The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-29
MONEY FOR the NEGRO VOTE.
Grease" Raised by the Central
Peoples Party Club Last Night.
To be Used by deacon" Hannibus and
Twelve Consorts Co Deliver the Colored
voters-Jack Carat Delivers an Able
CD Speech Before Seventeen Whites
and Twelve Colored Persons-Laws Are
Made, He Said, by the s.s5 Lawyers
Says He Is Going TO Richmond to tho
House OF Delegates.

The Central Peoples Party Club held
its regular weekly meeting last night in
the room over the Singer Sewing Ma
chine office, in which great deal of
interesting business was performed.
The war was carried into Africa and
there were present twelve colored voters
and seventeen white men. The presi-'
dent, W. A. Thomas. presided over the
deliberations of the body, and j. w.
Camper filled the role of secretary,
After the preliminary exercises were
disposed of the secretary referred to the
colored committee that was appointed
last Saturday night and announced that
Chairman Haanibus, who led the
colored cohorts, was in waiting in the
ante-room. The inner gate was opened
and Deacon Hannibus appeared, closely
followed by his colleagues. He reported
that all his committee except two Nom.
bers were present and they were at the
market house.
The political situation, he said, was
In good shape; 900 colored men were
pledged to support the ticket, and he
believed l, 500 could be obtained. ''But,"
continued Deacon Hunnibus, at takes
grease; the Populists must put a little
grease on the axles to make the ma
chinery run smooth" he, himself,
ought to have something for his labor.
Then S. Richardson was called upon
and he responded ina spirited speech.
The speech OF the evening was made
by Jack Garst, the Populist candidate
LOT the legislature. Among other things
Mr. Garst said that the government
was not run by the United States but
by England. Washington was only an
office for Great Britain. England ruled
Wall street and Wall street ruled Presi-
dent Cleveland and hired him to do lust
what it wants done.
He related his experience In going on
the bond OF James q. Richardson. and
the trouble in finding Judge. One Of
the Roanoke judges had gone to the
Worlds Fair and the other one squirrel
hunting. The laws were made by the
IS lawyers, as he called them, for the
purpose Of getting money from the
people.
He met fellow the other day, who
said: Jack, you are going down to
Richmond to represent the people of
Roanoke; you are a working man; q
good farmer; know how to sow wheat,
know how to reap it and know how to
get pound OF flour out of it," Then
he tackled the question of scarcity of
money, and said over at the ore mines
were lou OF poor men, black and white,
that had been driven to the polls, and
now they were out of work and came to
him for employment. He asked what
was tho matter and found it to be scar
city OF money. This he attributed TO
the Democrats. 81 am going to be
elected" he said, 81 am sure to be
elected; am going to Richmond" MIR.
Hancock followed Mr.. Garst in the same
strain.
Then on motion of Jack Garst it was
decided that the executive committee
OF the club raise money for the colored
voters to be given to this colored COM
mittee of twelve, the twelve disciples
to handle the Doodle and to deliver the
colored vote.
Mr.. Garst it is understood, headed
the list with SIS. Mr.. Richardson
donated So to the cause, and Chairman
Thomas also dropped So in the slot, say
ing it was awful hard times. Other
members subscribed smaller amounts
until the money pledged aggregated
Sl3. making Sl.03 1.3 for each colored
committeeman.
Mr. Camper said umber of people
had promised to give small sums, and
he thought the money could be raised.
The club will meet again Monday
night.