The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-10-30
Colored voters Convene.

There was largely attended conference
of the Colored State Republican Commit
tee at the rooms of the Eclectic Club yes
terdsy afternoon. There were present
those of the State Central Committee APP
pointed by the State Convention held Oc-
tober 6, 1892. The committee consisted
of the following gentlemen: Colonel Will
liam Murrell, Asbury Park; William
Brown, Newark; Ralph Hilton, Newark;
Elijah Johnson. Newark; Chess Veneble,
New Brunswick; A. B. Cosey, Jersey City;
j. Walter Jackson, New Brunswick; N.
B. Stives. New Brunswick; w. W. John
son, Long Branch; George w. Still, Nor
ris R. Gaines and Rev. ]. c. Ayler, Mount
Holly; Charles FL. Harris, East Windsor
township; Rev. J. ]. Porter, Elizabeth;
Payton Whiting, Elizabeth; Andrew Ste
vens, Elizabeth; Edward Williamson,
Paterson; John w. Worthington, Ne
shame; George Brown, Cape May Court
House.
R. Henri Herbert called the meeting to
order, and in behalf of the Eclectic Club
and people of Trenton welcomed the del
egates to the city. He regretted the me-
cessity for the existence of colored COM
mittees, clubs and similar separate organ
izations.
A special committee was appointed to
formulate report to present to the COM
mittee. The result of their work was the
following address, which was presented
by the men whose names were affixed:
To the CoIored Voters Of the State of Nea0
Jersey:
Your State Committee, appointed by
the State Convention at Trenton, Septem-
Der IL, 1892, and organized at Newark,
October 6, 1892, congratulates you upon
the brilliant prospects of Republican vic
/ tory, and your active, intelligent interest
and participation in the efforts for its
contamination.
| We endorse the Republican Congress
sional nominees, and urge that every
effort be used for their election, to the
end that the vicious tariff legislation of
the Democratic party might be repealed,
industrial prosperity again restored, and a
free ballot and fair count secured to
every citizen of the Republic regardless
of color, creed, or political proclivities.
We endorse the Republican legislative
nominees throughout the state, and urge
that you give them earnest, energetic,
loyal support, thus assuring the election
of Republican Legislature and the re-
turn to the United States Senate of the
splendid abilities and broad statesman
ship of the Honorable William ]. Sewell,
We endorse the movement instituted
by T. Thomas Fortune, and agitated by
Miss Ida B. Wells, for the suppression OF
the dastardly crime of lynching, and urge
that substantial financial support be given
to Miss Wells in this propaganda of Law
and Justice.
We deprecate the issuance of pronun
ciamentos by irresponsible PARTIES claim.
ing to speak for the colored people o.
New Jersey and embarrassing the Repub
lican party by demaQogic demands for i'm
possible and impracticable special legisla
ton, before the battle is fought or victory
won.
We deprecate the introduction into thu
state of the crude, separate, harmful
"colored" political movements in vogue
under the Reconstruction governments
and urge that in every case possible you
endeavor to exert your influence anC
} crafty your ambitions through the chan
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party.
And we especially urge that every
t member of the race vote himself and en-
} deayor to influence one other vote for tn
Republican candidates.
The drift of public sentiment plainly
presages our success in November. Their
must be no laggards in our ranks. Kee
, step in the victorious march and each d.
mans share toward the establishment
Of triumphant Republication.
3 Rev. ]. C. Ayler, of Mount Holly, mad
0 speech. He said that the Democrat
Q party was failure in all its phases.
was failure ever since Boss Clevelan
! entered the White House. 1t had close
mills and factories and caused bands {
r, Coxeyites and tramps TO spring up a
+ over the United States. Mr.. Ayler sal
i he was glad to take part in the funerI
services Of the Democratic party. Pric
A to the war the party had control of th
4 country until slavery. free trade and sta
walton caused Moses, in the person
Abraham Lincoln, to appear and free ii
: millions from the letters of slavery. The
! the Republican party took the helm an
y started the country in course of pro
perity.
- The following executive committee
one from each Congressional district W
le appointed: George Brown, Cape Ma
d, Rev. J. G. Ayler, Burlington; VIM.
tiyes, New Brunswick; Geo. Grover, \