Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-25
THEY ARE DEMOCRATS
Members Of the Nesrcclub Speak of Their
Political Faith.
What Was Said Last Evening in Re-
gard to the WO1k of Winning
Converts OF Democracy.

The Negro Democratic Congressional
Club gave hodsewarming last night at
Its club rooms, in the Webster building, on
d street. The meeting was by no means as
large and enthusiastic as the officers Of the
club expected.
The president Of the club, H. Clay Haw-
kins of Virginia, presided over the DELHI
crations OF the meeting, and NJ. s. Koonce
recorded tie proceedings
The president opened the proceedings by
saying that the meeting was called for the
purpose of arousing interest among the
members OF the club, and of giving those
present an opportunity of telling why they
were democrats. He told of his past affil-
iation with the G. o. p, and said: 1.-The
republican party desired to divest me of
my manhood, and l left 1t. / shall expect
the hearty cooperation of every democrat
in our efforts to make the organization a
success. I expect to push the battle to the
gate, and In the coming contest victory will
be on our side
He was followed by Mr.. Pulies. who
spoke of the work that could be accom-
pliShed by the club, with the hearty CO.
operation of the members. He took excep-
ton TO the announcement made that he was
one of the disgruntled colored democrats.
He had tried to harmonic the disturbing
elements He then paid his respects to the
republican party, and. among other things,
said: Il deny first, that the civil war was
republicans fought in the Union armies.
deny and repudiate the claim that the re-
publican party liberated the negro, and
that therefore. the negro owes an ever
lasting debt of gratitude to the republican
party. Hau 1t not been for the two hun
dred and seventy-fve thousand negro SOL
diers who fought, without a country and
without flag. upon the decks of one hun
drnA hntf
dred battlefeds, there might have been two
flags instead of one. / submit that If the
negro were freed by the republican party
then that debt has been amply repaid by
the negro vote, which maintained that
party in absolute control of the national
government for twenty consecutive years"
Mr.. Pulies was followed by X. q. STILL the
chief Of the Afro-American bureau of the
democratic congressional committee, who
has general supervision over the Congress
sional ClCb. He ted of the work that was
being accomplished by his bureau, and said
that 1t was bringing many negroes into the
ranks Of the democracy. The bureau is
putting good literature into the hands of
colored voters in every state in the Union
He said that he was in receipt OF letters
daily from colored men who were announc-
ing their allegiance to democracy. The
bureau, he said, was recognized by the ma
tional administration as the only repre-
sentative organization among colored DEM
ocrats, and it is receiving substantial sup
port along many lines. Mr.. Still thought
that proper and fitting recognition would
yet be given the colorei voters who had
affiliated with the democratic party.
A. Wellington Brinckley of Delaware also
submitted some remarks, which were list
ened to with much interest
j. L. G. Newsome, chairman of the cam
paign committee, said that his committee
proposed dong some effective work in the
ensuing campaign. The speech-making was
closed with some remarks by Chairman
Curties of TIE executive committee, and the
social feature Of the meeting was kept up
until a late no " by those present telling
many stories of the phases of negro life In
the south.