The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1892-09-17
AFRO-AMERICANS MEET.
They Condemn the Action of the Re-
publican State Central Committee.
In Removing F. L. McGhee from the Re-
publican Presidential Electoral Ticket
and Declare They viii not Tamely
Submit the Outrage.

Ever since the Republican State Cen.
trail Committee withdrew the name OF
F. L. McGhee Esq from the Presidential
Electoral Ticket, from the manner in
which it was done, the Afro Americans
Of the city and, in fact, Of the state, have
felt that it was done on account of pre-.
judice to color, and they have been very
much dissatisfied thereat. Several eft.
forts have been made to bring about an
amicable settlement Of the matter and
they have borne with remarkable pa.
thence the long and certainly unn ecessary
delay in reference to a just and fair ad-
justment of the matter Day after dav
.hev have been put off with one excuse OF
the other until their patience has bee4
exhausted. . ...
Tuesday night was the time set for a
meeting Of the recently formed Afro.
american Republican Club at Eureka
Hall on Fifth street. At the time for
the meeting to be called to order the
house was full of determined men.
Shortly after the opening of the club
meeting it was made known that there
was desire on the part of these pre-.
sent to hear an expression /, reg ard to
the action OF the commit ee toward Me-
Ghee before going any further with the
business Of the club.
j. G.. Adams, president of the club
graciously secured and put p,otion to
adjourn the club until future time,
Whic was ca ried. -....
Those pre- ent H,o'vAd themselvee
into mass meeting with E P. Wade as
c1s ir I and l.. F. DeI.yons secretary
A cal WAS made for Mr. NJ. htiee to state
his rasa. The young ATTORNEY or Black
Dem sthenes" a. coma of his ardent ad
MIXERS have dubbed him came forward
ard told the story of the wrong which
was p-rpetrated in his inimitable Style
His audit r. LISTEN. with bated b eah
and it was plain to be seen that they
were, like the speaker, terribly in learn.
est.
Remarks were made bv Messrs. r. G..
Howard, w. A. Hazel, Harry Howard,
George Allen, S. E. Hardy, H. Hick.
man, G. Waldo', George Wright and
others. The speakers we're unanimous
ly of the opinion that the action of the
comnle' wa' an ort"a,h UPON the
whole number of Afro Americana in the
state and that if not reversed they should
and would resent the insult in the only
way left to them.
w. A. Hazel offered the following re-
solutions which seconded by f. C. How
ard. L. Overall and others Was carried
will GU d enting v)te:
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this
meeting that the Colored citizens of St.
Paul refrain from forming any political
organization until the McGhee electoral
question has been settled.
The meeting then adjourned.
This meeting was the most earnest
that has ever been held in st. Paul and
evidenced the facts that there is grow
ing tendency on the part of Afro Ameri-
cans generally to demand better treat.
ment at the hands of the party to which
they have given their almost undivided
support ever since they have enjoyed
the right Of suffrage. 1t spoke in stem
torian tones which the leaders would do
we'll to hear.
Accustomed to patience and long suf-
fering they will wait a lite longer for
the redress of their wrongs, they do not
q es re to leave the party but rnuet do so
If forced to 1t by the action Of the lead
ers. they would be wise they will
recitfy the wrong they have done b fore
it is too lats.
The whole people are with MtGhee il
this matter, and If the meeting Of Tues
day evening is straw which shows
which way the wind is blowing, storm
is brewing which will require more than
human power to abate. The Republ-
can leaders, for 1t is they who are to
blame, shonld take warming in time.