The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-20


of any individual at this time.
Rev. Mr.. Price said: 81 objec
: to the word NEGRO but this coun
ty ought to endorse its man.
About this time the Brown mel
became enthusiastic and cheeret
loudly.
Editor Pope, of the Topek'
Call, who was standing back IL
the court room, said: II dom
understand the resolution before
the body"
Then you can't discuss it.
promptly responded Chairman
Barker.
George W. Smith again got tho
| floor and said: Brown will be
met with more opposition at the
state convention than any man
that could be named here tonight, ,
and said Mr.. Jones, of Graham
county, has some rights which
should be considered in the selec-
ton of a candidate.
Editor Pope again attracted the
attention of the chairman by de-
cIaring that "the IS million negro
voters of Kansas ought to be con-
suited in this matter, but | am OPP
posed to foreign dictation" (mean-
ing Driyer.)
Driver was on his feet and shout
ed back: Il have been taxpayer
in Kansas for % years"
Manager Watkins walked across
the floor and pointing his finger
at Driver said: "This man is not
voter in Shawnee county," to
which Driver replied; 81 am
going to vote here if any one does"
Watkins then made his effort of
the evening in Browns interests,
and the Brown hackers cheered
Justify. He said: eve are not
going to have the wool pulled
down over our eyes by these men
who are here to darken counsel.
There is plot here tonight to de-
feat man for state auditor and
get a few janitorships." He urged
them to endorse Brown and called
for a vote.
The vote was taken and Brown
was declared endorsed.
There were cries for Brown, and |
according to the arranged pro
gramme, Brown was standing in
the hall just outside the door and
came marching in with his hat in
hand and overcoat on his arm.
In his speech of over an hours
length, Brown convinced all pres
ent of what they had known before
that he could talk. He started
out by giving his record, telling
now he was educated at Oberlin
college, Ohio; went from there to
Mississippi, WHARF he was elected
sheriff and afterwards came to
Kansas, after he had some trouble
md lost al his property.
He referred to the fight which
vas being made on him, and de- {
Jared '"There is not a county in
he state where there is q corporal's {
guard of colored people where | {
art get an Endorsement" and in
he very next sentence denied that {
he had ever claimed to carry the {
olored vote in his pocket. '
He said: II had no thought of {
icing candidate for any office s
until about a week ago my friends s
anne to me and insisted that |
hould allow my name to be used. I
had intended to stick tony farm" {
He denied all the charges that /
.ad ever been made against him, t
specially those that he had been 1
n oficeholder all his life, but in a
he admitted his clerk c
hip in the state auditors office, :
is connection with the Freedmen's
Nd bureau and his two terms as
ounty clerk in addition to his ex-
erience as sheriff in Mississippi. I
Continuing, he said, "If | am
ominated all right, and if | am :,
OF nominated | will still be a +
though not 'out of a t
OBJ Gle did not say he would a
till be Republican. {
He said he was proud of his con- q
ection with the Brazilian move. i
lent, but said. at is not a Bra o
Ilian movement; | am in favor of .
he colored people going to any r,
ONT south of the line of old Mex
20, where they can get cheap lands v
nd can maintain their self re- Il
Dect." =,
In closing he said Il used to A
lace party first, but | think more d
my people now, and now l place =; q
rod first, my family second, my n
IF third, my race fourth. my Fl
'untry fifth, and my party sixth" e.
When the meeting was ended II
[r. Watkins asked the reporters =