New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-26
COLORED VOTERS ORGANIZE.
PRAISE OF PRESIDENT HARRISON.
AFRo-AMERIoAN CITIZENS TO STAND TOGETHER
FoR TIE REPuBLICAN CANDIDATES

AFEo-AMERIoAN CITIZENS TO STAND TOGETHER
FOR THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
To devise means TO foil the schemes Of the tyraht'
Of Tammany. the Afro-Americln Republican ie'u'iS
held conference last night a, 40. io2 Pnnce-st.
They pledged themselves to the principles VI
Republicanism, and every speech an Endorsement
Of the policy which President Harrison Is pursuing
with regard TO the negro race. The ACTON Vi lam
many In redlstrcting the city has botted out oio
boundary lines and made necessary many changes III
the Republican organizations among the colorn No'c's'
The conference made much progress toward DilnsiuS
order ont OF confusion. and at meeting oil tne ic-
organization committee tonight, the work VIII Oo
almost completed.
The Rev. j. X. b. Smith, the state Committeeman
at Large representing the Afro American voters maze
a brief address, in which lie warmly commeH'ou INV
administration Of President Harrison. Dr. D. ""''"
Williams elected temporary chairman. ana "eoge
" Quarcs recording secretary. To facilitate the WORK
OF the meeting Arthur W. Handy and william {. Green
were appointed 10 assist the secretary. The dces""S
present represented the Assembly districts
In which the greater part Of the coord
Iace in this city have their homes. The olsulcs
represented were Ist. Walker Smith; With, Edward l.
Matthews John II. Price, Edward Lake ana Ch'f~s
Wilson; Wan, Herbert Morris and Harry J.. Jones
with George IL. Major James NJ. Carter W. -
Green, Robert Cromwell John H. BcnSon, W. w.
Harris. Edward Brown. stephen White Theodore ocy
mour, Joseph II. Brock and Henry Johnson IA'N'
Jacob T. stewart, !. ID Palmer, W. II. ~ M"ofc'
Nth Jacob IL. Himms, Warren Randolph. James Mnd
son, A. W Handy. A. Is. Roberts and George ~
QuarlcS; XllIh, 3 T. johnson and L. Richardson :
XIXth, Frank stevens, +. W. Jackson, jams T.. S'a
man and T. y. Williams; NNild lcamaus Fisher
Joseph J. Atwrll and Joseph smith; NNlNth' T. u.
Bailey.
After the roll lad been called, a resolution
Wn. cd he 4 H..
FOR his energetic work committeeman
at large. The Rev. J. ii. W. smith, Of California,
WAS then Introduced 1--WE have been tol,7 said the
Rev. Smith. that the time for waving the bloody
shirt has passed, but We AfroAmericans will be com
PEELED to It unless the people Of the south stop
Iynching U.s. Tho Republican party has done much
for US. and 1t IS Just good now rs it
In The days Of Lincoln and Grant .Appsusc)
The little big man al Washington has endcavored to
work tie proper plans fJi advancement. and
II some have not executed O-c plans properly. II Is
fault Of his or Of the Republican party. The pco
pie Of the United States the ruling power. and
the majority OF The voter, constitute the power be
hind the President. II The people of Charleston did
not want certain postmaster, II is bct for the IN
erest, Of the coorcd pcCple that lo should not be
pointed against The wishes Of the maj Jdy OF The
citizens OF south Carolina.
1t las been asked What has the Republican
party done for usr Let Us rather inquire, What
hav0 done with the material the Republican party
las given Us = There amendments at washing
ton which have never been used. No judge can
enforce a law until the criminal has been convicted.
chief magistrate can ever execute statute unless
there "A which demands lis enforcement. Those
OF our p,-plc who feel they have been illrrIted
should appeal - the courts Or redress and th'lr
wrohgs of the highest tribunals. Why have the, l"t
svulled Themselves, % the Iawsf The Afro Americans
have bni 70 pl4ce thenl,.lv"s In position to demand
recognition and they Will got e..
"Tt.rr s 40 better party In the United states
for the cpnr'd man. The sane man who : Tho
Denooailc d,date to-day DID all IA his power Ia
exclude the o.llr'd rae" from office. II wa "a
DemOsatio legislator ffnn the south who wanted
$50. 900 900 hon C'icrcs 10 send To" cOlOred pe %
Liberia. You VII not forget that 1t Was uieA
that Robert i. Lincoln Wrote that noble letter "
The Tribune Oh which he said that the hair II lie
fathers head lad not yet been numbered. and that
they would lie numbered bcfOIo the negro div en-
from the Tinted States let not forget that II was
the Republican party which spread the idfs vi liberty
before Us.
President Williams then appointed n committee 10
voters. The committeeman were A n Roberts,
T.. T. Matthew'S J. H. Price. Martin G, Dobson. Her
bert Morris james VI. Carter. W. G. Green. jacob
u. Stewart. Arthur Handy, W. H. \. Moore, J. II.
Smms. :. T. Johnson. +. Richardson. James Y. Sea
man, f. Stevens Ieam"ns Fisher. J. J. Atwel j. Il.
Bailey, and the president ard secretary r1-Orcio.
The committee Will hold meeting 10 night at No.
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