Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30
coloREp DEMOCRATS

Important Meeting of CoIored Hen From
AN Parts of the Country-Dissat.sfied
With Their Treatment by the Harrison
Administration They Form . Co1ored
Democratic National Organization
CHICAGO. June ga meeting was
held at democrotic headquarters yester-
day by colored democrats from all parts
of the country under the auspices Of the
negro national democratic committee
Many Of those present claimed to be re-
publicans, but said the treatment of
the colored race by President Harrison
did not meet their views of justice
They said they desired henceforth to
enter the democratic fold
W. ]. Scott, of Illinois was made
chairman Among the prominent col
ored men present were DR.. J. E w
Thompson. minister to Hayti under
President Cleveland. c. H J. Taylor,
ex-minister to Liberia; Henry f. Down
ing, ex-minister to St Paul de Leon; L
Marshal, alternate at large from Iowa;
Prof. II T. Alexander, eastern president
of the NegroDenocratice club of Missouri;
James Venner, of Missouri; Hon JsM-
Turner, of Missouri; c. Lawson. colored
representative of Tammany hall; q. w
Lamer and j. Allen Ross, of Kentucky;
Hon w. ]. Scott, OF Illinois; W. J. John
son, OF New York; Hon James A.
Ross, OF Iowa; Hon r s. Jones. of
Ohio; c. Hunnels, of Chicago, secretary
OF the Afro-American Democratic club
of Illinois; j. w. Brown, president of
the club; ". A Williams and g. h
Hammons, of Springfield. Ill About
fifty others Were in attendance.
Before permanent organization vas
effected addresses on the tariff and
President Earrison's alleged III treat
ment of the colored people were made
by Messrs- johnson, Turner. Rossaand
Taylor.
Mr. johnson in part spoke as fcllows- We
are here to-day because we believe the repuhli-
can party has outliyed its usefulness. al least
50 far as it relates 10 the negro. and that il is
GUY duty TO cast about Cor safer and more sure
anchorage We believe that Grover Cleveland
when president Of the United States gave the
best assurance possible that under democratic
RUE the Afro-AInerican's best interests, his
liberty and happiness would be fully conserved
know by experience and personal observations
that the civil, public and political rights OF my
race were never better conserved by any execu-
tive than they were by David B Eli, when
he was governor OF New York. The political
parties Of the day are lot the parties OF the last
decade Their names are the same, but new
men represent them both The great demo
cratic party has gained wisdom by experience.
II deals with great national questions on fun
unpleasantness: is living and flourishing in a
grand and real present Its policy Of good gov
eminent embraces all people, white and black,
rich and poor, north and south The republican
party of to-day which turn away from in
SORROW stands as sectional party, politi-
cal necessity. 1t is dictatorial ove-bearing- e
autocratic.
The roll call OF delegates showed sew
enteen states represented
At the evening session permanent
organization was formed as follows:
President, S. L. Marsh, of Iowa; dele
gate at large to the national democratic
convention, S. l. Marsh; first vice pres
ident, A. E Manning, of Indiana; sec
ond vice president, Prof. NJ E. AleXan-
der, of St Louis. president OF the
negro democratic club who stumped
the state for Palmer and was mObbed
while speaking for Cleveland four years
ago; secretary, James n. Venner. of Mis-
souri,; assistant secretary, ]. W Tan
ner, of New York
The platform adopted expressed the
belief that the best interests of the peo-
pie would be best subserved by the as,
I, tendency of the democratic party and
concluded:
Resolved, That a national Afro-America1
democratic committee be and is hereby created.
! to consist Of FIVE members from each state and
/ one from each territory, TO serve four years or
! until the first day OF the next national demo
cratic convention, whose duty IL shall be TO
maintain and disseminate democratic principles
and invigorate and prosecute an aggressive
campaign for the success Of the democratic
nomineesfor president and vice president keep
ing always in mind the best interests OF the
Afro-American citizen and the general prosper