The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-19

for they took q policeman with them.
Inc delegate and representatives who
had formed the nuclens OF yesterdays
meetings., on hearing that q meeting of the
convention was to be called. at which they
had as much right to be 0s any OF Its pro-
~Jeotors, gathered together IN parties OF
threes and fours and went to the Masonic
Hall to participate in the deliberations.
The first to reach the doors applied for adj
mission, but the door was ahmed in their
faces. Again application was made, and
they were told that the meeting was
secret. Finding that they were not wanted
they left. The hopeless minority in their
wild fear even went SO far as to report at
police headquarters that they would incur
imminent danger In holding their meetings,
and to beg protection. consequently, be-
side the one man stationed at the hall, the
force located in the central district was or
dered to keep within easy call of the hall.
and to be prepared Tor any emergency
-one which never came, it may
be stated. The minority meeting was not
q lengthy ono, nor was il populated by o
vast thrOng. There were about twenty
colored men present. A permanent organ
iZation was effected. which consisted in the
chairman, and John ID. kersey and l.. I.
Martin as secretaries. A committee was
appointed. of which James i. V. Hill was
the chairman. to draw MP an address to be
delivered to the colored. voters at large,
of construction, many fiery speeches were
made by first one and then the other of the
little group. Milton Turner, Edward
Cooper, ID. w. Johnson and others made
addresses, and the time was so filed until
the address was drawn MP. 1t was pre-
sented and adopted unanimously, for a dis.
aenting voice would have meant expulsion
I'd it's owner. 1t was an exceedingly lengthy
one, not very logical, and in every way
smscking of Democratic diotum. 1t began
negro to inform himself on the
great political struggle which is
nSw that 1a WSiYiiam 4 aoK sh1e as sG the father oa e of
protection. and the Chicago Tribune and
st. Louis Globe-D emocrau, as Republican
papers, have advised the people TO vote
with their eyes. and the latter advises the
negro to vote the Democratic ticket. 1t
says that the tariff prevents the negro from
entering every field of industrial and
''manufacturap growth. and that if the
tariff can only once be sent to DavV Jones's
wax rich and shine from any point
he may desire. A long list of statistics
is given in an endeavor to prove
how the tariff robs the negro. and ends by
asking the following question:: why
should we vote for it, seeing that it IS dia-
metrically opposed TO HRS interestsf'
The following resolution was then
adopted:
Resolved. That we do indorse the candidacy Of
Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson as repre-
sentatives of the cause OF tariff reform; that we
extend to the President of the United States our
warmest sympathy in the foreboding afhiction
now lowering over his household.
The meeting adjourned shortly after.
Milton Turner was seen in the afternoon
by q Journal reporter, and to say that he
was wrathy would be putting it very mildly.
He cursed the Journal and all pertaining to
ii. and wound mp by declaring that be was an
lnsulted citizen. The minority held no
meeting in the afternoon. determining to
devote all their energies to that of the
evening. All afternoon, through the rain,
Cooper and Manning hurried over the city
people to turn out and mako IL q great af-
fair.