North in greater
or less degree and it is urged that as
many as can do so will be present. The
ladies are especially invited as the
meeting is for one and all.
Owing to certain unavoidable circum-
stances the Auxiliary Committee of
Minneapolis was unable to arrange for
platform meeting next week but may
be heard from later on.
D. Augustus Straker, Esq, will arrive
in the city tomorrow and will be quar-
tered at the Ryan Hotel where the COM
mittee has secured rooms for him.
The committee is greatly encouraged
in its work though coming in contact
with serious obstacles, it feels sure of
surmounting them and going forward to
ultimate success.
The following appeared among the
Associated Press dispatches last Sunday:
Washington, Special Telegram, Nov. 7.-several
Colored citizens of Minnesota who are temporarily
residing in Washington met at the of S. A.
Mcfarland of St. Paul Friday evening and effected
a branch organization of Minnesota Civil Rights
Committee. Andrew F. Hilyer was elected presi
dent and M. M. .Smith secretary. The object of
this organization is to raise funds to test the Ten
nessee separate car law. They also decided to
wait upon Col. P. H. Carson, the member of the
National Republican executive committee for the
District of Columbia, and present the case of Min
neapolis as meeting place of the Republican con-
vention and ask his support.
The following letter received this
week is full of encouragement:
OFFICE: BOSTON CoURANT,
325 Washington Street,
October Il, 1884,
W. A. HAZEL, Esq.
Dear Sir:
Most assuredly the
action of the Minnesota Civil Rights Committee
meets the approval of everybody connected with
our paper and will get our active cooperation.
have not as yet had time to more than glance
over the address issued by your committee but
that glance and Mrs. Ridleys enthusiastic endorse
ment of it, as far as she has read, has satisfied me
that at last the right Daniel has come to judge
ment Be assured your Association shall have all
the support we can give it. Personally, have
been impatiently waiting for such movement to
crystalline, and have so icritably scored our Ma
tional League for their stupid indifference to the
existence of these horrible outrages perpetrated
Colored people, that rejoice at an opportunity to
aid in a movement SO intelligently begun and so
promising of results. The strength of the ad
dress and character of the committee fills me with
great hope for the future of the coming Colored
man. write hurriedly to ask for more copies Of
the address, please send about dozen more and
will send them to newspapers of influence with a
| letter asking their cooperation. We have not as
yet formulated plan but will have it completed
! and published next week,
Very hurriedly but earnestly yours,
JOSEPHINE ST. P. RUFFIN.
Bear in mind, this is matter a affect
ing every Afro-Amerlcan, man, woman
and child. and the best way for any
one to show he or she is interested is to
PAY IN some money for the cause. Talk
| is good but money is better. Who would
be free must himself strike the first
blow. Remember that those who wish
to subscribe can do so by sending to, or
calling at THE APPEAL office No. rs and 70
E. 9th street between Cedar and Mime
sofa. There are number of persons
who have subscribed but who have not
paid, all such are earnestly requested to
call or send their money to the secretary
at The APPEAL office.
Subscriptions to the fund have been
paid in as follows:
The APPEAL, $4,000
ST. PAUL.
Previously reported, SO IS
Maj. John Espy, 200
W. B. Dean, 800
O. D. Howard, 200
Nelson Russell, 500
Mayor R. A. Smith, sec
MINNEAPOLIS.
Previously reported, 2llC
MISCELLANEOUS.
Previously reported, 22.2j
Chap. A. Allensworth, Fl. Bayard, loo
MINNEAPOLIS.
| Mr.. Geo. Barnet of SIG 10 b ave., s.
was in the city last week.
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