Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-08
Mr.. TAYLOR TALKS
The Recorders Opinion Of the Cleve-
land State Leagues Action.
ONLY 4 FACTION DENOUNCED Elm
The Afro-American Bureau and the
Congressional Club.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED

When Recorder Taylor was asked for an
opinion on the attack made by the New
York Cleveland democracy upon the negro
league and himself he smiled broadly.
What's the use of my saying anything?"
he queried. THE papers show no desire to
treat me fairly. Now. I'll tell you why.
The executive committee of the Cleveland
democracy, which is really the whole or
ganization, consisted Of fifteen members,
one of whom, DIR. ]. w. Thompson. moved
to Connecticut. Eleven of these commit
teemen met in Brooklyn recently and in
dorsed me completely. The papers didn't
say a word about it. A few days afterward
three of the committee met in Albany and
attacked me, and the papers Immediately
got full of il.
The Albany Meeting.
"A friend of mine. A. L. Myers. wrote me
tfat the only committeeman present at the
Albany meeting were w. H. Johnson a
Maiden Lane barber, who was a candidate
for the office 1 now hold and who left the
republican party in 1891. because he was re-
moved from the republican state central
committee to make way for j. 4. b. Smith;
}. Z. Matthews, who was twice rejected by
here to make another try for II when the
Senate committee reported adversely on my
nomination by vote of to 2, and ]. A.
Cromwell, from whom l have received at
least forty letters asking for an appoint
nent in this office. and to whom 1 wrote
ten days ago informing him there was no
place for him under me. The chairman of
the Albany meeting was Garrett Logan,
Matthew's brother-in-law, whom Matthews
got Recorder Trotter to appoint chief depu-
ty In this office in Col Scheyer's place
Every man at that meeting was inspired by
disappointment and by envy Of me. But
kind Of cattle.
Is Out of Politics.
I'm out of politics and want that dis
tinctly understood. l am attending to the
business of this office and don't propose to
take any further notice of the attacks of
individuals or newspapers. l see the cry is
being raised now that 1 am d professional
negro. 1t is singular that a negro like my
self. Jew like Minister Hirsh, an Irishman
like Patrick Egan or a German like Wash
inSton HesinS never becomes a 'profes-
sionaP Of his race until he is appointed to
office. For my part. i glory In being able
to be called a professional negro, when
the inspiration for the term that is intend
ed to be derisive is taken into considera-
tion.''
The AfrO-A merican Bureau.
At the headquarters of the Afro-Ameri-
can bureau of the democratic congressional
committee in the Corcoran building today
Chief II. G. Still announced that members
had been chosen to fill the vacancies on
the advisory board caused by the resigna-
tions of Recorder Taylor and II. c. c. Asst
wood The new chairman of the board Is
j. Milton Turner OF Chicago, and j. T. "
Hill of Indiana has been chosen to succeed
II. c. c. Astwood Chief Still demanded
during the week the resignat alton of Nj. s.
koonce from the advisory board. This
action was necesstated, 1t is said, by the
conspicuous part Mr. koonce has taken in
the workings of the negro league. The
vacancy has been filled by the appointment
Of f. A. Randolph of Richmond. RAN
dolph Is an applicant for the Liberiar mis-
OF success IN Recorder Taylor and his
league.
The new avdisory board is a strong one.
L. McCauls Stewart, the colored member of
the board OF education of Brooklyn, who
has been highly I..dorsed for the United
states assistant atturncyship for the west
ern district of New ork. was asked 20 ac-
cept a place on tn board, but he informed
Mr sun that he I.IS So occupied with his
legal practice that lie could not spare the
time.
NJ. s. Koonce, who vas asked to resign,
Is also secretary of the congressional club
which Is local branca OF stills organiza-
ton, and as he is secretary of the Taylor
League here, 1t is said that at the meeting
of the Congressional Clu., 70 be held next
week, his resignation from the secretary
ship of the club Will also be demanded
The bureau is much elatec over the bitter
denunciation of the Taylor League by the
branches of the Cleveland New York State
League that met at Albany.
An Aggressive Campaign.
Chief Still has been in consul Cation with
Mr.. L. G. Newsom, the chairman of the
c9mIaisn committee of the Congressional
Club, and they are devising ways and
means for conducting an aggressive cam
paiSn during the ensuing congressional con-
test. They hope to have colored men as
signed as speakers in some of the dist lets
ana thorough organization of the cutore1
Vcte Will be effected in the interest ,f dein-
ocracy. MIR. Still is in correspondence. with
lea ling men OF the colore1 race all on 4 the
ccLntry, and he Is perfectins stron- or
ganization OF the coored vote. The new
meIr be-s of the advisory board here I'M
parted to him much valua Bile inforHla Ii IN,
and the entire board will soon hold a meet
ing ia this city, when the whole plan q.
campaign will be agreed upon.
While unusual activity is being exhibited
on the part OF the bureau. the members of
the Taylor league are all on the alert, and
many of them are contemplating identify
ing themselves with the Congressional Club.
rhe chairman of the campaign committee
of the club has already received the appii-
cations of many membrs of the league for
acted uron at the next meeting. The flop
Lawyer Randolph over to the club viii be
followed by the same action on the part of
other colored hitherto democrats who have
affiliated with the league. Since the action
of the New York colored democracy the
members of the league are wondering what
is TO drop next. In the meantime the Con-
gressional Club is resting On its oars and
is making its organization more permanent
The New Committees.
The new committees as organized during
the week are as follows: Executive COM
mittee-Charles c. Curtis of Iowa, chair
man; William McClarren of Alabama. sec
retary; II. a. Campbell of Alabama. a H.
Payne of West Virginia, Frank D. Allen of
Virginia, William H. Harley of Penrsyl-
vania, j. T. e. Newsom of Texas, S r
Long of Arkansas, J. II. Frye of Virginia
c. B. Jones of Iowa, p III. Hammond of
North Carolina George f. Brown of Nir-
ginia 1. T. Flammer of New York.
The finance committee-J. T. G. Newsom
of Texas, L. T. Flammer of New York, VIII
lam II. Hardley of Pennsylvania Z. H.
Robinson of Alabama and w. Grady of
Kentucky, treasurer.
The campaign committee. T. G. New
som of Texas. chairman; William II. Hard
ley of Pennsylvania. l. L. Flammer of New
York. z. r. Robinson. Charles German Of